Find a Yoga To Grow Teacher in Your Area
For information about teachers in the Columbia, Missouri area including Susan Mathis, director and owner of Yoga to Grow, Dana Faler and Kelly McGowan, visit the About Us page.
Missouri: Moberly Area
Jill Wondel, RYT, CYTG Teacher
Moberly, MO
314-974-0038
www.prayerandyoga.com
jill@prayerandyoga.com
Jill began taking yoga several years ago for the health and fitness benefits, and, after being asked to teach at a friend's church, has found it to be an amazing complement to her spiritual life.
As a certified yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance and a Yoga to Grow Instructor, Jill enjoys teaching both adults and kids alike! She teaches an eclectic mix of sequences and postures in each class, and provides options for all levels. Her classes are both energizing and relaxing, as she emphasizes the combination of breath and movement. She appreciates the challenge of finding the balance between effort and surrender, and loves the way that yoga connects mind, body and soul.
For information on her upcoming classes, check out www.prayerandyoga.com.
Missouri: St. Louis Area
Carie Forrester, CYTG Teacher
St. Louis, MO
314-406-2839
cjotte@sbcglobal.net
Melissa A. Huse, M.A., CCC-SLP, CYTG Teacher
Des Peres, MO
314-402-7669
teamhuse@sbcglobal.net
www.kidpartners.net
Melissa Huse is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and co-owner of Kid Partners, Inc. (www.KidPartners.net) Melissa is a certified Yoga to Grow teacher, following a 35 hour training, and has also completed a 13 hour training in Yoga and Pilates for the Child with Special Needs. In addition to using yoga as stress relief and exercise in her own life, she found she was using yoga poses and breathing principles in some of her therapy sessions with kids as a way to help them calm, focus, and strengthen their bodies. Kid Partners Yoga is a great way to share her passion for yoga and help children with special needs and their families experience its many benefits.
In Kid Partners Yoga classes, we use breathing activities, yoga poses, movement games, and relaxation to help children learn ways to find focus and calmness, and to promote positive feelings about themselves and their world. Yoga can help kids be more confident and comfortable with their bodies and the way they move! Children with Down Syndrome or lower muscle tone find Yoga an energetic way to strengthen their muscles and joints. Kids with autism or sensory integration differences love the way yoga gives them strategies to calm themselves when they get too excited. Children with cerebral palsy or high muscle tone benefit from yoga poses that help lengthen and relax tight muscles. And ALL kids love the FUN, the games, the music, and the opportunity to play and interact with other children!
Ohio: Cleveland/Akron Area
Abra Said, CYTG Teacher
Brecksville, OH
216-650-4569
said.abram@gmail.com
Abra holds a B.A. Degree in Family and Child Development and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Education. She is also studying to become a certified doula through DONA International. She has always loved working with children and youth, and has directed a summer camp near her home for the past 8 years. Abra enjoys photography, traveling, and watching her younger brothers’ sporting events. “Yoga to Grow” is Abra’s first yoga certification; and as her daily practice evolves, she hopes to attain more. Abra lives with her dog Molly, in Cleveland, Ohio. She lives by her mantra: Peace. Love. Yoga.