Why Mindfulness and Yoga
We have 31 incredible team members teaching kids, training adults, supporting operations, and more. Come get to know us.
Explore the benefits of embodied mindfulness practices and learn how they help build resilience, support learning and cultivate healthy communities.
Hear directly from students about what mindfulness and yoga mean to them in daily life.
The School Wellness Project
In-person programming in New York. Virtual programming nationwide (livestreaming or recorded content).
Chair and mat-based yoga and mindfulness classes for youth ages 3-18 right in the classroom.
On site professional development workshops for school staff. Online certification in yoga and mindfulness for children and teens.
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Hear directly from schools we’ve worked with to better understand how yoga and mindfulness can support your students, teachers, and larger community.
More Learning
Join us for a wide variety of ways to learn from home, gaining skills and insight to support your students, clients, and your own children. Many courses are eligible for CE hours.
We offer a library of self-paced course, ranging from 75 minutes to 6 hours, as well as a series of livestream workshops with incredible guest teachers.
Easy to use resources for families, educators, clinicans and children + teens themselves.
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Resources
We all need ongoing coaching and support to integrate our learning, continuing growing as educators, and to chat with likeminded folks about the many challenging (and funny) scenarios that arise during teaching. The LFY Coaching Membership is open to our training participants and graduates at any level, and is designed to offer you tangible resources to support your career, on-going coaching, and a built in group of colleagues.
Certification
LFY Training is a comprehensive certification in yoga and mindfulness practices for youth 3 to 18. Registered with Yoga Alliance, and offering up to 6 graduate level credits (through our accredited partner University of the Pacific) training focuses on the physical, mental, emotional and social well-being of students.
Certification includes our Core Curriculum consisting of Level 1, Level 2, Level 3; Three Online Courses (6 content hours each) addressing trauma, chair yoga, and neurodiversity; Two Integration + Implementation offerings that include practicums (practice teaching clinics) and a mentorship program matching you with a teacher for personalized feedback.
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LFY provides a comprehensive certification for those working with youth ages 3 to 18. Our program is Registered with Yoga Alliance and offers up to 6 graduate-level credits through our accredited partner, University of the Pacific.
We believe that effective teaching begins with your own self-awareness. Our framework roots you in your own personal practice first, then equips you with a research-based toolkit centered on healing, resilience, and adaptability.
As practitioners and educators ourselves, we ensure our curriculum is constantly evolving to reflect the latest developments in neurobiology, learning theory, and trauma-informed care. You aren’t just getting a certification—you’re joining a mission to support the mental, emotional, and social well-being of the next generation.
Our Training Team
Learn from leaders in the field with a wide range of experiences and expertise.
