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June 24, 2022 29 mins

In this episode Donna chats with Ashley Fontes, founder of Read and Yoga, a Mom, author, and yogi who combines her loves to share the joy and benefits of yoga with children. Ashley's neurodivergent children have inspired her to combine beloved children's books with movement to provide them with life skills of literacy and self regulation. She is real, raw, and an amazing example of doing your best and exceling amidst the busyness of life.

Highlights:
3:01 Hello Ashley Fontes
4:11 Importance of Literacy and Movement
6:59 Read and Yoga Podcast
10:27 Yoga Fables: teaching yamas and niyamas to children
18:05 How yoga helps busy Moms
21:18 Inviting kids to fall in love with yoga
23:40 Advice for starting with yoga and kids books
25:57 Finding Ashley online

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