The Mindfulness Movement

06/16/2026

One of my favorite moments from Pop Star Power Camp™ wasn't the dancing…

Or the dress-up station….

It wasn't the friendship bracelets….

And not even the glitter!

It was helping children realize they didn't have to perform to be a star!

Throughout the day we practiced yoga, movement, mindfulness, creativity, confidence-building activities, emotional regulation skills, friendship, self-expression, and imaginative play.

Every activity looked like fun.

But behind every game, craft, challenge, and Pop Star Power Pose™ was a purpose.

💗 Confidence

⭐ Courage

🎤 Self-Expression

🧘 Mindfulness

✨ Emotional Regulation

As an educator and child development professional, those are the skills I'm always hoping to build. 💪

The best part?

The kids didn't feel like they were learning social-emotional skills.

They felt like they were having the best day ever!!

I've had so many teachers, counselors, homeschool educators, community education leaders, and kids yoga teachers ask about this camp that I'm working on something special.

⭐ COMMENT STAR ⭐

and I'll send you information about joining The Mindfulness Movement™ Community so you'll be first to hear when the full Pop Star Power Camp™ lesson plan, activities, yoga cards, printables, and teaching resources become available. 💗

06/15/2026

💗 Youth wellness happens one relationship, one breath, and one moment at a time.

One of the things I love most about my work is partnering with organizations that care deeply about the wellbeing of the young people they serve.

Recently, The Mindfulness Movement™ had the opportunity to partner with Solid Ground to provide yoga and mindfulness programming for youth.

Together we explored:

💗 Stress Management
💗 Emotional Regulation
💗 Confidence Building
💗 Mindful Movement
💗 Connection & Belonging

While these photos capture movement, what they don’t show are the life skills being practiced underneath the surface:

✨ Learning how to pause before reacting
✨ Building self-confidence
✨ Managing stress in healthy ways
✨ Connecting with others
✨ Developing real tools for everyday life

These experiences are about so much more than yoga poses. They help young people build resilience, self-awareness, and emotional wellbeing that can support them at school, at home, and in their communities.

Thank you to Solid Ground for investing in youth wellness and creating opportunities for young people to thrive. 💗

If your school, nonprofit, library, community center, youth program, or organization is interested in bringing yoga and mindfulness programming to your community, we’d love to connect.

📍 Minnesota
💗 Trauma-informed
👩‍🏫 Trauma-Informed Teacher-led
🌱 Youth wellness programs

06/11/2026

🚨 LAST CALL, Roseville families! 🚨

Pop-Star Power: Creative Movement & Confidence Academy starts THIS MONDAY (June 15–18, 1–4 PM) and we have just a few spots left! 🪩💃🧘

Your kiddo (K–6, ages 5–12) gets 4 days of:
🎵 K-Pop inspired dance
🧘 Confidence-building yoga
🎭 Creative mindful movement
🎨 Self-expression crafts

No experience needed — every kind of kid finds their spotlight here 🌟

📍 Roseville Community Education
💵 $219

Comment "POPSTAR" and I'll send you the link, or check the pinned comment below 👇

06/10/2026

Most people in Minnesota have never seen this 👀

Tucked away in Shoreview is one of the most unique outdoor spaces I’ve ever taught in — where yoga meets incredible art, peaceful gardens, and fresh summer air.

✨ No experience needed
✨ All levels welcome
✨ Teacher-led and beginner-friendly
✨ A chance to unplug for one hour

Swipe through to see why this hidden gem has become one of my favorite places to teach.

Would you try outdoor yoga surrounded by art?

Comment YOGA and I’ll send you the details. 💗

06/10/2026

Looking for a unique Twin Cities summer experience?

Join me for outdoor yoga at the Cafesjian Art Trust Museum in Shoreview! Start your Saturday morning with movement, mindfulness, fresh air, and beautiful sculpture gardens before exploring the museum’s newest exhibition.

These classes often become a favorite summer tradition for attendees, and I’d love for you to experience why.

☀️ Limited dates available
🧘‍♀️ All experience levels welcome
🎨 Museum admission included

Hope to see you on the patio this summer!

Join instructor and founder of The Mindfulness Movement, Tara Willits, for outdoor yoga on the CAT's patio on select Saturday mornings this summer. Start your weekend feeling refreshed with outdoor yoga, fresh air, and a welcoming community. Afterwards, pop into the museum to see our current exhibition, Abstraction & Ourselves.

Mindful Mornings Patio Yoga
📅 Saturday, June 13, 9:15—10:05am
📅 Saturday, July 11, 9:15—10:05am
📅 Saturday, August 8, 9:15—10:05am
🎟️ $34, pre-registration required (link below)

https://www.themindfulnessmovement.net/special-events/p/patio-yoga-shoreview-mn-museum-access

🖼 Left: Andrew Carson (American). The Glassinator, 2011. Glass, aluminum and steel. H: 115 3/16 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.0056.1. © Andrew Carson.
🖼 Right: Lynn Chadwick, British (1914-2003). Sitting Figures, 1980. Bronze. 76 x 64 x 53 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1355.1. © Lynn Chadwick

06/09/2026

🎤✨ What if your child spent this summer building confidence, creativity, and friendships?

Pop-Star Power Creative Movement & Confidence Academy™ is designed for girls who love to move, create, imagine, and shine! 🌟

During camp, participants will:

💖 Make new friends
🎨 Create pop-star inspired crafts
🎤 Decorate their own microphone
🧘 Learn mindfulness and yoga skills
✨ Build confidence through movement and self-expression
🌟 Explore creativity in a supportive environment

As a former dance industry professional, licensed physical education teacher, and founder of The Mindfulness Movement, I designed this camp to be so much more than a typical summer program…

My goal is for every child to leave feeling:
✔ Confident
✔ Connected
✔ Creative
✔ Proud of who they are!

If your child loves music, movement, creativity, friendship, sparkle, imagination, and fun, they are going to LOVE this experience.

📍 Roseville, Minnesota
🎤 Pop-Star Power Creative Movement & Confidence Academy™

Comment POPSTAR and I’ll send details!

06/03/2026

🐾 Any Bluey fans in the house?!

We're hosting Bluey's Summer Adventure! A parent & child yoga and mindful play experience for little ones ages 1.5–5 at New Brighton Community Center on Thursday, June 18.

Keepy Uppy with balloons 💙
A Bluey-themed sensory play station 🌿
A backyard obstacle course 🎨
A Bluey-inspired craft and sticker sheet to take home!

It's a cozy, small-group morning designed for the littles who love to move, play, and stay right beside their grown-up.

Perfect for shy, sensitive, or slow-to-warm-up toddlers — and honestly, something you'll enjoy too 🥹

Comment below or send me a message if you're interested, spots are very limited!

06/03/2026

I’ve taught more than 5,000 yoga and mindfulness classes for kids…

And this beach ball is one of my favorite engagement tools! 🏖️

Our June Mindful Movement Kids™ series just started, and this is exactly what goes into preparing a class that kids genuinely look forward to every single week 🥹💕

The Beach Ball Yoga game is simple:
✨ Toss the ball
✨ Land on a pose
✨ Move, laugh, and learn together!

But the real magic isn’t the game…

It’s creating a complete experience that builds confidence, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and connection 🙏

So many teachers have asked how I do it, so I turned this entire lesson into a done-for-you resource.

💗 Comment BEACH below and I’ll send you the full lesson plan!

06/01/2026

💛 If you teach kids yoga… you NEED to try this!

A beach ball is honestly one of the easiest things you can grab to turn yoga into something kids actually WANT to do, no convincing required! 🙌

Here are 3 of my favorite ways to use it:

✅ yoga pose game
✅ pass & pose
✅ balance challenges

These work in classrooms, summer camps, brain breaks, AND kids yoga classes.

So basically… everywhere you need kids to actually move and have fun this summer!

And the best part? I made the perfect bundle to make teaching these activities all summer long a total BREEZE 🌊

👉 Comment BEACH below and I’ll send you the full beach yoga bundle including:

✅ yoga cards
✅ games
✅ coloring pages
✅ peel & stick stickers

Save this post so you don’t lose it! ☀️

05/31/2026

The last week of school is one of the hardest weeks of the year for kids...

And most parents don't realize it's happening 🦋

While everyone around them is celebrating summer, a lot of kids are quietly carrying something heavy...

saying goodbye to a teacher they love, worrying about who their new teacher will be next year, leaving the routine and the classroom and the friends that made them feel safe.

That's not excitement, it's grief. And it's completely normal!

Here's what we know from years of teaching kids in Twin Cities schools and classrooms:

Change is hard for children's developing brains, even good change, because their nervous systems are wired for predictability and routine.

When that routine ends, even for something as joyful as summer, their brain registers it as a threat.

The meltdowns this week? The clinginess? The big emotions over small things?

Good news, that's not bad behavior, it's biology 🧠

The butterfly lifecycle is one of our favorite frameworks for helping kids understand transition:
🐛 Caterpillar = how i started this year
🫘 Chrysalis = the challenges and new experiences I grew from in-between
🦋 Butterfly = who I'm becoming!

When children have language for what they're feeling, and tools to move through it, everything changes.

This is the work we do every single week inside Mindful Movement Kids™

A small-group, trauma-informed kids yoga and mindfulness class where children learn to regulate big emotions, build real confidence, and feel genuinely seen! In a space designed just for them.

Tuesdays in June | 5:05–5:55 PM
New Brighton Community Center | Pre-K–5th Grade
Spots are small-group and filling fast.

Drop a comment below or send us a message and we'll send you the registration link directly 💛

Use code FRIEND10 when you register with a friend — you both save $10