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Janna Kretzman




2005 - after her studies, Janna left South Africa to experience life in an eco village in South America for one year
2006 - she came back to South Africa with the idea to introduce holistic and yogic education to children
2007 - her organisation Earthchild Project is born with the support of NGOs, donors and local schools
2018- Earthchild Project is now teaching yoga to 3,000 children on a weekly basis
















12 months ago, I was hesitating between spending time on some yoga training or volunteering… and while googling randomly these two things i discovered earthchild project, an NGO whose goal is to teach yoga in under resourced schools in Cape town. when 3 months later, marie and i decided to start interviewing people for the podcast, it is very naturally that we thought about Janna. this woman has values that marie and i both strongly admire, like tolerance, kindness, respect. and she represents how marie and i wanted to see asana records, a bold, genuine and whole way of thinking yoga.
let’s just be clear: i did not travel to south africa to meet janna (what a shame!). instead, we had skype conversation (hello technology ;) ). she has been running earthchild project for more than 10 years now, i am a podcaster for less than one month. (thank god yoga reminded me to stay humble!) 1. 2. 3. will our wifi connection make it to the end? let’s see. breathe deeply. clik and c’est parti!
here are the highlights of our talk:
02min15 : her first experience with yoga at 18 years old on a iyengar yoga class

03min30: at the age 25, she did a course of art of living foundation and got introduce with a more complete view of yoga

05min20: after a one year living in an eco village she read autobioagraphy of a yogi and decided to come back to introduce a different yogic approach to education in her home country (South Africa)

10min15: she started earthchild project from scratch with her ideas and “believing that everything is possible”

12min20: yoga is a practical skill for children and she wants to give them tools to help them in their day to day life

16min40: how difficult was it to introduce yoga class 12 years ago in South africa

18min05: her first yoga class as a teacher in Cape town

24min15: her ngo developed holistic and yogic teaching materials like a pledge

26min00: as the ngo is growing, they plan to expand and develop a seed pack in response to share their experience

27min20: some tips on how to start teaching to kids

Sweet treat: the asana box
one yogi you love: seane corn with her organisation off the mat

yoga intention: to get to an afternoon yoga class, which became more challenging since i'm a mother!

what are you going to do after this interview: go to a yoga class!

favorite asana: trikonasa, triangle pose

feared one: back bend & handstand

yogi dream you want to share: if i were president, i'd introduce yoga & meditation classes for teachers, policemen, nurses... the world could be a different place if everybody would learn these tools!


If you wish to support earthchild project —> here is the link!
some interesting studies on children and yoga:
“Are There Benefits from Teaching Yoga at Schools?”  here?

'“Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behaviour in second- and third-grade students” here

“More than just a game: Yoga for school-age children” here

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