Resources & education for parents/teachers to create a positive environment where students use yoga to strengthen their social-emotional learning skills
After deepening her own yoga practice through a 200 hour teacher training, Joanie was inspired to create a workshop for kids that offered a full yoga experience paired with thoughtful discussions and self-reflection. Children love moving their bodies into silly poses and are intrigued by breathing exercises and visualizations that help them relax and feel a sense of calmness. Joanie Plake started
03/24/2026
Wild to say this is our 11th year of camp. We have a full crew of jr. counselors, former B+L students, who will be helping each week. Not to mention, my own daughter and her friends that are officially camp age. What a blessing and cool feeling 😎
10/08/2025
Feels like home ☀️ No better place to recover from a redeye. Straight to the beach in Cascais, Portugal✨. Travel is Wellness: Notes from Portugal on Substack.
09/22/2025
It’s taken me a while to gather my thoughts over the past week and a half. While I had just started to be a bit more present here, the heaviness of the world led me to retreat again, and I pulled away from the noise.
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Today, what I have to offer is a short poem, a reflection of my daily rhythm to preserve my peace within, and a scripture that feels timely.
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Breathe. Pray. Connect. Repeat.
Keep loved ones close.
Let the light in.
Welcome joy.
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Maybe you read the Bible, maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re just starting to (like me), or maybe you’re simply curious. Either way, this feels like something we can all agree upon.
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“For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters.
But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature.
Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
For the whole law can be summed up in this one command:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
— Galatians 5:13–14
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May we breathe this truth into our homes, and out into the world.
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09/08/2025
Big adventure, little humans, and a lot of lessons along the way 👋—meet me (Joanie), Dan, Juno, and Addy!
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After ten seasons of Breathe + Learn, we’re trading our cozy, beach town life for our biggest adventure yet: a month in Nashville, two months abroad, and then to the East Coast for the holidays.
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Breathe + Learn has evolved with my family, and I’m excited to take it further by adding travel as a way to explore, practice, and deepen our understanding of wellness together.
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I’ll be sharing the tips and lessons we discover along the way, while my amazing team keeps Breathe + Learn programming alive back home.
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I’ll share little glimpses here on Instagram, but most of the real, in-between moments will live in my Substack journal, Travel is Wellness.
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Journaling has always been a core part of Breathe + Learn, and if you know me, you know I love a good journal. My first two posts dive into our departure, the excitement, and the little chaos of traveling as a family of four.
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Come along on this wild ride with us, subscribe through the link in my bio to follow along!
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