Who, What, Why, When and Where of Yoga Stars
Who We Are
Today I would like to introduce you to Yoga Stars. I am the founder and owner of Yoga Stars. My background is in education, as a primary school teacher for 18 years. I worked as a drama teacher, PE teacher and classroom teacher in Sydney and Melbourne. In 2014 I developed a co curricular Drama school (Drama Stars) that I ran for 5 years on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. I retrained in 2018 as a children's yoga teacher, completed a business course in 2019 then put my yoga teacher training together with my business skills and voila Yoga Stars was born. I’m certainly not alone in all this, I have put together a team of passionate children's yoga teachers who just can’t wait to bring Yoga Stars to your school.
What We Do
Yoga Stars contract to primary schools to fulfil the requirements of the PDHPE curriculum. Yes Yoga is PE (fitness/exercise) however Yoga Stars is so much more than that. Yoga Stars programs have a well-being component. In fact component isn’t the right word. Our Yoga Stars program encompasses well-being. Our program has a positive impact on children’s mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing. In fact our mission statement is: “To positively impact children's hearts and minds”.
Our lesson plan encompasses 7 seamless components that combine exercise with well-being. Children build strength and flexibility through Yoga. In addition children develop self care tools such as meditation, mindfulness, gratitude, journalling and so much more!
Why We Do What We Do
We teach our programs so that we can enhance children’s Emotional Intelligence to give them the best opportunity to succeed in both school and life! Did you know that the key component to success is Emotional Intelligence? What is Emotional Intelligence? In a nutshell, it is the ability to manage one's own emotions, communicate effectively and overcome challenges. Good Emotional Intelligence allows individuals to succeed at school and work and achieve their personal goals. Some children are born into families that allow Emotional Intelligence to flourish, however some children are raised in environments that don’t allow their Emotional Intelligence to develop. The good news is that Emotional Intelligence can be taught and with practice it can be developed. At Yoga Stars we want ALL children to have a strong, functioning Emotional Intelligence so that they can contribute positively as a member of a family, the community and society at large. Simply put, we want children to succeed in their lives. How do we help children have a good Emotional Intelligence and in turn experience lifelong success? We nurture their wellbeing. We provide them with the tools and strategies to deal with the adversities that life will throw at them. Most importantly we don’t just teach them well-being strategies as “head knowledge”, rather we immerse them in the practical application of these self care tools.
When
We are an external provider of PE lessons for schools. We come to your school with our program and equipment, all we need is a space. We are ready to come to your school today!
Where
We currently service Sydney LGA’s including; Northern Beaches, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, North Sydney and Eastern Suburbs.
Email us: heidi@yogastars.com.au
Phone us: 0423954434