Marsha Therese Danzig — Reaching the World Through Yoga

Marsha Therese Danzig's vision of yoga transcends her hometown of Wenham and even Salem where she currently practices at .

"Teaching yoga is one thing," Danzig said. "Teaching kids is a whole other thing…I have a very global vision. I want it to reach kids who normally have no access to mind-body technique teaching."

Danzig's vision is so global, she has been teaching kids in Rwanda through Skype.

"My vision has really been to train people to reach kids in places like that [like Rwanda]. They've been through genocide. They've really been through hell," Danzig said, adding that kids who have that through such tough times can lose the connection between their mind, body and emotions.

With that in mind, Danzig has created her own 200-hour yoga program, called Color me Yoga, dedicated to helping others learn how to teach kids so she can spread her teachings.

Danzig said training programs to help people learn how to teach kids are generally weekend programs that just "aren't enough" when it comes to grasping the nuances of effectively teaching children.

She said her program will help people teach kids ages three to 11.

"We really want to address the spiritual as well as the emotional well-being and health of children," Danzig said.

In addition to her yoga experience, Danzig has a dance background, which she integrates into her teachings. According to Danzig, movement is therapeutic for kids, especially those with special needs.

Her focus on dance is "what really sets us apart," she said.

Danzig called her program "the Harvard Masters of Children's Yoga Trainings."

Be sure to check out more on class schedules and register at www.colormeyoga.com.

Be sure sure to check some of Danzig's upcoming events at Green Tea Yoga:

Color Me Yoga for Children 200 Hour Yoga School — July 6- 28, 2011 at Green Tea Yoga, Salem — “ the Harvard Masters of Children’s Yoga Trainings.

Working with Special Needs Children: Integrating Yoga and other Mind/Body Techniques — July 15-17, 2011 at Green Tea Yoga, Salem (brochure attached).