What We Do: Sprout Yoga’s Mission
SPROUT YOGA is dedicated to helping those who are healing from eating disorders. Our organization was created to provide free yoga to those who suffer.
SPROUT YOGA's mission is to create and support a national network of yoga teachers and licensed counselors who understand how yoga can play a role in healing from eating disorders. As a part of this mission, SPROUT YOGA seeks to train, advocate, inspire and coordinate yoga teachers across the country on community yoga and the vital need for non-fee-based yoga classes. We believe this kind of karma yoga benefits not only the community, but the teachers themselves.
SPROUT YOGA also seeks to work with the mental health community to create greater understanding about what role yoga can play in healing disorders with dissociative aspects. SPROUT YOGA's mission is to create a bridge between the valuable research and education already in existence in the mental health community and yoga teachers.
Who We Are: Sprout Yoga’s Staff
Maggie Juliano, Founder & Executive Director
maggie@sproutyoga.org
Maggie is a certified yoga teacher with specialized training in trauma and founded Sprout Yoga because she saw a need for yoga for anyone of any size, shape or color. She teaches private and donation based classes, as well as develops yoga programs for other nonprofit service organizations. Maggie recently travelled to Haiti as part of Yoga4Trauma to teach Haitian school children. Maggie is also the author of the forthcoming book “Compassionate Body: Using Yoga to Create a Positive Body Image.“ As executive director, Maggie speaks publicly about yoga and eating disorder and has been interviewed for several blogs, magazines and books.
Dana Bender, Program Director
dana@sproutyoga.org
Dana is a certified yoga teacher, personal trainer and workshop leader with a specialty in mindful movement and eating. She leads workshops for Sprout Yoga on body acceptance and yoga and has a background in movement therapy. Dana is responsible for the development of Sprout Yoga’s programs, workshops, trainings, and classes.
Crystina Bianco, Creative Director/Webmaster
crystina@sproutyoga.org
Crystina is a designer in the publishing industry with a BA in Graphic Design from the University of the Arts (UARTS). She got involved with Sprout Yoga during her personal journey to fitness and healthy eating, and is living proof that yoga can be a powerful force in transforming one’s body image and their attitude toward exercise.
Stacey Lang, Communications Intern
stacey@sproutyoga.org
Stacey has a background in marketing and communications and is pursuing a graduate degree in those fields. Stacey is responsible for the Sprout Yoga newsletter.
Julianne Mesaric, Development Intern
julie@sproutyoga.org
Julie has a background in financial development for nonprofit organizations and is pursuing a graduate degree in that area. Julie is responsible for grant writing and research, corporate philanthropy and donation-based classes.
Sprout Yoga’s Board of Directors
Alix Timko, PhD
Marjorie Nolan, RD
Kendra Sebelius, CPA
Ken Park
Jocelyn Park
Maggie Whiteman-Greecher, JD
Sprout Yoga’s Board of Advisors
Martha Ann Carey, PhD
Lynn Somerstein, PhD
Jenny Naes, CYT
Danie Greenwell
Alexa Oth
Bree Greenberg-Benjamin, MS, Ed
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