Love Ashleie Elaine received her 200 hr. Registered Yoga Teacher Certification in June 2019 and continued to deepen her learning, understanding, and practice by gaining an additional 300 hours of Yoga Teacher Training. She graduated in 2009 with her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Greensboro College. Between 2009 and 2020, Love Ashleie Elaine worked in the New Jersey Children’s System of Care as a CASA Advocate, a Family Support worker in a Mobile Response Crisis Unit, a Care Manager for children and families, A Youth Coach, and A Behavioral Assistant providing in-home services for children and families. From these experiences, combined with her own personal growth and health journey, she found Yoga as a tool to assist others in finding themselves and healing what may be holding them back from stepping into greatness. She is also a Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher, Prenatal and postnatal Yoga Teacher, trained as a Youth Mental Health First Aid Responder, Barre Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. She is the Founder, Owner, and creator of APKidZ Yoga, an Early Childhood Intervention Yoga Studio for ages 3-5. Love Ashleie Elaine has been a parent of a Headstart Child with Behavioral and Mental Health challenges, has been on the Policy Council Board for Gateway CAP Headstart as the President and Vice President, as well as a former Headstart Family Advocate and Mental health and Disabilities Coordinator. She has completed 2 years of the Montclair University Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Fellowship. She is a Certified Trainer for the Zero to Three’s Training program, The Growing Brain, and has presented The Drowning Brain Series with Zero to Three for the last year. Love Ashleie Elaine has had countless Early Childhood Mental Health training and certifications that have allowed her to continue to engage with other providers and parents. She is the co-founder of the Mercer County Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council for the 0-5 CIACC Committee.