ELLEN SALTONSTALL (E-RYT 500, C-IAYT) is a certified yoga instructor and therapist with extensive training in the Iyengar and Anusara Yoga methods, and academic degrees from Cornell University and New York University.  She is based at her own studio in New York and travels to train other teachers nationally and internationally with a specialty in anatomy and therapeutics.. She has been a practitioner of yoga and meditation for over 40 years.

She developed and teaches Bodymind Ballwork, a method of self-massage using rubber balls. Her other published books include: Yoga for Arthritis, (WW Norton 2008), and Yoga for Osteoporosis, (WW Norton 2010) with Dr. Loren Fishman, and Anatomy & Yoga: A Guide for Teachers and Students, released in December 2016. She has written articles in professional journals and she offers yoga therapy webinars through YogaOnlineU.com. She describes her approach to bodywork and yoga as a combination of science and artistic expression.  Please visit her website at www.ellensaltonstall.com.