About Mindful Life
Meet Our Founder
Kristen Race Ph.D. is a parent of two young children, as well as an expert in child, family and school psychology. Dr. Race is the founder of Mindful Life, which provides brain-based solutions for today’s families as they try to manage the stresses of modern day parenting. All of her products and services are rooted in the science of the brain with influences from the fields of mindfulness and positive psychology, designed to improve brain function and brain development in adults and children.
Dr. Race has spoken nationally, including at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference and at the International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators, as well as in communities throughout Colorado. She has also appeared on many television news programs, providing parent education on topics ranging from bedtime battles to sibling rivalry.
Dr. Race is committed to early childhood education. She has created her own Mindful Life Yoga for Kids method, which is currently being used in eight schools in Northwestern Colorado. She is the former director of counseling services for Colorado Academy and taught at New York’s prestigious Buckley School. She also provides parent education to young families in her community. Finally, Dr. Race serves on the executive committee for First Impressions, her community’s Early Childhood Council and is a member of the Rocky Mountain Youth Services Coalition, a network of youth advocates and service providers committed to enhancing the quality of life for youth and young adults in Steamboat Springs.
Dr. Race received her Doctorate and Master’s degrees from the University of Denver, and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado. She currently resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado where she can be found mountain biking, hiking, playing soccer, and chasing her kids down the ski mountain!
Meet Our Director of Yoga
Sylvie Piquet RYT has been graced with the opportunity to work with Kristen Race and join the Mindful Life team. Sylvie feel in love with the Mindful Life Yoga for Kids method while applying it in schools teaching kids ages two through eleven. Now she is enthused to share the Mindful Life method via instructor trainings for educators, counselors and care-takers making use of her Level 4 Mindful Life Yoga for Kids Certification.
Sylvie has been practicing yoga since 2005. She graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in Gender and Women's Studies and Education Studies. She completed the Shiva Shakti School of Yoga Teacher Training (Hatha style) in Rockland, Maine and now teaches as a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She enjoys teaching group and individual yoga classes for people ages 2 to 100!
In the summer, Sylvie is the Camp Director at Camp Beech Cliff, an outdoor education day camp for kids located in Mount Desert, Maine.
Sylvie's passion is social and mindfulness education with kids. Mindful Life Yoga for Kids has opened her eyes to the important role mindfulness and yoga play in developing the prefrontal cortex of the brain and decreasing stress in kids' lives.
About Kristen Race
A parent, teacher, and self-proclaimed "brain geek" Kristen Race, Ph.D. is the founder of Mindful Life and creator of our methods and programs.
Our Mission
To create more engaged families through brain-based, mindfulness solutions to manage everyday stresses in parents and children:
- Solutions to help kids learn to pay attention to themselves and others.
- Solutions to help parents and children develop healthy relationships.
- Solutions to help families become more resilient to stress in their lives.
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