Directory
Liana K Ables
Millstadt, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
This has been a dream of mine for many years. We are never too old to find our way.
Elisabeth Sherine Ahlby
Horten, Norway
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Low Back Care Yoga Teacher
I am a certified yoga teacher and former nurse. I offer adapted, gentle yoga in small groups to people who, for medical or other reasons, find regular classes too...
Kristine Amey
Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Kristine teaches a weekly Chair Yoga class at her church. This group has been her inspiration and chair yoga has become a jewel in her teaching. Her students come...
Lisa Apeltauer
Frankston South Victoria Australia
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been a student of yoga for over 22 yrs now and a teacher for 5. My passion is to encourage everyone who has or is experiencing any...
Kate Arnold
Loveland, Ohio, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I'm now doing something I had no idea would make me so happy.
Teresa Austin
Ocean Beach, California, USA
Yoga Therapist
Teresa teaching and practices Yoga. She is the creator of Mythasana. "I believe that the power of myth and the magic of yoga can guide us back to...
Peggy Aveyard
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Peggy Aveyard is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).
Becky Barnes
Moscow, Idaho, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga & Trained Gentle Yoga Teacher
Prior to retirement, I worked in the business world as an administrative assistant, in the community as a private counselor, and in the public school district teaching children with...
Debbie Barnes-Allan
Yelm, Washington, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
What is so special for me is how intimate the group becomes, they come to trust me. As one member once said, “You listen to us, work with...
Marybeth Bastian
Parker, Colorado, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
My nursing background helped me to formulate the belief that the best health comes from the harmony of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Yoga has helped me become a Health...
Renay Bayer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Inspired by the phrase, “you are only as young as your spine is healthy,” Renay found her focus in teaching yoga. Motivated to help adults and seniors of all...
Jean Benvenuto
Potsdam, New York, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Retired Reading teacher and Former partner and founder of Trillium Center for Yoga and Health in Potsdam, NY.
Julie Bolton
Watchet, Somerset, United Kingdom
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Julie is an Aging Well coordinator for Age UK which fits in beautifully and compliments the Chair|Yoga Course and the direction she hopes to move into.
Victoria Boyko
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher and Yoga Vista Academy Mentor Teacher
Viki blends her learning as a core strength vinyasa master trainer with somatics and Franklin method training to bring an anatomy aware, fluid, inner body experience to her teaching.
Katie Brandes
Orlando, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher and Kids Yoga Techer
Katie is a specialized yoga teacher with weekly classes consisting of Gentle Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Children's Yoga, and Chair Yoga in Orlando, FL. As a 500 Hour Level RYT,...
Helena Bray
San Diego, California, USA
SAYCO Gentle and Chair Yoga Teacher
Helena is the Co-Creator of Yogazander and Yoga instructor. Yogazander is a special combination of Yoga and the Alexander Technique. Participants practice classical Yoga poses or postures with...
Diana Brockman
Ballwin, Missouri, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
"Dedicated to sharing the benefits of yoga for all ages and abilities."
Nina Boswell Brown
Bristol North Someset, United Kingdom
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Nina is the founder of SittingFitYoga.com and a Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Graduate and Yoga Teacher. She is a paraplegic and a key collaborator on the Academy's...
Jeannette Brown
Pico Rivera, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga Teacher
May I also take this opportunity to let you know that I really have learned a lot during this training. You have provided such a complete experience and...
Justine Shelton, C-IAYT
Pahoa, Hawaii, USA
Co-Founder and Director of the Yoga Vista Academy and Certified Viniyoga Therapist
Justine Shelton is a graduate of the American Viniyoga Institute, having earned the distinction of AVI Certified Viniyoga Therapist for over 1000 hours of training. She specializes in Spine...
Sherry Zak Morris, C-IAYT
Vista, California, USA
Co-Founder and Director of the Yoga Vista Academy and Certified Yoga Therapist
Co-Founder and Director of the Yoga Vista Academy. Sherry is passionate about educating Yoga Teachers to teach Yoga safely, effective and joyfully to the 50+ student communities. Sherry designs...
Kerry Cannell
Upland, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I started yoga in October 2012 after a friend told me how she had started going to yoga classes and felt so much better. I’d really been struggling to...
Lanny Carlson
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I was born in SE Texas in 1946, and have been living in Iowa since 1978. I was a United Methodist pastor for over 30 years, until I retired...
Hope Carroll-Rizzo
Oronoco, Minnesota, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I have trained in Aqua yoga with Mary Irby from White Crow and I am trained in Pilates at the RAC and Yogalates through Holy Yoga. I incorporate those...
Tatis Cervantes-Aiken
Oceanside, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Before becoming a Certified Yoga Teacher, Tatis followed multiple career paths that took her into the travel world, banking, real estate and university administration. Now in her late 60’s,...
Pinush Chauhan
Vista, California, USA
Gentle and Chair Yoga Teacher
Pinush Chauhan, RYT and Gentle and Chair Yoga Teacher, is a Special Teacher Presenter for the Yoga Vista Academy where she teaches other Yoga Teachers her unique style. Pinush,...
Francy Cobern
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Francy embraced yoga teaching after she retired from sales and marketing. She soon learned how satisfying and fun it is to teach Chair Yoga, either to Senior friends...
John Conroy
Ennis, Republic of Ireland
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
John teaches a group of 20 Seniors every Tuesday 4pm -5pm at his local Community centre with ages ranging from 64 -92. The Community centre is located...
Camille Cronfel
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Originally from Canada, Camille lives in Elk Grove Village, Illinois with her husband and three children. She is a former school teacher, now a stay-at-home mom. Through several...
Louise Curran
Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Louise teaches Chair Yoga in a variety of venues in Wicklow Ireland. These include Yoga Studios, Active Retirement Groups and Nursing Homes. She also teaches Vinyasa Yoga.
Carol Daly
Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
Carol is a Silver Sneakers Teacher and teaches at many different senior centers and assisted living centers.
Olga Danilevich
Toronto, Canada
Senior Yoga and Chair Yoga Teacher
Olga Danilevich, is an E-RYT and founder of Open Heart Yoga. She teaches Gentle Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga for Seniors and Chair Yoga Dance in Toronto, Canada. She was a...
Lorrie Denning
San Pedro, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I suffer with osteoarthritis myself and have dealt with chronic pain for many years. Yoga enables us to better manage chronic pain and the emotional stressors that...
Dawn Deratany
San Diego, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Low Back Care Yoga Teacher
Dawn has been practicing yoga for over a decade and shares her passion of yoga with others in both group and private classes. Her classes are slower paced...
Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT
Carlsbad, California, USA
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Yoga teacher
Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Laughologist. She owns a private practice in San Diego, CA, specializing in dizziness, vertigo, imbalance and unexplained...
Elaine Duda
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Elaine Duda is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).
Gail Duncan
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been teaching yoga out of my home for just about two years now YTT 200 September 14th 2014. I have six students. I do have two...
Nelda Eserin
Marion, Iowa, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Nelda is a Nurse and pursued her Chair Yoga Teaching credential to supplement her medical training.
Jeanine Faith
Bend, Oregon, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Always a lover of meditation and silence, I have enjoyed a lifelong passion of teaching Hatha Yoga. Yoga reminds us who we are deep down. With this light inside...
Marcia Falotico
Palm Bay, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I was asked to teach a chair yoga class 3 years ago at a Senior active living facility and have been teaching there ever since. That is...
Tomme Fent
Troutdale, Oregon
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I teach Gentle Yoga, Chair Yoga, and All Levels Hatha Yoga, and am Lead Trainer for 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. I didn't begin practicing yoga until I was 50...
Donna Fetzko
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Donna J. Fetzko, MS, RYT offers yoga classes for all levels. She received her 200 hour training through Yogafit, Chair Yoga training with Yoga Vista Academy, and is...
Judith Fitzsimmons
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Judith Fitzsimmons is a writer, aromatherapist, and yoga instructor who lives in Franklin, TN. The author of “Seasons of Aromatherapy” “Aromatherapy Answers” and “Not at Your Child’s Expense” Judith...
Raquel Jex Forsgren
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Raquel Forsgren is a Chicago-based certified yoga teacher on a mission to bring re-ignite the spark and health of seniors! She weaves many types of philosophy and styles...
Marilynn Freeman
Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Marilynn is a Master Teacher offering private sessions, individual coaching, classes, workshops and retreats. She uses a variety of modalities to facilitate a state of balance wholeness.
Sarah Frost
Long Ashton, United Kingdom
Physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher
I graduated in 1987 and worked as a physiotherapist (physical therapist); including working in spinal injuries units in different countries, before joining a UK organisation called Motivation in 1996....
Sharon Gaughan
Grayslake, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I took my first yoga class as a college student in the early 1980s, and have been practicing yoga (off and on) since then. But I only just became...
Kathryn Geib
Orlando, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am semi-retired and very happily back to my roots as a physically active and creative person! I am a 200 RYT yoga teacher and am certified as...
Karina Gough
Masterton, New Zealand
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Volunteer at The Open Soul Collective and Yoga Teacher, RYT 200 at Karina Gough - Flow Yoga
Heidi Green
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I had one session in chair yoga during my 500 hr program at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis during a module on special populations. I work for a...
Kat Gregory
Bend, Oregon, USA
Hatha and Restorative Yoga Teacher - E-RYT
Kat Gregory is an experienced Restorative Yoga teacher having achieved the highest level of training from Judith Lasater. She teaches all styles of Yoga from Kids Yoga to Gentle,...
Judy Harder
Kerrville, Texas, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I am sitting here with a smile on my face because you have encouraged me so much. As I have said before, what a wonderful experience this has...
Jennifer Hilton
Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I have always been a runner. After I turned 40, I decided I needed to balance running with the practice of yoga. Not only did I reap the benefits...
Gerry Hurtig
Parrish, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher and Yoga Vista Academy Mentor Teacher
Gerry has been teaching to all age groups, but has a special focus on the 50+ community where he has the honor of meeting so many new friends as...
Jo Indelicato
Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
My teachings start at a very basic level and you have the option to build up your practice with added instruction. Classes are tailored to suit each individual. All...
Gillian Isvan
Isle of Arran North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Gillian teaching Chair Yoga in Scotland and adds some sprinklings of Chair Yoga Dancing to Scottish songs! She has done yoga for many years and now love teaching and...
Kim Jacobs
La Crescent, Minnesota, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga Teacher
I live in La Crescent, MN. I am a retired CPA who fell in love with hot vinyasa yoga after becoming an empty nester. Now, in retirement, one of...
Pat Jakobsen
Delano, Minnesota, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
As a retired nurse and practicing craniosacral therapist, this is a great fit for me! I’m hoping to reach our local nursing home and assisted living centers with this...
Lisa Johansson
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have a particular passion for teaching yoga that helps people rehabilitate, relax and restore. I love to see how my students progress and I strive to create a...
JoAnn Johnson
Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Yoga has been in my life for over ten years having been certified to teach at age 62. My yoga practice has kept my body strong and flexible. I...
Patricia Joyce
San Marcos, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Patricia's mission is to empower people to live a better quality life through a healthy body, mind and spirit!
Courtney Kilian
Vista, California, USA
Gentle Yoga Teacher and Writer
Courtney Amber Kilian is a writer, gentle yoga teacher, and the founder of Om & Ink: Live, Breathe, Write, which offers prompts for mindful creative practice and Yoga For...
Terra Kirsch
Calabasas, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Terra works in Los Angeles as a senior fitness expert and yoga teacher. She currently teaches at 24 hr fitness and The Y and is studying to become a...
James Knight
Kona, Hawaii, USA
Certified Hanna Somatic Educator and E-RYT
James Knight, creator of Gentle Somatic Yoga and Certified Hanna Somatic Educator and Yoga Teacher combines his expertise in bodywork, yoga, meditation and Somatics in his instructional Workshops.
Marcela Kohn
Panama
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I want to achieve through an affectionate practice, listening to the body. Move the body, move emotions, move sensations to the rhythm of each one, remembering that we are...
Colleen Koziara
Itasca, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Senior Wellness, Activity and Adventure Programming
Ronda Krouch
Saratoga, Wyoming, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Ronda teaches Chair Yoga at a Senior Center in Wyoming.
Betsy Laban
Duarte, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Low Back Care Yoga Teacher
My life with Fibromyalgia and chronic pan have taught me that baby steps and doing what you can are the best ways to go through each day.
Molly Lampi
Seattle, Washington, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I enjoy practicing and sharing yoga in the North Seattle area. I teach at Core Power Yoga and lead chair yoga and Moving for Better Balance classes at local...
Karen Langevin
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Yoga Vista Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Since becoming a 220hour certified yoga teacher (CYT) with Yoga Ink in 2014, I have been
offering gentle Hatha yoga classes in both English and French. I have also been...
Jana Ledesma
Abilene, Texas, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
Jana is a Wellness Coordinator at an Independent Living Community.
Lesley Levy
Canberra and Queanbeyan, Australia
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Lesley Levy of Innerji offers a welcoming, safe and nurturing space to explore chair yoga in a way that works for you - regardless of your size, shape, mobility...
Laure Liverman
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
My background is in nursing. I never had a lot of confidence in my writing and words except for one on one with encounters with my patients. ...
Karen Logan
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Karen teaches the full spectrum of Yoga from Bikram to Chair Yoga in Arizona.
Monique Lonner
Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Director, Soul of Yoga Institute
Monique Lonner is the Director of the Accredited Yoga Therapy Training Program at The Soul of Yoga Institute. She has been teaching yoga for 15 years. She is dedicated...
Vicki Lynch
San Marcos, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Yoga has been a big part of my life for 17 years and has brought much resilience, decrease of anxiety, depression and fear. My teaching is all about bringing...
Josee Madison
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga Teacher and Yoga Vista Academy Mentor Teacher
Having turned 50 this year, my heart is leaning more and more towards restorative and gentle yoga although I do like a little power vinyasa once in a while.
Cecilia Magnell
Klagstorp, Sweden
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
I am a 200 hour teacher in viryayoga and have 150 hours of Yinyoga to. I went to a Swedish short chair yoga introduction last summer and started a...
Raquel Patricia Mantilla
Miami, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Raquel is a Chair Yoga Teacher in Miami, Florida.
Roland Mathews
Encinitas, California, USA
Feldenkrais Practitioner and Yoga Teacher
Roland's teaching style primarily focuses on the Yin style but he integrates his knowledge from other lineages like Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama, and Feldenkrais-based movements.
Camri McAvoy
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Camri enjoys sharing her love of Yoga with all students. She believes that everyone can benefit from Yoga's wonderful tools of stress relief, self discovery and mindfulness, no matter...
Anne Merrill
North Monmouth, Maine and Naples, Florida USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
“I enjoy teaching chair and gentle yoga to those who especially thought they could never do yoga. If I can help just one person feel better about themselves,...
Cathy Mikles
Auburn, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am a passionate Yogini who loves to teach with deep admiration for yoga's profound ability to transform and empower. I find great joy in the wonderful people...
Bill Miller
Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Low Back Care Yoga Teacher
“My study and practice of yoga has led to a meditation practice and a spirituality of greater depth. I have lived a successful life because others took the time...
Angie Miller
Oceanside, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga for Low Back Care Teacher
Heidi Minga
Oceanside, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
A Los Angeles native with North Dakota roots, Heidi’s enthusiasm for yoga began in 1991. With 22 years of on-again off-again personal practice at local gyms, she took the...
Janet Misbach
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
. Janet teaches gentle yoga and chair yoga incorporating mindfulness and meditation. Her classes explore poses that can improve posture, flexibility, strength, breathing and mood.
Deb Mix
Wenonah, New Jersey, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am the owner of Willow Creek, a small studio located in Wenonah,N.J. A sleepy town nestled amongst hundred year old trees. I spent my career in the Arts...
Eva Montalvo
Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Eva’s mission is to inspire busy adults to live more energetically and vibrantly by helping them incorporate simple changes in their lifestyle. She believes strongly in making...
Paula Montalvo
Vista, California, USA
Chair Yoga Teacher
Paula is a Registered Yoga Teacher and recently retired from a long career as a Family Counselor. She is pursuing her dream and passion for teaching Gentle and Chair...
Jane Musgrave
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga Teacher and Yoga Vista Academy Mentor Teacher
Jane specializes in Chair Yoga, and bringing yoga to people who would love to try it but are a bit intimidated to start. Don't let age, stiffness, injuries...
Karen Naids
Concord, Maine, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Thanks for all that you do!! You have changed my life, I quit my nursing job, I am teaching 2 classes, and possibly one more and I have...
Jyoti Nanda
Haryana, INDIA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
A teacher, author and publisher with over 3 decades of experience, Jyoti completed her RYT 200 certification from the Ananda Yoga School and started teaching yoga. Her focus...
Carla Niblick
Celina, Ohio, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I love working with seniors!! We laugh and learn and practice yoga together - and most are learning about yoga for the first time in their lives....
Angelina Nikolic
Dryden, Ontario, CANADA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I live in Northwestern Ontario, and enjoy being "one with nature.” I have a diploma in Recreation Therapy, and I work in the Mental Health field. Yoga is...
Shona Noyola
Brookeland, Texas, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Shona is a VInyasa Flow teacher in Southeast Texas that has a passion for offering Yoga that is accessible to everyone.
Aki O’Leary
Venice, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Born in Japan and raised in both Japan & Australia, I've had a colourful multicultural upbringing. Being influenced by my 'always meditating' mother, I was introduced to yoga at...
Marjorie Old
Oceanside, California, USA
Gentle Yoga Teacher
Marjorie Old, RYT specializes in teaching Gentle and Chair Yoga in north San Diego county. She came to Yoga to strengthen her back after spinal surgeries and found a...
Donna Parks
Pasadena, Texas, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Donna Parks is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).
Alison Partridge
Oxford, United Kingdom
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Alison classes in Oxford and surrounding areas in a variety of venues, from community halls to nursing homes, and she also teaches people on a one-to-one basis at home.
Sabrina Patino
Lake in the Hills, Illinois, USA
Academy-Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been teaching some chair yoga classes at the local senior center as part of my 200 hour training.
Kathleen Paton
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Chair Yoga Teacher
Kathleen was a Community Health Nurse for many years, after retirement she did her yoga teachers training. She moved to Canmore, Alberta, Canada a small town in the...
Lulu Peelle
Carlsbad, California, USA
VIniyoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Counselor
Lulu has been an AVI Certified Yoga Therapist since 2006 and an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor since 2009. She has extensive experience teaching Basic and General Therapeutic classes, as well...
Simone Price
Glenfield, New Zealand
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Simone lives in Glenfield, New Zealand
Joanne Puglia
Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been teaching chair exercise for Seniors at Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Care facilities for the past nine years. I can't say enough about how I...
Patti Radigan
San Francisco, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Patti is a Certified Chair Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Vista Academy.
Alejandro Ramirez
Encinitas, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Corporate Yoga Teacher
Alejandro is Yoga Teacher in Southern California. After sustaining a shoulder injury, he turned to Yoga, Somatics and Feldenkrais to heal. He shares his perspective of movement and healing...
Kate Regan
Brisbane, Australia
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Teaching in a government sponsored community Center for less well off Seniors.
Julie Renaud
Old Hickory, Tennessee, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Julie is a certified yoga instructor with additional training in Senior Yoga, Yoga for Cancer, and Chair Yoga. She teaches Gentle Yoga to individuals and small groups in...
Roberta Rewers
Dyer, Indiana, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
After more than a decade of personal yoga practice, Roberta became a certified vinyasa and chair yoga instructor (Yoga Alliance and Yoga Vista Academy certified). She believes that yoga...
Tami Ridley
Escondido, California, USA
Quadriplegic and Wheelchair Advocate
Tami is one of the Founding Members of All Ability Yoga, an inclusive adapted yoga program designed specifically for all levels of physical challenges of people using wheelchairs. "If...
Helen Rigby
Vista, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Helen teaches at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center in Vista, California. She is on her path to becoming a Yoga Therapist where she wants to help people with physical...
Amy Ritchie
Barrington, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Amy earned her Yoga Alliance Certification in 2013 and Chair certification in 2015. She was trained in Hatha yoga, but her practice has a strong Anusara influence. Besides running...
Karen Roberts
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I love what I do and your courses and guidance have given me an amazing range of insights into ensuring those who attend my classes are given the best...
Erhard Rohrmüller
Chula Vista, California, USA
Erhard Rohrmuller, E-RYT500, H.H.P. ,M.TH.
Erhard Rohrmuller, E-RYT500, H.H.P. ,M.TH. is a Senior Faculty Member at the Natural Healing Institute in Encinitas, C.A., where he teaches Thai Massage, Eastern Sports Massage & Facilitated Stretching,...
Janet Rosoff
Aventura, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I began this incredible journey of Chair Yoga Teacher Training 12 months ago with the goal of finishing by June. In April, when my accident occurred I was...
Susan Rowan
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Susan blends her Yoga training with other modalities and teachings from Qi Gong to Ayurveda to offer her students a safe and calming place to be.
Barbara Ruvarac
Naperville, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Barb is grateful for taking that first yoga class! Within a month, it motivated her to train for her 200 hour certification in Vinyasa Flow. One month later, Barb...
Judy Rycombel
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Judy teaches Chair Yoga at her local church where people pay a monetary donation or bring food to give to those in need. "I encourage my students to listen...
Kay Saied
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I am AFAA certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor. My passion is teaching others how to be as healthy as they can be. Specially seniors and those with...
Linda Sala
White Plains, New York, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
I am a lifelong lover of health and wellness, and have found that yoga brings me a sense of calm and balance. My focus is now on teaching chair...
Vicki Salisbury
Belgian Gardens Queensland AUSTRALIA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Lynda Sandoval
Fredonia, New York, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Lynda is the owner of Yoga Underground, a Yoga studio in Dunkirk, New York. Upon completing the Online Course ..." I immediately started a chair yoga class at my...
Donna Schnoor
Surprise, Arizona, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been teaching at Sun Health for several years now and offer a variety of different classes for seniors. I offer a mat class for those seniors that...
Monika Schweizer
Männedorf Switzerland
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga teacher
Monika Schweizer (born in 1968), I live at the nice lake of Zurich in Männedorf, Switzerland. I’m a dynamic Outdoor Fitness Specialist and Wellness Coach with more than 10...
Colleen Sengpiel
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Yoga continues to reinforce the connection of what our bodies are doing to what our minds are thinking and feeling. I practice yoga every day that I want...
Jane Shantz
Greenfield, Iowa, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Jane Shantz is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with an approved and active Registered Yoga School (RYS)....
Serene Silverman
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I love sharing health tips for the body, mind and spirit!
I am so excited about teaching Chair Yoga to seniors and others with disabilities who just need encouragement that...
Ulla Sneck
Helinski, FINLAND
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
"I love the idea that everybody can enjoy yoga! Asanas, breathing, meditation... That is why chair yoga is so close to my heart! I have been teaching chair yoga...
Kate Somerville
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I took the YTT training though I had no intention of teaching. I fell in love with the philosophy. I’ve been teaching Chair Yoga at the YMCA over...
Stephanie Spann
New Harmony, Indiana, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Trained Chair Yoga Teacher
"Chair Yoga is a form of putting energy back into oneself. Waking up the body! When you lack energy by being sedentary your body ends up turning into glue."
Kim Stabbe
Fremont, Nebraska, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I began my yoga journey in 2009 to help me deal with physical issues due to age and life. I discovered so many more benefits and wanted to...
Melanie Starr
Vista, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I earned my Chair Yoga Certification through the Yoga Vista Academy and am passionate about teaching Chair Yoga at the Yoga Vista Studio in Vista, as well as to...
Corey Stiles
Thornton, Colorado, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher and Yoga Vista Academy Mentor Teacher
Corey is the creator of the Yoga Vista Academy Online Mentor Program which empowers teachers to fast track their certification with the support of an online community. Corey...
Irene Sunn
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Irene is currently facilitating Gentle Chair Yoga for Seniors at an Aged Care Retirement Village, Gentle Yoga classes for 50+ and Kids Yoga at a Daycare Centre.
Holly Suter
Oceanside, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
In addition to being a Certified Chair Yoga Teacher, she is also certified to teach prenatal and children's yoga. From her very youngest, 6-week old students to her students...
DL Sweet
Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am D.L. Sweet, RYT -200, teaching Yoga In Chairs to Seniors and MS individuals. I also teach Therapeutic Yoga to Seniors. My passion is to establish a...
Sheri Templeton
Stanwood, Washington, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Sheri teaches in Stanwood, Washington.
Dana Thiele
Rabun Gap, Georgia, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
So blessed to be a member of Yoga Vista Academy! I am a RYT 200 HR Yoga Teacher, registered with Yoga Alliance. I love the yoga practice and the...
Cheryl Todd
Escondido, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Passionate about making yoga more accessible for all who want to practice, regardless of age or limitations, so that everyone can experience the benefits that gentle yoga provides.
Eileen Tremarco
Brick, New Jersey, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
I received my one and only chair yoga training through Lakshmi Volker, at the open center in New York City. I learned so much in your class. Thank you...
Lucy Valente
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Bringing the benefits of yoga to all who are interested at its most holistic level is her singular goal.
Smita Vyas
Santiago, CHILE
Bona-fide smiler, daily laugher, and proud Corgi mom. Smita decided to go down the road less traveled, and that indeed made all the difference. With her many hats, she...
Suzanne Ware
Coronado, California, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I have been practicing yoga for 40 years. I so wanted my friends to experience the joy and benefits of yoga. I earned my masters teachers certificate in Deep...
Donna Wasneski
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Gentle Yoga Teacher
BS Biology, MA Special Education, additional PhD work University of Colorado Denver. -RYT 200 2013 Academy of Yoga Colorado, Yoga Alliance member
Jane Waterman
Ladysmith, British Columbia, CANADA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Jane is a Chair Yoga Teacher in Canada. "Being a chair teacher means I am different to the other teachers. Having access to the community you continue to build...
Kim Tran Weaver
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
"Kim" cuong Tran-Weaver is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).
Vicky Welch
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am a registered nurse that found yoga about 25 years ago. I presently teach senior chair yoga at my local library. I always enjoy learning and exploring new...
Kim Wemer
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair and Gentle Yoga Teacher
Kim discovered yoga after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. She found it to be very healing during her recovery, and as an RN, she wanted to...
Karen Wexler
Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Thrilled to be a graduate of Yoga Vista Academy, Karen brings an extensive body of knowledge to her Chair Yoga for Seniors classes via her background as a dancer,...
Anita Whittle
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
I am passionate about helping people learn what their bodies can do and how much stronger they are at any age. Whether you are 30 or 90, Yoga is...
Jo Willis
Axbridge, United Kingdom
Yoga Vista Academy Chair Yoga Teacher
Jo practiced as a health visitor and nurse prior to qualifying to teach Chair Yoga. She teaches a class for less agile at the Draycott village hall.
Alice BW (Bongiovanni Wisniewski)
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Yoga should be accessible to everyone. All of the classes I teach reflect that philosophy. The yoga training that I have taken concentrated on areas of challenge for students,...
Lynn Woodbury
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Yoga Vista Academy Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Gentle Yoga at Yoga with Lynn, Chair Yoga Teacher at St. Paul Eastside YMCA and Registered Yoga Teacher at Skyway YMCA (Downtown Saint Paul)
