Uxue is a preschool teacher who moved from the Basque Country to Seattle 7 years ago. Despite her mother tongue being Basque, she is also fluent in Spanish and English. She has a Master’s in Education, and her thesis focuses on the social and emotional development of children, as well as problem-solving in the classroom. Uxue believes that emotions are a crucial part of our lives, since everything we do is based on how we feel. She thinks that since we are kids, we should give emotions more importance and work on managing them. After completing her master’s degree, she felt the need to explore more about working with emotions in the classroom. She practices yoga, which made her realize that yoga could be a great practice to work with emotions in the classroom. In 2020, she took a class with Seattle Kids Yoga and started teaching yoga to kids. The following year, she completed a 200-hour Child Family Yoga training with Radiant Child Yoga. Uxue genuinely enjoys teaching yoga to kids. She believes that children are innately authentic, and she feels the same way when she is around them. She loves listening to them, playing, and being silly together. Considering that children are the future, one of her primary objectives is to guide them towards freedom, happiness, and confidence to improve their lives and shape a better future. That’s why she incorporates various yoga poses, movements, games, mindfulness activities, breathing techniques, calming and relaxing techniques, music and songs, books, and imaginative play in her classes. She loves using visuals for guiding the class, but her favorite prop are books. She loves guiding the yoga class with books, incorporating poses, movements, breathing techniques, and mindfulness exercises. In her free time, you will probably find her in the mountains hiking or rock climbing.