Kelly Wood has extensive experience within the specialized field of beginners yoga and kids yoga, adapted specifically for school settings (E-RYT-200, RCYT, RPYT). Since 2002, she has successfully taught both adult yoga and children’s yoga in Los Angeles. She created one of the first Kids Yoga Teacher Trainings accredited by Yoga Alliance called Hi Yoga. Her signature approach to children’s yoga is also available to Los Angeles Unified School District educators as professional development (1 salary point). The SCHOOL Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training is expertly designed for classrooms (mostly elementary with adaptations for middle and high school) and is classroom-proven with over 15 years of Kelly’s weekly teaching experience in public and private classrooms.
Her personal yoga and meditation practice extends more than twenty-four years. Having taught over 25,000 hours in public and private schools, as well as in her own studio, Kelly Wood remains dedicated to helping adults, parents, teachers, and children. Since 2002, Kelly has volunteered her time in Los Angeles public elementary schools, currently teaching over 1,000 children each week. She has taught more than 225,000 children ages 4-11. Additionally, Kelly has conducted Parent & Baby classes with children ranging from infant up through preschooler. Reaching families through all stages, Kelly has also taught Prenatal Yoga, Teen Yoga and Senior Yoga.