PRACTITIONERS

The Graduates listed here hold a valid Yoga for the Special Child®, LLC license. You may contact any of these students in your area if you are looking for a Yoga for the Special Child®, LLC practitioner to teach yoga to those with special needs.

UNITED STATES

INTERNATIONAL

USA

CALIFORNIA
 

Catherine Sjolund
Owner Hot Yoga Haven/Yoga Instructor/Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Newhall
Contact:

661-644-2682

Shauna Zeilig

Occupational Therapist/Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner

Los Angeles

Contact:

646-236-6318

COLORADO
 

Kathleen K. McKnight
​Yoga teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Montrose
Contact: ​Akkatiek@gmail.com
775-636-2726

FLORIDA
 

​Renata Sumar Gaertner, E-RYT500; RCTY; C-IAYT
​Yoga for the Special Child Program Teacher/ Yoga teacher/ Children Yoga Teacher
Sarasota
Contact: ​renata@specialyoga.com

941-320-9290​

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Lisa Stortstrom, RYT-200
​Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner, Yoga teacher ,Montessori teacher, Special Education Teacher
Sarasota
Contact:

978-394-3127

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Cheryl Albright, RYT-200
​Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner, Occupational Therapist
Bradenton
Contact:
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941-702-2035
 

Jennifer Rose

Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/ ADT Direct Support Professional

Port Charlotte

Contact:

508-813-5640

GEORGIA

Vicky Sparks
Yoga for the Special Child  Licensed Practitioner/ Occupational Therapist
Dacula
Contact:
770-833-1360

ILLINOIS

Erin Shanthi Haddock
Yoga Teacher, C- IAYT, RYT-500, RCYT /Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic 1 Program Teacher
Chicago and surrounding suburbs (60618)
Contact:  

773-857-1763

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Donna Marie Furmanek

Yoga Therapist/ Movement Analyst/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner

Tinley

Contact:

708-256-0077

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Rita MM. Alviar

Yoga Instructor/Yoga for the Special Child  Licensed Practitioner

Chicago

Contact:

312-961-9062

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Jocelyn Snower
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Winnetka/Glencoe
Contact:
847-494-4977

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Carey Roden Freyman
Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Forest Park
Contact:

708-404-4589

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Kat Matthews
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner, C-IAYT, RYT-200, RCYT
Wilmette
Contact:

847-858-2047

  
MASSACHUSETTS  
 

Jessica Melville​
Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner/Yoga Instructor
Forestdale
Contact: ​jm091586@gmail.com
781-812-8495

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Gita Brown​
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/Writer/Music Educator/Integral Yoga Instructor
Kingston
Contact: ​Gita@gitabrown.com

339-236-6955

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NEVADA
 

Kathy Randolph
Yoga Teacher, Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Program Teacher
Reno
Contact:
​www.yogaforscleroderma.com
775-322-4600

NEW JERSEY
 

Maureen Costello OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Cranford
Contact:
908-963-1455

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Sue Liebross​
OTR/L / Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Frenchtown
Contact:

908-581-6257

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Angela Guerriero
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/ Music Therapist/ Yoga Instructor
Nutley
Contact:
973-661-2060
​www.tempotherapy.com

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Colleen Fung  Warn​
Pediatric Physical Therapist,  Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner, RYT 200
Old Bridge
Contact: ​cwarnpt@gmail.com
646-294-7677

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Reut Yacobi Pasi
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Cresskill
Contact:
908-210-4224

 
NEW YORK

Anne Buckley Reen
Pediatric Occupational Therapist/ Yoga Teacher/Researcher/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
New York
Contact:

 

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Elizabeth Wivell
Occupational Therapist/Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Part 1 Teacher
Manhattan
Contact:

917-474-7821

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Patricia Donato 
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner - Certified OT Assistant 
Smithtown
Contact:

Keren Melamed
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner, OT (Licensed in Israel), RYT200
New York City
Contact:
929-353-9069

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Mary Lou Hunt
Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner, PT
Larchmont
Contact:
914-629-0474
 

NORTH CAROLINA
 

Marla Kasper
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/ RN BSN, RYT 200
Cary
Contact:
919-271-9461

 

 
OHIO
 

Kami Lynn Niehoff​
Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner/Yoga teacher
Columbus
Contact: ​Kami.Niehoff@gmail.com
614-209-9913
 

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PENNSYLVANIA
 

Beth Rich
Retired Pediatric Physical Therapist, Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
McMurray
Contact:
412-217-7421

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TEXAS  ​
 

Alexis Harrison
Milieu Theraphy/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner, RYT 200
Arlington

Contact:
817-683-7773

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VERMONT
 

Wanda Spatzer
Special Educator/ Children with Intensive Needs/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner 
Mount Holly
Contact:  
802-259-2116 
 

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INTERNATIONAL

BELGIUM
 

​Rose Claeys
​Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner, Physiotherapist
Brugge
Contact:
+32473495356
​www.specialyogabelgium.be

Hilde Crop 
​Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner, Masseur, Educator 
Wakken Dentergem, West Vlaanderen
Contact:

0032485 442484​ 
 

Lena De Groote

Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/Occupational therapist/ Yoga teacher

Olsene, Oost-Vlaanderen

Contact:

0032495636908

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Nele Van de Kerckhove

Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/Educator/ Yoga teacher

Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen

Contact:

0032478674811

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Patricia Rillaers

Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/Physiotherapist

Deurne, Atwerpen

Contact:

003233264745

BRAZIL

Santosh Nascimento
Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Belo Horizonte/MG
Contact: ​santosh_yoga@hotmail.com

+55 31 32255709

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Sabrina Angelica Silva Menezes
Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Belo Horizonte/MG
Contact: ​menezessabrina272@gmail.com
+55 31 9 98327715

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Marina Birnfeld
Physiotherapist/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Rio de Janeiro
Contact:
5521975698212
 

CAMBODIA
 

Myrto Argyriou

Yoga Teacher/Early Years Educator/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Cambodia
Contact:
+855965546322

CANADA
 

Sherry Le Blanc
Yoga Teacher, Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Program Teacher
Toronto
Contact:

416-532-5988

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Naomi Levitin
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Vancouver
Contact:  

604-780-8173
 
 

CROATIA

Sandra Begovic
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Pribislavec
Contact:
0038598704939

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Petra Fridrichova
Special Needs Therapist/ Physical Therapist/Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Prague, Troja District
Contact:

00420603313507

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DENMARK
 

Emmamaria Vincentz            
Yoga Teacher and Therapist, Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner

Copenhagen


+ 45 61788090
 

GERMANY
 

Anja Sandrini
Dipl. Betriebswirtin(BA)/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner 
Hockenheim

+49 172/7051141
 

 
HONG KONG
 

Hersha Chellaram
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner / Yoga Therapist & Teacher Trainer
Hong Kong

+852 61039642

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Mirna Salgadinho
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner / IY 200Hrs
Hong Kong

+852 64005716

HUNGARY
 

Nikoletta Mayer
Hatha Yoga instructor/ Spine Yoga instructor/ Kid Yoga instructor/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 
Budapest

+36307902570

INDIA

Juhi Prasad
Yoga Instructor/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 
Saligao, Goa

+91 9604296012

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ISRAEL

​Abigail Warshavsky
Occupational Therapist/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner

Yeruham
Contact:
972545382265

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JAPAN
 

Ryoko Ohtaki
Psychologist/Yoga teacher/Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Tokyo
Contact:

+81 90 8172 7018

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Yuko Shibuya
Dancer/Yoga for Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Miyagi/ Sendal
Contact:
+09048865421​

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Junko Takahashi
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Hyogo/Takarazuka
Contact:

+09012201219

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 Rie Asao
Yoga teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Kumamoto

Contact:
http://.hidamariya.amebaownd.com/
+09018751761

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NETHERLANDS
 

Michelle Borsboom 
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 
​Rijswijk, Zuid Holland
Contact:

+31-624129304

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​Saskia Valk 
Yoga Therapist/ Yoga for the Special Child  Senior Licensed Practitioner 
​Groningen
Contact:

+31-616012860

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Julia "Jayashri" Lomoro 
Occupational Therapist/ trainer/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 
​Amsterdam

Contact:
+31-645562362

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Daphne Huizing 
Founder-owner Roberta Sumar Yogacentrum Laren/Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner/ Physiotherapist
​Laren
Contact:

+31-6 81820456

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Annet Van de Rhee 
Yoga Teacher/Yoga for the Special Child  Licensed Practitioner 
​Haarlem
Contact:

+31621848939

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Erna Beeker 
Coach for kids/kidsyoga/Social Worker/Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 
​Soesterberg
Contact:
0614540022

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Carrie Schriemer
Yoga Therapist/ Yoga teacher/Social worker/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner 
Varsseveld, Gelderland
Contact:

0031616828903

Naomi Schillevoort (Omi Yoga)

Yoga teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner ​

Rotterdam

Contact:

+31683419916

Petra Lipman

Yoga for the Special Child  Licensed Practitioner 

Poeldijk, Zuid-Holland

Contact:  

+31620231076

Karina Klompenhouwer

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner 

​Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland

Contact:

0638016598

Hermie Roukens-Teheux

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner ​

Bussum

Contact:

31-6-46393945

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Esther Van Herk 

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/ Communication advisor/Yoga teacher​

Nuenen, Noord-Brabant

Contact:

0031653979980

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Anna-Greet Wendel

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/ Nurse/Yoga Teacher

Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Contact:

0031(0)653155782

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Mark Adetiloye Adewole

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner ​

Amsterdam

0031628128801

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PHILIPPINES
 

Elizabeth Montenegro-Rye 
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/ Founder of Perfect Soul Center for Education and Healing
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Contact:
(02)9326410 / 09212020642

Jolla Amparo-Soriaga
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/Yoga Teacher
Davao City
Contact:
+639177006518

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SAUDI ARABIA

Reem Mallawi

Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/ Senior Speech Language Pathologist

Riyadh 

Contact:

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​SPAIN

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Nadia Cristobal  
Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner/Adult Hatha Yoga Practitioner/Professional Development training in OT for children with Special Needs/ Founder of Roberta Sumar Yoga Room Madrid
Madrid
Contact:   /  
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+34629100329

SWITZERLAND
 

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Karin Rüger 
Yoga Teacher E-RYT500/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Magglingen/Biel/Bern
Contact:

+41 79 550 67 11
 

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TAIWAN 
 

Irene Gallagher (aka An-Chi Hsiau)
Yoga Teacher/Owner/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
Taipei
Contact:

+886 9300870711

Chen Yen Hung
Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner/Yoga Instructor
Taipei
Contact:
+886920703478

Chiu Hsiu Fang
Kids Yoga Teacher/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Taipei
Contact:

+886 966900810

Wang Yi-Ting
Physical Therapist/Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
Taoyuan 
Contact:
+886 910921681

UNITED KINGDOM
 

Amanda Mackenzie

Yoga Teacher/Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner 

Hillingdon, West London

Contact:

+44 1895 811480

Dr Savitri Jo Kirwin
Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
Cheshire
Contact:

+447 850 580855

Denisa Nenova
Yoga Therapist/Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner and Yoga for the Special Child Basic Program co teacher
London
Contact:

00447487523497

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Jaya Ehrlich
Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Senior Licensed Practitioner
North London
Contact:

+44 2088833234

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Aphrodite Ardani
Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Licensed Practitioner
North London
Contact: 

07731531970

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Laura Marcus
Yoga Teacher/ Yoga for the Special Child Basic Licensed Practitioner
London
Contact:
447904327527
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