Welcome to our Grounded Kids Teacher Directory. All listed teachers have completed at least Step 1 – Get Grounded In Children’s Yoga and are qualified to skillfully teach using our methodology. Those with the distinction of Certified Grounded Kids Teacher have complete 95 hours of comprehensive training to earn their certification. Use Categories for this selection. In the Search bar, find a teacher by entering any of the following fields.:
Gerald Saluti
Rachel Sammon
Alona Samuel
Auria Sanders
Biography
I am a Roswell, Georgia native born in Atlanta. I’ve always been a lover and advocate of yoga and have a extensive background in child care. As a Certified Grounded Kids Teacher, I want my students to get the full yoga experience of the connection to physical, mental and self upliftment.
I specialize in the following:
*Pre-Grounded
*Grounded Kids/Teens
*Personalized Yoga
*Birthday Parties
*Networking Events
*Girl Empowerment
*Workshops
*Summer Camps
Michelle Santana
Emma K Santschi
Keri Sarlo
Shelly Satisky
Barbara J Saul
Biography
Barbara is available for birthday parties, Yoga clubs, Summer camps, after school programs, workshops, special events, & private sessions.
“A hundred years from now, it will not matter how much money I made, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…only that I made a difference in the life of a child.”
Kim Saunders
Virginia Saylor
Jackie Schaedel
Heidi Schaffner
Jaimee Schick
Chrystyn Schroeder
Gretchen Schulz
Jordan Schuster
Mariana Schuster
Joie Scott
Shannon Scott
Alexandra Seaman
Barbara Selkirk
Sue Selleck
Katie Sellers
Viktoriya Seredyuk
Anje Seufert
Biography
Anje
Sophia Sewell
Biography
Fun, Energetic, Compassionate
Sophia’s hope is to guide others through embracing imperfection, and believing in the gentle strength of our higher selves. Sophia’s classes integrate compassionate centered philosophy, non-judgmental teaching style, and fun to guide others through mindfulness.
Jyoti Shahani
Rupal Shankar
Marci Shapiro
Biography
Melanie Sharp
Biography
Melanie Sharp, Bachelor of Science-Early Childhood Education, RYT(200), has worked with children in many capacities, including teaching elementary school for 20 years and serving as Director of Children
Taylor Shaw
Carole Sheibel-Schmitt
Sundi Shelton
Jessica Shepard
Stephanie Silk-Says
Elisha Simpson
Biography
Elisha is the founder of laughing heart yoga, yogi, wife, mother of two children with a mission to guide kids to empower themselves from within. Elisha’s innate ability to connect with students of all ages and backgrounds stems from her creative, exhilarating and sensitive style of yoga – she makes yoga approachable and accessible. She focuses on building confidence in a loving & safe environment that accepts their challenges and encourages exploration of inner wisdom and strength.
Working at summer camp with at-risk youth in Texas at Promises for Families, compelled her to continue to do more with this population. Moving to New York, she sought additional opportunities to continue working with at-risk youth and began volunteering at Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry, NY. She worked in a Rapid Intervention Center (RIC), a 21-day residential mental health crisis intervention program for boys and girls aged 5 to 17 years who experience acute behavioral or emotional problems that place them or others at risk.
Currently, Elisha is expanding laughing heart yoga to include the Art of Yoga Project’s (AYP) yoga and art-based curriculum to help girls recover from trauma. Participants in this program, named The Crossover Yoga Project, will benefit from AYP’s evidence-based curriculum by gaining self-regulation, self-control and self-awareness. Girls are led to be more accountable for themselves, for others, and for their community by gaining insight, skills, and practical tools that help them change their negative behavior to positive.
Elisha’s personal yoga practice of over 20 years has provided her the strength, knowledge and drive to commit to this work, as it has grounded her throughout her life. Attending college, living in Paris, working as a grant writer and fundraiser in the Florida art scene in the late 1990s, obtaining her Master’s from the University of Arizona in African Art History, and raising a family.
Elisha is a RCYT, (Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher) and RYT-200, (Registered Yoga Teacher, 200hour) with Yoga Alliance. She began teaching in 2000, after her yoga training with Darren Rhodes, John Friend, and Noah Maze of the former Anusara Yoga tradition. Inspired by the heart opening focus of this training, she developed a healing and receptive teaching style. Her original teaching style developed from her variety of certification programs including Hatha & Prenatal yoga, and training with top teachers in children’s yoga: Mary Lynn Fitton/Art of Yoga Project, Marsha Wenig/YogaKids, Jennifer Cohen Harper /Little Flower Yoga, Street Yoga. Additionally, she is a Master Level Certified Storytime Yoga Instructor with Sydney Solis of Storytime Yoga and continues her studies with Erin O’Malley of Circus Yogaand Cheryl Crawford of Grounded. Her teaching experience also includes working with Hope’s Door’s youth programs, and she initiated the yoga/health program at Open Door Medical Center for the prenatal, HIV and diabetes populations.
Her ambition is to always be a student and a teacher. Her inner child is always present, ready to play, laugh, connect, breath and empower her students. She has a beautiful daughter, adorable yet ironic son and loving husband that provide her with inspiration, laughter, and love she brings naturally to her teaching.
Janine Simpson
Erica Sioda
Terry Skerpon
Marianne Skye
Biography
Marianne discovered the countless benefits of yoga and meditation around 2003, and has enjoyed practicing and learning ever since. Marianne has worked as a Pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant servicing Children with Npecial needs since 1999. She was trained as a Children’s Yoga Teacher in January of 2014 with Kidding Around Yoga, and began teaching Children at Blue Pearl Yoga Studio in Batavia, NY. In July of 2014, she furthered her training with Radiant Child Yoga, then completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Radiant Child/Family Yoga. She also trained with Zensational Kids, and was honored to implement their Educate 2-B program as well as a weekly yoga program for the 2014/15 school year at KidStart Preschool in Livingston County. Marianne enjoys teaching Kids, Adult, and Family Yoga Classes.
In November of 2015, Marianne became the new proprioter of Blue Pearl Yoga, and enjoys connecting with the local, vibrant community in Batavia and the surrounding areas. She feels that the studio is a natural place for peaceful people to connect.
In September of 2016, Marianne was trained as a Labyrinth Facilitator through Veriditas. She discovered, from participating in labyrinth walks herself, that there is a great amount of tools for comtemplation and personal growth.
Marianne recently took the Step 1: Ground Yourself In Children’s Yoga, and is excited to bring this awesome curriculum to her community. It brings her great joy to share her unique experience and training with anyone who has a curiosity about the blissful, peaceful side of life.
Lauren Slappy
Rebecca Slay
Abby Smith
Alicia Smith
Angela Smith
Asli Smith
Bradley Smith
Dara W Smith
Gary Smith
Gary Smith
Jessica Smith
Lucy Kendrick Smith
Biography
Hi Everyone!
I am soooo excited to be here. Grounded Kids Yoga wakes me up! Huzzah! Thank you thank you. I am an actor-writer-massage therapist-reiki practitioner-dancer. I hold a BA from Bard College in Film and Drama/dance and a MFA from Columbia University in Acting. I have performed in many productions in New York City and Portland, Oregon and in Europe. I have taught children aged 4-17 playwriting/storytelling and especially loved teaching the rewriting of greek myths in order to find your own voice/life…I am a mother of a vivacious and courageous 2 year old. And I want to write a book with children about how Adults Are Weird!
Debra Smith Andersen
Jennifer Snyder
Jeff Sousa
Margaret Sousa
Emily Souve
Sherry Spencer
Chelsea Spivey
Krista Squiers
Sara Stajos
Beverly Stanton
Kimma Stark
Biography
Cynthia Starsota
Kim Steen
Annette Stein
Jen Stein
Betsy Stephens
Jill Stern
Anasha Stevens
Biography
Jessica Stewart
Julie Stewart
Kelsey Stiakakis
Gina Stickney
Erica Stitt
Biography
Erica is also an Early Childhood Professional Teacher and a mother of two. She has 10+ years of teaching experience with both preschooler and school age children. From 2014 -2017 she was a Physical Education Teacher at a local preschool. She completed the Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher Training i in April of 2017. Erica believes that, as a yoga instructor, she’s given the ability to teach children very important lessons and provide them with tools to promote inner peace and help them in their everyday lives. With this in mind, her classes are nature-inspired, powerful and full of giggles as she combines mindfulness, breathing, partner poses and storytelling creating a strong, playful yoga class.