Empowering you to
Inspiring and educating people to empower future generations through the practice of yoga, meditation and mindfulness with a fun twist.
Kidding Around Yoga Programs
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Teach Kids Yoga Classes
Become a certified Kids Yoga teacher with an in-person training weekend or with a self-paced online course.
For Your Classroom or School
Make mindfulness and yoga part of your students’ daily routine. Online and in-person workshops designed for academic settings.
Mindfulness For Your Home
Learn simple, proven mindfulness practices to reduce resistance, increase connection, and make the challenges of family life easier.
Recorded workshops
Free Resources
Meditation & Relaxation for Kids
Watch the FREE 30 minute recorded workshop.
Learn why and how to share the power of relaxation and meditation with children of all ages!
Bringing Mindfulness into the Classroom
Watch the FREE 30 minute recorded workshop.
Discover ways to incorporate mindfulness and yoga into most areas of an academic day!
Kidding Around Yoga Podcast
Mindful Conversations with KAY
Join hosts Kristi Fischer and Kelly Winkler, Kidding Around Yoga trainers, moms, and educators, for some lighthearted and insightful conversations, where we take a deep dive into all things Kids Yoga and mindfulness.
Our mission is to provide strategies that increase mindfulness, self-awareness, connection, self-regulation, and peace in children. We focus on research-based tools and fun!
About Kidding Around Yoga
Educating and Inspiring
Leading people to share the practice of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness with children.
Kidding Around Yoga was founded by Haris Lender in 2009. Since we began spreading the love of Kids Yoga we have trained more than 10,000 people across the globe and as a result, our teachers have delivered classes to more than 1 million children worldwide.
Our unique program combines the principles of ancient yoga practices with a fun and engaging twist, which is coupled with a series of original music written and performed by our founder and many members of the KAY family.
Our Founder
Meet Haris Harini Lender. She is the founder and creator of Kidding Around Yoga. Originally from New Haven, Connecticut, she is an Integral Yoga® teacher registered at the 500-hour level with the Yoga Alliance. She has additional certifications in Raja Yoga, Children’s Yoga, Stress Management and Prenatal Yoga. For 19 years Haris was the Director of Kids yoga sleepover camps. 11 years with Camp Yogaville and 8 of her own, Camp KAY.
