Certified Instructor Directory

Find qualified outside service providers to deliver mindfulness programs in your school.

We have over three hundred Certified Instructors in our community.
Please use the search bar above to search for an Instructor by location, keyword, or specialization.

What is a Certified Instructor?

Certified instructors have completed a minimum of 300 hours of training in our year-long Mindful Teacher Certification Program. They have had their teaching evaluated by Mindful Schools and have made a significant commitment to the theory and practice of mindfulness in education.

Maria Achtemichuk-King

Mindfulness Educator

Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada

Maria has been practicing mindfulness since 2010 and began teaching mindfulness to children in 2011 and adults in 2012.  In addition to in-school mindfulness programs, she also...

Annika Ahlstrom

Learning Specialist, Mindfulness Program Coordinator, Executive Functioning Coach

Wyckoff, NJ, USA

Annika is a learning specialist and mindfulness program coordinator in an independent school in New Jersey. She is also a certified executive functioning coach. She has a...

J. Robin Albertson-Wren

Classroom Teacher and Mindfulness Instructor

St. Anne's-Belfield School and Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, USA

J. Robin Albertson-Wren has been teaching elementary age children for over ​20 years in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is a classroom teacher, workshop leader, author and public speaker.Her...

Ann Marie Allara

Elementary Physical Education Teacher, Fitness Professional and Mindfulness Educator

Brookline, MA, USA

Ann Marie Allara, MSW, is a licensed P.E. and Health teacher, with a background in social work and fitness.  She has been teaching dance, yoga and fitness...

Devra Allen

School Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Devra began her professional career working with youth in a residential treatment facility over 20 years ago.  She has worked within the foster care community as a...

Doug Allen

Mindfulness Educator and Consultant

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Doug is a retired teacher, school leader, and member of the Mindful Schools network of educators. He has recently retired from his position of School Principal in...

Luisa Alvizu

Mindfulness Meditation Instructor

McLean, VA, USA

Luisa F. Alvizu was trained as a medical doctor with a specialization in Dermatology. She developed an early interest in how the medical issues of her patients...

Melissa Ambrose

Wellness Counselor

Oceana High School

Pacifica, CA, USA

Melissa Ambrose, LCSW/PPS, is the wellness counselor at Oceana High School, an alternative public high school in northern San Mateo County. Oceana is committed to developing the...

Sally Arnold

Mindfulness Educator

Mindful Compass

Sonora, CA, USA

Sally Arnold has been teaching in the holistic health field for over 20 years. She has taught childbirth, parenting, and foster/adoption classes. Her passion is bringing mindfulness...

Stephanie Nyingje Aruta

Mindfulness Educator/ Yoga Teacher/ Health & Wellness Life Coach/ Co-Founder

Four Friends Energy Arts

New York, NY, USA

Nyingje is a healthcare educator supporting and working with youth and adults for over 25 years. She is a Mindful Schools mentor and a graduate of the...

Judy Austin

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Durango, CO, USA

Judy Austin is a child and adolescent therapist, teacher, and curriculum designer specializing in mindfulness, compassion, social justice, and movement. She teaches at Fort Lewis College, maintains...

Kerri Bacall

Registered Nurse, Mindfulness Director and Practitioner

Springfield Holistic Wellness, LLC

Springfield, NJ, USA

Kerri Bacall is a Registered Nurse in the state of New Jersey. In addition to working as a nurse in the Cranford District, she also co-owns and...

We have over three hundred Certified Instructors in our community!
Please use the search bar at the top of this page to narrow your search by location or specialization.