About YR! Founder, Jeannine Smolinsky
Jeannine K. Smolinsky, M.Ed., E-RYTFounder and CEO , Yoga Rocks! LLC
Jeannine K. Smolinsky, M.Ed., E-RYT, is the Founder and CEO of Yoga Rocks! and Yoga Rocks Kids. She is a well-known expert in the field of science, yoga, and stress management for children and adults. With an impressive background of educational training and a unique personable charm, she continues to expand her presence through Yoga Rocks®, Yoga Rocks Kids™, and the Yoga Rocks Kids™ Teacher Training Program in studios, schools, corporations, and other organizations.
Jeannine's journey into the health field began as a young child. After experiencing a burn to her hands as a baby and undergoing two surgeries during her childhood, Jeannine sought out ways to deal with the stressful physical and emotional experience. This led her to pursue healthy and effective ways to help children handle stressful situations and everyday issues in their lives.
Jeannine planned on a career in medicine and graduated Pre-Med from Hofstra University with a degree in biology. She traveled abroad and studied biology and psychology, where the integration of the mind and body connection really hit home. This combination of western medicine and effective stress techniques was what she sought after as a child! She realized that a career in the holistic health field was her future and wanted to help children learn about these techniques. With excitement, Jeannine pursued a Master's Degree in Education. Following, she began teaching science and relaxation techniques to children of all ages and abilities.
Touched by one of her students with cerebral palsy, Jeannine became a certified yoga instructor at the Kripalu Center for Health and Yoga in Lenox, MA and began a yoga enrichment program at Locust Valley Middle School. What came next was truly an amazing experience as Jeannine watched children of all ages and abilities thrive in every aspect of their lives, including academic performance. By practicing the poses and breathing techniques, the children were more focused, balanced, healthier and happier.
Jeannine knew that her next step was to take yoga to a whole new level.
In 2004, Jeannine founded the first Yoga Rocks® studio, in Oyster Bay, for children, adults and families. She sold it in 2009 in order to expand the programs all over Long Island.
Yoga Rocks® was created to inspire and empower adults and children of all ages and abilities to make yoga a part of their everyday lives. Jeannine's passion is evident through her creative teaching style and is considered to be a leading expert in the field of stress management, yoga, science and education.
Jeannine is also the creator Yoga Rocks Kids™, one of the only children's certified yoga programs in the country. Yoga Rocks Kids™ inspires and empowers kids of all ages and abilities to be productive, positive, and peaceful. The program is currently practiced in schools, hospitals, daycare centers, and clubs including the OB-EN Schools, Locust Valley Schools, East Woods School, Portledge School, The Greenvale School, Friends Academy, Westbury Friends School, Carle Place Schools, Oyster Babies, AHRC EC Programs, Winthrop Hospital Children's Diabetes Program and growing more and more each day!
Jeannine currently trains teachers, parents, therapists, social workers, scout leaders, and anyone who works with kids in the Yoga Rocks Kids™ Teacher Training Program. Adults can learn and integrate the Yoga Rocks Kids™ Program into their homes, classrooms, work environments and daily lives.
Jeannine continues to spread the Yoga Rocks® vision into schools, studios and other organizations, affiliate partners, and licensing as well as developing the Yoga Rocks Kids™ Program through training teachers and administrators and writing articles and books.
Jeannine is available for Personal Yoga Sessions, Trainings and Speaking Engagements at Schools, colleges, and corporations. She has spoken at C.W.Post, BOCES, AHRC Early Childhood Development Schools, and is currently setting up additional speaking engagements, workshops, and trainings.
Jeannine can discuss the benefits of yoga in the classroom for teachers, graduate students in Education, and administrators. Jeannine can also discuss the benefits of incorporating yoga into work settings and businesses to develop happier and healthier employees. She can demonstrate poses, teach stress-reduction techniques, and offer helpful advice to teachers, administrators, staff and corporations about the importance of yoga today and how to help people take charge of their own health.
If you would like to set up a personal yoga session, speaking engagement, workshop, or training with Jeannine, please contact her jeannine@yogarocks.us
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