Julie W. Markovitz, RYT
(Registered with Yoga Alliance)
Certified Yoga Teacher/Movement Education Specialist
Julie started dancing and practicing yoga as a young girl. She earned a BA degree in Child Development and Dance from California State University, Northridge and her Yoga Certification through YogaWorks Teacher Training Program. Julie also completed Little Bea's Children's Yoga Teacher Training Program. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her innovative programming including the Action For Children's Television Award, The Parent's Choice Award and The Good Housekeeping Award. Billboard Magazine nominated her Creative Movement Program as Best Children's Video.
Yoga and Creative Movement
Julie is affectionately known as the Children's Yoga and Creative Movement Guru! She is the creator and lead instructor of “Kids in Motion” and “Creative Moves”. Julie’s lively and imaginative physical fitness classes help young children discover the pure joy of movement as they develop body awareness, strength, flexibility, coordination, and self-esteem. Julie’s Children’s and Family Yoga Classes are fun and full of joy. Self-confidence builds as children practice yoga together in a non-competitive, nurturing environment. Children become skilled at focusing and relaxing. Julie believes that developing a yoga practice at a young age helps children discover their true essence, connect with their innate intelligence and learn how to self-care. Yoga teaches children to respect and appreciate themselves, others and everything around them.
Creator and Performer in Award Winning Children's Video Productions
photo by Theron
In addition to her class work, Julie created, co-wrote, co-produced and performed in the multi-award winning “Kids in Motion” videos. Segments from these evergreen musical programs have appeared on Nickelodeon. Julie wrote a book and collaborated with recording artists/record producers, "Greg and Steve", on a CD on creative movement; both entitled “Kids in Motion”. Julie’s “Creative Moves” program was a finalist for in a search for outstanding children's physical fitness programming in the corporate health management industry.
Teens and Adults
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Julie's Vinyasa flow teaching style focuses on integrating alignment and mindfulness with the breath. Julie's classes combine the fluidity of natural movement with inner power of yoga asanas. Her Teen and Adult classes focus on breathing and centering, invigorating and relaxing the body, increasing strength, flexibility and balance, quieting the mind and nurturing a deep sense of connectedness and awareness.
Julie's Teen Yoga Classes provide this age group with the time and space to participate in a non-competitive physical activity that encourages individuality and self-expression. Yoga helps teens develop coping skills for dealing with peer pressure, daily challenges and stressful situations.
Julie's Teen Yoga Classes provide this age group with the time and space to participate in a non-competitive physical activity that encourages individuality and self-expression. Yoga helps teens develop coping skills for dealing with peer pressure, daily challenges and stressful situations.
One on One Individual Yoga Privates
These customized individual sessions teach new practitioners the yoga basics. Students learn about centering, proper alignment and linking breath with movement at their own comfortable pace. These individual privates also take the seasoned yogini on more challenging yoga adventures
A Variety of Settings for over 25 Years
Julie has been teaching Creative Dance since her internship at Hillside Home for Children when she was a college student. There she conducted classes for children, ages 4-14. Upon graduating, she was hired to continue her program that she created. In addition to teaching in many schools, synagogues, churches and studios throughout L.A., Julie was the Creative Movement Specialist at the Jewish Community Center in Agoura Hills from 1999-2001 and at Agoura Hills Dance Studio from 2000-2004. Since 2004, Julie has been working as the Children’s Program Director for a Fortune 500 Biotech Company where she teaches her Creative Movement classes to over 350 children, ages 2-5, a week. In addition, Julie teaches Family and Adult Yoga at this location and at a major law firm in Westlake Village. Julie is the Youth Yoga Instructor at YogaWorks in Westlake Village and Tarzana, Yoga Upstairs in Agoura and Camarillo Yoga where she teaches her one-of-a-kind family yoga classes. Julie also teaches Children's Yoga classes at MATES Elementary, Bridges and Conejo Elementary. In addition to her public group classes, Julie specializes in one on one and small group privates. Additionally, she has worked as a professional volunteer for the Friendship Circle where she has taught yoga to children with special needs.
Yoga At Work
Bring yoga to your work place and watch how you and your co-workers become more relaxed, focused and productive! Many people don't have the time to schedule yet one more activity in their already over scheduled days. Julie can lead a yoga class appropriate for all levels in the convenience of your office!
Birthday Party, special occasion or team building
Yoga is a fabulous activity to include for these events. Email Julie for more information.
Member of I.D.E.A.
Julie is a member of I.D.E.A. and continues to further her professional and personal growth through study with internationally known senior yoga teachers.
Yoga At Work
Bring yoga to your work place and watch how you and your co-workers become more relaxed, focused and productive! Many people don't have the time to schedule yet one more activity in their already over scheduled days. Julie can lead a yoga class appropriate for all levels in the convenience of your office!
Birthday Party, special occasion or team building
Yoga is a fabulous activity to include for these events. Email Julie for more information.
Member of I.D.E.A.
Julie is a member of I.D.E.A. and continues to further her professional and personal growth through study with internationally known senior yoga teachers.
