Healing Body, Mind & Heart
Garnet Heart Wellness, a 501c3 nonprofit, provides a peaceful practice led by passionate, knowledgeable teachers to help individuals achieve liberation in life. We focus on serving underserved populations through free yoga, meditation, dance, and sound energy healing. Through our “Buy One, Give One” model, every paid Yoga Teacher Training tuition funds a full scholarship for another student. With grant funding, we aim to expand our scholarship offerings even further.
Donation-based Yoga
At Garnet Heart Wellness, we strive to make yoga accessible to all, regardless of financial means. Through Goodstack, a secure donation platform, your support helps us offer free and affordable classes, reach underserved communities, and create an inclusive space. Giving is simple, transparent, and impactful. Thank you for helping us share yoga with those who need it most!
Danielle Vardakas
Danielle Vardakas (MA, ERYT500, DYT1000, Reiki Master) is sought after for her integrated, holistic yoga system that has many therapeutic applications, especially regarding musculoskeletal injuries and mental wellness.
Danielle has graduated with a masters degree summa cum laude in yogic studies and a mindfulness instructor certification from Naropa University. Originally from Philadelphia, she studied dance and art at the Philadelphia Creative & Performing Arts High School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Temple University and the Tyler School of Art in 2001. Danielle fell in love with yoga in 1994 while dancing with a junior ballet company and began teaching yoga in 2000. Her practice continued to create balance in her body and mind through her professional dance career which included mainly Hip Hop and Breakin with a bit of Contemporary Modern. She was mentored by Cara Bradley of Verge Yoga. She is also strongly influenced by her teachers Dharma Mittra , John Friend and Kausthub Desikachar. Danielle is continuously training and has completed over 4000 hours of teacher training programs all over the globe. She is a registered 1000 hour Advanced Teacher with Dharma Yoga. Danielle & her family moved from Philadelphia to Vermont in winter 2009 where she had a yoga center
When we work to polish ourselves, we are able to share our shine!
We appreciate your trust in Garnet Heart programs. Our clients choose us and our practices because they know we are dedicated to the yoga lifestyle for over 30 years. We keep training and growing to give you the best possible experiences and brilliance of knowledge. We work to continually shine our Garnet Hearts, grounded and free! Let's celebrate being human together!