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Happy Kids Yoga Harrogate

Yoga and mindfulness classes in Harrogate and the surrounding areas, taught by Vanessa.

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 Vanessa

Hi, I’m Vanessa the proud Franchisee for Harrogate and the surrounding areas: Knaresborough, Ripon, Wetherby, Pateley Bridge, Poppleton, Otley and Ilkley.

I have been a Drama and English teacher for nearly 30 years, and I thrive on inspiring young people. I am a very creative person, who is passionate about building confidence and communication skills in children.

I have practised and studied yoga for over 20 years in various places in the world and I ran an adult class for my colleagues at work, the benefits it gave them were quite overwhelming, which inspired my dream of becoming a yoga teacher. That dream has finally become a reality in joining the Happy Kids Yoga family. It has also given me the career flexibility I need as I have recently become a carer for my mother.

I am extremely excited about bringing Happy Kids Yoga into the schools, nurseries and community centres in my local area, with the intention of making a difference to children’s happiness, confidence and well-being.

In my spare time, I love to go for walks with my husband and dog, catch up with my daughter, or go away somewhere in our campervan, but you can usually find me by a lake or on a beach practising yoga or swimming!

What we offer in Harrogate

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 Harrogate

Every child deserves to move, breathe and grow

Vanessa 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.