Yoga of Elements is placing the students at the center of the learning approach. The curriculum we are creating makes room for creativity and spontaneity in order for students to thrive according to their aspirations and inquiries.
“By promoting conscious activism this program prepares students to be
respectable movers & empowered shakers for today and tomorrow”
Our aim is to bring the content of our work to all traditions and socio-economic classes; in traditional and private school districts, under-served urban areas, enrichment & educational programs, native reservations, as well as the corporate world.
Yoga of Elements especially targets to reaching all youth growing in an environment that threatens the integrity of their education, health and well-being.
Parents & Educators wanting to direct their children towards an understanding of mind & body fitness, environmental & educational sciences, mindfulness, philosophical studies & communication, will be interested by the content offered by Yoga of Elements.
For more information about our enrichment program, as well as mentorship & intern positions, please visit our After-school & Enrichment Program located in Topanga Canyon, California.
CORE TEAM.
Dawn Geer. Co-Founder & Teacher.
Native to California, Dawn is a preschool and Kindergarten teacher and has been working in the early childhood development field as an educator for 20 years. She is an experienced and certified teacher able to combine different educational approaches: Montessori, R.I.E and Waldorf.
After opening her preschool in Malibu (CA) she went on to teach English as a second language to children in foreign countries.
While teaching in South Africa she got her Yoga4Kids teacher training. Dawn embraces the mindfulness teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and Kundalini Yoga (KRI and Yoga for Youth trainings). She considers the relationships to self, others and to Nature as the highest teachers.
Dawn & Gregoire have an enrichment and mentorship program for Kindergarten through 12th Grade located in Topanga Canyon on the beautiful campus of Manzanita School & Institute.
Gregoire Thiry. Co-Founder & Teacher.
Gregoire has an international background in Environmental, Educational and Social Sciences (MSc), while having a strong connection to the natural environment and ancient traditions. His advocacy for nature’s protection took him to different continents. This allowed him to collaborate in projects centered around environmental education, socio-emotional empowerment & sustainability in South-Africa & California.
As a trained Kundalini yoga instructor (KRI, Yoga4Kids, Yoga for Youth), he brings mindfulness, meditation and yoga to all ages & skill level. He is now a trauma & mental health informed mentor, trained council facilitator & certified life coach.
Dawn & Gregoire have an enrichment and mentorship program for Kindergarten through 12th Grade located in Topanga Canyon.
He is collaborating with a strong team of men to co-create empowering men’s gatherings throughout southern California.
Being a multi-instrumentalist he also believes in the strong healing and community building potential that music & movement have; he is currently co-facilitating events across Los Angeles.
PARTNERS.
Thank you Earth, Sky, and all our human & non-human relatives for your ongoing support.
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