Boost Yoga CIC

 Mission statement: To nurture the physical, psychological and emotional mental health and wellbeing of young children through a truly inclusive, trauma informed approach. 

Strategies & aims:

Boost Yoga CIC operates using a mixed-income funding model, combining income from paid activities, voluntary contributions, grants, partnerships and funded programmes. Our goal is to remove barriers that prevent children from accessing community wellbeing and sports enrichment, and improve emotional resilience, mental health and physical wellbeing of children across Kirklees.

If you'd like to donate please visit our Just Giving link above. 

Community classes:

All sessions are inclusive and every child is welcome. Adjustments will be made to accommodate the needs of the group, this may include; the use of visual timetables and signing, pose variations, additional break out areas and/or the use of props and supports.  

Family Yoga

Family yoga sessions provide children and their guardians an opportunity to connect, learn and grow together, focus shifts to co-regulation techniques and partner poses, aiming to build stress management and emotional resilience skills in children and their accompanying adults. 

Children's Yoga

Each session offers 15 spaces for children to discover the benefits of yoga, mindfulness and social emotional learning through fun, engaging and child centred yoga sessions. 

Quiet Yoga

These sessions offer a reduced capacity of 6, with no background music. This gives children who may find louder and larger classes a barrier, the opportunity to access and benefit from fun and engaging yoga and mindfulness sessions, social emotional learning and social connection in smaller and quieter sessions.

Find a class: 

Watch this space for upcoming community classes.

Supporting Health & Wellbeing In Schools and Colleges:

A key area of development for Boost Yoga CIC is the delivery of yoga-based health and wellbeing programmes within schools and colleges, helping children and young people develop the tools and skills to support their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

We aim to work in partnership with educational settings, securing grant funding and developing collaborative relationships to make our programmes accessible through affordable contributions. Our focus will be on reaching schools and colleges in communities where children and young people may face greater barriers to accessing health and wellbeing opportunities.

Working closely with schools and colleges, Boost Yoga CIC will provide targeted support and early intervention for children and young people who may benefit most from additional wellbeing support but face barriers to accessing community-based activities.

Priority for funded places will be given to children and young people who may be experiencing additional challenges, including those with low school attendance, awaiting mental health support or referrals, receiving pastoral care, or eligible for Pupil Premium funding.

Through this work, we aim to create more inclusive opportunities for children and young people to build confidence, develop emotional resilience, strengthen social connections and improve physical and mental health and wellbeing.

 

The benefits of yoga and mindfulness

Yoga offers much more than physical activity. Through a combination of movement, breathing, mindfulness and relaxation, students can experience a range of benefits, including:

  • Improved body awareness and physical confidence.

  • Increased concentration and opportunities to practise focus.

  • Greater awareness and understanding of emotions.

  • Practical strategies to support stress and anxiety management.

  • Improved relaxation and self-regulation skills.

  • Development of confidence, self-esteem and resilience.

  • Opportunities to build positive relationships and social connections.

  • A greater sense of physical health, belonging and emotional wellbeing.

Delivered by an experienced practitioner

✓ Qualified Children’s yoga teacher

✓ Qualified SEND Yoga teacher

✓ Makaton l3 Trained

✓ BSc (hons) Health Psychology

✓ Enhanced DBS

✓ Public Liability Insurance

✓ Safeguarding trained

Combining specialist knowledge of children's yoga with an understanding of health, behaviour and psychological wellbeing, sessions are designed to be accessible, inclusive and responsive to the needs of each group.

We recognise that every child is different. Our child-centred and trauma-informed approach prioritises emotional safety, choice, participation and positive experiences, without pressure or judgement.

 

Health & Wellbeing Programmes:

Boost Yoga CIC delivers engaging, yoga-based health and wellbeing programmes designed to support children's and young people's mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Our six-session programme combines children's yoga, mindfulness, movement and practical emotional wellbeing strategies to help students better understand themselves, recognise their emotions and develop positive tools to navigate everyday challenges.

Delivered in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment, our sessions are fun, engaging, child-centred and trauma-informed, creating opportunities for students to explore, learn and develop at their own pace.

Areas of development:

Across six progressive sessions, students will develop skills and strategies in:

  • Understanding emotions: Identifying and recognising different emotions, understanding how they feel in the body and learning that all emotions have a purpose.

  • Recognising personal triggers: Exploring how experiences, thoughts, environments and lifestyle factors can influence mood and emotional wellbeing.

  • Understanding and calming anger: Recognising early signs of anger, identifying triggers and practising positive ways to manage strong emotions.

  • Understanding and regulating anxiety: Exploring what anxiety feels like, recognising anxious thoughts and developing practical techniques to feel calmer and more in control.

  • Developing mindfulness: Learning to slow down, focus on the present moment and use breathing, movement and meditative techniques to support wellbeing.

  • Building emotional resilience: Developing self-awareness, confidence and practical coping strategies to navigate challenges, stress and everyday life.

 

Bringing wellbeing into your school or college

We work with schools and colleges to develop programmes that respond to the needs of their pupils and wider educational community.

Whether you are looking to enhance your existing wellbeing provision, offer targeted support to pupils or introduce new opportunities for movement and mindfulness, Boost Yoga CIC can work with you to explore a programme that fits your setting.

We are also committed to making our programmes accessible to educational settings where funding may be a barrier.

Let's bring the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to your students.

Interested in finding out more or exploring how Boost Yoga CIC could support wellbeing in your school or college?

Get in touch to discuss your school's needs, programme options and potential funded places.