Tori Eldridge is the author of EMPOWERED LIVING: A GUIDE TO PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROTECTION. She is currently putting the finishing touches on her novel QUIMBANDA, a suspenseful odyssey that challenges core perceptions of love and religion, the screenplay adaptation, and a new novel.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Tori graduated from Punahou School before attending Northwestern University as a theater major. She continued her migration to the big apple as an actress/singer/dancer where she landed roles in CATS (1st National Tour Original Company), ZORBA with Anthony Quinn (Pre-Broadway Tour), THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE AVIATOR with Michael York (Broadway).

Tori moved West to Los Angeles where she met her husband and became a series regular on THE LOVE BOAT. She continued to act on camera and provide voiceovers in numerous film and TV shows, recorded with Brian Wilson as a singer, and performed the motion capture for both female leads in FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN.

Social entrepreneurship became a focus when Tori, as USA Program Director for Blastbeat 

(international non-profit) taught hundreds of students how to take an idea, present it professionally and monetize it morally using music as a platform.

When Tori began To-Shin Do, the contemporary evolution of the ancient art of Ninjutsu founded by Stephen K. Hayes, she knew she had found a life long pursuit.  Tori was given the warrior name Myotoshi meaning Warrior of the Unfathomable Blade by Anshu Stephen and Rumiko to signify the mystery and depth of both her personality and approach to study.  Myotoshi currently holds a 5th degree black belt in To-Shin Do and teaches private lessons and workshops throughout the country.

Inspired by her studies, Tori combined dragons, symbolizing power and wisdom, with kanji meaning spiritual inner power, to create a clothig line that reflected comfort and empowerment.  Dragon Attire soon expanded to include her unique creations of Meditation Jewelry Malas, inspired by 35+ years of practicing meditation.