Elena Moye Johnston

Elena’s passion for the movement arts industry began as a child when she starting taking ballet at the age of 4. By the age of 7, she was also involved in gymnastics and ice skating. In 2001, Elena was introduced to Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates and found her dharma. Elena has been teaching since 2008 and has thousands of hours of teaching experience. Formal Education IN PROGRESS Kerala Ayurveda Academy — Ayurveda Wellness Counselor 2008 University of Washington — Sports Medicine & Human Performance 2006 University of Washington — Master of Business Administration (MBA) Certifications 2016 Yoga Alliance — Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) 2013 TaijiFit — T’ai Chi Fitness Instructor Training Certification 2013 Above the Barre — Barre Instructor Certification 2010 Yoga Alliance — Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) 2008 Yoga Works — 200 Hour Yoga Certification 2008 PhysicalMind Institute — Classical Mat and Standing Pilates Certification Additional Training 2016 — 3-D Flexibility and Strength—A Triplane Understanding of the Body, by Gray Institute® with Lenny Parracino 2016 — Essential Exercises for the Foot and Ankle, by Balanced Body® with Nora St John, MS 2016 — TriggerPoint™ for Desk Jockeys with Britny Fowler 2016 — Nutrition for Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength-A Comprehensive Approach, Fueled by EAS® with Steve Hertzler, PhD, RD, LD 2016 — Coaching for Better Movement Using FUNctional Flexibility Training, by Power Systems® with Elisabeth Fouts 2016 — 3D Movement Analysis and Performance System (3D MAPS), by Gray Institute® with Lenny Parracino 2016 — Nutrition and Training Strategies for Endurance Athletes with Kim Schwabenbauer, MS, RD 2016 — NASM®: Core Essentials in Exercise Science with Fabio Comana, MA, MS 2016 — NASM®: Stress and Inflammation with Fabio Comana, MA, MS 2016 — Functional Flexibility and Fascia Fitness with Leslee Bender 2015 — What You Don’t Know About Fascia Is Hurting Your Clients with Sue Hitzmann, MS 2015 — NASM: Prep and Recovery; New Ideas in Programming Success with Fabio Comana 2015 — TriggerPoint: Myofascial Compression Techniques for Injury Prevention and Better Movement with Marc Coronel 2015 — Sport Conditioning Goes Group with Peter Twist, MS 2015 — Training for Warriors with Martin Rooney 2015 — 5-Minute Body Weight Super-Circuits with Brett Klika 2015 — The R7 Approach to Program Design with Mike Robertson, MS 2015 — Nutrition: Beyond the Calorie with Teri Mosey, PhD 2015 — NASM: Brain Fitness; Building Mental Muscle with Fabio Comana, MA, MS 2015 — How to Organize and Lead a Yoga Retreat with Roy Holman 2015 — Pranayama and the Cultivation of Concentration with Annie Carpenter  2015 — [BANNED TERMINOLOGY]: Yogic Back Care for Upper Back and Shoulder Girdle with Annie Carpenter  2015 — Relax Deeply: Restoratives with Annie Carpenter  2015 — SmartFlow with Deep Hip Release with Annie Carpenter  2015 — Attuned Touch with Laura Humpf  2015 — Marmas and Adjustments with Melanie Farmer  2015 — Mala and Mantras\n with Samantha (Ananya) Brown 2014 — Energy Defined: What It Is and How Much Do You Need? with Keith Wheeler and Ellen Coleman 2014 — Fun and Function: Adult Fitness Games with Brett Klika 2014 — Metabolic Cardiovascular Training with Fabio Comana 2014 — TRX: Training for Performance and Durability with Pete Holman 2014 — LTS: Cool New Tools and Programming for Boot Camps with Marc Lebert 2014 — SandBell Slam with Britny Fowler 2012 — Neuroscience and Yoga with Bo Forbes 2012 — Science of Meditation with Kelly McGonigal 2012 — Exploring the Breathing Body with Leslie Kaminoff  2012 — Prenatal Yoga with Lori Lucas 2012 — Philosophy, Sanskrit, and Chanting with Padma 2010 — Low Back [BANNED TERMINOLOGY] - Reveal to HeaI with Martin Kirk 2010 — Incorporating Pilates-based Scoliosis exercises into a yoga class with Risa Mathews 2010 — Prakriti 101: Discovering nature within ourselves with Insiya Rasiwala-Finn 2010 — Surfing the Waves of Prana through Arm Balances and Hip with Maria Garre 2010 — Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind: Exploring Yoga and Buddhism with Michael Stone 2010 — A Dual Approach: Pilates and Yoga with Maria Garre 2010 — How to Create Effective and Innovative Sequencing with Maria Garre 2010 — Off the Mat, Into the World: Yoga, Purpose and Action with Seane Corn 2009 — Anahata Flow: Exploring the Fourth Chakra with Seane Corn 2009 — Effortless Deep Tension Release with Yasmin Gow 2009 — Take Flight with Arm Balances with Natasha Rizopoulos 2009 — A Class for All: Teaching to all Levels with Maria Garre 2008 — Roots to Fly: finding expansion from an integrated place with Catherine Munro 2008 — Off the Wall: bringing inversions to the center of the room with Catherine Munro 2008 — Open Your Heart with backbends with Catherine Munro 2008 — The Bhagavad Gita with Catherine Munro 2008 — Posture and Adjustment with Catherine Munro