Elyce Semenec is a private yoga teacher in NYC and Brooklyn, NY with 17 years experience.

In 1992, Elyce began practicing yoga with a book, in the bedroom of in her rented flat in Barcelona. In 2001, she earned her certification to teach after completing a Hatha Yoga training at N.U. Yoga, Chicago, with yoga master Suddha Wexler. In 2003 she completed an Anusara teacher training at City Yoga, Berlin. She has also taken several workshops with Shiva Rhea.

Elyce's teaching style is a culmination of her of personal yoga experiences and her teacher trainings, integrating principles of Iyengar, Anusara & Vinyasa yoga styles. She creates sessions that are a balance between dynamic movement to energize and encourage fluidity, and still poses, which condition the body and mind. Breathing exercises and gentle meditation guide the awareness inwards helping to promote a relaxed and centered feeling. Elyce believes regular practice aims to cultivate the ability to stay calm, alert, friendly and playful amidst the currents of everyday life.

Elyce's teaching experience encompasses a wide range of professional arrangements since 2001. These include classes taught in her living rooms of Chicago, Berlin & Brooklyn, yoga for senior citizens through City Parks, NYC, yoga for children in NY public schools, private clients in corporate and home settings & group classes in yoga studios, health clubs, offices, and homes.

Elyce lives in Brooklyn with her family. She is also an artist with an MFA in Performance & Video.