Meet our yoga therapists
Dana Halkowski
C-IAYT, RYT500, MBA, MS
Dana, a certified yoga therapist, is a clinic supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health Natural Care Clinic, and owner/operator of Yoga Stretch and Move, LLC. She has been practicing yoga for nearly 30 years and teaching yoga for almost a decade.
In 2019, Dana completed a Master of Science degree in yoga therapy from the Maryland University of Integrative Health and 500-hour yoga teaching certification. She has also completed training in LifeForce Yoga, Somatic Movement, and Yoga for Arthritis.
Dana has taught a wide variety of yoga since 2012, including power, vinyasa, chair, and adaptive yoga for seniors. She is an ambassador for Yoga for Arthritis and Accessible Yoga; two organizations committed to making yoga a practice everyone can enjoy.
Lynnette LeMat
C-IAYT, RYT500
Lynnette has been studying yoga for over 35 years. In addition to being a 500 RYT yoga teacher, she is a certified yoga therapist. She received her yoga therapy
training at Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School. She has additional training under master teachers including Erich Schiffman, Baxter Bell, Kira Sloan and Rodney Yee.
Ms. le Mat teaches yoga in the Fairfax County Virginia recreation system. She specializes in sleep related issues, autoimmune conditions, back pain, and yoga for substance
abuse, addiction and trauma. Lynnette uses yoga postures, breath practices and meditation to address these conditions.
Ms. le Mat is retired from the Department of Energy after 35 years where she was Director of Operations and Readiness for the U.S, Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 8 years.