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.:

  • Location (Zip or City or State or Country)
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  • Specialty such as Pre-Grounded, Birthday Parties, Girl Scouts, Teens, Trauma Sensitive, Special Needs, Family Yoga, Personalized Yoga, Summer Camp
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Susan Elizabeth Razmic

Bradenton, Florida 34209,

Christine Redman

Kim S Redstone

Shelley Reed

Johns Creek, Georgia
Biography

Holly Reese

Johns Creek/Alpharetta, Georgia 30022
Biography

Holly has practiced yoga since 1997. She is a RYT 200, a RCYT, and a Certified Elevated Grounder. Since 2009 she has “grounded” young minds in preschools, elementary schools, churches and yoga studios.

Lauren Reese

Suwanee, Georgia Website: http://breatheyogaatlanta.com|*|Breathe%20Yoga

Midge Regier

Channon Reid

Betty Reinhart

Geneseo, New York

Meredith Reynolds

Decatur, Georgia 30033

Nicole Reynolds

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Maria Ribas

Biography

Certified yoga teacher excited with the opportunity to learn with these young kids and to share some of my experience! Mother of 3 totally different kids who drive me crazy but who also bring me joy and purpose! Yoga to me is a way to find peace, balance and my own identity when in a very busy world.

Tiffany Carr Rieveschl

Atlanta, Georgia

BobbiJo Ringe

Core Yoga for Youth, LLC Glen Ridge, New Jersey Home Phone: 215-370-1086

Chatham Ripple

Charlotte, North Carolina Website: http://www.firmlyrootedcounseling.com|*|Firmly%20Rooted%20Counseling

Christine Ristuccia

Tybee Island, Georgia

Awilda Rivera

Elevating Grounder Cell Phone: 404.884.3360 Website: AwildaRivera.com
Biography

Awilda is a Yoga Teacher, Spiritual Advisor and Success Coach whose mission is to empower and uplift. Her yoga classes are a marriage of alignment, self-expression, and mindfulness. Children are encouraged to connect with themselves and the energy of their classmates. Laughter Postures and Yoga games are often used to meet the students at their level. She creates an environment where children feel comfortable exploring shapes with their bodies, getting in-touch with their emotional states, and connecting with self-expression in an authentic way.

Awilda has worked with Children for over 15 years. She believes that the earlier children are exposed to new experiences, different perspectives, and varied ways to approach situations the better prepared they are to express themselves as adults. She wanted to share yoga with kids, and wanted to be trained by professionals who cared about the whole child. The Grounded Yoga teaching method offers a way to reach children that does not diminish their intelligence. The Grounded method also offers a unique approach explore sensitive topics with children in a playful and concrete way.

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Rachel Robinette

Dallas, Georgia

Cara Rodman

Charleston, South Carolina

Dana Rogers

Liz Roode

Woodstock, Georgia

Christine Root

Mary Jo Rosania-Harvie

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Website: http://www.maryjorosania.com

Alex Rosenblum

Seattle, Washington

Brooke Rosenthal

Scott Roskos

Lakewood, New Jersey 08701 Cell Phone: (732) 330-8698 Home Phone: 7323308698
Biography

I have been a Special Education Teacher for over 15 years and have found yoga to be incredibly helpful in my own life and in the lives of my students. I teach a yoga class for children with special needs. I also teach groups in conjunction with speech therapists that incorporate communication skills with the practive. I currently teach students with Autism, Cognitive Disabilities, other developmental disabilities, and ADHD.

I  enjoy teaching children with special needs and their siblings together to help them develop stronger relationships. Growing up with a sister with special needs taught me the value of finding experiences and activities that can be shared. I enjoy a focus on using the movements and breathing to help children develop greater self-control, emotional-awareness, body-awareness, and communication skills. I do this in both the personalized and group settings. Please contact me for further details related to specific needs.

Natalia Rothman

Susan Rovira

East Windsor, New Jersey

Lindsay Rowe

Diana Rowell

Marci Rubin

Robbinsville, NJ

Brooke Rumker

Heather Rushing

Terrie Russell

Juli-Anne Russo

, New Jersey

Gerald Saluti

Rachel Sammon

Elverson, Pennsylvania

Alona Samuel

Auria Sanders

Certified Grounded Kids/Teen Teacher Grounded KidsYoga Atlanta, Georgia
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

Snellville, Georgia

Emma K Santschi

Keri Sarlo

Daniel Island, South Carolina

Shelly Satisky

Barbara J Saul

Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher & Certified Reiki Master PractitionerCharlotte, North Carolina 28212 Cell Phone: 980-319-3815 Website: Angeltouch
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

Milton/Alpharetta, Georgia Website: http://www.liftyogatherapy.com

Virginia Saylor

Jackie Schaedel

Heidi Schaffner

Atlanta, Georgia Website: http://facebook.com/lotussprout|*|Lotus%20Sprout:%20Whole%20Family%20Yoga%20facebook%20Page

Jaimee Schick

Roswell, Georgia

Chrystyn Schroeder

Gretchen Schulz

Jordan Schuster

Atlanta, Georgia

Mariana Schuster

Tampa, Florida

Joie Scott

South Euclid, Ohio

Shannon Scott

Goderich, Ontario Website: http://www.eaststreetstation.ca/kids-programs/theatre-sports.html|*|East%20Street%20Station

Alexandra Seaman

Charleston, South Carolina

Barbara Selkirk

Atlanta, Georgia

Sue Selleck

Waxhaw, North Carolina

Katie Sellers

Viktoriya Seredyuk

Anje Seufert

Matthews, North Carolina Website: http://fertilegroundtherapync.com|*|FertileGround
Biography

Anje

Sophia Sewell

Cumming, Georgia Website: http://www.roswellyogalife@gmail.com|*|Roswell%20Yoga%20Life
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

Atlanta, Georgia

Rupal Shankar

, New Jersey

Marci Shapiro

Watchung, New Jersey
Biography

Melanie Sharp

Marietta, Georgia
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

Rockland, Maine Home Phone: 207 446 0624

Stephanie Silk-Says

Elisha Simpson

Founder, Crossover Yoga Project Work Phone: 9143194010 Website: Crossover Yoga Project Website: laughing heart yoga
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 YogaStreet 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

Davidson, North Carolina

Marianne Skye

RCYT95, RYT200, Pediatric PTA, Labyrinth Facilitator, Studio OwnerBatavia, New York 14020 Home Phone: 585-813-8623 Website: Blue Pearl Yoga Studio
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

Blakely, Georgia

Rebecca Slay

Mooresville, North Carolina

Abby Smith

Nutley, New Jersey 07110

Alicia Smith

Roswell, Georgia

Angela Smith

Durham, North Carolina

Asli Smith

Atlanta, Georgia

Bradley Smith

Columbia, South Carolina

Dara W Smith

Cobb County, Georgia Cell Phone: 704-258-5300

Gary Smith

Charleston, South Carolina

Gary Smith

Jessica Smith

Columbia, South Carolina

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

Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin Website: http://www.journeyoflifeproject.com|*|Journey%20of%20Life%20Project

Jennifer Snyder

Athens, Georgia

Jeff Sousa

Woodstock, Georgia Website: http://www.emberyoga.com|*|Ember%20Yoga

Margaret Sousa

Canton, Georgia Website: http://www.emberhotyoga.com|*|Ember%20Hot%20Yoga

Emily Souve

Sherry Spencer

Avondale Estates, Georgia

Chelsea Spivey

Peachtree City, Georgia

Krista Squiers

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Sara Stajos

Beverly Stanton

Matthews, North Carolina

Kimma Stark

Bloomfield, New Jersey Website: http://www.flowinglotus.com|*|Flowing%20Lotus%20Yoga
Biography