Quick Info

📍 New Brighton Community Center — 400 10th St NW, New Brighton, MN 55112

📅 Wednesday, July 29 | 9:05 AM – 11:55 AM

🕘 9:05 AM – 11:55 AM

👧 Grades K–6

👥 Small group — spots strictly limited

👩‍🏫 Led by a teacher-trained wellness educator

What Is the Tropical Mindfulness Retreat?

Pose & Play™ Tropical Mindfulness Retreat is a 3-hour kids yoga and mindfulness experience designed to feel like a peaceful island getaway — filled with movement, creativity, connection, and calm.

Inspired by themes of self-discovery, confidence, and wayfinding, this retreat helps kids build real-life skills while having an unforgettable, joy-filled experience.

This isn’t a chaotic, high-stimulation camp — it’s a thoughtfully designed, small-group retreat where kids feel calm, confident, and connected.

Every Child Goes Home With:

🌺 A handmade floral confidence crown

🐚 Their own “Ocean in a Bottle” sensory tool for calming at home

🎨 A collection of completed tropical-themed mindfulness crafts

💛 Real mindfulness tools they can use long after camp ends

Everything is included in the $129 registration. Nothing extra to bring or buy.

What Kids Will Do:

✔ Practice tropical-inspired yoga poses and movement games

✔ Play connection-based group games like beach ball yoga

✔ Build confidence through fun challenges like limbo

✔ Create calming sensory tools and mindful crafts

✔ Design and wear their own floral confidence crown

✔ Learn simple breathing and relaxation techniques

✔ Rest and reset with a peaceful guided relaxation

Perfect For Kids Who:

✔ Enjoy movement, creativity, and hands-on activities

✔ Benefit from calming tools and emotional regulation support

✔ Are shy, sensitive, or need a confidence boost

✔ Love imaginative, themed experiences

✔ Need a positive, screen-free day off

✔ Are new to yoga — no experience needed

Boys and girls both love this experience. All activities are beginner-friendly and inclusive for every type of child.

Bring a Friend or Sibling & Save

Register together and each child saves $10. Use code FRIEND10 at checkout.

Many kids attend with a sibling, classmate or neighbor — it makes the experience even more fun!

About Your Instructor

Pose & Play™ retreats are created and led by trauma-infromed teacher Tara Willits, founder of The Mindfulness Movement™ — a teacher-trained yoga and mindfulness educator and school-based wellness educator with a Child Psychology degree and 5,000+ classes taught.

This experience is supported by a professional wellness team, ensuring every child receives thoughtful guidance in a safe, supportive environment.

Tara’s programs are small, structured, and rooted in trauma-informed, evidence-based practices where every child feels safe, seen, and successful.

What to Know Before You Book

What should my child wear? Comfortable clothes they can move in. No special gear needed — yoga mats are provided.

Is lunch included? This is a morning program. Feel free to send a small snack if your child needs one.

How many kids are in each session? Spots are strictly limited to keep the group small and special. Once we're full, registration closes.

Can I get a refund? Please review our Camp Terms & Policies before enrolling.

By enrolling, families agree to our Camp Terms & Policies.