Yoga
Yoga helps children refocus their mindset and mood, build physical fitness and self confidence. Yoga can also challenge a child’s coordination and imagination when they take cues from animals and other parts of nature. Katie Jay’s yoga classes are dynamic and joyful, with careful attention to alignment. After earning her MFA in acting from Case Western Reserve University, Katie developed a great interest in yoga practice that inspired her to become a teacher. She was personally trained by Cyndi Lee, founder and director of the OM Yoga Center in New York. Katie has relocated back home to the Bay Area where she works privately with individuals and groups.
“The practice of Yoga helps us to reconnect and reclaim our natural state of being. How beneficial would it be to start this practice early on, before one has lost that connection? That’s why I feel passionate about helping kids to maintain their natural intelligence, openness, and vibrancy. By practicing yoga postures, breath awareness, and meditation we cultivate balance, strength, flexibility, and awareness. The practice of yoga, which feels like play to the children, is sowing the seeds of discipline that will inevitably be needed later on in order to handle life’s challenges with presence, dignity, and grace. It’s an honor to introduce Redeemer children to this wonderful practice!”