A Regulated Classroom Starts with a Regulated Adult: Nervous System Literacy in Early Childhood

Monica Rollins from Rooted: A Wellness Collective joins Andy Roszak to talk about what actually changes in an early childhood classroom when you introduce yoga and mindfulness, what nervous system literacy means for educators, a live breathwork demonstration you can try with your class tomorrow, and the new kids yoga teacher certification she just launched specifically for preschool teachers.In this episode, Monica shares her origin story bringing yoga into early childhood classrooms back in 2010, the story of a four-year-old who taught herself to sit in a hallway and breathe through big feelings, a live kid-friendly breathwork exercise, her four pillars of kids yoga (movement, breath, focus, and intentional rest), what nervous system literacy means in plain language, the kids yoga teacher certification she just launched, what she is hearing from educators across the country, and one free thing you can do tomorrow morning to start shifting your classroom culture.CONNECT WITH MONICALinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/monica-kaye-rollinsFree Guide: The Preschool Breathwork Blueprint: https://rootedwellnesscollective.kit.com/freebieLive Workshop: Teach Preschool Yoga Like a Pro: https://rootedwellnesscollective.kit.com/liveworkshopEmail: hello@rootedwellnesscollective.org----------------------------Early Childhood Chats is hosted by Andrew Roszak - JD, MPA, EMT-PExecutive Director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. The Institute for Childhood Preparedness is proud to use its decades of experience to offer comprehensive and expert disaster and emergency preparedness trainings live in-person, via webinar, and on-demand online. // Visit: https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/ to find out more // Schedule your training today https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/trainingFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/childhoodpreparedness/ https://www.facebook.com/ChildPreparedhttps://twitter.com/ChildPreparedhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-childhood-preparedness© Institute for Childhood Preparedness 2026 all rights reserved