Elizabeth Willis, PhD.

Elizabeth Willis, PhD. is a visionary educator, speaker, author, and Director of the Institute of New Paradigm Intimacy, a global online school devoted to embodied leadership, sacred sexuality, and the reclamation of Eros as life force. With over twenty-five years in Montessori education and a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, Elizabeth bridges the worlds of spirituality, psychosomatics, and education to help people return to wholeness through the body.

She is the author of the book The Initiated Teacher: Reawakening the Soul of the Montessori Educator in the New Paradigm, which explores teaching as a spiritual path and the integration of soma, soul, and service.

Through her work, Elizabeth invites others to remember that power is not dominance, but presence and that awakening begins when we learn to feel. As a mother of two daughters, she brings fierce devotion to generational healing and models how embodied transformation ripples outward into families, classrooms, and communities. Known for her intensity, instinct, and radiant joy, Elizabeth awakens permission in others to come alive. Her approach blends cutting edge pedagogy with life experience, guiding students through their own initiations into erotic sovereignty, healing, and purpose.

You can follow Elizabeth’s writing here on Elephant Journal, find her on Instagram, explore her YouTube channel on sexuality development, listen to her podcast, or meet her in person at Enlightenment in the Bedroom in Miami.

To study with her, visit The Institute of New Paradigm Intimacy and begin your journey into sexual awakening, trauma healing, and becoming a certified Somatic Sex Coach.