Megan Yoder

Resilience & Trauma Informed Coach

Trauma Responsive Education, Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Yoga, Brain Based De-Escalation, Restorative Practices

Megan is the Site Director of the Reno County Learning Center (RCLC) and is a member of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. Licensed in Trauma Informed Yoga, she has been practicing yoga and mindfulness for over 15 years. She has been using these skills with students of all ages for the past half-decade.

Prior to coming to ESSDACK, Megan a mindfulness class with middle school students. Multiple students who identified as disruptive, failing academically, truant and at-risk found their way through referral, both formal and informal, to Megan’s classroom. Word spread as she was getting hard to reach students to engage in mindfulness and trauma-informed approaches in the classroom, leading to an increase of school connectivity, attendance and a learned ability to focus deeper in academics.

Since becoming RCLC Director, Megan has continued to build yoga practices, mindfulness and trauma-informed course work into her students' daily practice. Students who have struggled academically for years are blooming in the environment Megan creates for success. Megan is leading the way on figuring out how to integrate trauma- and resilience-based approaches with secondary students in engaging and meaningful ways.

Megan also balances her time with her family which includes her supportive husband Marcus and a brilliant and beautiful daughter, Bella. In her free time, Megan and her family enjoy being outdoors and exploring nature.

Megan’s Presentations:

• Bringing Mindfulness into Classroom and Life

• Brain Base De-Escalation

• Trauma 101

• Fresh Starts

Megan’s Products:

• Mindfulness Meditation Cards