Annelise Hagen began her career in the theater as an actor and writer. Her work in theater was strongly movement-based,and led her to become a Yoga teacher in New York City. She then developed a workshop for facial Yoga that drew on her theater background, employing voice and energy work, and combined these strands with traditional Yoga practices (including Ayurveda, Asana, Energetic Work, chanting and mudras) to help tone, release and rejuvenate the face. This workshop became a book and a video, the Yoga Face. Annelise continues to explore the connection between nature and beauty in her work, and is currently developing a line of holistic beauty treatments.