Awaken Your Soul This Week with YoKid Founders Ellie and Michelle

Meet Ellie and Michelle the life-force behind "YoKid ... Stretch Your Limits" and be inspired by their vision and how you can make a difference in your world and your community! Ellie Gompert Burke has spent the last 12 years working with youth in a variety of settings: nonprofit programs and organizations for at-risk youth, group homes for kids in crisis, and public and private schools. In an attempt to take care of herself, physically and mentally, Ellie began practicing yoga, which she found to be an extraordinary compliment to her work. Ellie is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level. By partnering with Michelle to develop YoKid…Stretch Your Limits, Ellie believes that their collective experience, knowledge, and compassion, can bring the countless benefits of yoga to a wider audience within the community. Michelle Kelsey Mitchell has spent ten years working in the public school systems of Northern Virginia and Buffalo, New York. Her work with students has made her aware of the deep need for early cultivation of self-awareness in our society. “It is my belief that yoga can help children, as well as adults, reach their fullest potential.” A desire to learn how to teach this practice compelled her to complete her 200-hour (www.yogaalliance.org) and most recently, her 500-hour Teacher Training in Annapolis, MD. Her eclectic training helps her appreciate yoga in both its traditional and modern forms for practitioners of all ages. Personally, her yoga practice has taught her to fully experience patience, love, joy, and appreciation of life’s journey. She has a Master’s in Counseling & Human services, and an undergraduate degree in Sports Medicine with a minor in Sports Psychology. She hopes that YoKid…Stretch Your Limits will allow everyone in the community to benefit from this unique practice. Literally, changing our society from the inside out!