LISA BRAGAW
Owner and Instructor
Lisa Bragaw, PharmD, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is the founder of Zen & Now Wellness Center and has been practicing yoga since 1996 and teaching since 2008. She brings a unique, integrative approach to movement, strength, breath, mindfulness, and well-being—blending her background in healthcare with a deep curiosity about the human body and how we can continue to move and feel well throughout our lives.
With a Doctorate in Pharmacy, Lisa has spent much of her professional life helping people better understand their health. Today, her work increasingly focuses on healthspan—not simply how long we live, but how well we live for those years. She is especially passionate about supporting women through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond, helping them build strength, mobility, balance, resilience, and confidence as they age.
Lisa completed Yoga Medicine®'s Menopause Yoga Teacher Training in 2025 and most recently completed Yoga Medicine®'s Strength & Conditioning in Yoga Teacher Training, further expanding her ability to integrate evidence-informed strength training with yoga and mindful movement.
Her extensive education includes Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Gravity Yoga, Yoga Trapeze, SUP (stand up paddleboard) Yoga, anatomy and biomechanics, fascia and fascial fitness, breathwork, meditation, and energy practices. She is fully Yoga Tune Up® certified, including The Roll Model® Method and Body by Breath®, and is trained in the MELT Method®. Lisa is also an ACE-certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach, Breath Coach, TRX and cycling instructor, and Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher.
Influenced by teachers including Jill Miller, Anodea Judith, Seane Corn, Gil Hedley, Donna Eden, Lucas Rockwood, and many others, Lisa is fascinated by the places where Eastern wisdom and Western science intersect. She loves exploring the relationships among fascia, breath, the nervous system, chakras, meridians, strength, mobility, and energy—and translating those big ideas into practical tools people can use in everyday life.
Lisa's teaching style is positive, playful, curious, and inclusive. She doesn't believe there is one “perfect” way to move or one ideal expression of a yoga pose. Instead, she encourages students to explore options, variations, and modifications and to become curious about what works best in their own bodies.
She also believes yoga doesn't have to exist in a separate box from fitness. Strength training, cardiovascular exercise, mobility work, breath practices, balance training, recovery, and yoga can complement one another beautifully. Each helps us build the capacity to keep doing the things we love.
Lisa is also the host of Be Well with Lisa B, an SEC-TV television program and podcast where she explores practical approaches to wellness and conversations about movement, mindset, community, healthy aging, and living well.
Outside the studio, Lisa loves cycling, walking, running, swimming, paddleboarding, strength training, and simply finding new ways to move. She has completed six sprint triathlons and continues to believe that variety in movement makes us stronger, more adaptable, and more resilient.
Most of all, Lisa loves introducing people to yoga, strength training, breathwork, mindfulness, and other wellness practices—especially people who aren't sure those things are “for them.” Her goal is to create an environment where every body feels welcome to explore, learn, get stronger, and discover tools that help them feel better in their bodies and their lives.
Her philosophy is simple: movement is medicine, community matters, and it's never too late to begin investing in your healthspan.
