Kira Willey

Kira Willey

Kira Willey is an American award-winning children's music artist, author, children's yoga and mindfulness expert, speaker, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. Her five releases of yoga albums for the young have all won numerous industry awards and earned national acclaim; her hit songs include "Colors," which was featured in a worldwide Dell advertisement campaign. Her most recent release is "Every Voice", winner of Parents Choice Gold, that Foundation’s highest award. The single "Real Girl," from Every Voice, was given ASCAP's 2018 Joe Raposa Children's Song Award. Willey's TEDx talk, "Bite-Sized Mindfulness," can be viewed online, and her children’s mindfulness book, Breathe Like a Bear, (Random House Kids) has been translated into eleven foreign languages. A second book, Peaceful Like A Panda, will be released early in 2021. She is also the author of a children's mindfulness board book series, Mindfulness Moments for Kids. The first two books, Listen Like an Elephant and Breathe Like A Bear, were released in October 2019, with a third (Bunny Breaths) originally set for an early 2020 release. PBS TV affiliates nationwide air Breathe With ME and Fireflies Yoga, two yoga-for-children programs Willey created and hosts; and her Music You Can Move To series with Laurie Berkner can be heard daily on SiriusXM Radio. Willey speaks at conferences, leads Professional Development days and teacher trainings, and performs Rockin' Yoga Assemblies and Concerts with her band nationwide. She also leads the River Valley Choir, plays fiddle in the not-quite-bluegrass band, Moonshine & Millet, and is a founder of the singing-is-for-everyone experience, Choir & Company!

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