Yoga programs for children.
•What You're Saying About ChildLight Yoga•
It means a lot that you are so dedicated to helping children and families to find a better balance and experience better well being as a whole. It is so needed especially with our children who have special needs...I appreciate your gentle melodic tone and guidance. You made yoga so much more fun and accessible for us all. ~ K. Szczepanike, Coordinator, Autism Parent Support Group
"Please accept our sincere thanks for helping to make our Build the dream Dinner & Auction such a success. WIth your generous contribution this year's auction netted over $10,000!" ~ P. Hass, ChildLight Montessori School
"Your enthusiasm, professionalism and hard work enabled us to provide 3 highly engaging educational workshops for our students using a fun form of relaxation. We received so many compliments from those in attendance. We are so grateful for your generousity in helping to promote fitness and a healthier lifestyle for our children. You did a fantastic job - thanks again!" ~ B. Sommers, Greenland Central School
"Please accept our sincere thanks for helping to make our Build the dream Dinner & Auction such a success. WIth your generous contribution this year's auction netted over $10,000!" ~ P. Hass, ChildLight Montessori School
"Your enthusiasm, professionalism and hard work enabled us to provide 3 highly engaging educational workshops for our students using a fun form of relaxation. We received so many compliments from those in attendance. We are so grateful for your generousity in helping to promote fitness and a healthier lifestyle for our children. You did a fantastic job - thanks again!" ~ B. Sommers, Greenland Central School
ABOUT CHILDLIGHT YOGA
The CompanyChildLight Yoga was founded to encourage an early practice of yoga and relaxation, providing children with a foundation for life-long wellness - body, mind and spirit. Our company provides numerous programs for babies, toddlers, families and children, utilizing fun and innovative 'yoga play' techniques, while providing take-home tools for managing stress and anxiety. Our mission is to spread the amazing gifts of yoga to all children everywhere - through classes, camps, school programs, teacher trainings and more.
A few of our clients:
Brixham Montessori Friends School, York, ME
Wells Elementary School, Wells, ME
Vivian Hussey School, Berwick, ME
Bright Horizons at Timberland, Stratham, NH
Greenland Elementary, Greenland, NH
St. Mary Academy, Dover, NH
Dover Yoga Studio, Dover, NH
Yoga East Yoga, Portsmouth, NH
Girl Scouts of Gundalow, Southern ME & NH
Central School, S. Berwick, ME
North Berwick Primary, N. Berwick, ME
Somersworth Early Learning Center, Somersworth, NH
Caring Unlimited, Sanford, ME
The Little Stars Parenting Circle, Exeter, NH
Baby Boot Camp, Stratham, NH
South Berwick Yoga, S. Berwick, ME
Newcastle Elementary, Newcastle, NH
Little Blessings Preschool & Daycare, Portsmouth, NH
ChildLight Montessori, S. Berwick, ME
Marshwood High School, S. Berwick, ME
Eliot Elementary School, Eliot, ME
Joy of Learning Preschool, Berwick, ME
Peter Cottontail Preschool & Daycare, Dover, NH
Brixham Montessori Friends School, York, ME
Wells Elementary School, Wells, ME
Vivian Hussey School, Berwick, ME
Bright Horizons at Timberland, Stratham, NH
Greenland Elementary, Greenland, NH
St. Mary Academy, Dover, NH
Dover Yoga Studio, Dover, NH
Yoga East Yoga, Portsmouth, NH
Girl Scouts of Gundalow, Southern ME & NH
Central School, S. Berwick, ME
North Berwick Primary, N. Berwick, ME
Somersworth Early Learning Center, Somersworth, NH
Caring Unlimited, Sanford, ME
The Little Stars Parenting Circle, Exeter, NH
Baby Boot Camp, Stratham, NH
South Berwick Yoga, S. Berwick, ME
Newcastle Elementary, Newcastle, NH
Little Blessings Preschool & Daycare, Portsmouth, NH
ChildLight Montessori, S. Berwick, ME
Marshwood High School, S. Berwick, ME
Eliot Elementary School, Eliot, ME
Joy of Learning Preschool, Berwick, ME
Peter Cottontail Preschool & Daycare, Dover, NH
Giving Back
Through teaching and fundraising, ChildLight Yoga proudly supports the Dover Yoga Youth Program, an organization focused on bringing yoga to youth in the community who might not otherwise have access to and/or be able to afford yoga classes.
CLY has also helped to raise funds for numerous local public and private schools, libraries and churches, Seacoast Mother's Association, Concert for a Cure, Seacoast Interfaith Hospitality Network, Seacoast Mental Health, Seacoast IHN, and other organizations that focus on children, families and the betterment of our communities.
As well, ChildLight Yoga is always honored to be asked to participate in education-based opportunities such as school health fairs, wellness weeks, PTO meetings, substance abuse forums, etc.
About Lisa Flynn"A few years ago, I noticed that when my two very young children would join my morning yoga practice, it was not only fun for them, but seemed to improve their focus and mood as well. While researching yoga for babies, toddlers and older children, I quickly realized that the benefits of yoga can be enjoyed by people of all ages, 3 weeks old to 100+. I attended my first training with Marsha Metzger and immediately started teaching. I was hooked. The children teach me much more than I teach them! I am so grateful."
In addition to founding ChildLight Yoga, LLC in 2005, Lisa also assisted Dover Yoga Studio (Dover, NH) in opening a brand new studio dedicated to children and teens - now the home of ChildLight Yoga. Lisa has over 150 hours of training in yoga for children. She holds an advanced-level certification from Color Me Yoga 'for Children® and is also a Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga® Facilitator (CIBYF), Certified YogaEd.™ Instructor and Circus Yoga Teacher. She has also studied with Craig Hanauer of Every Kids Yoga. Lisa is certified in Adult/Infant/Child CPR. She is also a Reiki Practitioner and incorporates her knowledge of chakras, energy centers in the body, in her work with children and families. Though she has little interest in teaching yoga to adults ("they're not as much fun!"), Lisa continues her personal study of yoga and yoga philosophy with Julie Rost of the YogaLife Institute as she works towards earning a 200 hr. adult yoga certification in 2008. She blends many teaching methods together with additional inspiration drawn from the YogaKids®, Radiant Child and Next Generation Yoga® programs.
Most importantly, Lisa is Mommy to two beautiful yoginis, and wife to a wonderful and supportive husband. As with most families, their lives are busy, sometimes outright hectic. Work, her children's activities, and even just keeping the house clean can become stressful at times. She uses yoga, meditation, and power of positive thought to bring balance into her life. Her goal is to teach her young students to do the same, providing them with tools they can use for a lifetime of health and wellness.
With a B.A. in Communication, Lisa spent over 10 years working in the fields of Marketing, Advertising and Business Management in Atlanta, Chicago and Portsmouth. She is extremely grateful to be able to combine the knowledge gained from her past work experience with her love of yoga and children.
With Gratitude...I am blessed.
Enormous amounts of gratitude to Carrie Tyler, Founder/Director of Dover Yoga Studio, for believing in, and seeing through, the vision of opening a studio dedicated to yoga for babies, tots, kids, teens and moms-to-be, providing a special place to share the joy of yoga with children and families!
Thanks to Marsha Metzger, Founder of The Tiniest Acorn, and Creator of the Color Me Yoga' for Children® training program, for seeing my light and giving me the tools to bring it out in my work with children.
Another thank you to Helen Garabedian, Founder of Itsy Bitsy Yoga®, and Author of Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help your Baby Sleep Better, Digest Easier and Grow Stronger, for sharing with me her amazing and inspiring work with babies, tots, preschoolers and their families.
I am eternally grateful to Eeve B. Crowe, shamanic practitioner, metaphysician, Reiki Master and friend, for her gentle guidance on this path to introduce children to yoga - and for bestowing upon me the healing power of Reiki.
A loving thank you to my children, Brooke and Jack, for being my inspiration, and my husband and extended family and friends for their ongoing support.
To all of my students...you are, by far, the most inspirational teachers of all. Parents, thank you for sharing them all with me!
Namaste.
copyright © 2005 ChildLight Yoga: all rights reserved
Our Programs:
- Yoga for Kids & Teens
- Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
- Family Yoga
- Mobile Enrichment
- Create-a-Class
- Summer Camps
- Birthday Parties
- Yoga 4 Classrooms®
- Workshops/Trainings
For more information, please call
603-781-3323