kidsyogateacher

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, offers Yoga and Mindfulness training to educators, has developed a mindfulness curriculum program called Once Upon a Rainbow, a toddler program called Calm Me and has developed a set of affirmation cards for boys. Incia shares her journey from studio owner to pivoting her business model and how she's created innovative programs in the kids yoga industry. Listen in NOW!

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 environment within her small business, and what makes Nanda Yoga so unique. Listen in now!

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. Lauren also generously shares what it was like to have her first baby two days before the pandemic was declared! A highly interesting and informative episode. Listen NOW.

Susan Rose is a Certified YogaKids Teacher, and an E-500 and RCYT through Yoga Alliance. She has taught dance, gymnastics and yoga to children for over 40 years. She has an MA in Physical Education and taught PE for 17 years. Susan has wonderful insight into how and why PE teachers can integrate yoga into their classes. Susan is also the author of the upcoming children's kids yoga book "Let's Make a Rainbow" due out this year. She talks through step by step how she self-published. Listen in now!

In their second episode together (check our Episode 6 for the first!) Jessica & Lara discuss how Lara has pivoted her business, Flow & Grow Kids Yoga during this global pandemic. She offers practical advice on how other kids yoga business owners can adapt to the times. Lara also shares the inspiration for an exciting new FREE resource she is offering called Self-Care Saturday. Visit to sign up.

This week Jessica talks with Sarah Casper (she/her) kids yoga teacher and Founder of Comprehensive Consent (), a company dedicated to helping children develop their boundary-setting and consent-conversation skills. The women discuss Sarah's journey of switching from a focus on clinical psychology to the path of kids yoga, and how she ultimately founded her company. Sarah's unique viewpoint on how we can teach children valuable skills now so they are prepared for healthy relationships as teenagers and adults is groundbreaking and so important. Listen in now!

This week Jessica is joined by Dale Wells-Marshall (@star_inspired, www.starinspiredinc.com). They discuss sharing mindfulness and yoga with children in the Bahamas, how she self-published her children's book, and what her Mindful Mothering and after-school kids yoga classes look like. She also explains how she's caring for herself in our current world state. Dale's wisdom, calming presence and grounded perspective feel like a breath of fresh air. Listen in now!

This week Jessica talks with SonJoria Sydnor, St. Louis based kids yoga teacher and author of the soon to be released children's book "Our Family's Doing Yoga." SonJoria opens up about her experience as a mother, nonprofit founder (I AM Breastfeeding) and black woman in this world. She generously shares how she talks with her children about race, and offers insight into how to encourage children to start practicing yoga at home. Listen in and prepare to be inspired!

Jessica is joined by Margot Harris (Calm Cookie Kids Yoga). They discuss how Margot made the transition from classroom teacher to kids yoga teacher, and how she translated her early childhood knowledge into serving all ages. The women discuss the current global pandemic and how they’re dealing with it personally and within kids yoga. Margot also shares some useful tips for how to create virtual kids yoga classes. This fun and validating conversation can be a welcome break from the current state of our world.

This week Jessica talks with Betty Larrea (Founder of Be Yoga Be Love and kids yoga teacher for 19 years). Recorded pre-coronavirus, this light-hearted chat covers how kids yoga has grown and developed in the past two decades, how Betty's Mindful Play program came about, and the steps she took to publish her book, "Lucinda's Magical Yoga Adventure." Come listen, learn and enjoy!

This week Jessica is thrilled to talk with her kids yoga mentor, Lauren Chaitoff of Yogi Beans. Lauren is dynamic, funny and a breath of fresh air. She talks about the hustle of starting her own thriving kids yoga business in NYC over 13 years ago and what she’s learned along the way. The women also discuss classroom management, finding compassion for yourself and your students, and what to look for in a kids yoga teacher training. In these hard times, we hope you'll leave this episode feeling inspired.