Irene Manoussos

Irene spent several years teaching middle school special education students in NYC and began to mentor and support special education teachers. She also put her yoga and meditation teacher background to use as she led whole-school professional development sessions on how to teach with a mindful and conscious approach. This work continued as Irene moved to Maryland and found a fully special education K-8 school. There, she was a reading interventionist, taught yoga and mindfulness to both students and teachers, and was a program specialist where she supported special education teachers and oversaw a school of 100 special education students and 35 special education teachers and service providers.

In her spare time, she loves spending time with her two dogs, gardening, geeking out on history, psychology, astronomy, and herbalism, catching up with friends and family, spending time outdoors, reading, and enjoying the simplicities of life.