Certified Yoga Instructor Directory
Welcome to ChildLight’s Certified Yoga Instructor Directory and a big CONGRATULATIONS to the following individuals who have successfully completed all requirements for certification in one or more specialty areas!
We have Certified Yoga Instructors in 42 states and 13 countries! To find an instructor near you, simply select your state – noting the certification abbreviations, then click a name to contact them via email. Our instructor list for outside the US is also listed below.
We encourage you to use this Certified Yoga Instructor Directory to locate and connect with a teacher.
Abbreviation Key
Yoga & Mindfulness for Children = YM
Advanced Teaching Concepts = ADV
Babies & Toddlers = BT
ChildLight in Schools = SCH
Special Needs/Diverse Abilities = SN/DA
Tweens & Teens = TT
Prenatal Foundations = PF
Prenatal Advanced = PA
Yin Yoga = YIN
Stress Reduction for Teens through Mindfulness = SRTM
* ChildLight Registered Prenatal Yoga School = 85hr Graduate
* ChildLight Registered Children's Yoga School = 95hr Graduate
* RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) = 200hr Graduate
* RCYT (Registered Children's Yoga Teacher) = 200hr & 95hr Graduate
* RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) = 200hr & 85hr Graduate
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United States
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Melissa Miller – 200hr | Dumas |
Stacha Imhoff – BT | Jonesboro |
Zaheedah Khan-Wallace – 200hr Grad | Concord |
Tania Sotomayor-Galvin – YM | Downey |
Jiennie Kim – YM | La Habra |
Linda Luna – YM | Long Beach |
Denitza Hristova – YM, ADV | Oakland |
Lynn Deutsch – YM | Pacific Grove |
Jennifer Kowarsky – YM | Palm Desert |
Bucher, Roberta – BT, RPYT, Yin | Rancho Santa Fe |
Rebecca Villa – YM | San Diego |
Becky Crandell – RCYT | Boulder |
Susie Milani – YIN | Colorado Springs |
Wendi Heffner – YM, SCH | Colorado Springs |
Priscilla Welch – YM | Erie |
Valerie Simpson – YM | Evergreen |
Heather Summers – YM | Littleton |
Scarlet Ayme – TT | Timnath |
Courtney Riley – YM | Dover |
Linda Ott – YM, ADV | Lewes |
Deborah Dandrea – YM | Newcastle |
Heather Duff – YM | Newark |
Barbara Ley – RCYT | Newark |
Gladys Bordonada Hagan – YM | Newark |
Jessica Ladin – YM | Newark |
Julie Hartnett – YM | Wilmington |
Linda Lonergan – YM | Wilmington |
Courtney Loughney – YM | Wilmington |
Mark Pietuszka – YM | Wilmington |
Bree D’Alessio – YM | Washington |
Cindy Cota – YM | Washington |
Clare Rawlings – YM | Washington |
Elena Segura – YM | Washington |
Emily Gordon – YM | Washington |
Hannah Gallagher – BT | Washington |
Jamie Peterson *95 HR* | Washington |
Jenn Karbowsky – YM | Washington |
Jennie Challender – YM, BT | Washington |
Jennifer Mueller – E-RYT, RCYT | Washington |
Kaydee Dahlin – YM | Washington |
Lindsey Toohey – YM | Washington |
Lucie Woolford – YM, ADV, TT | Washington |
Meredith McCullough – YM | Washington |
Rachel Gooze – BT | Washington |
Shakeelah Sutton – YM | Washington |
Sharrie McFarlane – YM | Washington |
Stephanie Preller – *85 Hour Prenatal* | Washington |
Suz Podrasky-Stafford – YM | Washington |
Tanya Myers – *95 HR* | Washington |
Jodi Mathisen – YM | Bradenton |
Mercedes McClam – 200hr | Fernandina Beach |
Tina LaVacca – YM | Fernandina Beach |
Sarah Collins – YM, TT | Gainesville |
Margaret Ross – YM | Lakeland |
Jenny Means – YM | Lithia |
Melissa Meikle – YM | Melbourne |
Rana Beg – YM, TIY | Miami |
Laura Julien – YM | Nocatee |
Dawn Birmingham – YM, TT | North Fort Meyers |
Danielle Hope – YM | Orlando |
Ree Karaki- 200hr | Orlando |
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Niki Costantino – YM | Tallahassee |
Tammy Poucher – YM | Tallahassee |
Lisa Timrick – YM | Titusville |
Sue Burk – YM, SCH, TT, BT | Vero Beach |
Beth Jenkins – *95 Hour Grad* *200 Hour Grad* | West Jacksonville |
Sarah Wibell – Prenatal Grad | Athens |
Kristen Powers – YM | Columbus |
Tierney Langdon – TT | Conyers |
Pam Buckner – YM | McDonough |
Amanda Meyer – YM | Savannah |
Emily Spencer – TT | Savannah |
Nguyen, Hanh – YM | Norcross |
Andrea Staska *95 HR* | Roswell |
Lara Spell-Worsham – YM | Stockbridge |
Patti Ideran – BT | Batavia |
Sarah Flood – YM | Chicago |
Camri McAvoy – BT | Chicago |
Kamisha Morrison – YM | Chicago |
Khalidah Medlock – *85 Hour Grad* | Chicago |
Meghan (MJ) Stegemann – BT | Chicago |
Maria Losselyoung – YM | Elmhurst |
Jennan Bolk – BT | Fairview Heights |
Carrie Modra – YM, ADV | Gurnee |
Susan O’Sullivan – TT | Orland Park |
Sheri Eckert – *200 Hour Grad*, Yin | Palestine |
Susannah Eckert – *200 Hour Grad* | Palestine |
Theresa Fitzgerald – YM | Polo |
Nel Millas – BT | Swansea, IL |
Martha Lisa Tuveson – YM | Batesville |
Heidi Brown – YM, ADV | Bloomington |
Sara Salinas – TT | Carmel |
Amy Bullington – YM | Fishers |
Heather Smith – YM | Fishers |
Lori Bisser – YM | Indianapolis |
Diana Koger – YM, SCH, TT, BT, TIY | Lafayette |
Christie Trksak – 85 hr, BT | La Porte |
Francesca Robinson – YM | Mishawaka |
Colleen Spano – YM | Mishawaka |
Megan Jessop – YM | South Bend |
Amy Taylor – YM | West Lafayette |
Alannah Olsen – YM | West Des Moines |
Kansas City |
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Lakeside Park |
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Lexington |
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Lexington |
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Union |
Alixandra Ward-Gaither – YM | Brighton |
Rebecca McVey – YM | Brighton |
Dianna Kause – YM, TT | Chelsea |
Kristin Wunderlin – YM, TIY | Detroit |
Julia Schroeder – YM | Escanaba |
Brittany Kamphues – TT | Grand Rapids |
Shannon Keyes – YM | Grand Rapids |
Mathilde McDaniels – YM | Gregory |
Myreya Meyers – YM | Grosse Pointe Farms |
Sandi Munger – YM | Harrison Twp |
Rhonda Carrier – YM | Hillsdale |
Lisa Krejcik – YM | Jackson |
Kristin Salem – YM | Kalamazoo |
Michelle Pink – RCYT | Manchester |
Sarah Wheeler – YM | McMillan |
Linda LaFlair – YM | Saginaw |
Evelyn Tadros – YM | Shelby Twp |
Amy Consiglio – TT | South Lyon |
Kathleen Belonga – E-RYT500, RCYT, YACEP | St. Joseph |
Shellie Avery-Franz – YM | Wolverine Lake |
Alyssa Restifo – YM | Prior Lake |
Amira Gaynor – YM | New Hope |
Missoula |
Hydie Jill Sobel – YM | Albuquerque |
Amy Jelliffe – YM | Santa Fe |
Bismarck |
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Minot |
Sarah Kirk – 95HR | Tulsa |
Brittany Eck – 85 HR, 95HR, 200HR | Oklahoma City |
Karlyn Kagy – YM | Eugene |
Cathleen Sprague Price – YM | Grants Pass |
LuAnn Rukke – YM | Lake Oswego |
April Helton – SP | Rainier |
Mercedes Schlobohm – YM | Beaufort |
Julia Debenham – YM | Charleston |
Jessica Smith – YM, ADV | Columbia |
Missy Sawyer – YM, ADV, SCH | Columbia |
Elizabeth Morse – TT, SRTM | Greenville |
Simone Mori – YM, ADV, SCH | Hopkins |
Luz Van Wieren – YM, *200 Hour Grad* | Indian Land |
Karen Patriarca – YM | Murrells Inlet |
Megan Quackenbush – YM | Simpsonville |
Dawn Mendoza – YM | Tega Cay |
Lori Harrington – *95 Hour Grad*, SRTM | Tega Cay |
Susan Adams – YM | Union |
Brenda Nakdimen – YM, BT, RPYT | Cleveland |
Ximena Rocha – RPYT | Nashville |
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Cinta Burgos – YM | Austin |
Rubi Orozco – BT | El Paso |
Guendalina Chaho – YM | |
Jennifer Shapiro – *95 HR* | San Antonio |
Laurie Shamma – *95 HR* | Victoria |
Salt Lake City |
Swati Joshi – YM, SCH, TT, DA | Belleuve, WA |
Kelly Clifford – BT | Carnation |
Jessica Azeez – RCYT | La Conner |
Serena Colson – BT | Lakewood |
Suzanne Snow – TIY | Longview |
Molly French – YM | Port Hadlock |
Sarah Waymouth – YM | Seattle |
Pat Cavit – RCYT | Silvana |
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Teri Kohlrusch – YM | Amery |
Kera Modell – YM, ADV, TT | Cedarburg |
Patricia Modell – YM, ADV, TT | Cedarburg |
Kristine Richards – YM | Franklin |
Ashley Stuart – YM, TT | Hartland |
Mandy Fabry – 85hr | Madison |
Pam Peterson – YM | Medford |
Sara Barrows – 85hr | Wauwatosa |
Wilson |
Other Countries
- Abud Dhabi, UAE
- Albania
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
Chantal Johnson – YM | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Robbi-Layne Robertson – YM | West Vancouver, British Columbia |
Rebecca Bates- YM, ADV | David Ridge, New Brunswick |
Linda Worley-Bell – YM, ADV, BT, TT | South Tetagouche, New Brunswick |
Jennifer Sims – YM, ADV | Trenton, Nova Scotia |
Natalie Schincariol – YM | Almonte, Ontario |
Wendy Kelly – YM | Aurora, Ontario |
Lindsey McBeth- YM | Baden, Ontario |
Rob McBeth – YM | Baden, Ontario |
Maeghan Pardy – YM | Brockville, Ontario |
Nora Young – YM | Cambridge, Ontario |
Christina Haskim – YM | Nobel, Ontario |
Sherry Miller – YM | Ohsweken, Ontario |
Victoria Lynes – YM | Ottawa, Ontario |
Shelly McGrath – YM | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Nicosia |
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Julie Marhoom |
North Cyprus |
Ramstein |
Yokosuka |
Selangor |
Atala Mayer | Toluca |
Vilma Catala – YM, ADV |
Bayamon |
Lise Escobar Gelinek |
Cidra |
Laura Fernandez Mato – 95hr |
Pontevedra |
Viola Pazidis – BT | Goldschlägiplatz 2 |
Maria Manjarrez | Bangkok |
Tunis |
Karen Ciccone – 200hr Grad, 95hr Grad, Yin | Colchester, Essex |
Julia Ebel – YM | North Yorkshire |