happycalmchild and Michele Pullo
Michele created. happycalmchild out of the needs of her own family and friends, to have simple, tangible tools to help their children make positive, balanced choices now and in the years to come. Michele has taken her experience working with children, years of study of stress reduction techniques and movement for learning, along with her passion as a Mom to create a structured, easy to understand, fun curriculum that gives families the results they’re looking for! Here’s a peek at her background:
Her goal is to provide children and their parents with tools that will bring ease and harmony to their lives now and in the years to come. She believes that by helping parents ease their stress and improve their connection with their children, families can work and grow together in a more peaceful, joy filled way.
- Michele began her adult life as a professionally trained dancer working in the US and abroad. She was honored to assist her Ballet teacher and mentor, Sallie Whalen(of SF Ballet) at Cal State Northridge for 3 years. She also taught jazz and ballet to young children throughout her career.
- She has been teaching yoga since 2001 to adults including Workshops such as Yoga for Asthma, Yoga for Depression and several others. She was trained through the well-respected YogaEd Program in 2006 to teach yoga to children in schools as well as Tools for Teachers which provides In Service education.
- She has more than 25 years of study in relaxation and stress reduction techniques as well as practice in various programs utilizing the mind/body connection.
- Most importantly, Michele has 10 years of practice at parenting with her two beautiful, creative and energetic children. This is an area of ongoing study!
Her goal is to provide children and their parents with tools that will bring ease and harmony to their lives now and in the years to come. She believes that by helping parents ease their stress and improve their connection with their children, families can work and grow together in a more peaceful, joy filled way.
