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Meet Lisa Pumper

E-RYT 500®, YACEP®

Yoga Educator • Wellness Experience Designer • Community Activator • Event Producer

For more than two decades, Lisa Pumper has been creating thoughtfully curated wellness experiences that inspire people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, strengthen meaningful connections, and embrace a healthier, more balanced way of living.

Her personal journey into meditation began during her teenage years in the mid-1980s while navigating challenges with self-esteem. What started as a personal search for healing evolved into a lifelong path of study, self-discovery, and service through yoga, meditation, and the Eastern arts.

In 1990, Lisa deepened her Hatha Yoga studies through the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition, traveling between New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles to study with respected senior teachers. During a challenging pregnancy in 2000, she discovered profound peace through the practices of Bihar Yoga Nidra, mantra, and Nada Yoga—an experience that forever shaped her understanding of the restorative power of deep rest and continues to inspire her teaching today.

Rooted in the Krishnamacharya lineage, Lisa's teaching thoughtfully integrates wisdom from several classical yogic traditions, including Ashtanga Vinyasa, Sivananda, Iyengar, Kundalini, Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, yogic philosophy, meditation, and complementary movement practices. Her intention is to honor yoga's rich heritage while making it welcoming, practical, and meaningful for modern life.

Lisa began teaching professionally in 2001 and has dedicated her career to making authentic yoga and wellness accessible to people from all walks of life. From 2006 through 2014, she co-directed Aananda Yoga Teacher Trainings in Florida. Since 2008, she has directed Yoga Community of Florida's 200-hour and 300-hour teacher training programs, along with Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra trainings, mentoring and inspiring hundreds of teachers and students throughout South Florida.

In addition to being a yoga educator, Lisa is a Usui Master Reiki Practitioner, Vedic Thai Yoga practitioner, and vibrational wellness facilitator. Her ongoing studies continue to expand through Qigong, Vedic Astrology, forest bathing (Silvotherapy), and the many ways mindful living and the natural world can support physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Drawing from her background in VIP hospitality and event production in New York City and Miami, Lisa has become known for designing thoughtfully curated wellness experiences where every detail—from the environment and atmosphere to movement,  presenters, breath, sound, meaningful rituals, and genuine hospitality—is intentionally crafted to help every guest feel truly cared for.

Her work spans intimate boutique wellness experiences, private celebrations, bachelorette experiences, couples' experiences, retreats, corporate wellness programs, conventions, hotel partnerships, and customized wellness events. Every experience is thoughtfully designed to reflect the unique needs of each group, creating memorable moments that inspire relaxation, connection, and joy.

Beyond her private work, Lisa collaborates with cities, cultural institutions, hotels, corporations, nonprofit organizations, tourism partners, and community leaders to design and produce large-scale wellness activations, public events, and community initiatives. She enjoys bringing together wellness professionals, organizations, and local businesses to create inspiring experiences that strengthen communities through movement, mindfulness, education, and meaningful connection.

In 2007, Lisa founded the Yoga Community of Florida, creating a platform that connects teachers, students, wellness professionals, and conscious businesses throughout the region and produces events.  Since 2008, she has created and also led Fort Lauderdale Beach Yoga & Wellness, where thousands of locals and visitors have experienced sunrise beach yoga, full moon gatherings, restorative wellness experiences, private retreats, and nature-inspired programs that encourage personal well-being, community connection, and environmental stewardship.

Whether guiding an intimate Restorative Ritual, curating a private wellness experience, producing a large-scale wellness activation, leading a teacher training, or welcoming guests to a sunrise beach class, Lisa's purpose remains the same:

To create meaningful wellness experiences that help people reconnect—with themselves, one another, and the restorative qualities of mindful living, meaningful connection, and the natural world.

Lisa believes wellness should feel welcoming, thoughtfully curated, and deeply meaningful—whether you're attending a complimentary community class, a boutique wellness experience, a private celebration, a corporate event, or a large-scale public activation.

Through movement, breath, sound, intentional rest, and genuine hospitality, she creates spaces where people feel truly cared for and leave feeling lighter, more connected, and deeply restored.

Pause • Receive • Restore