About Us
Anya Gordon
Owner, Director, Practitioner
“When we honor what is present, what we need becomes available.”
Anya has been deeply involved in the workings of the body for the better part of 20 years. As a competitive gymnast and professional dancer she saw first-hand the effects of an imbalanced body. She grew up in a household which was deeply rooted in the mind body connection and learned at an early age what it meant to be present. At the age of 15 she discovered the practice of yoga that most suited her and began to explore a more integrated approach to movement. It was through this process that she learned the fundamentals of balance and how the treatment of her body directly effected the experience of her environment.
Anya began teaching yoga over six years ago and has since focused on the therapeutic aspects of many movement based modalities. She has had the pleasure of studying with a variety of teachers in a variety of styles; from vinyasa with Shiva Rea to Iyengar with Portland’s own Julie Gudmestad. Her approach is simple: to have as many tools as possible available, to learn how each client lives in their bodies, and to design the best possible program from all she has at her disposal. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to the individual.
Anya lives in North Portland with her husband, 2 boys and 2 dogs; life is rich with possibility.
Amy Armstrong
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Jaime Hedlund
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Dana Levy
Dana Levy brings over 25 years of experience in movement studies to her yoga teaching. With an M.A. in Dance, nidan (second-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art of aikido, and a yoga practice rooted in the Iyengar tradition, she teaches yoga with awareness, clarity, humor, an eye to detail, and a deep knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, and somatic practices. During her 12 years in Tokyo, Dana taught alignment-based hatha, prenatal, and postnatal yoga, as well as leading workshops in yoga for stress, partner yoga, office yoga, and more. As an English/Japanese bilingual instructor, her clientele included members of both the Japanese and international community.
Dana’s dynamic alignment-based hatha yoga classes build a strong foundation from which to move, both literally and metaphorically. Dana respects the transformative power of the body-mind connection, where observation and action can create change.
Elementum Yoga and Integrative Therapy Studio is located at 2368 NW Thurman St., Portland, OR 97210