For over thirty years Elaine has been helping people understand their bodies, get out of pain and live authentic lives. After receiving her B.A. in Education, Elaine taught school in Los Angeles before moving to San Francisco to study Postural Integration with Jack Painter. Elaine worked as a body therapist for seven years before beginning her training in the Alexander Institute, also located in San Francisco. In 1984 she completed the three-year program and became a certified instructor. She also studied Reichian Therapy with Dr. Peter Levine, Body-Mind Centering with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen and Transpersonal Body Therapy with the Hendricks.