Jackie Clarke has worked as a teacher, consultant, and writer for the past 16 years. She has written 14 books for teachers and has published a children’s book entitled Moose’s Loose Tooth. She has also written curricular materials that help children develop spiritually.

She remembers taking her first yoga class and realizing how out of touch she was with her own body. Yoga has helped her forge a new relationship with not only her body, but mind and spirit as well.

She became interested in yoga for children when Lorie Bebber began teaching it to her own children. While they enjoyed the experience, Jackie recognized the lifelong benefits of such a practice to her children’s well being. At the same time, she was collaborating with Julie Daniel to plan and implement a weekly children’s worship service in which yoga and/or other movement type activities were a part. These experiences led her to further reading and participation in a Yoga Kids training workshop.

Jackie wishes to thank May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society for allowing yoga to be part of their religious education experience, Julie Daniel for her inspiration and dedication to yoga and children, and a special thanks to Lorie Bebber and Lisa Kiefer who afforded us the opportunity to bring Yoga Kids to their studio.