{"id":730,"date":"2020-08-12T14:31:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hatha.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2024-10-31T04:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:20:11","slug":"why-about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewondergarden.co.uk\/why-about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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My inspiration for this came from my time as an art and kindergarten teacher in the alternative, mainstream and international school settings over the past twelve years. During that period, I noticed how little time in the academic day, if any, was dedicated to wellness practises for children and staff.<\/span>
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After teaching in Ireland and the UK for a few years, I moved to Thailand where I worked as a lead teacher in an International Kindergarten. While there, I had a great opportunity to train as a children\u2019s yoga teacher and fell in love with combining both my passions in wellness and education since. <\/span><\/h6>\n
I began to offer children\u2019s yoga classes in my school, family yoga on weekends and yoga and mindfulness classes at the home for street children where I volunteered every week. I also led staff training on \u2018Wellness in Education\u2019 for my colleagues and over the lockdowns, offered yoga and mindfulness for children on Zoom. The positive response and feedback I received was incredible and it inspired me to design a creative yoga and mindfulness-based program to enhance the curriculum for toddlers, children, teenagers and offer advice and ideas to help teachers incorporate more yoga and mindfulness into their classroom.<\/span><\/h6>\n
I wholeheartedly believe all ages can benefit from the many wonderful life skills that yoga can bring as it helps us to become more competent, respectful, balanced and caring. It also generates resilience, wisdom and patience which in return will help education systems reach incredible goals within the classroom. Yoga encourages children and adults to exercise concentration, self-regulation and empathy into their day, resulting in good life skills and happiness within in the whole school and it’s wider community.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Wonder Garden aims to brings tools such as yoga, meditation, and breath-work into education systems to empower children to be resilient, to improve mind-body connection and to exercise empathy into their community. All the all while they are learning how to take care of themselves in this very fast paced and changing world, we live in.<\/h6>\n
Classes are offered in nurseries, schools, studios and for 1:1\/small group sessions at home. Inspired by Reggio, Thich Nhat Hanh, nature and art, each session offers a well-rounded learning experience of yoga, mindfulness, storytelling, creativity and play in a safe and nurturing environment.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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QUALIFICATIONS<\/h2>

\u2013 200hr Vinyasa based Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga and More, Yoga Alliance, 2021<\/h6>
\u2013 Paediatric First Aid Training, OnlineFirstAid, 2021<\/h6>
\u2013 Yoga for Kids and Families Teacher Training, Rainbow Kids Yoga, Yoga Alliance, 2019<\/h6>
\u2013 Teach Children Mindfulness and Meditation Practitioner, The Rainbow Room, 2019<\/h6>
\u2013 Level 3 Beach Schools Practical Skills and Environmental Management Award Practical Skills, Forest School Association, 2018<\/h6>
\u2013 Higher Diploma Teacher Training for Art and Design Education, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork, Ireland, 2012<\/h6>
\u2013 CELTA Course: ACELS Certificate in English Language Training, 2010<\/h6>
\u2013 Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications, Limerick School of Art and Design, Ireland, 2009\u00a0<\/h6>

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TESTIMONIALS<\/h2>

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“Annie is just fabulously at one with the children, creating the right atmosphere and anticipating the children’s aspirations and needs so very naturally! My children whom are 3 and 4 absolutely LOVE attending Annie\u2019s diverse yoga classes and speak about Annie often whilst practicing what they have learnt.” – Tyler, London<\/h6>
“Wonderful Kids Yoga Teacher – Annie is a wonderful, creative and endlessly patient kids yoga teacher. My son loves yoga sessions with her!” – Chrisi, London<\/h6>
“Amazing yoga class for kids! I absolutely love taking my 3y old daughter to Annie\u2019s class. I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect but Annie is brillant, very patient, caring with such a good energy abt her. She manages to incorporate yoga and mindfullness in such a playful & fun way and also give great tools for us parents. Every week is different! And they often do crafts at the end. I hope to continue seeing her weekly!”- Leticia, London\u00a0<\/h6>
\u201cAnnie was my son\u2019s first yoga teacher in Bangkok and he and I absolutely adore her. Annie\u2019s gentle energy, passion for yoga and love for children make her not only a great teacher but a beautiful being to be around. We love you, Annie! Continue to spread your light and yoga with the world.\u201d\u00a0-Karishma, Bangkok<\/h6>
\u201cMy daughter had Annie as her teacher for over 2 years in Bangkok and we can\u2019t thank her enough for all the caring and thoughtful teaching provided to my daughter. Through her mindfulness and yoga teaching, it has greatly nurtured Richa to be able to better understand, control and properly express her feelings. Annie has shown to us that mindfulness has a great positive influence in children learning.\u201d-\u00a0\u00a0Nun, Bangkok<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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