Big Hearts. Brave Moves.

Big Hearts. Brave Moves.

Three children lying on grass, smiling and looking up at the camera, with one girl having curly blonde hair, a boy with straight blonde hair, and a girl with red hair and freckles.

We help Tampa kids feel strong inside and brave outside—using yoga and SEL tools that fit real classrooms, busy homes, and big-hearted communities.

Because a single mindful breath today shapes tomorrow’s brave hearts.

  • Smiling children sitting outdoors under a large black umbrella, with one child climbing the umbrella pole, in a forested area.

    Confidence

    When a wobbly tree pose turns into a solid one, kids learn they can do hard things off the mat, too.

  • Child lying on his back outside, eyes closed, enjoying the sunlight

    Calm

    Lion’s breath and belly balloons flip the body’s ‘calm switch,’ turning meltdowns into mindful pauses.

  • A young girl and an older woman sit on a carpeted floor with their foreheads touching, sharing a moment of connection and prayer in a cozy room.

    Connection

    Partner poses and circle rituals turn classmates into teammates—because every kid belongs in the story.

Top-down view of a woman with red hair in a ponytail, stretching or doing yoga on a gray mat in an indoor space.

What we offer.

Programs & Trainings Rooted in Real Life
We make it easy for schools, families, and educators to bring meaningful movement and mindfulness to kids ages 3+.

    • After-School Programs (ASPs): Weekly kids yoga classes that build focus, emotional regulation, and joy

    • School Partnerships: Bring a certified instructor into your school or license our curriculum

    • Teacher Trainings: Learn our proven YHY method through our Mini or Full YTT

    • Mini Movement Magic Training: A weekend certification that opens the door to paid teaching opportunities

    • Full YHY YTT: A comprehensive 50-hour training (coming soon!) with trauma-informed and developmentally sequenced instruction

    • Freebies & Resources: Download your starter kit, including printable pose cards and lesson plans

    • Parent Workshops: Learn how to integrate simple mindful tools into everyday family life

    • Prenatal & Baby Yoga: (Coming soon!) Support for your journey from bump to baby and beyond

Why it matters to us…

We’re not here to add to your to-do list.
We’re here to make it lighter.

When kids feel empowered, everything shifts. They breathe deeper, listen better, and move through the world with more ease. The research backs it, and so do our stories—from classrooms to car rides. Whether you're a teacher trying to meet 20 different needs or a parent navigating big feelings at bedtime, our work meets you where you are—with warmth, wisdom, and play.

Get to know YHY

Two moms, two mats, one heart-led vision for Tampa.

A woman and a smiling baby sitting on wooden floor, playing with a pink singing bowl inside a bright room with white walls and wooden doors.

Megan Lopez
Founder & Co-Owner

Megan guides yoga for the young and “young at heart”, including moms, babies & toddlers + kids. She started teaching kids yoga in 2016, while also working as a guidance counselor, and had previously taught dance to little ones. Young at Heart came to be in 2022, after 6 years of running her previous kid’s yoga business.

Having three girls of her own has only furthered her passion for guiding children in this practice, from the start. Her training/certifications include Strala: Kids Yoga Teacher Training & The Art of Sequencing, Kidding Around Yoga: KAY & PreKAY, Bella Prana’s Prenatal Training & Purple Dot Yoga Project’s Trauma Informed Training.

Christy Klipp
Co-Owner

Christy is a 500-hr RYT instructor with training from Dice Iida-Klein, Yoga Beyond and Yogakoh. Since beginning teaching in 2015, she has co-founded a trailblazing yoga social events organization, taught thousands of yogis across the US and abroad, and found tremendous purpose in building mindful community. A Sarasota native, Christy most recently moved to Tampa from Bali, Indonesia in order to lay roots for her growing family. After realizing the magic of sisterhood throughout her pregnancy, she started a new initiative as Co-Founder of Gaia Collective and has made it her mission to empower womben everywhere, starting here in Tampa. She loves cultivating a heart-centered community and finds tremendous joy in supporting moms-to-be through Prenatal and Kids Yoga.

Join the Young at Heart Tribe

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