About Us

Radiance Retreats Co. was founded in 2023 by Erika Davies and Alexis Rusillo. 

Erika Ann Davies is from Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a tiny town on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. She was initiated into to the practice and eventual study of yoga, as a dynamic young person with a host of imperfections, insecurities, inconsistencies, weaknesses, and character defects. 

Now, nearly 20 years later, as a revered community leader, studio owner, professional yoga teacher and eternally devoted student, Erika possesses an improved range of motion and has increased her strength and flexibility in addition to her imperfections, insecurities, inconsistencies, weaknesses and character defects with a much improved sense of humor (depending on who you ask). 

Erika attended her first yoga class in college in 2001, and began practicing Vinyasa in 2006. She completed her 350 hr immersive Teacher Training in Taichung City, Taiwan in December 2013 and has trained extensively with the The International Sivananda School of Yoga Vedanta. She continues her studies under the guidance of Swami Sitaramananda in the subjects of Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Jyotish and Ayurveda at the organization’s West Coast Ashram in Grass Valley, California.  

Erika completed the Advanced 500hr Teacher Training in April 2016 in Dalat, Vietnam. After exhausting the school’s curriculum since then, she has surpassed well over 1,400 hours of internationally accredited study.  

Erika opened Vineyard Vinyasa Hot Power Yoga in Edgartown, MA (on Martha’s Vineyard) in July 2020 after having taught workshops, public and private classes regularly since 2014.

 An eternal student of what it means to live with integrity, Erika brings her diverse knowledge, experience and committed personal study to the service of the island community, and continues to teach and practice daily.

Additional courses and certifications:

⁃ August 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California.  Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness Counselor Certification, 100 hrs. 

⁃ September 2014, Integral Yoga Academy, Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Buckingham, Virginia.  Recovery Counselor Certification, Integration of Yoga, Ayurveda and 12-Step Principles to aid those overcoming addictive and self-destructive behaviors, 65 hrs. 

⁃ October 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California.  Food As Medicine, Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking Module, 100 hrs. 

⁃ November 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California.  Vedanta and Silence Course, theory and practice of Advaita Vedanta, 10 day vow of silence (Mouna) and Self Inquiry, 100hrs. 

⁃ October 2015, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California.  Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for Teachers and Yoga Therapists: Communication, Protection and Stress in the Body, 30hrs. 

⁃ Correspondence Cource 2015-present), American Institute of Vedic Studies, Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Ayurvedic Healing Course, 400 hrs. 

⁃ June 2016, CCAR Recovery Coach Academy (Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery Course offered through Island Wide Youth Collaborative of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services) 30hrs

Born and raised on Martha's Vineyard, Alexis Rusillo is a visionary, an artist, and a mother amongst other things. 

Alexis spent three years studying art at the Florence Academy of Fine Art in Florence, Italy and attended the School of Fashion Design in Boston, MA. 

Today, Alexis resides on Martha's Vineyard where she gets much of her inspiration from the landscape around her,.