Elizabeth Gross / Curriculum Vitae
Education / Certification and Degrees
2017-2018 Inner Yoga Mastery 9 Month Teacher Training Program, David Harshada Wagner (Online)
2015-2017 Embodied Flow™ 500hr Teacher Training Program, Tara Judelle and Scott Lyons (Paros, GR; Mallorca, ES; Bali, ID)
2012-2015 SomaVeda® College of Natural Medicine: Thai Yoga Center 1025hr Thai Yoga Instructor and Practitioner Certification Course (CTP), Dr. Anthony James (Brooksville, FL)
2012 Ashtanga Yoga of New Paltz 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Program (CYT), Michael Stein (New Paltz, NY)
2006-2010 SUNY New Paltz, Dual Major in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Italian Cultural Studies (BA) (New Paltz, NY)
Additional Trainings
2016 Herbal Intensive 6 Month Program, Dina Falconi (Accord, NY)
Embodied Flow™ 4 Month Advanced Mentorship Program, Tara Judelle and Scott Lyons (Online)
2015 Wild Earth Wilderness School 6 Month Apprenticeship Program (High Falls, NY)
Communications
2018 On Disordered Eating Recovery: Interview for Radio Kingston’s “I Want What She Has” Podcast (Kingston, NY)
On Holistic Breast Care: Interview for WBAI’s “The Positive Mind” Radio Show (New York, NY)
On Women’s Health and Self Care: Interview for Planet Waves FM: Radio Pacifica Network (Kingston, NY)
On Menopause: Interview for WBAI: The Positive Mind Radio Show (New York, NY)
Leadership
2018-2019 Hudson Valley Herb Alliance, Organizing Team Member (Mid Hudson Valley, NY)
2015 Fermenterie: Hudson Valley School of Fermentation (New Paltz, NY), Co-Founder.
2014 Womyn in Permaculture Convergence Board of Directors Member (New York State)
2015-2017 Wild Earth Wilderness Club, Instructor (New Paltz NY)
Selected Workshops
2017 The Art of Coal Burned Wooden Spoon Carving, Spirit Weavers Gathering (Cave Junction, OR)
2019 Introduction to Herbal Beverage Crafting, Hudson Valley Herb Alliance at Kaaterskill Herb Exchange (Woodstock, NY)
2018 Holistic Pelvic Health, Aquarian Women Leadership Society Summit (New Lebanon, NY); RA MA Institute for Applied Yogic Science & Technology (New York, NY)
Herbal Beverage Crafting All Day Workshop (Bedford Stuyvesant, NY)
Introduction to Herbal Beverage Crafting, Alchemist’s Kitchen (New York, NY)
Holistic Breast Health, Women’s Wellness Gathering at The Positive Mind Center (New York, NY) ; Hudson Valley Herbal Alliance at The People’s Cauldron (Rosendale, NY)
Womyn’s Health and Radical Self Care, 7 Week Group Program (Kingston, NY) Program Topics Included: Cycle Charting, Breast and Lymphatic Health, Nutrient Density for Hormone Attunement, Red Tent and Consciousness Raising Circles, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Pelvic Health and Yoni Steaming, Integration and Intuition
Embodied Anatomy 3 Class Series, Whole Sky Yoga (Stone Ridge, NY)
2017 Natural Dying Fibers, Wild Earth Wilderness Club, Deer Creek Collective Herb Farm (Accord, NY)
Wooden Spoon Carving, Wild Earth Wilderness Club, New Paltz Community Gardens (New Paltz, NY)
Wild Edible Plants, Wild Earth Wilderness Club, New Paltz Community Gardens (New Paltz, NY)
2016 Space and Gravity: Somatic Inversion Workshop, Vitality Yoga (New Paltz, NY)
2015 Introduction to SomaVeda Thai Yoga, SUNY New Paltz Yoga Club (New Paltz, NY)
Slow Food Cooking, The Art of Fermentation and Slow Living, Fermenterie (New Paltz, NY)
Setting The Wild Table, The Art of Fermentation and Slow Living, Fermenterie (New Paltz, NY)
2014 Elements of Yin and Yang Yoga, SUNY New Paltz Yoga Club (New Paltz, NY)
2014 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Workshop, SUNY New Paltz Meditation Club
2013 Yoga for Scoliosis, Ashtanga Yoga of New Paltz (New Paltz, NY)
2015 Introduction to The Fertility Awareness Method, Womyn in Permaculture Convergence, Omega Institute (Rhinebeck, NY)
2015-2018 Fundamentals of SomaVeda®Thai Yoga: Level One Training, Anahata Yoga + Healing Arts (Kingston, NY); Vitality Yoga Flow (New Paltz, NY); SomaVeda® College of Natural Medicine: Thai Yoga Center (Brooksville, FL); The Living Seed Yoga and Holistic Health Center (New Paltz, NY)
Related Work
2012-Present Yoga Instructor. New Paltz, NY and Stone Ridge, NY. Classes Facilitated: Alignment Flow; All Levels; Beginners Series; Community Yoga; Core Flow; Gentle Yoga; Mommy and Me Series; Restorative Yoga; Slow Flow Yoga; Warm Vitality Flow; Yin and Yang; Yin Yoga.
2016-Present Selkie Botanica/Medicinals Managing Herbalist (Accord, NY)
2012-2019 SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapist (Mid Hudson Valley, NY; NYC)
2019 Resident Herbalist and Medicinal Garden Designer at Heartsong Sanctuary (High Falls, NY)
Manager at Kaaterskill Herb Exchange (Woodstock, NY)
Assistant Kindergarten Teacher at Acorn Waldorf School (Accord, NY)
2014-2018 Wilderness Educator, Wild Earth Wilderness School (New Paltz, NY) Programs Facilitated: Screech Owl Camp Ages 4-7; Mother-Daughter Program Adults and Girls Ages 9-12; J. Watson Bailey Middle School After School Program; Little Sprouts Camp Ages 4-7
2017 SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Level 1 and 2 Training, Samasati Retreat Center (Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica)
2016-2017 Herb Farming, Deer Creek Collective (Accord, NY)
2012-2014 Nutritional Food Preparation and Catering (New Paltz, NY); High Falls Food Co-Op (High Falls, NY), The Big Cheese (Rosendale, NY), True North: Teenage Rites of Passage (High Falls, NY); Nature Connection Leadership Conference, (Rosendale, NY) and private events.
Volunteer Work
2013-Present O-Positive Music and Arts Festival (Kingston, NY) Clinic and Wellness Class Volunteer
2015-2018 Holistic Healthcare Community (Stone Ridge, NY) SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapist Volunteer