Bent on Learning uplifts youth through yoga and mindfulness education in the classroom. To date, we have served over 24,000 kids in New York City schools, cultivating a sense of belonging in their own bodies, minds, classrooms and communities.
Our mission is to nurture the well-being of young people.
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Yoga and mindfulness are proven to increase attention, self-esteem, compassion for self and others, and executive functioning, while decreasing factors that inhibit learning such as stress, anxiety, and depression. >>>
PROGRAMS
Teacher Training
Gain the skills and confidence to teach yoga to kids of all ages and backgrounds.
Yoga for Schools
Bring our experienced teachers to your school and make yoga and mindfulness part of the school day.
Professional Development for Teachers
Receive healing yoga and mindfulness session(s) while learning how to integrate the practices into your classrooms.
“Yoga has changed my life. Before I learned to practice breathing, I would be nervous before tests. Now I’m more relaxed and I am more flexible and peaceful. I will never forget this wonderful and interesting year of yoga.”
JACK, 5TH GRADE, CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP SCHOOL
“Yoga changed the way I concentrate. Yoga helps me breathe and stay calm during tests. And when I am doing a hard problem, I can relax. I don’t have to stress about anything anymore.”
HADLEY, GRADE 5, PS132
Featured Events
Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
New Dates Coming Soon!
Our online 95-Hour RCYT Certification Training includes self-paced courses, live virtual sessions, and guest workshops via Zoom.
Support our mission
In this time of increased anxiety and trauma, young people need tools like yoga and mindfulness more than ever to give them agency over their own health and well-being. We are working on expanding our program offerings in order to reach more kids in and out of classrooms in New York City and beyond.
We are making our teacher training available online, developing a digital yoga series for kids, and creating a yoga training and career development program for high school students to become instructors. Today, we continue to strive to make yoga accessible for all kids.