The place for all things kids yoga! Join Jessica Mougis (Founder of Jem Yoga NYC and kid's yoga teacher for over ten years) as she shares her knowledge of sharing yoga with children. She also interviews kid's yoga teachers, business owners and innovators leading the way in the kid's yoga field. Parents, teachers, yogis, non-yogis are all welcome here!
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106. Full of Joy Yoga with Lani Rosen-Gallagher
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Recognizing that children need balance and focus in their lives, Lani first incorporated yoga into her daily schedule while teaching first grade in Coney Island, Brooklyn, back in the late '90s. Wanting to deepen her own yoga practice, she received her 200-hour certification from the Nosara Yoga Institute in Nosara, Costa Rica. Then, building on he…
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105. Meditation for Children with Marneta Vieges
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Marneta Viegas is the founder of Relax Kids Ltd - the UK's leading expert on children's relaxation. She set up her revolutionary relaxation program in 2000 and is the author of 13 books and has produced a range of over 25 relaxation CDs/MP3s. Marneta has over 40 years of experience in meditation and relaxation and runs a training program where she …
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104. The Future of Kids Yoga with Kristi Fischer & Kelly Winkler
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Kristi Fischer and Kelly Winkler are the hosts of the new podcast, Mindful Conversations with KAY. Both woman have extensive experience sharing yoga and mindfulness with children and families. In this conversation, they dive into their visions for the future of kids yoga, how we can realistically incorporate mindfulness into our parenting, how thei…
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103. Yoga for Mental Health with Ashley Fontes
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Ashley Fontes is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher with the National Association of Iyengar Yoga and a registered ERYT-500 Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She is the creator of , the Kids' Read and Yoga podcast, and multiple kids yoga games. Ashley has been teaching children's yoga for 10 years and is a mother of 3 little yogis, and 2 yogi dogis. A…
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102. (Re-Release) Navigating Red Flags in the Kids Yoga Industry with Abigail Wilber
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Originally aired in February 2021, this episode features Abigail Wilber. Abilgail is an educator, public speaker, and coach. She wants to make mindfulness inclusive, adaptive and relevant to all ages. Abigail loves teaching kids life skills like how to calm down, pay attention, and problem solve. She shares her experience teaching yoga to large gro…
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101. The Power of Music with Kira Willey
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Kira Willey, author of Breathe Like a Bear, Peaceful Like a Panda and the Mindfulness Moments for Kids board book series, is also a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. She has released five albums of kids’ yoga and mindfulness songs; her work has won Parents’ Choice Gold, Independ…
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Kids Yoga Gems are key pieces of advice offered by the over 75 kids yoga professionals from around the globe that have been on The Kids Yoga Podcast. In this special two year anniversary episode, Host and Creator of The KYP, Jessica Mougis, shares some common themes she's heard hoping we can all benefit from these words of wisdom from. Listen in NO…
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99. True Presence with Cathy Cassani Adams
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Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, co-hosts the Zen Parenting Radio podcast and is co-founder of the annual Zen Parenting Conference. She is a social worker, certified parent coach, former elementary school educator, and yoga teacher who is a forever student when it comes to breathing and mindfulness. Cathy teaches in the Sociology/Criminology Department a…
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98. (Re-Release) Black Boy Joy with James Woods
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This episode was originally released in April of 2021. James Woods (@datyogadude) has a passion for sharing the tools he has learned on his personal journey to wellness. He has a degree in marriage and family therapy, is a registered yoga teacher, speaker, mentor, author, organizer, teacher and active community member. He is president of FEEL FREE …
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97. (Re-Release) Embodying Yoga with Crystal McCreary
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This episode was originally released in March of 2021. Crystal McCreary is a Lead Yoga, Mindfulness and Health Educator & Teacher Trainer with 13+ years of experience in instructing yoga and mindfulness to people of all ages. She facilitates trainings for organizations that aim to support the social and emotional wellbeing of youth and adults, and …
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96. (Re-Release) A Kids Yoga Perspective with SonJoria Sydnor
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This episode was originally released in June of 2020. SonJoria Sydnor is the author and founder of Our Family’s Doing Yoga LLC. She is also a parenting educator, wellness advocate and certified yoga instructor with over 10 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. As a wife and mother of three amazing children, yoga has become a special par…
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95. (Re-Release) Kids Yoga Music with Cynthia Zak
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This episode was originally released in December of 2020. Cynthia Zak is a journalist, yoga enthusiast, musician, author, and entrepreneur from Argentina. She has shared yoga with children of every religion, race, age, and income bracket for over 15 years in Miami. She is a pioneer in leading Kids Yoga trainings for hundreds of Spanish speaking peo…
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93. (Re-Release) A Kids Yoga Perspective with Marissa Goulbourne
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In this special re-release we hear the first ever KYP interview with Marissa Goulbourne, originally aired in February of 2020. Marissa is now the Owner of Prana Prenatal Yoga in Westchester, NY. She began practicing yoga regularly in 2014 as a way to cross-train for the NYC Marathon. She deepened her practice in 2016 during her pregnancy, and credi…
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91. Following Your Curiosity with Athea Davis
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Athea Davis is a mindfulness educator, speaker, and writer dedicated to guiding others to climb the rocky mountains of their life while discovering their inner spark so they feel FULLY alive. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Policy and Leadership, is a Texas Certified Educator, an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and a Chil…
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90. Separating the Behavior From the Child with DJ Johnson
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DeAntwann “DJ” Johnson is a husband, father, author, mentor, coach, counselor, and sports statistician. He grew up in the Indiana foster care system and yet despite that, has gone on to lead a successful, and fulfilling life. Before spending nine years in the foster care system, DJ suffered child abuse, domestic abuse, and emotional trauma. At one …
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89. Raising "Kindful" Children with Kaajal Agnani
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Kaajal Agnani, Founder and CEO of Boundless Blooms is on a mission to inspire the next generation of kindful (kind + mindful) humans. Launching her business has been a true labor of love for Kaajal, one where she's been able to combine years of experience in research, operations, marketing, and customer experience, with her passion for children's e…
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88. Releasing Control & Allowing Change with Nicole Koleshis
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Nicole Koleshis is the founder of Seattle Kids Yoga and a pediatric occupational therapist. She has been teaching yoga to children and families for almost 2 decades. She is currently living and working from the road in her tiny home on wheels, a converted camper van named Free Bird. Since embarking on her Kids Yoga teaching journey in 2002, Nicole …
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87. Empowering Youth Through Yoga with Laurie Brockhaus
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Laurie Brockhaus has worked with youth in the St. Louis area since 2000, as a classroom teacher and social worker in school and community organizations, and has taught yoga to children and adults since 2004. She brings together years of experience in education, social justice work, therapy, and yoga/ mindfulness. Laurie co-founded and directs The O…
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86. Yoga for Special Populations with Patty Wildasinn
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Patty Wildasinn lives in Southern California with her husband and two adult children. Her son, Kaler, who was diagnosed early in his life with Autism and and overgrowth disorder called Soto's Syndrome, has been a driving force in her personal journey and an inspiration for teaching special populations. Patty has taught Kundalini Yoga since 2004 to …
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84. Remembering What It's Like to Be a Kid with Rina Jakubowicz
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Rina Jakubowicz, founder and creator of Rina Yoga and Super Yogis has a vibrant and uplifting approach to yoga. She has been teaching yoga in English and Spanish for over 20 years and has been a featured presenter at numerous well know yoga festivals. Rina is the author of the best selling book, “The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philo…
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83. Meeting Students Where They Are with Natasha Bryant
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Natasha Bryant is a yoga teacher that specializes in bringing yoga and mindfulness to children, teens and families of all abilities under the name Amazing Me Yoga. She has a passion for teaching self love from an early age by providing a safe space to express from the heart, move with love and connect with one's self as well as each other. Natasha'…
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82. Creating a Life You Love with Mimi Felton
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Camelia (Mimi) Felton is a Yoga Alliance 200RYT Yoga Teacher, a KAY (Kidding Around Yoga) Certified Kids Yoga Teacher, a Certified Meditation Instructor, a YBB (Yoga Behind Bars) certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor & a Reiki ll Practitioner. Mimi started Mimi's Yoga Kids in 2018 after realizing the many benefits of doing yoga with her young g…
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81. Clear Communication & the Yoga Kids Adventure Podcast with Kathryn Mercer
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Kathryn Mercer has been a speech language pathologist for 25 years and a follower of yoga throughout her adult life. Currently, Kathryn is a Clinical Educator and a Contributing Faculty Member for Speech Therapy at the University of St. Augustine. Her private practice as guide to parents of children with communication and executive functioning is c…
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80. Landing Your Dream Job Teaching Kids Yoga with Emily Fleming
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Emily Fleming is a dynamic educator and yoga practitioner whose sankalpa, “Soft Heart, Courageous Truth”, guides her daily interactions and sparks her motivation to offer the transformative benefits of yoga to students of all ages. Having begun her yoga practice at age 16, Emily brings more than 10 years of experience in addition to certification (…
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79. Making the Shift into Teaching Kids Yoga with Megan Erb
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Megan Erb gets the busyness of life and parenthood. As a full-time working mother of two active little girls, she’s struggled with the balance of work, parenting, finding time for play and finding time for exercise and self-care. Meg has been practicing yoga on and off for 20 years. As a former television and print journalist, crazy schedules, high…
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78. Finding Light in Dark Times with Adi Strigl
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In October 2020 amidst a global pandemic, Adi Strigl discovered a need to share the gift of yoga with kids and opened the first kid's yoga studio in Bucks County, PA called The Yoga Gnome. Adi was first introduced to yoga at the age of 16 in her homeland, Israel. Yoga found her again at the age of 23 and has been her anchor and sanctuary throughout…
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77. Marketing Your Kids Yoga Business with Jennie Abbot
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Jennie Abbot is the Founder and Director of Harmony Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Company, the creator of YogaBREAK for Classrooms, Harmony at Home Kits, various Parenting and Educator Workshops and The My Peaceful Play Game for Kids. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) and Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (CYA-CYT) with the Canadian Yoga Alliance t…
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76. Creating a Family Yoga Academy with Tara Shayegan
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Tara Shayegan is the Co-Founder of Uphoria Yoga, Vancouver's First Family Yoga Academy. Tara holds multiple certifications including her 200 Hour Adult Certification, 50 hour Rainbow Kids & Family Yoga Teacher Training, 95 hour RCYT with a trauma-informed focus through YogaEd, a 35 hour Postnatal Teacher Training and a 85 hour Prenatal Teacher Trai…
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75. Finding Your Niche with Nicole Smith
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Nicole Smith is a Registered Nurse and a 200 hr certified yoga teacher who is also certified to teach children's yoga. She is the founder of Be Fly Yoga and offers virtual classes for children, women and families. She loves to share yoga and the many benefits and to provide a safe & comfortable space for her students. With physical practice & medit…
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74. Living Your Yoga For Your Kids with Jessica Mougis
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This week Jessica hops on to share how she passes yoga onto her children. Spoiler alert: it's not by leading them in a traditional yoga class as she would with the kids she teaches professionally! Rather, she tries her best to live her yoga and in turn pass that onto her children. She encourages everyone listening to practice yoga themselves (wheth…
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73. Opening New Doors in Kids Yoga with Incia Palmieri
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Incia Palmieri has been teaching yoga to kids and families for 5 years across studios, communities and schools. She formerly owned a Kids Yoga studio in Toronto and is the owner and founder of Once Upon a Mat; bringing yoga, storytelling, relaxation and fun through movement and mindfulness to kids! She has a Kids Yoga Teacher Training program, offe…
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72. A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Verde
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Susan Verde is a New York Times Bestselling author whose books capture and celebrate the unique experience of children. Her titles include, The Museum, The Water Princess, Rock N roll Soul and Hey, Wall a Story of Art and Community and Unstoppable Me. Her instant #1 New York Times bestseller I Am Human: A Book of Empathy is part of a bestselling se…
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71. You Can Be an Author Too with Jesse Bennett
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Jesse Bennett is a children’s author & illustrator , mom of two, and a Pilates and Yoga instructor. Jesse has written three children’s books The Yoga House , Sunshine and most recently Lift. Each book explores themes of kindness and mindfulness. Jesse has spent this past year zooming into classrooms reading her books and writing her fourth book. Sh…
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70. Being a Book Doula & A Real Mama Chat with Betty Larrea
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Her second time on the podcast, Betty Larrea is the founder of Be Yoga Be Love and provides her yoga and arts curriculum, author visits, enrichment programs, staff development training, and events for children, families and educators in schools, libraries, bookstores, and yoga studios throughout the country. Betty is also a book doula who offers me…
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69. Getting Kids Yoga Into Schools with Kristi Fischer
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Kristi Fischer has been in the fitness industry for most of her life, and after having her sons started offering fitness classes for children in the Seattle area. After completing her kids yoga certification with Kidding Around Yoga, she began sharing yoga with children full time in her community. Kristi is now the licensee director of Kidding Arou…
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68. Writing Your Next Book with Susan Rose
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This week, Jessica is joined for the second time by author and kids yoga teacher, Susan Rose. Susan just finished up writing her second kids yoga themed children's book, the first of a series chronicling different children's experiences with yoga in PE class. She shares what she's learned between writing her first and second books, offers some advi…
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67. Co-Creating a Kids Yoga Training with Pranakriya Kids School of Yoga
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This week Jessica chatted with the talented team that co-created a 95 Kids Yoga Teacher Training for Pranakriya Yoga. They share the history of Pranakriya Yoga and the philosophy behind it. They also talk about the process of creating a program and finding the flow of working together. They share how they pivoted the training to being online during…
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66. Wild Type Learning with Jacalyn Warshauer
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Jacalyn Warshauer is the Founder of Wild Type Learning. She shares the many benefits of allowing children to connect with nature and how we can nurture this connection in meaningful ways. She shares her fascinating journey towards founding Wild Type Acres, the land that she and her husband purchased and built a log cabin home on where they now live…
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65. KYP Listener Questions (Part 2) with Jessica Mougis
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This week Host of the KYP, Jessica Mougis, tackles a few more listener questions. What are the benefits of kids yoga? What age can kids begin practicing yoga? And, what do you wish parents knew about kids yoga? The answers to all these questions will help you pitch kids yoga classes to schools and studios! In addition, Jessica shares a helpful ques…
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64. KYP Listener Questions (Part 1) with Jessica Mougis
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This week Host of the KYP, Jessica Mougis, dives into three listener questions. Gathering from her 12 years of kids yoga experience and the knowledge she's gained from interviews with almost 50 kids yoga professionals she tackles the questions: How do I choose a kids yoga teacher training? Do I have what it takes to be a kids yoga teacher? And, how…
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63. Applying Yoga Philosophy to the Business of Yoga with Lara Hocheiser
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Lara Hocheiser is the Owner of Flow & Grow Kids Yoga and the author of the new book, “Mindfulness for Beginners: Mindful Moments to Bring Clarity and Calm to Your Morning, Day, and Night.” She is also the author of the My Yoga Workbook series. In this episode, Lara applies yoga philosophy to how to ethically run a kids yoga business. She also expla…
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62. Be Inspired & Be Yourself with Francesca Kastelanides
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Francesca Kastelanides is the Owner of Beam Academy an online platform that works with over 100 schools in London and offers trainings. She began her career in PR and Event Management and later received her degree in Special Education. She is trained in Ashtanga, yoga for the special child, yoga for children, aqua yoga, Mandala yoga, Yin yoga and M…
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Kelly Winkler, Host of Mindful Moments for Families & Schools, joins Jessica for a conversation about podcasting. They discuss why and how they started, the specific steps they took to begin, the biggest challenges they've encountered and the greatest rewards they've received. Both women share how they dove head first into the podcasting space and …
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James Woods (@datyogadude) has a passion for sharing the tools he has learned on his personal journey to wellness. He has a degree in marriage and family therapy, is a registered yoga teacher, speaker, mentor, author, organizer, teacher and active community member. He is president of FEEL FREE 2 FEEL FREE a health and wellness organization that pro…
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59. Kids Yoga in a Pandemic with Kate Murphy and Reigan Williams
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Kate Murphy is the Owner of Nanda Yoga Fort Worth, and Reigan Williams is an instructor at the studio. The women talk about their own yoga journeys as well as the kids yoga scene in Fort Worth. Kate also tells the story of how Nanda Yoga opened just weeks before the global pandemic was declared. She also shares how she creates a healthy work enviro…
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Dr. Sandy Zanella is a mom of 2, a physician by training and a kids yoga teacher. She is the author and creator of “Happy Yogis”, a colorful pose by pose book inspired by her kids. She wants to encourage children to love and accept themselves as they are and dreams about helping families thrive and find joy together. As a hobby she is a content cre…
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57. Embodying Yoga with Crystal McCreary
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Crystal McCreary is a Lead Yoga, Mindfulness and Health Educator & Teacher Trainer with 13+ years of experience in instructing yoga and mindfulness to people of all ages. She facilitates trainings for organizations that aim to support the social and emotional wellbeing of youth and adults, and currently works full-time in the Health Department at a…
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55. Positive Thinking for Kids with Daniel Olcsvary
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Daniel Olcsvary has been an Early Childhood Educator for eighteen years, making a positive impact on hundreds of students throughout that time. Known throughout the school as “Mr. O,” Daniel realized that inspiring the youth was part of his life’s mission. Daniel is also a behavioral specialist providing in home services for children with different…
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54. Empowering Children with Lauren Buckles
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Lauren Buckles is a mom and certified yoga teacher for both children and adults who has been in the field for a decade. Lauren shares how she creates a safe space in her classes through a trauma-informed lens, and how she wants to empower children not exert power. She also discusses Katonah Yoga and why she began her new online space Nestful. Laure…
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53. Expanding Representation in Kids Yoga with SonJoria Sydnor
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SonJoria Sydnor returns for the second time to share her experience as the author of "Our Family's Doing Yoga." She talks about how her family is working together to expand representation of black children in yoga. What was once a book idea, has now developed into social media platforms, a Youtube Channel and a Black Kids Yoga Club! SonJoria also s…
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