Missy Brown E-RYT 500, E-RCYT, YACEP is a dedicated, seasoned yoga and wellness practitioner with over 40 years of personal practice and 25 years of joyful service and playful teaching. Her partnership with Kripalu spans multiple decades. Inspired by her many years working with children, Missy took her vast knowledge of the tools of yoga and meditation, adapted them for children, and developed a straightforward method for teaching them. This led her to create Deep Play for Kids, LLC (DPK). Through DPK, Missy both shares these methods with children of all ages and offers certifications for adults so that they can experience, learn to instruct, and offer the methods to the children in their lives—as teachers, therapists, parents, caregivers, and more.

In addition to her work with children, Missy offers adults meaningful experiences centered in well-being, connection, and self-care. Her open heart and wealth of knowledge gently create spaces that invite adults to soften, land and reconnect. Her offerings invite a quiet return to breath, to body, and to a sense of being held in the moment. She skillfully provides adaptable, supportive practices that naturally and sustainably nurture well-being and self-care. In these spaces, adults are gently reminded that tending to their own well-being ripples outward, touching not only themselves, but all beings.

Missy also created a product line of yoga and meditation tools that have been used across all ages, from kids to the elderly, and in settings such as home, school, health care facilities, workplaces, and more. She continues to work with people of all ages on their journey to navigate life with greater ease.