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Happy Kids Yoga Durham

Yoga and mindfulness classes in Durham and the surrounding areas, taught by Hannah.

DBS checked

Every teacher holds an enhanced DBS.

Fully insured

£5m public liability insurance.

Three gold kites

ICAP’s highest quality rating.

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Meet Hannah

Hi, I’m Hannah and I’m the proud owner of Happy Kids Yoga Durham!

After gaining a Photography and Spanish degree at university and living abroad for two years I started my career as a Spanish teacher back in the UK. I had my son in 2022 and I’ve been passionate about raising him bilingual and introducing him to yoga from an early age.

I began my yoga journey during lockdown which soon became a daily habit and, after losing my Dad, it became a necessary outlet for managing my emotions and stress levels when working and parenting became overwhelming.

After teaching in secondary schools for 10 years and seeing how anxiety increasingly presents itself in young people it was clear to me that children should be better equipped with tools to cope and manage their emotions through a variety of situations.

I joined the Happy Kids Yoga team as I am fascinated by how yoga can work wonders for children mentally and also physically.

When I’m not at work and have some time to myself I love reading, gardening at my allotment, doing DIY projects around the house and, you guessed it, practising yoga!

What we offer in Durham

Sessions for every setting

Nursery and school sessions

Tailored yoga brought to your setting. Great for wellbeing weeks, enrichment days or a regular weekly slot.

Parent and pre school classes

Fun, nurturing yoga for little ones and their grown ups to enjoy together.

Holiday clubs and workshops

Themed yoga workshops in the school holidays and at community events.

SATs wellbeing sessions

Helping Year 6 children manage stress and worry around exam time.

Yoga for pupils with SEN

Calm, structured sessions for small groups with additional needs, in special schools, SEN units and mainstream classes.

Yoga for pupils with SEN in Durham

Every child deserves to move, breathe and grow

Hannah runs calm, structured yoga for small groups of pupils with additional needs: in special schools, in SEN units and resource bases, and with small groups taken out of a mainstream class.

Twenty minutes, the same shape every week: a short flow, poses with picture cards, breathing and a rest at the end. Sameness is the point. Pupils follow pictures rather than spoken instructions, choice cards let a pupil point or reach instead of finding the words, and a look, a reach or a sound all count as joining in.

A member of your staff stays in the room and we follow their lead on every pupil. Every teacher is trained for additional needs as part of their children’s yoga qualification, with our own SEN training on top.