Today we speak with Kira Willey, the Founder and CEO of Kira Willey Productions, about her approach to building mindfulness in kids and adults through key strategies of movement, music, and other unique ways of storytelling. Kira walks us through her evolution as a musician and yoga teacher, the inspiration for her work and music, and how she engages kids, teachers, and schools nationwide and beyond in creating environments of mindfulness. Kira also talks about how this work can be especially important for adults in business and workplace settings where building a sense of community and teamwork is critical to organizational success. Throughout today’s episode, you’ll hear a few of Kira’s songs to set the tone and give you a little taste of her diverse and powerful repertoire. With a voice and message that everyone can love, we are thrilled to host Kira on the podcast. Enjoy the episode — and the sweet tunes!
E29 – Orchestrating a mindfulness revolution through music, movement, and storytelling
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Ms. Kira Wiley
Doing it for the kiddos
Kira Willey is the author of Breathe Like a Bear, Peaceful Like a Panda and the Mindfulness Moments for Kids board book series. These children’s mindfulness books have sold more than 470,000 copies and are published in 22 languages. Her newest release is Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries.
Kira is also a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. Songs from her seven albums have been streamed more than 50 million times; her music has won numerous Parents’ Choice Gold, Independent Music, and International Songwriting Awards.
Kira created and hosts three kids’ yoga, mindfulness and music programs that air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide, and her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness,” can be viewed online.
Kira creates stems from her strong belief that mindfulness, music, and movement can empower children to be their best selves–strong, capable, healthy, and happy.
https://kirawilley.com/
Doing it for the kiddos
Kira Willey is the author of Breathe Like a Bear, Peaceful Like a Panda and the Mindfulness Moments for Kids board book series. These children’s mindfulness books have sold more than 470,000 copies and are published in 22 languages. Her newest release is Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries.
Kira is also a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. Songs from her seven albums have been streamed more than 50 million times; her music has won numerous Parents’ Choice Gold, Independent Music, and International Songwriting Awards.
Kira created and hosts three kids’ yoga, mindfulness and music programs that air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide, and her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness,” can be viewed online.
Kira creates stems from her strong belief that mindfulness, music, and movement can empower children to be their best selves–strong, capable, healthy, and happy.
https://kirawilley.com/
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