Episode 13: YogaKids Interview
About YogaKids
YogaKids International, Inc. based in New Buffalo, MI is a pioneer and leading provider of yoga to children around the world. The organization’s mission is to promote peace, healthy life-style, self-empowerment and a fun, effective way of learning to children. Unlike yoga for adults, the YogaKids program specifically supports the capacities of children of all ages.
The idea of yoga, breathing and mindfulness as powerful tools for change in the classroom began in 1986 by Marsha Wenig while teaching poetry to children in a Los Angeles elementary school. After years of research, the study of numerous educators such as John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner, Magda Gerber and Howard Gardner, along with lessons gleaned from hundreds of children, the company was founded in 1991 with one simple idea; help kids make a better world through yoga.
The YogaKids training program has influenced the lives of thousands of graduates, certified teachers and has revolutionized the way yoga is taught to children. Recognized three times by the Parents’ Choice Awards, our videos and other products have introduced more than a million children, their families and through them their communities, to the peace that yoga brings.
About Anne Huber
COO of YogaKids International, Ann began her journey with YogaKids In 1995. As an employee of a small production house, Ann was granted the opportunity to serve as editor on the first YogaKids video. After working on it, she left the company to earn her Master's Degree in Television. 17 years later, Ann returned to YogaKids -- initially to create an amazing Kickstarter TV Pilot and now -- to share the YogaKids light with the world...
YogaKids Resources and Contact
The Yoga Garden Game: A great game for little kids that encourages creativity, cooperation and movement.
YogaKids: Educating the Whole Child Through Yoga by Yoga Kids Founder Marsha Wenig
