Core Faculty  

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Ellen Z. Anderson, PT, PhD, RYT has been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a yogi for half of that. She has a PhD in health sciences and is a professor emerita of physical therapy at Rutgers University, and is a geriatric clinical specialist emerita.  Dr. Anderson has written an ebook on development across the lifespan and a textook on complementary therapies in rehabilitation. She is a registered yoga teacher and an international speaker on burnout and the application of mind-body interventions for physical and mental health. Dr. Anderson teaches yoga for an International Diploma Certification in Mental Health Physical Therapy.

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Lori S. Zucker, PT, DPT, MA, CYT has been a physical therapist for over 35 years and a dedicated yogi since 2001. She completed her 300-hour teacher training in 2011. Dr. Zucker has been integrating yoga into her private physical therapy practice for over 20 years. She is highly regarded for her ability to assess patients and clients through a perspective of yoga and then recommend plans of care that combine Western and Eastern approaches for recovery and health.  She has been blessed with the opportunity to teach yoga and anatomy in various places within the US and internationally in the UK, Sudan, Spain, Costa Rica, Norway, India, and Israel.  Dr. Zucker is also an adjunct professor in the Rutgers University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

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Faculty Advisors ​

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Ellen Kaplow CYT is a respected and sought-after yoga instructor with more than 25 years of experience. Ellen holds numerous accreditations including ERYT-500, one of the highest and most prestigious certifications in yoga, and  has hosted myriad workshops and trainings for aspiring instructors. She is considered to be "a teacher's teachers". The yoga classes she teaches are for everyone at every stage of the practice, perfectly blending alignment, flow, philosophy and of course, joy. There are many who have inspired Ellen and walked with her on her journey including Rodney Yee, Tzahi Moskovitz, Susan “Lippy” Orem, and Lucienne Vidah. It’s impossible to acknowledge everyone, but the beauty of the yoga community is that it’s ever growing, reflective of a consistent journey filled with development, evolution, and contentment.

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Paul Steinberg, CYT came to yoga in 2005 near the end of a 20-year career as a lawyer and law firm manager. After exploring several other styles of yoga practice, he found Jivamukti Yoga and its creators, Sharon Gannon and David Life, who became his teachers. In 2008 he became a certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher, and since then he has immersed himself full-time in the teachings and practice of yoga and meditation. For 6 years, he worked closely with his teachers as their editor and advisor, which enabled him to deepen his understanding and commitment to the practice of yoga and its goal, the realization of deep and lasting peace and contentment. Paul has also practiced meditation since he learned to meditate when he was 14. He is skilled at Transcendental meditation, Vipassana meditation, and several other meditation techniques. In 2012, he met Linda Clair, a meditation teacher who has realized enlightenment, and studying with her has both deepened his own practice and infused a profoundly expanded understanding of spirituality and the spiritual path into his teachings. Paul teaches yoga philosophy, ethics for yoga teachers, meditation, and Sanskrit pronunciation in teacher trainings and in a stand alone workshop format. You can read more about Paul and enjoy his teachings on his website (https://www.fullbodyfreedom.net/about-me).  Paul’s teachings are grounded in a broad understanding of yoga philosophy and the results of personal practice and are light-hearted, fun, practical, and accessible to all.