Who is answering your questions inside the Mentorship Circle when you join Foundations of Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness?
Meet Argos Gonzalez. He is a senior trainer and a cornerstone of our faculty, who has been part of the LFY family since 2013. If Trish is the heartbeat of our student experience, Argos is the bridge between deep academic research and the day-to-day reality of the classroom.
Argos isn’t just an expert in theory; he spent 13 years as a high school teacher in the Bronx. He knows what it’s like to create breathing room in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
Why we love him:
Argos brings a unique blend of teaching experience and academic rigor. Outside of the classroom, his journey has seen him teaching education students at Hunter College, serving as a guiding teacher for organizations like Mindful Schools, and presenting at national conferences like those at the Omega Institute. But wherever he is, Argos is dedicated to the well-being of the educator as much as the student.
Inside our Mentorship Circle, Argos is your go-to expert for:
✨ Teen Support: Navigating the complex social and emotional needs of older students.
✨ Urban Education: Bringing evidence-based tools into complex high-pressure school environments.
✨ Educator Well-being: Helping teachers find their own anchor so they can show up sustainably for their students.
✨ Mindfulness in Higher Ed: Bridging the gap between academic theory and practical, daily classroom application.
In our 12-month Mentorship Circle, Argos is a steady, experienced hand to help you troubleshoot your most challenging classroom dynamics and find a path forward. And don't be fooled by his HS past - Argos is beloved by our younger students too!
Join Argos and our expert faculty to master the art of regulation that creates the space for learning. Our spring Foundations of Yoga and Mindfulness cohort starts March 16th!!
https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness
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Little Flower Yoga and Mindfulness is a New York based organization dedicated to making the tools of yoga and mindfulness available to all children and teens. Our classes are rooted in youth development principles and address children’s holistic wellness needs in a joy filled environment. LFY provides tools that help all children come to school ready to learn, and give parents and teachers strateg
03/10/2026
REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW!!
Spring 2026: Foundations of Yoga and Mindfulness for Children: Spring 2026 Cohort Join our trauma informed, science based training to bring effective, trauma-informed practices into the lives of your students, clients and the children in your life.
03/02/2026
Who is actually answering your questions inside the Foundations of Yoga and Mindfulness spring cohort?
Meet Trish Stevens, our Training Director. She is the first of five world-class mentors you’ll be working with inside this cohort. Over the next few days, I’ll be introducing you to our full 'Brain Trust,' but I wanted to start with Trish because she is the heartbeat of our student experience.
Trish has been a huge part of LFY since 2010. She isn’t just a facilitator; she is a mentor who helps you bridge the gap between "learning the science" and "using it in the real world."
Why we love her (Swipe for the real Trish!):
Trish’s life is mountain-centered — whether she’s skiing, hiking with her husband and two sons, or navigating the desert trails. She knows that life is high-energy and often unpredictable. That’s why she focuses on nervous system awareness and creating attuned environments where kids (and adults!) can find their anchor.
Inside the training and our 12-month Mentorship Circle, Trish is your go-to expert for:
✨Athlete & Performer Support: Building the mental resilience and embodied presence needed for sports and high-pressure activities (swipe to see her on the slopes!).
✨Neurodiverse Students: Finding the right way to support kids who process the world differently.
✨Parenting Support: As a mom of two, Trish understands the real life application of these tools at the kitchen table.
✨Cultivating Connect: Building trust and safety in a wide variety of environments.
You’ll be seeing a lot of Trish! She hosts two live office hour calls every month to troubleshoot your specific challenges and celebrate your wins.
We are officially 9 days away from the registration deadline (March 11th). We limit this cohort to 30 participants so Trish can provide this level of direct, personal mentorship.
Stay tuned this week as I introduce the rest of our faculty—each one brings a unique specialty to the table.
Visit https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness for details about our spring training cohort. And be in touch with any questions!
Need a 4-minute reset button for your classroom (or yourself) today?
This is a practice we call Own Your Power. It’s an invigorating breathwork sequence designed to help students move from feeling sluggish or overwhelmed to feeling centered and capable.
We originally recorded this series for GoNoodle, and it’s one of our favorite "Empower Tools" because it’s simple, effective, and requires zero prep.
How to use it:
- As a Transition: Use it when coming back from lunch or recess to gather focus.
- Before a Big Task: Use it to shake off the I can't do this jitters.
- For Yourself: Take 4 minutes to reclaim your own energy before your next task or class.
Teaching tools like this are most effective when you know why and when to use them.
In our Foundations of Yoga and Mindfulness training, we don't just give you a library of practices—we teach you how to read the energy of the room and choose the exact right tool to meet your students where they are.
We hope this 4 minute video is helpful, and if you'd like to explore more we'll pop the link into the first comment. Happy teaching!
02/17/2026
Inspiration is great, but implementation is what changes lives.
Many educators and clinicians attend workshops and leave feeling inspired, with notebooks full of ideas. But when Monday morning arrives and they step into a dysregulated classroom or a high-intensity clinical session, that inspiration can often evaporate. The tools feel out of reach when faced with the daily reality of the work.
This is the implementation gap. It is the reason the Foundations of Yoga and Mindfulness training is built around long-term support. We are not just providing a 12-week certification; we are providing a full year of professional mentorship.
When you join this cohort of 30 participants, you receive:
- 12 weeks of evidence-based training.
- A full year of the LFY Mentorship Circle (a $485 value).
- Weekly expert Q&A sessions to troubleshoot real-world challenges in real-time.
- Rotating call times (morning, lunch, and evening) to fit a professional schedule.
The work of facilitation should not be done in a vacuum. Join a community of professionals dedicated to bridging the gap between theory and practice.
https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness
02/11/2026
Registration is open for our spring training cohort. This is a guided 12 week course, and it's 12 MONTHS of professional mentorship.
Be in touch if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness
02/11/2026
Just a few hours left for priority registration in our spring training cohort! Check your email for your registration link, or visit the link in our bio to learn more. General registration opens tomorrow!!
02/07/2026
It’s 10:15 on a Monday morning.
The energy in the room is buzzing, the lesson plan is slipping, and the well-intentioned advice to "just take a breath" feels completely unrealistic.
We hear a version of this story from educators all the time. They care deeply, but when things get dysregulated, they don't have a clear way to respond without draining their own energy.
This is where the shift from "doing yoga" to effective and empowered facilitation begins.
Our Foundations of Yoga & Mindfulness cohort isn't just a 12-week course—it’s a full year of mentorship designed to help you support the nervous system (yours and theirs), and build resilient community, using a science-backed framework.
The Details:
Spring Cohort: March 16 – June 8
⏳Priority Enrollment: Starts this Monday, Feb 9!
Waitlist Perk: Join the Priority List by Sunday night to claim our $100 Digital Resource Bundle for free when you register.
Move from surviving the chaos to empowered facilitation.
JOIN THE WAITLIST HERE https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness
02/05/2026
Do you ever feel like you’re "managing" chaos instead of teaching?
We’ve all been there—the energy in the room is high, the lesson plan is slipping away, and "just take a breath" isn't working for your students.
The shift happens when you stop managing behaviors and start facilitating with the nervous system and child development principles in mind.
Our 5-Element Framework is the roadmap we use in our 12-week Foundations Cohort to help you navigate those high-stakes moments with ease. It’s not just about yoga; it’s about having a science-backed methodology that actually works in the real world (and saves your own energy in the process!).
Priority Registration opens this Monday, Feb 9! By joining you get:
- 48-Hour Early Access to save your spot in this guided cohort.
- FREE $100 Resource Bundle (Downloads of 3 Card Decks + Printable Activity Book) to use with your students.
Get on the list to master the art and science of youth facilitation.
https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/foundations-of-yoga-and-mindfulness
01/23/2026
So many of the people in this community are the steady hearts and hands for loved ones, students, clients.... Have you spent this week being the anchor for everyone else’s storms? In a world that feels particularly challenging right now, the work you do is an act of profound courage.
But you already know you cannot offer support if you are running on empty.
As we move into the weekend can you consider what you can do with this time that we be truly nourishing for you? What is your plan to feed your spirit?
The work will still be there on Monday. Please make sure you can be there too.
01/17/2026
It’s officially the final countdown. ⏳
Tonight at midnight, the Legacy Self-Paced Training Track closes forever.
If you want the flexibility to train on your own schedule—at your own pace—with lifetime access to our 5-Element Framework, this is your final window.
Tomorrow, we transition fully to our new Cohort model. It’s going to be an incredible, guided experience, but it won’t have the same "start anytime" flexibility or the 50% Legacy discount that is available until midnight tonight.
- Join today for total flexibility and 50% off.
- Wait for the Spring Cohort for live mentorship and community.
But if you know you learn best on your own terms, don't let this clock run out.
Register before midnight if you want to join the self-paced track! https://community.littlefloweryoga.com/pages/teaching-yoga-mindfulness-to-children-and-teens-certification-legacy-closeout
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.