Erin Bracco is an Illinois Professional Educator and a Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher.  She is the co-founder and Executive Director of Buddha Belly Kids Yoga. Previously, Erin was a kindergarten classroom teacher in the Berwyn South School District 100. Additionally, she developed and taught the Kindergarten Program at Bubbles Academy during the Pandemic.  She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in both Elementary Education and Special Education from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Erin has completed her 200hr teacher training at Zen Yoga Garage in Chicago, 95 hour kids teacher training and partner yoga certificate through Rainbow Yoga, and  is a graduate of the 2020-2021 Mindful Teacher Certification Program.

Erin is a consultant for schools implementing yoga and mindfulness programming and speaks at a variety of conferences each year. Her passion for child development is evident in her teaching style and curriculum. She thrives on helping little humans gain social-emotional learning strategies to explore and make sense of their world.