About Us
Higher Minds brings yoga and mindfulness programs into schools, corporations and communities. We work with your community to create custom programs based on your needs. Each program includes movement, breathing exercises and mindfulness activities. Professional development and corporate trainings are also tailored to fulfill specific needs.
Higher Minds’s school curriculum includes breathing exercises, conscious movement, character education, positive affirmations and mindful activities. Each lesson is designed to build upon skills week to week. Examples of weekly themes include empathy, kindness, humility, compassion and gratitude.
Our mission is to share with students simple practices to incorporate into their daily lives in order to reduce stress and elevate minds.
Laura Rubino
Laura started her career as an elementary school teacher with over 16 years experience both locally and abroad. She holds a Masters Degree in Education, a NJ State Teacher’s License (K-8) and a Yoga and Meditation certification (RYT 500). Laura has taught in New Jersey, Virginia, Norway, South Korea and Colombia.
After starting her own yoga and meditation practice, she noticed the positive effects on her well being and wanted to share them with her students. She started incorporating yoga and mindfulness practices into her classroom and saw profound effects on students’ behavior, concentration, social skills and performance.
Eager to share these techniques with others, Laura designed YOGA and MINDFULNESS curriculum and started HIGHER MINDS LLC. Her passion is to teach others the ancient practices of yoga, so they can reduce their daily stresses and elevate their minds.
Benefits of Yoga & Mindfulness
- Increases focus and concentration
- Builds self esteem
- Develops body awareness & self regulation
- Helps build positive social relationships
- Increases work productivity
- Decreases stress and anxiety
Our schools love what we do
Ms. Laura with Higher Minds Yoga, comes to our school each week in the afternoons as well as once a month in the mornings to guide our Toddler and Preschool aged children through a nurturing yoga program. She incorporates music with the use of her harmonium as well as a pose able stuffed teddy bear named “Meddy Teddy” which the children all love. All of the children are completely engaged and come out of the program calm, happy and centered. Ms. Laura offers a strong child’s yoga program making yoga and mindfulness fun for all the children! I highly recommend Higher Minds Yoga to any school looking to include a program that offers children stretching, strength, balance, confidence and mindfulness.
Ms. Laura’s Higher Minds is the best decision we made for our schools. She is a beautiful soul inside and out and the impact she made on our children has been simply amazing. Teaching our children to relax, breathe and create self confidence to recognize their emotions is a must have a skill in today’s world. We thank Ms. Laura and think anyone who doesn’t have her program at their school needs to schedule a meeting ASAP.