Find A Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher

Gina Misticawi is currently registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 200 and RCYT.  She became certified through AFAA as a Personal Trainer/Fitness Counselor and Group Exercise Instructor in 1997.  She then completed her 200-hour yoga certification through Atlanta Yoga Fellowship/Peachtree Yoga Center under the guidance of Graham Fowler, Ursula Nix, and Kilkenny Walter-Tremblay.  Gina is also a Spin instructor with Mad Dogg Athletics and Schwinn and holds numerous other fitness certifications.  In 2016, Gina became a Certified Elevated Grounded Teacher under the direction of Amy Haysman, Cheryl Crawford, and Sedef Dion.

Teaching allows Gina to give back to those around her.  She truly enjoys helping others find their own sense of self-acceptance and realize their full potential through the practice of yoga.   Gina helps provide a safe haven where you can benefit from the grounding, stress-reducing gifts of yoga.  She leads a lively, heart-centered practice that builds core strength, flexibility and ease.  Gina meets each student where he or she is, and helps each person find their own ideal alignment and unique beauty.  She finds the balance between knowing how to challenge students without forgetting who they are.  What she loves most about yoga is that anyone, at any age, can practice.  Yoga is available to all, no matter what the experience and physical ability…everyone can benefit from the practice of yoga.

In her personal life, Gina is married and has two daughters, Lily and Mia.

Currently teaching at:

Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, GA

Cecil B. Day Wellness Center in Dunwoody, GA

All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody, GA

Personal training clients in their homes

I have been an elementary school teacher for over 18 years. I love starting each day in my classroom with mindfulness and yoga. Getting my Grounded Certification has given me the tools I need to plan book-themed yoga lessons that helps my students to embody their learning.

Mandy Noa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Cobb County School District and Program Director for Paint Love, an non-profit agency providing art programming to youth who have experienced poverty and/or trauma. Mandy believes both movement and art together provide youth the opportunity to explore themselves and the world with compassion and curiosity.