ABOUT GISELLE

Meet Giselle

Hello, my name is Giselle Shardlow. I hold a Master’s in International Education (M.Ed.) and have spent nearly a decade teaching grades K–5 in Guatemala, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

I’m also a certified yoga instructor and have been introducing yoga and mindful movement to young children since 2005—the same year I began writing movement-based stories. When I was asked to teach my first kids yoga class, I dove into research and was surprised by how few quality resources existed for teaching yoga to children. So I wrote my own.

Throughout my travels and work with children, I saw a growing need to support child literacy, healthy movement, and emotional well-being. My goal is to write stories that make reading fun—combined with movement—so children can laugh, express themselves, and stretch their imagination.

For the past 14 years, I have been creating yoga storybooks, yoga card decks, teaching resources, and other children’s wellness tools that make it easy to bring movement and mindful practices into classrooms, therapy settings, studios, and homes.

My mission for Kids Yoga Stories is to bring education, health, and happiness to young children everywhere.