Everyone is Born with the Right to Feel Good in their Minds and Bodies!

Hi, I'm Danielle!

I am the founder of Rise Yoga, and my mission and passion is to reach as many people as I can through the modalities of yoga and mindfulness to show them that a calm body and mind is the way to living a happy and fulfilled life!

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RISE YOGA PROUDLY OFFERS YOGA AND MINDFULNESS
TRAINING AND TEACHING ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF
SETTINGS, TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS

What We Do

Yoga in Schools

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AND AGE

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Yoga for
Sports Teams
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SUMMER CAMPS AND SPORTS

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🌈✨Building Resilience One Breath at a Time!✨🌈

This is what it looked like this week when Heights School in Oakland prioritized emotional recognition and resilience for all of their students in Grades K-5 🖤🤍

✨Students recognized their emotions and built confidence & resilience through mindful movement, breath work, and affirmations. 🧘🏻‍♀️😮‍💨

✨Mindfulness teaches us that even when emotions feel overwhelming, we can always come back to our breath. 💖

What’s one way you help kids process their emotions? Drop your favorite mindfulness tool below! ⬇️ 👇

#mindfulkids
#emotionalresilience
#mindfulnessinschools
#teachingemotions
#sel
#yogaforkids

Thank you @gozenlove for this ❤️

There is so much information not easily accessible to parents and educators regarding neurodiversity such as ADHD, and our children are suffering as a result of this lack of education.

🩶 Kids with ADHD are not a behavioral problem- quite simply, “if they COULD do well, they WOULD“ 😌
🩶 Kids with ADHD SHOULD have certain accommodations in school to help them manage executive functioning, impulse control, emotional regulation, etc. A “504 Plan” is a must. 📚
🩶 Connection over Correction is paramount. Most children with ADHD (and let’s face it, most children in general!), do better when there is a connection established and valued over correction and punishment. 👩‍🎓❤️

#themoreweknow
#adhd
#adhdeducation
#neurodivergence
#neurodivergentparenting
#neurodivergenteducation
#adhdsupport
#connectionovercorrection
#connectedteaching
#connectedparenting

“Inside Out 2” Themed SEL with Kindergarten Classes 🧘🏻‍♀️✨🧘🏻‍♂️😮‍💨

🖤Recognizing our different Emotions 💛
🖤Mindful Movement and Breath to process emotions and have them work together as a team 👏🏼
🖤Positive Affirmations and gratitude for ALL of our emotions because they make us who we are 🤩

🌟Having fun and feeling good!🌟

Thank you @debbiepoulis for inviting me in! 💜

#mindfulemotions
#sel
#bergencountynj
#ridgewoodnj
#kindergarten
#emotionalregulation
#socialemotionallearning
#werisebyliftingothers
#mindfulparenting
#mindfulteaching
#connectedteaching
#dogoodfeelgood
#grateful
#mahwahnj
#allendalenj
#waldwicknj
#hohokusnj
#mentalhealth
#mentalhealthmatters
#mentalhealrhforkids
#emotionalhealthforkids
#kidsdowellwhentheycan
#connectionmatters
#kindergartenactivities
#kindergartenclassroom
#kindergartenfun
#kindergartenkind

This seemed the most fitting of all on #womensinternationalday

Let’s fix each other’s crowns, be each other’s biggest cheerleaders, and let’s raise strong girls who we teach to know their self worth is never dependent on anyone else!
💪🏼🩷💪🏼

#stronggirls
#strongwomen
#raisingstronggirls
#raisingstrongdaughters
#womensupportingwomen
#girlsruntheworld
#womensday

This was captured Tuesday morning at our “Sunrise Yoga” 🌅🧘🧘🏻‍♀️ with these cuties 🥰

“Strike your favorite yoga pose” and we got tree, snake, cat and reverse table 🤸🏼

Reminder to do what makes you feel good this weekend ⭐️
HAPPY FRIDAY! 💕

#sunriseyoga
#yogaeveryday
#yogaeverywhere
#dowhstyoulove
#findthejoy
#dowhatmakesyoufeelgood
#favoriteyogapose
#yogaforlittleones
#kidsyoga
#kidsmindfulness
#fridayfeels

🌿This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. 💟

🫶Low self esteem is a huge contributor to eating disorders, just as it is with alcohol and drug addictions, and so many other mental struggles.
🫶Teaching children to love themselves and their bodies exactly the way they are is preventative mental health care.
🫶If this type of learning and mindset shift occurred in all schools, ALL children would have this philosophy and practice, not just those whose parents know to teach it at home.
🫶The future of our youth would be incredible. ✨

🌿I visited this elementary school a few weeks ago during their “Random Acts of Kindness Week” where I shifted the focus to Self Kindness. 💛
We used the age appropriate theme of “Inside Out” to teach emotional awareness and coping skills through breath, movement, and positive affirmations.🌿
In our cat/cow pose flow here, we were affirming, “I am gentle with my body.” 💕
This work is everything to me! ♥️

#randomactsofkindness
#nationaleatingdisorderweek
#eatingdisorder
#selfesteem
#selfkindness
#kindnessmatters
#mandatementalhealtheducation
#mindfulnessinschools
#sel
#socialemotionallearning
#abeautifulfuture
#loveyourself
#selflove
#nj
#bergencountynj
#connectedteaching

This had to get its own post because it’s so special to me! 🩷
Full circle moment to have one of my very first school students, Jamie (I had her when I was fresh out of college and she was in seventh grade), who became my colleague years later at Bogert, AND who had her adorable baby girl Harley visiting on Friday when we did mindfulness together!! 🩷🩷🩷

One of the beauties of teaching children is you never know how far your influence will go, and I couldn’t be more proud of Jamie or more grateful that our paths have stayed connected so many years later!!
💕🫶💕

📢 This is what it looks like when children are given the opportunity during their school day to stop their academics in order to prioritize their emotional health! 🙌🏼👏🏼♥️

📢 With our theme of “Self Kindness” and “I am Perfect as I am,” we learned how mindful breathing 😮‍💨, mindful movement 🧘🏻‍♀️, and mindful positive self talk, are all incredible ways for us to practice self kindness. ☺️🫶

💙 As an added bonus, I got to see my adored friends and former colleagues back “home” at Bogert School! 🥰

📢 SO much gratitude for last Friday!!! 🙏

#socialemotionallearning
#werisebyliftingothers
#bergencountynj
#schoolteacher
#mentalhealthawareness
#proactivementalhealth
#emotionalwellness
#mindfulmovement
#mindfulbreathing
#positiveselftalk
#uppersaddlerivernj
#mahwahnj

WE ARE HIRING!!! 📢💥♥️
If you are someone who is passionate about working with children (and has experience doing so!), and you love yoga and all things wellness, please DM us if you are looking for a part-time work opportunity that is fun and rewarding in the Northern New Jersey area!
🧘🏻‍♀️💕🧘🏻‍♂️✨

#kidsyogateacher
#mindfulnessteacher
#lovewgatyoudo
#dowhatyoulove
#bergencountynj
#bergencounty
#parttimejobsnj
#mommypreneur

🎯🫶
This should apply to education too! 🙌🏼

#emotionalregulation
#connectedparenting
#connectionoverperfection

A wonderful reminder for all parents, care givers, and educators 🫶

Behind every BEHAVIOR is a NEED not being met ✨ Let’s help our kiddos by leading them through example (which also keeps us CALM in the moments of chaos). 🙏💕

#newparenting
#newteaching
#teachtothekids
#kidsdowelliftheycan
#coregulate
#connectionovercorrection
#connectedparenting
#mindfulparenting
#mindfulteaching
#sel
#socialemotionallearning
#proactive
#mentalhealth
#leadwithlove

❄️ Mindful Moments with “The Snowy Day” ❄️

Friday’s Mindfulness and Yoga Class with my adored neurodiverse kiddos was pure magic! ✨ Watching their joy and connection throughout our time together filled my heart. ❤️

Here’s how we structured our 30 minute classes for movement, mindfulness and fun:

🎶 Warm-up Songs:
🎵”Slow Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes”(instrumental version)- engaging body awareness and gentle movement.
👋 “Say Hello” by Stephanie Leavell- building connection through song and eye contact.
🧘🏻‍♀️”Yoga Song”- Introducing mindful movement with playful poses (and counting)! 🔢

📖 Story Play: “The Snowy Day” by Jack Ezra Keats set the scene for our wintery adventure. 🌨️ We explored the book with movement (gentle yoga poses and stretches), imagination, and sensory play.
🫧We incorporated “Pop the Bubbles” into our story- We brought the story to life, pretending we were popping the bath bubbles with Peter!

🧣Calm and Cozy Closing:
❄️”Snowflakes Snowflakes”- Using scarves to move our bodies like falling snow.
🌬️”Blowing in the Wind”- We practiced breath awareness and more mindful movement as we floated scarves like the wind.

The giggles, the focus, the wonder- it was all there. 💙 These moments remind me why mindfulness and movement are so powerful for neurodiverse children. They thrive in structured yet playful experiences that engage their senses and support their emotional wellbeing.
📢 Added bonus: one of the teachers sharing with me how calm the children remain when they get back to class. ☺️ And even better bonus: hugs! 🥰

Can’t wait to do it all again next month! ❄️✨

#mindfulkids
#neurodiversejoy
#yogaforall
#thesnowyday
#sel
#mindfulnessinmotion
#mindfulness
#thebestworkoutintheworld
#mindfulteachers
#mindfulparenting

Yess!!! 🙌🏼
Thank you @moonomens for this reminder 💜🌙✨

🌿 A New Year’s Intention that I made a non negotiable to follow through on is my Morning Routine 🌅

🌿 The intentionality that we give to our mornings have the power to influence the intentionality that we give to the rest of the day. We are either the passenger letting life happen, or the driver, living with purpose! Set the stage for your day 🪬

🌿 All 6 of these rituals can fit into 10-15 minutes, and yes, it’s worth sacrificing the extra sleep for the extra productivity and peace ☮️

Two more add ons that help with hydration and agency:
💦 Drink 1 full glass of water before having coffee ☕️ (and optimally, wait an hour before having coffee- you can do it!) 🙌🏼

🛏️ Make your bed! You’ll already have accomplished 1 thing, which will motivate you to keep accomplishing 😍

✨ Do this for 30 days and see what changes!! Added bonus: we are more regulated for the children (and everyone!) in our lives ✨

#morningroutine
#miraclemorning
#peacefulmorning
#peacefulmoments
#livewithintention
#selfcare
#mindfulliving
#mindfulparenting
#breathe
#breathe
#2025
#mindfuleducators
#careforcaregivers
#cantpourfromanemptycup

🔑 7 Ways to Co-Regulate Nervous Systems with Your Child or Student 🫶
🔑 Make it a practice and use it when they (or you) 😉 need it 😮‍💨
🔑 I hope you know your 5 senses better than I do 😂🥴

🤍🩵🩶
#friday
#fridayfeeling
#selfregulation
#selfregulationforkids
#selfregulationskills
#coregulation
#coregulationparenting
#coregulationteaching
#positiveparenting
#positiveteaching
#socialemotionallearning
#socialemotionaldevelopment
#bergencountynj
#mindfulness
#mindfulnessforkids
#familymindfulness
#connectionovercompliance
#connectionoverperfection
#teachthekids
#dogoodfeelgood
#kidsdowelliftheycan
#rise
#werisebyliftingothers
#werisetogether

There are moments & experiences that just shift your whole perspective and world, 🌟 and Friday night hearing @gabbybernstein speak and share practices from her new book #selfhelp was the epitome of just that! 🤍🪽

Gabrielle Bernstein is incredible in every way, and she awakened me to the “protector parts” that were formed in my childhood to keep me feeling safe and protected, but that are also no longer serving me the way I need them to- in fact, they’ve created blocks- but how I can lovingly embrace and befriend those parts to help myself to move forward, to grow, and to not revert back to old damaging habits. 🫶

Incredibly grateful for this night, this energy, this leader, and of course, my girls @mandy2481 and @stylisterikaa for being my soul sisters & doing all the things with me! 💜💜

#gabriellebernstein
#selfhelp
#anighttoremember
#soulsisters
#ifs
#internalfamilysystems
#dothework
#feedyoursoul
#findyourtribe
#nyc
#grateful
#lovetheworkyoudo
#werisebyliftingothers
#werisetogether
#2025kickoff
#2025
#january

Grateful for the amazing turnout we had yesterday afternoon @varsityhouse Orangeburg!
🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

Our participants work out hard and push their limits day in and day out at VH 💪🏼 and they brought just as much resilience and enthusiasm to our yoga practice!
🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️
Furthermore, carving out time for their emotional wellbeing is always admirable in my book 🖤
#2025 we’re coming in hot! 🔥🙌🏼
#grateful as always for our partnership, and for those who showed up and allowed me to lead their practice!! 🧘🏻‍♀️💫🫶

#varsityhouse
#varsityhousegym
#personaltraininggym
#yoga
#yogaforathletes
#athleticyoga
#bergencountynj
#rocklandcountyny
#orangeburgny
#ridgewoodnj
#oradellnj
#partnership
#gratitude
#breathe
#movementismedicine
#resilience
#newyear2025

@tinybuddhaofficial so much yes
🩵🩵🩵

We can’t regulate our Littles at home , in the classroom, etc., until we regulate ourselves 🩶✨🩶
Furthermore, you’re worth it 🫶

#coregulation
#mindfulparenting
#mindfulteachers
#heal

This is your reminder to create the morning, day, life… that you want to live 🩵
A goal is a dream written down on paper with actionable steps ☑️ ✨
Don’t give up, you got this!

#fridayvibes
#friday
#fearlessfriday
#livethelifeofyourdreams
#yesyoucan
#grace
#goals
#gratitude
#morningmotivation
#morningritual
#2025goals

Looking for a great way to practice yoga and decompress, AND connect with your little ones?
Join me for Mommy and Me Yoga @bls_physical_therapy in River Vale on Tuesdays at 12pm starting 2/11!
🫶

#mommyandme
#mommyandmeyoga
#bergencountynj
#yogainbergencounty
#connect
#breathe
#move
#rivervalenj
#activitiesforkids
#activitiesforkidsandfamily
#beatthewinterblues
#kidsyoga
#rocklandcountyny

What a great night meeting this beautiful human @melrobbins with @mandy2481
The perfect kickoff to 2025!
Can’t wait to devour #letthem 📖

#melrobbins
#melrobbinspodcast
#2025
#2025bucketlist

2025, THIS is my mission! ⬆️ ☑️

We cannot teach and parent children the way we did decades ago because our world and our children are different!
Anxiety and depression is so prevalent and on the rise with our youth, and so many times these children are treated as behavioral issues and punitively punished, which feeds this vicious cycle and further shames these children for the skills they lack. This is sad! I see this day in and day out as an educator and as a parent… and full transparency, I’ve done this as an educator and as a parent!
We need to stop failing these children and start making small changes and shifts in our mindset to help them to succeed and have a brighter future.
@melrobbins thank you for this incredible episode with Dr. Stuart Ablon where this point is driven home and backed by research, and a 3 step tangible process is given to help children (and people in general) with behaviors in a constructive and helpful manner!!
As parents and educators, I urge you to listen and share.
Once we know better, we can do better! 🫶

#mindfulparenting
#mindfuleducation
#anxietyinchildren
#mentalhealthforkids
#proactiveeducation
#proactiveparenting
#anewhope
#knowbetterdobetter
#2025
#mymission
#2025mission
#togetherwecan
#togetherwerise

A beautiful and special night celebrating my handsome brother and his stunning wife, my new sister! 🤍🖤🤍

🌟 Teaching Mindfulness to Autistic Children through Books, Music & Simple Language 🌟

Mindfulness can be a wonderful tool for helping autistic children connect with their emotions, improve focus, and manage stress. When we make mindfulness fun and accessible, it becomes something they can enjoy and benefit from every day.

Here are three ways to teach mindfulness to autistic kids:

📚 Mindfulness Books:
Books with simple, clear language and vibrant illustrations can be a great way to introduce mindfulness concepts. Stories that focus on deep breathing, body awareness, or staying present can create a safe space for kids to learn and relate to mindfulness in a fun, engaging way. I love "Good morning Yoga," "Good night Yoga," and "Yawning Yoga," to name a few.

🎶 Music and Sound:
Music can be a powerful tool for calming the mind and body. Play soft, soothing tunes or nature sounds to help children relax and focus. You can also use instruments like a mini sound bowl for guided sound exploration, letting kids experiment with rhythm and tone as a way to ground themselves. Songs by #stephanieleavell are wonderful!

🗣️ Simple Language:
Use short, clear instructions that focus on the present moment. For example: "Let’s take a deep breath in... and out... Feel your feet on the ground." Keep it simple and gentle, avoiding too much language at once. This helps kids feel less overwhelmed and more in control of the practice.

Mindfulness can help autistic children build emotional awareness and calm, one breath at a time. I am always grateful to work with this special population of children. Seeing their smiles and the reprieve in their nervous systems through our moments of connection are truly priceless! 🌸✨

#mindfulnessforkids #autismawareness #neurodiversity #mindfulnessthroughbooks #musicforcalm #simplemindfulness #mindfulparenting #supportandempower #selfregulation #calmandfocused #grateful

🤍🤍 I remember the days that I prayed for all the things I have now 🤍🤍

✨Gratitude is the secret to abundance✨

I am particularly grateful first and foremost, for the family I get to call mine, and my children, who created a fire and passion within me to fight to give all children more. ❤️
And for the privilege and honor to work with so many children day in and day out, to shape their wellness journey, physically, mentally and emotionally 🖤… to hopefully shift their internal compass and lead them to a road of inner safety and one of healthy coping skills.

Thank you for your support, always, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and yours! May today be filled with GRATITUDE for all that is good, all the bravery for those leaps of faith taken, and all that has led us to a different path, for “obstacles are detours in the right direction.” 🕊️🧡🍁

#grateful
#thankful
#blessed
#thanksgiving
#iprayedforthis
#abundance
#gratitude
#gratitudeisthebestattitude
#abetterfuture
#obstaclesareopportunities
#leapoffaith

“If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big.” 💓

So true, and I see it so much now in the teenage years. Despite not doing it all right, at the core of it all, I worked hard to develop strong and deep connections with my children (I still am!), and that has been the greatest blessing and the best coping skill for THEM to possess. 💕
They tell me things because they trust me and know there is no judgement… it’s all SAFE.

Throw back pic from about 9 or so years ago when she actually agreed to come to yoga with me 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ Matching sweatbands were part of the agreement. 😍
Time is a thief! 🫶

#connectedparenting
#connectionovercorrection
#mydaughtermybestfriend
#proudmom
#timeslowdown
#mommyandmeyoga
#familyyoga
#blessedmomma

Parents and Educators 👋
Looking to teach your kids and students a quick easy way to self regulate, bring their awareness to their breath, AND introduce mindfulness 🧘 to them?? Here is a quick and effective way to do it! 😮‍💨🔮

🌟Add a breathing ball to your calm corner in your classroom or at home
🌟Give a self regulation “time out” or regrouping with a breathing ball for our Littles to breathe and regulate his emotions 🩵

Remember, skills like regulation are ones that need to be explicitly taught and modeled 👩🏽‍🏫 children don’t always naturally know how to do these things! 🥰
#breathingball
#breathingsphere
#selfregulation
#mondfulnessforkids
#mindfulnessinschools
#mindfulnesspractice
#buildingresilience
#calmcorner
#positivetimeout
#connectionovercompliance
#togetherwecan
#werise
#knowbetter
#mindfulness101

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"The Rise Yoga program offered my students amazing de-stressing and mindfulness breathing practices and stretching. I have worked with Danielle more than once and hope to continue to partner with her because she brings a practice that will instill healthy habits for not only my students but the teachers as well."

- Kimberly Jacobson, School Counselor

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Everyone is Born with the Right to Feel Good in their Minds and Bodies!

Hi, I'm Danielle!

RISE YOGA PROUDLY OFFERS YOGA AND MINDFULNESS TRAINING AND TEACHING ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF SETTINGS, TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS

What We Do

Yoga in Schools

TAILORED FOR GROUP SIZE AND AGE

Yoga for Sports Teams and Camps

SUMMER CAMPS AND SPORTS

Yoga for Private Events

WORKSHOPS - TEAM BUILDING

Yoga for Small Groups and Families

PARTIES - MORE

​

Follow Me!

@RISEYOGA KIDS

This is Perfect For...

Ready To Get Started?

RISE YOGA PROUDLY OFFERS YOGA AND MINDFULNESS
TRAINING AND TEACHING ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF
SETTINGS, TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS

TAILORED FOR GROUP SIZE
AND AGE

Yoga for
Sports Teams
and Camps

Yoga for
Private Events

Yoga for
Small Groups and Families