Yoga-Tastic 4 Kids

Every day after school our students start their mindfulness session by writing in their gratitude journals. It’s such a wonderful opportunity for them to reflect on all the positives in their lives and help them understand the importance of gratitude. ... We can’t wait to start these again come January 11th! Do you keep a gratitude journal? See more

Hi My name is Isabelle and you need to check me out! P.S.....come to @yogatastic4kids it’s a great place! ... Awe.....thank you Isabelle, we love that you love coming to our program! See more

Our students are just loving our new Mindfulness teacher Miss. Andrea, who has been a great addition to our Yoga-Tastic 4 Kids team for a few weeks now Miss. Andrea begun her journey over 6 years ago whilevolunteering teaching English at a bi-lingual Mindfulness private school, La Paz "Peace" in Costa Rica including private tutoring and reading programs. Last year, she was honoured to go back and teach yoga and mindfulness to children from ages 3-10 yoga at La Pa...z. She had co-founded a program called "PLAY- Pure Life Art+ Yoga" which taught children locally and visiting Costa Rica mindfulness activities through art, yoga, meditation and nature conservation. She continuesto provide these one on one PLAY Programs to children in Canada ages 4-14. Miss Andrea has since completed her Kid’s Yoga teacher training certification and was certified specifically in Children's Mindfulness through "Young Yoga Masters" both in Burlington. She has taught children yoga and meditation as well as child minding at various yogastudios in Burlington. She has also been the lead instructor for a Youth Empowerment and Leadership camp in Burlington working with girls aged 6-13 teaching self-love, mindfulness, yoga, meditation, nutrition, art and nature therapy. Miss Andrea also ran a private one on one week program incorporating horse "equine" therapy and has completed her Level 2 Reiki training which she loves to share her energy with children. Miss. Andrea has completed the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto as well as countless Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation workshops & courses. She is a long standing member and supporter of a group, "Making Canada a Mindful and Kindful Nation" with mentor and teacher, Bhante Saranpala ("The Urban Buddhist Monk"). Miss. Andrea has global experience working with children and a strong passionatefor teaching children mindfulness and creating memorable connections. We are very grateful to have Miss. Andrea teach the mindfulness portion of our program and the students are absolutely loving it! See more

BEE KIND In celebration of world kindness day today, our students created these adorable bee’s. Our students shared some awesome ideas on how to demonstrate kindness. Here are just a few..... Stand up for others ... Say kind words to help someone feel better Showing respect to others Using your manners Help someone when they are sad Say nice things Don’t judge people Give a hug or a kiss Open a door for someone Swipe to check out some of their bee’s and ways our students demonstrate kindness. Don’t forget to check out our stories for a glimpse of our day! See more

I mean wow....so much fun! We’re having a blast with our before & after school students and we can’t wait to start our evening & weekend classes in the near future! If you haven’t tried suspension yoga and you live in the Burlington, Ontario area....you need to plan a visit once we are fully operational! ... P.S. check out today’s stories for some more suspension and mindfulness fun! Come fly with us soon!! See more

is just around the corner and our little friend is here to remind you, that every mistake you made is progress! It may not feel like it sometimes, but rest assured that ever mistake you make is proof you are learning and progressing. ... Here’s to every lesson learned this year! See more

Every flower is a soul blooming in nature Like the poppy’s that grew from the soil of Flanders Fields, these wonderful poppy’s are made from souls of our students. Created with love in honor of all who fought for our freedom. How did you celebrate our hero’s today?

Poppy poppy what do you say? Wear me on Remembrance Day. Poppy poppy what do you tell?... Many soldiers in battle fell. Poppy poppy what should we know? That peace on earth should grow, grow, grow. Who are you remembering today? See more