Kristin Davey is the founder of Peaceful Planet Yoga - the
ONLY yoga business in the Hamptons dedicated entirely to children. Kristin is mom to 3 active, diverse and inspiring children. She has her Masters Degree in Elementary Education and was a pre-school teacher for over 10 years. After a difficult pregnancy, Kristin discovered the many benefits of yoga in 2003. Kristin's passion and interest in developing her own, Anusara influenced yoga practice, has been growing ever since. Her desire to share yoga with young children led Kristin to become a certified kids yoga teacher in 2009 through
Karma Kids Yoga in NYC.. She holds additional kids yoga teacher certifications through
Child Light Yoga and
Little Flower Yoga & has 9 hours of Master Class Training through the
National Kids Yoga Foundation. In the fall of 2018, Kristin was certified in Restorative Yoga at Kripalu & is currently working towards her Yoga for Parkinson's certification.
Kristin has taught after school yoga enrichment programs at Springs School, John Marshall Elementary School and the Hayground School. She facilitates a pre-school yoga enrichment program throughout the school year at the Country School and teaches yoga during summer camp at the Country School. Kristin was invited to host a series at both the Wainscot Public School and the Sagaponack Common School to share the many benefits of yoga and meditation with students prior to state mandated testing. She has helped many local Daisy, Brownie and Girl Scout Troops earn badges relating to health, wellness and yoga! Kristin has also run several yoga movement classes at both the Amagansett and Hampton Public Libraries for toddlers through 1st graders.
Kristin believes a child's yoga experience should be FUN, SILLY, and ENGAGING! Kristin encourages a love of yoga through playful yoga style games, lots of music, trust building exercises, partner yoga poses,
strength building poses, and simple meditations. In all of her classes, children will be encouraged to use their imaginations
through creative and unique yoga style games. Yoga games incorporate listening skills, co-operation,
co-ordination and team building - essential skills for success in school &
life. Children are introduced to
counting in Sanskrit, and Sanskrit vocabulary. Playful props such as scarves, pom-poms,
yoga blocks,
pinwheels, and bells are incorporated in Kristin's classes to engage children to explore yoga poses
in fun and challenging ways.
