Performer & Informer
Beyond Speaking.
One-woman shows, immersive wellness experiences and social impact programs that build belonging, spark connection, and move people into action.
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Performer & Informer
While Eli Walker is best known as a keynote speaker and thought leader on belonging, her work extends far beyond the stage. From one-woman shows to social wellness experiences and social impact storytelling, these offerings invite audiences to feel, participate, and connect (not just listen).
Beyond Speaking
Experience Eli’s One-Woman Shows
Funny. Dark. Relatable. Original solo performances about belonging, identity, and the ache of being human in a world that keeps forgetting how.
Eli writes and performs solo shows that blend storytelling, movement, humor, and direct audience engagement. Eli’s one-woman shows break the fourth wall and pull audiences into shared reflection, [too much] honesty, laughter, and inconvenient moments of recognition that linger long after the lights come up.
An NYU Tisch-trained actress and community-based theater facilitator, Eli's shows tackle loneliness, community, power, and personal agency…(the stuff we all carry but rarely say out loud.)
Common contexts
Theaters and arts venues
Universities and educational institutions
Conferences and festivals
Special events seeking a cultural or emotional anchor
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Beyond Speaking
The Uplift Center Social Wellness Activities for Live Events
Formerly Drunk Yoga®, The Uplift Center is Eli’s School for Belonging, offering live social wellness experiences, workshops, and trainings rooted in play.
Through playful, participatory experiences and educational tools, The Uplift Center helps people reconnect to themselves, each other, and the moment we’re all in. Offerings range from high-energy, joy-forward live experiences to deeper workshops and trainings for leaders, individuals and organizations looking to build real connection, engagement, and trust.
Offerings include:
Live social wellness experiences for events and conferences
Workshops and trainings for leaders, teams, and facilitators
Self-study resources and tools for individuals
Perfect for:
Organizations seeking culture-building experiences
Leadership teams and community builders
Events that want participants engaged, not passive
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Storytelling for Social Impact
Using storytelling, performance, and facilitation to support communities in building a more just and connected world.
From rural Africa to the heart of Harlem, and even boardrooms at Barclays, Eli partners with nonprofits and social impact initiatives across the globe to harness storytelling as a tool for change, supporting work that empowers women and girls, strengthens community resilience, and inspires action on the climate crisis.
Avoiding conflict doesn’t move people. Human stories do. Through community-based theater, wellness workshops, and narrative strategy, Eli rolls up her sleeves to help organizations translate what they do into belonging-fueled live experiences that make people care.
Ways this work shows up
Theaters and arts venues
Universities and educational institutions
Conferences and festivals
Special events seeking a cultural or emotional anchor
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Premium Add-On
Emcee Services
One Voice. One Throughline.
When Eli emcees your event, belonging is more than a buzzword. It’s sparked in real time. Audiences get the opportunity to experience belonging - not simply learn about it.
Package Deal: Book a keynote + emcee services for a cohesive event experience with one trusted partner from open to close.
Seamless Transitions
High-energy that keeps your audience engaged from start to finish - (no dead air, no awkward pauses).
Crowd Connection
A master performer who can read a room and mmake a room of 500 feel like a room of 50.
Reliably Funny
Professional comedic timing meets genuine warmth honed through 20+ years of live performance.
Interactive Games
Custom, non-cheesy icebreakers and games sourced from Drunk Yoga's proven playbook..
Common contexts:
Conferences & summits
Awards ceremonies
Live and hybrid events
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Your attendees already expect wellness. Eli makes it mean something by turning yoga, meditation, and more into live experiences where people embody connection - (not just talk about it.) Book Eli to facilitate what her keynotes teach with interactive wellness experiences.
Yoga & Meditation Sessions
Start your day grounded. End it centered. Accessible sessions for all levels that set the tone for connection.
Drunk Yoga® Experience
The viral phenomenon that launched Eli's career. Part yoga, part drinking game, 100% belonging through play. (Alcohol is optional, and yes, it is as fun as it sounds. …More, to be honest.)
Custom Icebreakers for Kick-Offs & Networking
Ditch the awkward “name a fun fact” exercises. Eli designs interactive games tailored to your audience that do more than break ice; they spark camaraderie that turns into community in 45 minutes or less.
P.L.A.Y. Workshops
Hands-on sessions where participants learn and apply the P.L.A.Y. Method collaboratively. Walk away with shared language and immediate (+ effective) tools and the “in this together” feeling we’re all secretly craving.
Read the work
Off The Stage And On The Page
Drunk Yoga
Buy Eli's best-selling Drunk Yoga® book: "50 Wine & Yoga Poses to Lift Your Spirit(s).”
🔥 coming SOON
P.L.A.Y. Book
This comprehensive guide combines practical social wellness strategies with fun "belonging hacks" and modern toolkit essentials.
Kill the
Buddha Script
Eli’s latest one-woman show about how belonging begins when you stop performing someone else's version of you.
