Frequently Asked Questions

Eli Walker leads belonging-themed in person and virtual workshops for both personal and professional development, perfect for company off-sites, corporate retreats, conferences and beyond. Her practical, humorous, data-backed approach breaks down a variety of social wellness strategies. Explore our full list of workshop offerings.

Social wellness is both a state of being and a practice of building and maintaining healthy relationships that offer a sense of belonging and a desire to engage with community.

For most of human history, social wellness happened by default, as it was built into the fabric of society. For example, most people lived near extended family, worked in small groups and regularly gathered in communal spaces. Until recently, building a sense of belonging wasn't something we had to consider. But now, due to modern technology, geographic mobility, and the rise of "toxic individualism," loneliness is at epidemic levels. This is a problem, because isolation is as detrimental to our wellbeing as smoking or obesity. Real connection (the kind that comes from authentic presence, shared vulnerability, and intentional community-building) is now a practice we must deliberately facilitate through intentional skill-building.

Think of our Uplift Experiences like a social wellness agency. You tell us about the event you’re planning (i.e. where it’s taking place, how many people will attend, event goals, etc.), and we’ll send you one of our best facilitators who can help bring your vision to life. We’ll also customize any icebreakers, stories, music and games to tailor the experience just for your community. For in person workshops with Eli, she’s local to New York - (namely NYC + the Hudson Valley). For non-local engagements, she’s happy to travel to your event for an extra fee.

Great question! We’re an events-based school and consultancy, so we don’t have a physical studio or location. That said, on occasion, we’re able to recommend preferred venues for clients in NYC and the Hudson Valley. Otherwise, we’ll come to you!

Eli works with a small number of clients for 1:1 and small group social wellness strategy sessions to help them build belonging and enhance community engagement for live events and culture growth. Learn more.

Eli Walker is a sought-after speaker, performance artist and social wellness strategist specializing in helping leaders and facilitators enhance audience engagement by leveraging the art of play in live experiences.

Equipped with a BFA in Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and as the founder/author of the internationally acclaimed brand Drunk Yoga®, Eli pioneered the social wellness movement to bridge the gap between #selfcare and #communitycare by turning yoga into a drinking game. Since then, she has used immersive storytelling and mindfulness practices to support tens of thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions across the globe--including NYU & Columbia Universitu, as well as Barclay's, Ebay, Intel, Google, Pinterest and Mastercard--in building meaningful belonging for themselves and their teams.

Bring Eli to your stage.

Workplaces, organizations, conferences and communities. Our live experiences are popular with corporate event planners and producers. Our workshops and trainings tend to land with HR and people leaders. Our advisement work fits organizations, including community and social impact groups, that want belonging built into how they run. We have worked with teams from Google to Spotify and with smaller mission driven organizations alike.

Both. Many experiences and trainings are designed to work in person, virtually or hybrid.