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 California
MOST REQUESTED LIVE SPEAKING PROGRAMS
Calm Campus "B.A.M"
(Social Emotional Learning Student Assembly)
Engaging and fun student assemblies for K-12 students with practical social-emotional learning (SEL) skills rooted in yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. I get them moving and empower students to manage stress, deal with test anxiety, and social pressures, while improving their fitness, and building healthy relationships. Through this fun assembly, students gain the tools to build a “CALM CAMPUS”!
Program Highlights:
- Social Emotional Learning: 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: 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.
B.A.M stands for Breathing Activity and Mindfulness. Students walk away with these valuable tools to help them create a "Calm Campus"
These assemblies provide students with the lasting tools needed to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.
Calm Campus
(Social Emotional Learning Staff Workshop)
The CALM CAMPUS curriculum based 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 for students, educators, and parents.
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 and district programming.
YELLING 2 YOGA KEYNOTE
(Educator Wellness and Self-Care Speech)
Energize and inspire your educators and leaders with this powerful keynote that transforms stress into sustainable self-care.
Regularly booked for wellness summits, educational conferences, back-to-school kickoffs, professional development days, and staff retreats, Yelling 2 Yoga helps teams reset when burnout sets in—or better yet, prevent it before it starts.
James delivers an engaging, actionable experience that empowers your staff to reclaim their energy, reconnect with their purpose, and build resilience in the face of everyday challenges that make them want to yell.
Key Outcomes:
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Effectively manage stress and prevent burnout
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Create simple, healthy wellness routines that stick
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Develop powerful practices to navigate overwhelm
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Cultivate leadership skills rooted in self-care
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Enhance focus, performance, and well-being through yoga and mindfulness
Whether you want to reinvigorate your team or lay the groundwork for a culture of well-being, Yelling 2 Yoga delivers practical tools and fresh inspiration your audience will carry forward long after the applause.
YELLING 2 YOGA
Staff Training
(Work Wellness & Team Development Training)
This transformative training equips your team with practical, lasting strategies to turn daily stress into opportunities for growth and connection.
Yelling 2 Yoga empowers staff to build healthier routines that support stress management, elevate performance, and create a more positive, engaged workplace culture. Through an interactive blend of learning, movement, and reflection, participants gain the skills and confidence to lead by example and support one another.
Key Outcomes:
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Transform stress into actionable wellness practices
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Develop self-care routines that create lasting balance
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Strengthen teamwork and collaboration among colleagues
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Enhance leadership skills to cultivate a healthy work environment
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Build habits that improve job satisfaction and performance
Participants will leave with the tools, mindset, and motivation to cultivate a more supportive, balanced, and productive workplace—starting immediately.
Available in half-day and full-day sessions, as well as comprehensive programming for ongoing impact.
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Testimonials From Leaders & Staff
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
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
