(Director and Founder) began her yoga studies in the mid 90’s. She has practiced and studied Iyengar Yoga since 2001 .She opened PYS in 2002.  She has been to  the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute of Pune, India three times; December of 2011, 2013 and 2015 to study with the Iyengar family.   She also has the ongoing privilege of hosting Senior Iyengar teachers from around the world for workshops in Philadelphia. Ellen believes that the practice of yoga should bring joy and awareness to one’s life and tries to encourage this in her classes.