{"id":21,"date":"2024-05-15T04:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.agtindia.co.in\/special-yoga\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-05-15T04:47:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:47:43","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/dev.agtindia.co.in\/special-yoga\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--common-inner-page-content--><\/p>\n<section class=\"common-inner-page-content custom-spacing\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.agtindia.co.in\/special-yoga\/wp-content\/themes\/specialyogaindia\/assets\/images\/training\/faculty.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid js-tilt\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<h3>Sonia Sumar<\/h3>\n<p>Sonia Sumar began teaching Yoga for children with special needs after her daughter Roberta was born with Down Syndrome in 1972. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by cognitive deficits and other developmental delays. Sonia noticed many positive changes in Roberta from using Yoga therapy, so in 1975 she became a Certified Yoga Teacher. At that time, she dreamed of visiting India to find a living Guru to help her deepen her Sadhana, her spiritual practice. However, she was unable to afford it. Her favourite Yoga teacher was Sri Swami Sivananda. Much of his work was already available in Brazil where she lived, so Sonia followed his teachings through his books.<\/p>\n<p>Sonia\u2019s life dream is to help the world\u2019s special children achieve their full potential and become active and productive members of society. Nothing can better express her success than the letters she receives from the parents of her students.<\/p>\n<p>Sonia holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Education and has taught at elementary school level. She has conducted workshops and special education programs and symposia in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and India. In 1980, she founded the Integral Yoga Center of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, now headed by her daughter Renata. In 2001, Sonia opened the U.S. Headquarters of Yoga for the Special Child, Satchidananda Yoga Center, in Evanston, Illinois. She currently resides in Florida. Sonia continues teaching children and adults and offers her specialized training courses to Yoga teachers and other professionals worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Her book Yoga for the Special Child\u00ae has been published in English, Portuguese, and Chinese. Spanish translation will soon be available. 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