Licensed 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.

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within each location, listings are alphabetical by city

ALASKA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Laurie Schaeffer Holistic RN, RYT Kenai bugzy@pobox.alaska.net 907-394-1148

CALIFORNIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Deborah Eacock Yoga Instructor/ Childbirth Educator Fresno and Clouis ginkgoyoga@gmail.com 559-779-8316
Limor Landau Special Ed Teacher Los Angeles limoryoga@yahoo.com
www.Limoryoga.com
323-965-9234
Catherine Sjolund Yoga Therapist/ Yoga Instructor Santa Clarita (in L.A. County) specialkidshwc@yahoo.com
www.specialkidshwc.com
661-254-3255
661-644-2682
Eve Reymond Ocupational Therapist Redondo Beach evereymond@gmail.com 310-791-1961

CONNECTICUT
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Teddi Barenholtz Physical Therapist Fairfield Yogabilitation@aol.com
www.yogabilitation.com
203-254-1311 or
203-400-1363

DELAWARE
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Donna Juhrden Lawson Yoga Instructor, 200 hour RYT Dover djuhrden@wildblue.net 302-670-4461

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Krista Zember Yoga Teacher 200RYT Washington, DC yogacalm@gmail.com
www.yogakrista.com
202-689-5945

FLORIDA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Renata Sumar Gaertner Yoga for the Special Child Program Teacher Sarasota renata@specialyoga.com 941-925-9677
Nicole Ramos Yoga Instructor Miami yogaforall@live.com 305-251-0662
fax: 305-259-4409

GEORGIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Ponda  McKinney Performing Arts and  Yoga Instructor Moultrie pondajoyce@hotmail.com

www.colquittcountyarts.com
229-985-1922

ILLINOIS
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Marissa Perdkiri Casey Childrens Yoga Instuctor, Special Needs, Infant- Teens Highland Park caseymarissa@yahoo.com 847-924-9294
Zsolt Ezsias Conductive Education Teacher La Grange Highlands thesmilingchild@nemenyi.net
www.thesmilingchild.com
630-290-7497
Carey Roden Freyman Yoga Therapist Oak Park careyjroden@ameritech.net 708-404-4589
Simone Kawalsky-Nabicht Yoga Instructor Chicago divaladance@gmail.com
www.strengththroughfocus.com
847-828-0303
Gyorgyi  Ezsias Conductive Education Teacher La Grange Highlands thesmilingchild@nemenyi.net
www.thesmilingchild.com
630-290-7498

LOUISIANA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Lauren Best Shapiro Pediatric Yoga Teacher, Occupational Therapist New Orleans laubest@bellsouth.net 504-919-6700

MARYLAND
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Sue Hardy Occupational Therapist Baltimore sue.yoga@hotmail.com 410-499-5269

MASSACHUSETTS
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Tonya Salerno Art Teacher, Yoga Teacher Boston tonyayoga@gmail.com
www.tonyasalerno.com
781-775-9680
Cindy Kaplan Yoga Teacher Cambridge/ Watertown Ckapweiss@yahoo.com 617-869-3305

MONTANA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Stacie Erfle OT, YSC practitioner Bozeman stacie@amitayoga.com
www.amitayoga.com
406-600-3883

NEVADA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Kathleen Randolph Yoga Teacher Reno Kathy@theyogacenterreno.com
www.theyogacenterreno.com
775-322-4600
Barbara Ann Jones Occupational  Therapist Incline Village barblutick@yahoo.com
www.theyogacenterreno.com
775-813-0151
Lisa Everett-Bridgewater Physical therapist Sparks lisaeb3@sbcglobal.net 775-626-7608

NEW JERSEY
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Joanne Schlachter Music Therapist Clifton musicandyoga@yahoo.com 973-220-6318
Tara Picariello, CYT Occupational Therapist Cranford tpic02@yahoo.com  
www.yogaforme.net
908-400-1483
Stephanie Lubalin, MS OTR/L, ATP, RYT Occupational Therapist Hoboken slubalin@aol.com 201-220-9706
Barbara Sager Yoga Instructor Little Silver Barbara@sageyoga.com 732-233-4766
Colleen Fung Pediatric Physical Therapist Old Bridge cwarnpt@verizon.net 646-294-7677
Yana Kofman Pediatric Physical Therapist Mendham thewholechildnj@gmail.com
http://thewholechildnj.health.officelive.com
201-213-1294
Karen Rosen Yoga Instructor , Fitness Professional Central New Jersey karen@karenspecialyoga.com
www.karenspecialyoga.com
908-917-5586

NEW YORK
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Deborah Leftridge Hatha Yoga Teacher (RYT) Arverne ddleftridge@aol.com 917-533-3945
Andrea Callahan Human Services Administrator Bayside acallahan@myself.com 718-224-1076
Anne Buckley Reen Pediatric OT Belle Harbor www.Forkidsyoga.com 718-318-1180
Margaret Tumelty Pediatric Occupational Therapist/ RYT Belle Harbor/Queens mtumotr@aol.com 516-242-0001
Dianne Garcia Pediatric Physical Therapist Brooklyn/Staten Island DGarciaPT@aol.com 917-842-6230
Stephanie Lubalin, MS OTR/L, ATP, RYT Occupational Therapist Manhattan slubalin@aol.com 201-220-9706
Elizabeth Wivell Acupuncturist, Ocupacional Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher New York City ewivell@ohmacupuncture.com
www.ohmacupuncture.com
917-474-7821
Ann Davis Teacher, Yoga Teacher, Adapted Physical Education Teacher Queensbury wisesoma@verizon.net 518-798-4501

NORTH CAROLINA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Andrea Busch Ocupacional Therapist Wilmington abusch@ec.rr.com 910-612-0944

OHIO
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Kami Lynn Niehoff Special Needs Pre-school/ Yoga Teacher Columbus Kami.Niehoff@gmail.com
www.yogawithkami.com
614-209-9913

OREGON
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Kirsten Brown Special Education Teacher Grants Pass info@lifecopevisions.com
makani@bmi.net
541-660-9412
Mary Williams Occupational Therapist Portland marykw@hevanet.com
www.celebratethesenses.com
503-246-7800

PENNSYLVANIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Denise Orsulak Physical Therapist/ Yoga Instructor Berwyn denise@allkidsyoga.com
www.allkidsyoga.com
267-226-7767

SOUTH CAROLINA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Susan Ziman Special Education Teacher Charleston spedteach1954@hotmail.com 843-795-7039
843-762-2799
843-864-3891

TENNESSEE
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Danielle Carder Occupational Therapist Nashville garby100@hotmail.com 615-833-0318
Colleen Dwyer Yoga Teacher Nashville colleen@blossomingyoga.com
www.blossomingyoga.com
615-228-3624

TEXAS
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Lynne Silberman Teacher/ Yoga Instructor (for children) Dallas lsilbie@yahoo.com 214-448-9424
Mary Elizabeth Sheehan Yoga Instructor Ft. Worth www.yogapotential.com
info@yogapotential.com
817-881-7523
Brenda Bazan Yoga teacher & Therapist Dallas bvbparis@aol.com 832-444-4841
Yulene Broussard Occupational Therapist Houston yulene@gmail.com 713-213-5336
Bobbie Drake Yoga Teacher, RYT Houston dranls@aol.com 832-288-5559

UTAH
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Darren Peoples Pediatric Physical Therapist Salt Lake City dray2966@msn.com 801-550-5917

VERMONT
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Lauren Briere Occupational Therapist Bolton Valley laurenbriere@gmail.com 802-434-4603

VIRGINIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Shaye Moore Yoga Teacher Arlington heartsforhands@msn.com 703-536-7107

WASHINGTON
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Amy Iverson Yoga Teacher Spokane amy@spokaneyouthyoga.com
www.spokaneyouthyoga.com
509-220-7419

WISCONSIN
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Wendy Handrich Educational Consultant, Yoga Teacher Oconomowoc learningcurvewi@charter.net
www.learningcurvewi.com
262-567-9044

INTERNATIONAL

ARGENTINA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Leila Klein Yoga Instructor, Yoga Therapist for special needs Buenos Aires yogaterapia.klein@gmail.com (00541) 4703-4163

AUSTRALIA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Katie Jones Yoga for the Special Child practitioner Perth pk5@iinet.net.au 0432-880-925
Debra Mc Cormick Yoga for the Special Child practitioner
Reiki Master Teacher
Sidney yoga@eponayoga.com

www.eponayoga.com
61-401-698-588

BELGIUM
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Corinne Libens Special Education Teacher/ Special Needs Sport Teacher/ Special needs Children’s Yoga Teacher Hasselt corinne@yogahuis.be
www.yogahuis.be
+32 0495708266

BRAZIL
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Shanthi Else Lucy Felicissimo Yoga Teacher and nutricionista Belo Horizonte- M. Gerais elselucy@yahoo.com.br 031-3225-5709
Renata Sumar Gaertner Yoga Teacher and fonoaudiologa Belo Horizonte- M. Gerais info@yogaintegralbrasil.com
www.jaivida.com
031-3225-5709
031-9971-5709
Santosh Silvana M. Silva Nascimento Yoga Teacher Belo Horizonte- M. Gerais info@yogaintegralbrasil.com 031-3225-5709
Kalyani Virginia Miranda Vieira Yoga Teacher Raul Soares-M.Gerais kalyani@signet.com.br  
Katia Gontijo Yoga Teacher Sao Paulo katiagontijo@yahoo.com
katiagontijo@hotmail.com
11 9297 7697

CANADA
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Janine Keller Yoga Teacher Kitchener, Ontario info@blueskiesyoga.com
www.blueskiesyoga.com
519-574-1941
Sherry Le Blanc Yoga Teacher Toronto Sherry@yoga4kids.org 416-532-5988


IRELAND
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Denise Diver Yoga Teacher Donegal denisetdiver@aol.com 00353 086 237 5619


THE NETHERLANDS
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Celine Gockinga Yoga for the Special Child practitioner   celinegockinga@versatel.nl (035) 524-1359


NEW ZEALAND
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Amanda Reid Yoga Therapist/ Massage Therapist/ Natural Health Practitioner Wellington info@samadhi.co.nz
http://www.samadhi.co.nz
+64 4 905 1503

SCOTLAND
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Zoi Chisholm Yoga Teacher Kinfauns, Perth Zoichisholm@yahoo.com (0044) 01738860391

UNITED KINGDOM
Name Profession City E-mail Phone
Rachel Richards Yoga Teacher Birmingham happyoga@blueyonder.co.uk
www.happyoga.co.uk
07813 143 887
44 121 441-1372



Jay Ehrlich
Infant Massage & Infant Yoga teacher, Perinatal Yoga teacher & facilitator for children with special needs London jay@yogababies.co.uk
www.yogababies.co.uk
(00 44) 208 883 3234
Rose MacDonald Montessori teacher, yoga teacher Ashburtone, Devon macdonaldrose@hotmail.com
www.web.mac.com/specialyogadevon
07740870374
Richard Kravetz Yoga Teacher London Richard@yogaforall-uk.com (44) 208-349-9602
Jo Manuel Yoga Teacher London jo@specialyoga.org.uk
www.specialyoga.org.uk
[44] 208-933-4353
Judy Cameron Yoga Teacher, midwife Aberdeen judycameron@yogabirth.plus.com
www.yogaofbirth.co.uk
+44 (0) 1464 82-0346
Romy Tennant  Yoga for the Special Child practitioner London romytennant@hotmail.com +44 (0) 7977 092 174
Sheron Grouse  Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child practitioner Shaftesbury, Dorset shergrouse@yahoo.co.uk 01747-854507

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