Less Stress with Move Mindfully® Interventions
Your Course Description
Behavioral Intervention
- Because youth experience a lot of stress, it is imperative that you introduce techniques that build resiliency and help them navigate difficult times.
- Learn practical interventions to assist youth with self-regulation, focus, de-escalation, community connection and overall well-being. Understanding neuroscience and the impact of stress will help you recognize signs of trauma and intervene effectively with mind-body practices.
- You will practice regulating movement, breath work, relaxation techniques and social emotional activities to help youth build connection and a sense of safety in their body.
Your Learning Objectives
- Identify the impact of trauma/stress on the nervous system and how to intervene using mind-body practices
- Understand the role of yoga-based movement, breath work and relaxation techniques in regaining a sense of safety and stability in the body
- Be able to recognize signs of trauma and how to intervene effectively using a mind-body approach
- Gain an understanding of how mindfulness and yoga-based activities and techniques impact youth emotionally, physically, and mentally
Your Course Details
- Completion Certificate
- Youth Worker Track
- This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.
Your Trainer

Kathy is the Founder and CEO of movemindfully®, a training and consulting company based on the science of mindfulness, movement, and social-emotional learning. Kathy holds a master’s degree in social work with over 20 years of experience in schools and was adjunct faculty for Saint Mary’s University. Kathy has trained over 50,000 professionals in mind-body practices and has partnered with the M Health Masonic Children’s Hospital, United Hospital, Children’s Hospital -- St. Paul, and Hastings Juvenile Services to provide trauma-responsive practices to the child/adolescent and adult mental health units. She is co-author of Moving Mountains: An Integrative Manual to Help Youth with Intensity, Reactivity and Anxiety.
Chrissy is lead trainer and director of education for movemindfully®. She has trained thousands of adults to use trauma-responsive mind-body practices in childcare centers, schools, juvenile services, and hospitals. Chrissy currently teaches children/youth in early education and school settings along with consultation and training. She provides on-going trauma-responsive mind-body classes for youth and adults at Dakota County Juvenile Service Center and Newport Academy; as well as on mental health units at United and Children’s Hospital. Chrissy also offers community-based yoga classes for adults and seniors.
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Your Skill-Building Objectives
Behavior Management
Encouraging behaviors that are better choices
Healthy Living
Guiding young people toward healthy choices
Mental Health Awareness
Recognizing and responding to mental health concerns
Trauma-Informed Care
Creating a healing space for growth
Emotional Regulation
Helping young people to manage emotions
Resilience Building
Teaching coping strategies to overcome barriers
What YIPA members are saying
I feel like I can start implementing some of these techniques right away. I appreciate being able to have an immediate 'take away' to help me with my work.
This was an amazing training! I learned the purpose behind every move and have so many things that I can try in my classroom tomorrow!
Actually going through the relaxation methods was super helpful!