Pasua Ellison began practicing yoga in 2016 out of curiosity for learning combined with a desire to get out of the house after a period of illness. While studying with a local instructor, she was introduced to therapeutic style of hatha yoga, along with philosophy texts, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Heart of Yoga.

When her private lessons came to an end, Pasua was inspired to continue her yoga journey, however, she felt out of place in studio classes where none of the bodies resembled hers and the instruction was too fast-paced to place much needed props safely. Each time she attended, she felt more anxious, not more relaxed. She was disappointed and discouraged.

Eventually, she returned to practice at home, attending various online offerings by body positive practitioners such as Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes. Through courses like Yoga for All, she learned to adapt movement practices to her own body, which increased both her understanding and enjoyment of asana practices and the powerful connection of breath to body in movement sequences.

Over the next few years, like so many others working in healthcare settings during the pandemic, Pasua was reeling with workplace stress, poor health, fatigue, heightened caregiving responsibilities. In 2024, after the loss of both parents, the weight and loneliness of grief, and the aftermath of caregiving, left her feeling like a stranger in her own body.

Through mindful yoga, meditation, contemplative writing and intentional rest practices, Pasua was able to find her way forward with more steadiness, self-compassion, resilience and joy.

In fall of 2025, Pasua enrolled in yoga teacher trainings to mainly to inform her own practice, however, she quickly recognized a strong desire to help others learn to embrace these practices to enhance their own lives. In 2026, she obtained her 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Chair Yoga certifications from Lifted Lotus Yoga. She is also a certified accessible yoga teacher, having studied accessible and adaptive yoga, pranayama and meditation with Jivana Heyman and Rodrigo Souza of the Accessible Yoga School.

Through Root Note Wellness, Pasua is now able to provide safe and compassionate opportunities for students to learn, explore, and embrace different ways of steadying themselves, finding inner balance and cultivating mind-body harmony.

Pasua lives in Newark, DE with her partner and pets. She is currently pursuing a 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Kristine Weber/Subtle Yoga. In addition to continuous learning, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, hopeful attempts at gardening, reading, and performing choral music.