Heidi Kaufman, CYKT: Heidi is the only Certified YogaKids Trainer in the Rochester area allowing her to pioneer the movement of bringing the benefits of yoga into our local schools with the cutting edge YogaKids Tools for Schools methodology. Receiving extremely positive responses from teachers, administrators and students, Heidi has both taught kids and trained educators in many area schools including French Road Elementary School, Allen Creek Elementary School, Calkins Road Middle School, Manor School, Montessori School of Rochester, School #34, WFL BOCES, Holmes Road School and Jefferson Avenue School. Heidi also loves sharing the benefits of yoga in the smaller setting of her kid friendly yoga studio during weekly classes, camps, and with workshops for girl scout troops, birthday parties and other group events. Having completed a 200 hour adult yoga teacher training in Anusara yoga as well as being an avid runner, Heidi enjoys working with local tween/teen athletes to learn how to use yoga to prevent injuries and enhance performance. In addition to enjoying teaching yoga to kids, Heidi is a chauffeur, chef, mediator, tutor, cheerleader, scheduler and advisor for her own four school-age children:)
Angela Caricati: Angela Caricati is excited to share her love of yoga with other moms and their babies! Angela has been teaching yoga and prenatal yoga since 2004. She completed a 200 hour training with Mitchel Blier, Yoga Babies with Christa Tyson, and has studied closely with local Anusara teacher Tisah Milner. Her son Johnny has been practicing yoga since he was in utero! Angela teaches first grade in East Irondequoit and can often be seen doing a downward dog with her class! She resides in Webster with her husband John and son Johnny.
Barb Gonyeo: Barb has been a yoga enthusiast for about 9 years. She practices Anusara yoga at Blue Lotus and has attended many workshops, as well as, a 200 hour teacher training course. More recently she has studied YogaKids with Heidi and is excited to share her love of yoga with children. Barb is a 1st grade teacher and lives in Fairport with her husband, 2 teenagers and golden retriever, Honeybear.
Sherry Hecker, RYT: When not in a yoga studio, Sherry is most likely to be found at Mendon Ponds running the trails or finding adventure with her family and friends. She has spent the winter training for her third marathon (Boston!), doing most of it on snowshoes. Other places to spot Sherry is working part time at Medved Running and Walking Outfitters and happily spending time with her 2 sons David, 15 and Daniel, 12.
Valerie Marsh, YKA: Valerie Marsh has been studying and practicing yoga for over 12 years. She has been teaching kids yoga for the past several years and is completing her certification in YogaKids training. Valerie was a middle school teacher English teacher and holds a Masters degree in Teaching from Simmons College in Boston. She lives in Pittsford with her husband Jim and their three children.
Parul Patel: Parul was introduced to yoga at about the age of ten, by an American visiting India. She holds a Masters in Biotechnology. For Parul, painting, walking outdoors, dancing and working are forms of meditation. She believes in Karma yoga which focuses on the adherence to duty while remaining detached from the reward. Few years back she was reintroduced to yoga by her mother, a physician. Parul enjoys sharing the combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation with her students. She resides in Pittsford with her husband and two children.
Sarah Webb, RYT: Sarah began her study of yoga eight years ago as means to alleviate back pain resulting from scoliosis. Her passion for the practice and the physical improvement she felt in her own body inspired her to become a teacher. Her experience has been guided and enriched by her teachers: Vishali Varga (Anusara), Judith Lasater (Restorative Yoga), and Elise Browning Miller (Yoga for Scoliosis & Yoga for Back Care). When she is not on her mat, Sarah can be found in her studio working as a visual artist, in her kitchen cooking something delicious, or in her car driving her two children all around town. Marcy Wing: Marcy is passionate about children's health and wellness and has been an exercise and creative movement enthusiast all her life. She fell in love with Yogakids while taking workshops and training under Heidi Kaufman. She has taught elementary physical education for 10 years and has a masters degree in Education. She resides in Penfield with her own Yogakids Claire and Robbie, husband Brian, dog Chester and cat Jose.
PeaceFull Kids Rochester's First Yoga Studio for Kids and Families!! 2851 Clover Street in Pittsford located behind Crystal Barn restaurant at the intersection of Jefferson & Clover
