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Create Calm - INA Wellness

Yoga and mindfulness education that supports learning and builds strength, health, joy, resilience, and peace. Sometime you just need to know how.

Offering yoga instruction, meditation, training, counseling, coaching, and integrative wellness for individuals and communities. Everyone has the capacity for unconditional health and happiness. Everyone has the innate ability to feel true goodness and joy. When we help just one person connect with their own potential for health and happiness, we help them connect to the world around them and crea

te calm in our communities, building a culture of inclusion, acceptance, empowerment, and peace. Nurturing and strengthening the "I iN All" - the inner-woven nature of our own minds and bodies, the interwoven nature of our Universe and the power we have to heal and grow together. INA Wellness offers private and group yoga & mindfulness classes, educational training and workshops, and programs to provide you with tools to unlock your inner greatness and to better connect with and strengthen yourself and your community. Discover the benefits and joy of learning through yoga and mindfulness with INA Wellness and help build a community of inclusion, acceptance, empowerment, and peace. Donate yoga and mindfulness programs to schools and organizations by giving to Create Calm, a section 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of INA Wellness. INA Wellness -- the Know-How to connect with your own inner goodness and joy and the tools to inspire it in others.

08/26/2026

“She farmed songs and happiness.”

And kindness. And creativity. And wisdom. And grace. And so much love.

What a beautiful way to move through a life—and what a beautiful legacy to leave behind.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/24/2026

🎙️ Teachers spend so much time taking care of everyone else. But who’s taking care of them?

Lisa Danahy recently joined Twinkl Resources ☁️ Twinkl Talks: EYFS to talk about something we don’t talk about nearly enough: educator burnout.

From the pressures teachers are facing to the small things that can actually help, Lisa shares her perspective on what it means to support the people who show up for children every day.

If you’re a teacher, school leader, caregiver, or work with children in any capacity, give this one a listen.

🎧 Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
🔗 Link in bio.

08/22/2026

Repost via• Stay Positive In Life⭐Mindset Drop a ❤️ if this speaks to you. Wisdom via Moon Omens

Remember to be kind to yourself always

08/18/2026

💬 The Create Calm Community Chat is happening TODAY!

If you’re an educator, teacher, therapist, caregiver, or anyone who works with kids, come join the conversation.

Lisa Danahy and special guest Jean McDonald are bringing the community together to talk, learn, and share practical tips and ideas we can all take back into the work we do with children.

No presentation. No pressure. Just real conversation, shared experiences, and a chance to learn from one another.

📅 Today, August 18
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

Yep, there’s still time to join us! 💙

🔗 Register to join through the link in bio.

08/10/2026

Secure attachment provides nervous system stability, regulating physiology, and allowing space for quiet confidence to naturally grow, rooted in oneself…present, warm, curious, and connected.

08/05/2026

We've been having these conversations since 2016... and we're not done yet.

Jean McDonald and Lisa Danahy have spent the last decade talking about what it means to create calm in our schools, our homes, and ourselves. Every conversation has been a little different, but the heart of it has always been the same: connection, curiosity, and learning from one another.

We're excited to be back together for another Create Calm Community Chat, and we'd love for you to join us.

📅 Tuesday, August 18
🕔 5:00 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

Whether you've joined us before or this is your first Community Chat, come be part of the conversation. Bring your questions, your experiences, or just listen in.

We can't wait to see you there.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio.

08/04/2026

Movement changes more than our bodies—it changes how we experience the moment.

What a joy it was to see Create Calm Founder & CEO, Lisa Danahy , bring a little breathing, movement, laughter, and connection to Good Morning Washington while sharing Create Calm Family Yoga at the National Gallery of Art

Proof that you don't need a yoga mat to practice mindfulness...just a willingness to join in.

(And yes...they really did end the show that day with "Namaste." 😊)

07/31/2026

Repost from our CEO and Founder Lisa Danahy

Check out her original post

Our worth is inherent.

Our competence is earned.

Those are two very different things.

Every person is enough exactly as they are. We never have to earn our value.

But when someone entrusts us with their health, their nervous system, their emotions, or their healing, they deserve more than good intentions. They deserve practitioners who have invested in rigorous education, understand the limits of their expertise, uphold ethical standards, and remain committed to lifelong learning.

Credentials don’t make someone more worthy as a person.

They do communicate a commitment to accountability, professional standards, and safe practice.

"That commitment is one reason I chose to become a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists IAYT Official Page , and why I continue to study, question, and learn. It’s also why many Radiant Child Yoga teachers pursue advanced training beyond their initial certification." - Lisa Danahy

Competence is never a finish line. It’s an ongoing practice of humility, responsibility, and growth.

Because everyone who seeks our care deserves capable, compassionate hands.

TraumaInformed CreateCalm RadiantChildYoga

07/28/2026

Just because you once hiked a mountain doesn’t make you a Sherpa.
Just because you like to give advice doesn’t make you a therapist.
Just because you breathe doesn’t make you a breathwork coach.
Just because you meditate doesn’t make you a qualified experience guide.

Bringing to light the safety standards is crucial in the work we do. Every day we ask our clients to be vulnerable, courageous, and curious…we better darn well adhere to the most rigorous codes of ethics and scope of practice. Radiant Child Yoga and our founder Lisa Danahy as well as many of our instructors are certified by IAYT.

For more on what those standards look like, go to IAYT.org.

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