About us

Our Leadership Team

Marsya Ancker,BA, E-RYT500, Reiki Master
Founder & Executive Director

After years of observing the experiences of her clients and the consistently profound effects of the mindfulness techniques she was teaching in her healing workshops, and having worked for an educational non-profit in New York City that focuses on bringing programs to under-resourced communities, Marsya came to believe that most people are struggling with the same few things and that these struggles are often life-long battles. 
 
Marsya realized that if young people were given a few simple, but effective, tools for emotional self-observation, self-care and mindfulness in their early years, it would have a dramatic impact not only in the moment, but also on how their lives unfold in the future. 

Seeds of Light was founded to bring those tools to young people.

Marsya is a wellness, life & small business coach, yoga instructor & reiki master with a degree in Business/Economics and 20+ years of experience.

Our Board

The Sparks Who Make Seeds of Light Happen
Gordana Menke, RYT
Board Member
Gordana  is a life & meditation coach. She has 20+ years experience with transcendental meditation and the Vipassana method, each of which transformed her life in different ways. In addition, Gordana is a master potter who uses art therapy and her tools as a certified Vinyasa yoga instructor to help her clients reconnect with their inner-child rediscover their sense of play as they take their journeys of self-discovery. It is her passion to share the tools she has discovered with all those open to learning and loving of play.
Danae McFall, RYT
Board Member
Danae is a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher who works with the mentally ill and clinically depressed. She helps people achieve and maintain a fuller recovery, in part by helping them develop tools for mindfulness & self-regulation. Danae believes that teaching yoga and mindfulness to youth of any age gives them powerful tools to navigate their lives with greater self-awareness, enhanced calm and increased grace, and that the earlier this process begins, the better.
Theresa Yoon, RYT
Board Member
Theresa is a Yoga For Kids instructor & certified Ashtanga yoga teacher. She discovered yoga as a child when her mother encouraged her to try it as a way to cope with fear & anxiety. Through yoga she developed greater self-awareness, greater control over her emotions, and the tools to strengthen her interpersonal skills. Theresa is currently working in the education sector and is passionate about bringing restorative practices to school settings as a means to help her students develop both self-compassion & compassion for others.
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