Yoga involves a series of poses that are held to increase flexibility, strength and balance. Yoga is very beneficial for people with MS because it can be adapted to an individual’s ability and is shown to improve muscle tone and balance, and to reduce muscle spasms. There are many types of yoga. Work with the instructors below to find a form of yoga that works well for you.
Instructors are listed below alphabetically by primary teaching location. Additional locations for each instructor are listed alphabetically in parentheses.
Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Vermont
Maine
|
Program/Instructor |
Location |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Nicholson | Bath, ME | 774-212-1103 |
| Adaptive Yoga | Brewer, ME |
Bunny Barclay, 207-989-5199 |
| Margaret Martin Healing Arts | Brunswick, ME |
207-409-4100 margaret@margmartin.com |
| Ann Kimmage | Brunswick, ME |
207-721-9789 ann.kimmage@gmail.com |
| Danika Kuhl | Cumberland, ME | 207-831-1049 |
| Sunshine Yoga | Fryeburg, ME | Allison Cooke, 207-935-2697, alliswell@fairpoint.net |
| Stacy Smith | Portland, ME | 207-774-9642 |
| Anita DeVito | Portland, ME |
207-233-2805 adevito474@gmail.com |
| Prana Barrett | Portland, ME |
207-632-6698 info@pranaheals.com |
| Allison Zuchman, AZ Yoga For You | Portland, ME | www.azyogaforyou.com |
|
Zone 3 Fitness Nicole Avery |
Scarborough, ME | 207-730-7339 |
Massachusetts
|
Program/Instructor |
Location |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
Dahn Yoga |
Andover, MA |
(978) 475-1116 |
|
Essential Yoga Roberta Dell’Anno |
Andover, MA |
(978) 337-2331 EssentialYoga@comcast.net |
| Tish Webber | Andover, MA | 978-247-4583 |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Arlington, MA |
(781) 648-9642 |
|
Old Common Yoga |
Auburn, MA |
(508) 832-0607 |
|
Sunrise Mindfulness, LLC (Cindy Gittleman) *includes yoga & meditation |
Bedford, MA (Reading) | 978-657-7730 |
| Lawrence Brown | Bedford, MA (Burlington) | 781-272-2137 |
| Wang YMCA of Chinatown (Greater Boston YMCA) | Boston, MA | Andrius Zeikus, 617-426-2237 |
|
Huntington Ave YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Boston, MA | Jennifer Rago, 617-536-7800 |
|
Dahn Yoga & Healing |
Boston, MA (Beacon Hill) |
(617) 742-9642 |
|
Constitution Inn YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Boston/Charlestown, MA |
Bridgette Chaisson, 617-241-8400 |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Boston, MA (Copley Square) |
(617) 262-9642 |
| Diann Siegel | Boston, MA (Arlington, Brighton, Brookline, Needham, Newton-Wellesley, Watertown & West Roxbury) |
(617) 553-8300 dsiegelyoga@gmail.com |
|
Linda Della Porta Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Boston, MA |
617-667-4328 or 518-229-0575 ldella@bidmc.harvard.edu |
|
Patricia McCallum |
Boston, MA (Nahant) |
(781) 842-3862 |
|
Yoga for MS: Braintree Rehab Hospital |
Braintree, MA |
(781) 348-2107 |
|
Oak Square YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Brighton, MA | Sara Nelson, 617-787-8678 |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Brookline, MA |
(617) 264-4851 |
| Angela Wasson | Burlington, MA (Reading, Woburn, Waltham, Newton) | (978) 987-7037 |
| Brendon Allen | Burlington, MA |
(781) 229-1967 eallen2710@yahoo.com |
| Linda Preston | Burlington, MA | (781) 273-0305 |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Cambridge, MA |
(617) 576-9642 |
|
Dorchester YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Dorchester, MA | Rebecca Cooper, 617-436-7750 |
| Beverly DePari-Dyer | Dudley, MA | 508-317-7600 |
|
Hockomock YMCA, Invensys Foxboro Branch |
Foxboro, MA | Shana McElroy, 508-772-1339, shanam@hockymca.org |
|
Hockomock YMCA, Bernon Family Branch |
Franklin, MA |
Shane Elder, 508-528-8708, shanee@hockymca.org |
| Betty Hinkell | Greenfield, MA | (413) 773-3646 |
|
Lisa Enzer Living Room Yoga |
Leverett, MA (Montague, Shutesbury) | (413) 367-2658 |
|
Cheryl Krasker |
Lynnfield, MA |
(781) 246-4807 |
|
Gentle Wellness Yoga and Chair Yoga |
Malden, MA |
(781) 321-7397 |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Melrose, MA |
(781) 979-0066 |
|
Noble Yoga Diana Noble |
Methuen, MA | (978) 688-5428 diana@noblebalance.com |
|
Charles River YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Needham, MA | Michael Streby, 781-444-6400 |
|
Angelena Craig |
Newburyport, MA |
(978) 465-3991 |
| Kathleen Ullrich | Newburyport, MA |
603-778-1229, Kathy@Pathwaysyoga.com |
|
Karen Ortiz * also offers pilates, personal training, massage therapy and Gyrotonic |
Newburyport, MA |
401-835-6266 karenortiz1@yahoo.com |
|
Yoga for Adults with MS: Leventhal Sidman JCC Instructor: Angela Wasson |
Newton, MA |
Contact: Janis Robbins (617) 558-6507 jrobbins@jccgb.org |
|
Bonita (Bonnie) Gorbaty |
Newton, MA | 617-964-2730, bgorbaty@inner-resources.biz |
|
Dahn Yoga |
Newton Centre, MA |
(617) 964-8333 |
| Sonia Smith | North Easton, MA | 508-238-7291 |
| New Karma Yoga | Northampton, MA area (multiple locations) | Victoria Healy, Vickie@newkarmayoga.com |
| Eileen Rahamim | Norwood, MA | 781-744-3237 |
|
Yoga for MS: Healing Tree Yoga Center |
Quincy, MA |
(617) 770-4800 |
|
Burbank YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Reading, MA | Jerri Pratt, 781-944-9622 |
| Heather Valley | Stoneham, MA | 617-721-4037 |
| Melanie DeNittis |
Sudbury, MA (Worcester, MA area) |
508-479-1614 theyogagarden@hotmail.com |
|
Leila Tutela |
Wakefield, MA |
(781) 279-0610 |
|
Waltham YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA) |
Waltham, MA | Anthony Frongillo, 781-894-5295 |
|
Susan Krantz |
Winchester, MA (Jamaica Plain) |
(617) 524-1997 |
|
North Suburban YMCA (Greater Boston YMCA branch) |
Woburn, MA |
Justin Cammarata, 781-935-3270 |
| Caroline Mallard | Woburn, MA (Burlington, Billerica & Winchester) | 781-308-8062 |
| Jennifer Warr Parker | Woburn, MA | 781-361-YOGA (3642), Jennifer@pathwaysyoga.com |
New Hampshire
|
Program/Instructor |
Location |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
Sheila L. Varden-Straffin * also offers pilates |
Barrington, Rochester and Dover, NH |
nh_girl@juno.com |
| Sunshine Yoga | Conway, NH | Dixie Lea, 603-447-4895, Dixie@sycadixie.com |
| Sunshine Yoga | Conway, NH | Vanessa McKinsey, vhikes@aol.com |
| Sunshine Yoga | Conway, NH | Sharon Boggess, 603-367-9911, sharonboggess@yahoo.com |
| Sunshine Yoga | Conway, NH | Allison Cooke, 207-935-2697, alliswell@fairpoint.net |
| Lu Norman | Deerfield, NH | 603-548-3811, lnormand8@aol.com |
| Damla Aktekin |
Dover, NH (Rasamaya Dover) Salem, NH (Self Awakening Yoga |
damlayoga@gmail.com |
| Sarah Brecknock | Dover, NH (Rasamaya Dover) |
603-834-0798 sbrecknock@gmail.com |
| Maddy Bottari Eaton | Exeter, NH | 603-778-4994 |
| Pathways Yoga | Hampstead, NH (Exeter, Hampton) | 603-475-7770 |
| The Yoga Room (Beth Smith & Maggie Morgan) | Hampstead, NH | 603-329-6400 |
|
Kathleen Ullrich |
Hampton, NH (North Hampton) |
603-778-1229, Kathy@Pathwaysyoga.com |
|
Breath & Balance Yoga |
Jaffrey, NH |
603-532-6789 |
|
Bryan Russell |
Keene, NH |
603-831-2281 |
|
Josephine Russell |
Keene, NH (Stoddard, Walpole) |
603-352-1684 |
|
Lynda Meeder |
Keene, NH |
603-363-9345 |
|
Mary Frost |
Keene, NH |
603-876-3355 |
|
John Wall |
Marlborough, NH |
603-889-5000, Ext 126 |
| Greater Nashua YMCA | Merrimack, NH | Cathy Mook, 603-881-7778 |
| Greater Nashua YMCA | Nashua, NH | Lynn Selden, Membership Director, 603-882-2011 |
| Greater Nashua YMCA | Nashua, NH | Janet Murphy, 603-882-2011 |
| Greater Nashua YMCA | Nashua, NH | Lori Wallace, 603-882-2011 |
| Yoga by Donation | Portsmouth, NH |
603-766-0979 bob@yogabydonation.org |
| Beth Liakos, OTR/L | Portsmouth, NH (Portsmouth Regional Hospital & Yoga By Donation) |
603-433-5179 |
| Mary Van Abs | Salem, NH |
978-314-1612, Mary@PathwaysYoga.com |
| The Works Family Health & Fitness Center | Somersworth, NH | 603-742-2163 theworkshealthclub.com |
|
Debra Hanchett *also offers pilates & personal training |
Somersworth, NH (The Works Family Health & Fitness Ctr. |
603-742-2163 wfdh@wdhospital.com |
|
Rebecca McCole *also offers aquatics, tai chi and pilates |
Somersworth, NH (The Works Family Health & Fitness Ctr.) Portsmouth, NH (Seacoast Family YMCA) | RMWaterFitnessPro@gmail.com |
|
Yoga Sanctuary |
Windham, NH |
603-537-0588 |
Vermont
|
Program/Instructor |
Location |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
Julie People-Clark Natural Bodies Pilates |
Colchester, VT |
802-865-2420 juliepeoplesclark@verizon.net |