Jessica Janowsky

She owns Ultimate Fit Chick women's fitness studio in Elmira NY, where she instructs many forms of fitness classes. Jessica is a veteran Pre K-6th grade educator in NYS. She is certified as a Worksite Wellness Specialist through National Wellness Institute and is Certified in Trauma Informed Organizations. She is employed as a Trauma Informed Care Specialist for her local school district, supporting 8 schools. Through her work she designed the Y.O.G.A. (Your Objectives Get Accomplished) program, which supports students and staff in the practices of Social Emotional Learning through yoga and mindfulness. Jessica recently launched Yoga m.a.g.i.c. LLC (mindfulness, acceptance, gratitude, integrity, compassion), a consulting business in which she works with educators to infuse yogic techniques with best teaching practices. Yoga m.a.g.i.c. teaches educators how to collaborate Common Core practices and state standards with movement, mindfulness, breathing techniques, meditations and visualizations. The methods of Trauma Informed Education, Social Emotional Learning and the "Whole Child" approach are foundational in that students learn to self-regulate difficult emotions, focus their attention, be kind and compassionate, and gain confidence in their skills.