Social Emotional Learning &
School Success Speaking Programs
 See what other EDUCATORS are saying about Dat Yoga Dude
"If your looking for Stress Less S.E.L..."
This amazing program provided a lot of strategies and skills that the students can tap into to become productive, I would Highly recommend you bring James to your school!
Vivian Chen (Principal) Moreno Valley, CA
 "Students gained coping skills for test anxiety, stress and prevention of substance use"
Rachel Mozell Intervention specialist, Acacia middle school, Hemet California.
Dat Yoga Dude is helping to change the Conversation at school, students not just here to graduate.
Amalia Lopez, Principal, John Cairns high school, Lindsay California.
"As a teacher its nice to relax after a long Wednesday".
Landmark middle school staff Moreno Valley CaliforniaÂ
MOST REQUESTED LIVE SPEAKING PROGRAMS
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CALM CAMPUS
(SEL Student Assembly)
Our engaging and fun student assemblies provide K-12 students with practical social-emotional learning (SEL) skills rooted in yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. We get them moving and empower students to manage stress, deal with test anxiety, and mature, while enhancing their performance in sports and building healthy relationships. Through these empowering tools, students gain the confidence and emotional resilience to have a “CALM CAMPUS”
Our dynamic student assemblies go beyond teaching—they transform. K-12 students:
- Develop Management Skills: Learn tools to effectively handle school pressures, test anxiety, and everyday stressors.
- Build Emotional Resilience: Develop mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques to navigate personal challenges.
- Improve Focus and Performance: Use yoga and meditation to boost concentration and performance in academics and sports.
- Cultivate Healthier Relationships: Â Students learn self-awareness and empathy, leading to stronger, more positive peer and family connections.
- Prevent Substance Abuse: Equip students with coping mechanisms that reduce the need for harmful behaviors.
These assemblies provide students with the lasting tools needed to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.
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Diverse Staff Speaker!
The inspiring practices of Dat Yoga Dude, James Woods.  James is personable, knowledgeable and fun, everyone wants him to come back! He’s taught low-impact chair yoga as well as mindfulness techniques to staff. All of our participants discovered that yoga is a practice that knows no age boundaries, and that mindfulness techniques are absolutely relevant for decreasing stress at any age. We look forward to many more opportunities to work with James!
Laurie Adern, Principal- Parkview Elementary Riverside, Ca
YELLING 2 YOGA
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Normally requested for wellness summits, conferences and organizational gatherings. Get your leaders back on track when burn out, stress and overwhelm makes them feel like they are ready to YELL!.
Topics James will discuss:
- Deal with stress and burnout
- Create healthy wellness routines
- Build powerful practices for overwhelm
- Develop leadership skills for self care
- Improve your performance with yoga
Transformational Trainings and Workshops
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The time with Dat Yoga Dude was both Rejuvenating and Validating!
Our staff go through a lot working with our families and our time with Dat Yoga Dude really helps us to take care of ourselves better.
Mellissa Miller- The Help Group Director of Child and Family protective services
"Black Boy Wellness"
(Equity wellness program)
Designed for African American male students and educators, James Woods breaks down the key fundamentals on how African American males heal, and succeed in and outside the classroom.
Topics James will discuss:
- 10 ways to engage African American male students
- The FEEL FREE approach to helping African American male students Focus
- Helping African American male students deal with pressure and stress
- Making health and wellness cool for African American male students
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School Transformaiton ProgramÂ
The CALM CAMPUS curriculum bases program extends the transformative practices introduced in our student assemblies into a full-year initiative designed to foster a culture of wellness across the entire school community. Through yoga, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning (SEL) practices, this program creates lasting change by embedding these tools into daily campus life.
Program Highlights:
- Daily Wellness Routines: Establish morning mindfulness practices, stress-relief techniques, and yoga sessions to create a calm and focused start to each day.
- Parent engagement: Ongoing training for parents to integrate SEL and mindfulness into daily life, enhancing both parent and student well-being.
- Student Empowerment: Equip students with practical tools for managing stress, improving focus, and building healthy relationships, creating emotionally resilient learners.
- Whole-School Engagement: Activities and events that involve the entire school community, from leadership to students, building a culture of wellness and shared responsibility.
- Lasting Impact: Designed to reduce behavioral issues, improve academic performance, and create a more supportive and connected school environment.
The CALM Campus program is a comprehensive approach to embedding wellness into the fabric of school life, ensuring lasting transformation for students, staff, and the entire campus community.
Contact now to learn more about whole school or district programming.
YELLING 2 YOGA
Staff TrainingÂ
This transformative training equips staff with lasting practices to turn daily stress into tools for creating a healthier and more positive workplace environment. YELLING 2 YOGA fosters connection among staff while empowering leaders to build routines that support stress management, improve work performance, and promote well-being.
Key Outcomes:
- Transform stress into actionable wellness strategies
- Develop empowering self-care routines for sustained balance
- Build a stronger sense of teamwork and collaboration among staff
- Enhance leadership skills to foster a positive and healthy work culture
- Create lasting habits that improve performance and workplace satisfaction
This training ensures that staff leave with the tools they need to cultivate a more supportive, balanced, and productive work environment.
Contact for half day and full day trainings plus full programming
