ELISE OTTAWAY

400+
RETREATS
15+
YEARS TEACHING
∞
IDEAS GENERATED
Whatever brings you here — a retreat, a yoga experience, a photoshoot, a brand, a business that needs a new direction — I begin the same way every time. By slowing down, connecting properly, and making sure your nervous system feels genuinely safe and at ease. Because that's when the real magic happens. The honest images. The true ideas. The direction that actually feels like yours.
I've spent over a decade guiding people through yoga and breath, holding space on more than 400 retreats, and more recently making room for the wildly creative part of me too — the part that sees clearly what the real magic is underneath someone's business or brand and can't stop talking when the ideas start flowing.
It's all the same work. Going underneath. Finding what's true. Helping you build from there.



CHAT WITH ELISE

THE THREAD THROUGH EVERYTHING...



NERVOUS SYSTEM FIRST
Ease and safety before anything else begins
CONNECTION
Real and felt, every single time

DEEP SEEING
Finding what's true underneath the noise
CREATION
Bringing what's real into the world





Sonja
PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENT
"I've never felt comfortable in front of a camera. I don't know what she did but I genuinely loved every image and it was a powerful experience."

Tracey
RETREAT CLIENT
"Life changing. Elise held a space that was light yet deep, playful yet powerful, and transformative beyond words. This experience will stay with me forever."

Amanda
BRANDING CLIENT
"I've worked with other branding experts, but Elise was the first person that has ever truly understood and been able to turn my thoughts into an aligned and tangible vision."
