About Eli

I’m a psychologist, writer, certified yoga teacher, laughter yoga leader, and longtime meditation facilitator. But more than anything, I’m someone who’s spent the last 15 years chasing a single question:

How do we care for ourselves when life won’t slow down?

That question led me to spend months in monasteries and years in research labs. I’ve sat long retreats, taught yoga in rural Madagascar, and led studies at Harvard and UC Berkeley on how tiny shifts in our day—like how we breathe, move, touch, or speak to ourselves—can change how we feel.

My work focuses on something I call Micropractice: science-backed ways to care for yourself in 30 seconds or less. No cushion. No pressure. Just small, doable shifts that help you reset, even on your busiest days. I developed the concept during my Ph.D. at Berkeley, and I’ve led the research behind it from day one.

Since publishing the first peer-reviewed study on micropractices, my work has been featured in over 100 media outlets—including Los Angeles Times, CNN, BBC, CBS News, ABC News, Daily Mail, Hidden Brain on NPR, Forbes, Inc., Psychology Today, CNBC, New York Post, FOX News, Ten Percent Happier, The Science of Happiness Podcast, Mindful, The Telegraph, and more—becoming both the most media-mentioned and one of the most downloaded articles last year in its peer-reviewed journal. The work’s influence continues to grow, earning recognition from Greater Good Magazine as one of The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2024—selected from nominations by nearly 400 researchers worldwide.

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t have time for self-care, this work is for you. I’ve been there too. That’s why I built something for the rest of us. Something grounded, flexible, and kind.

Something that fits inside a single breath—and stays with you long after.