Eliza Butler

I was 15 when I first asked my mom to drive me to a hot yoga class. At the time, I was a highly competitive hockey player in an intense, structured, and performance-focused environment. Yoga felt like a completely different world. It was freeing in a way I didn’t even know I needed. For the first time, movement wasn’t about pushing harder or winning, but about how I felt. Looking back, I think it became a way for me to move through the big emotions of being a teenager in a way that felt safe and supportive.

These days, my yoga practice feels like a practice of remembering. Remembering my own humanity, self-compassion, and the simple truth that the only way through anything is one breath at a time. I’ve let go of the need to “nail” a pose and instead lean into what feels intuitive, fluid, and real in my body.

Yoga has helped me feel more connected. To myself, to my body, and to the present moment. That connection carries into everything I do, whether it’s my work as a somatic psychotherapist, being with my family, or just moving through everyday life.

I love creating spaces where people can soften into their own strength, explore, and reconnect with themselves without pressure or expectation. Teaching at Mighty feels really aligned with that—it’s welcoming, down-to-earth, and rooted in the idea that movement can be both powerful and deeply healing.