Hey y'all I'm
Yolonda
plaYOLOgist
{play+mindfulness+yoga}
speaker | teacher | coach
I am a self-proclaimed PLAYologist, passionate about play, mindfulness, women's holistic wellness, and childhood development! I am a spiritual activist, peaceful warrior, and diversity advocate. A few of my favorite ways to PLAY are going to the house of the mouse, leading circle time, learning about metaphysics, and traveling. When I am not PLAYing, I am dreaming of ways to connect my work life more with PLAY. Focusing on PLAY allows me the freedom to be mindful and to stress less as I achieve my personal and professional goals. A former distance runner, I found yoga as a way to recover after runs. As my life progressed, yoga became a way for me to heal and learn from my past.
I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200, RCYT, RPYT) with Yoga Alliance and have a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. In addition, I hold certifications in Life Coaching, Meditation, Prenatal Yoga, Children's Yoga (Kidding Around Yoga), Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Mental Well-being in Children. I have worked professionally as a counselor, health educator, and founder/owner/operator of a brick-and-mortar family entertainment center called Amaya Papaya Playlounge, which I opened in 2009. In 2013 I founded Amaya Papaya University as a companion enrichment program to my then Indoor Play Space business. Now rebranded as Mindful Play Learning, I have developed a curriculum that I now use to partner with early learning environments to enhance children's mental health and well-being. With over twenty-five years of professional experience in corporate organizations, non-profit organizations, independent business ownership, mentoring, volunteering, and motherhood, I bring real-life experience to my client's needs.
I have been blessed to combine my passions with my professional experience to fulfill my life purpose of being a teacher, healer, and mindfulness expert.
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I have often been the only brown face in the room.
I have gotten used to being one of many first or only. Of these, I am the first in my family to graduate from college, the first Black-owned playspace owner in Florida, the first Black mother & daughter team Little Free Library Stewards in Central Florida, the only Black {Yoga Alliance} Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher in Florida, and the list goes on. While I am proud of these achievements, my mission is to normalize Black faces in these and other spaces. Being the first is great, but paving the way for more is most important.
I believe everyone can find their passion and purpose through mindfulness and PLAY!
Passion, Purpose,
Mindfulness & PLAY.
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I believe that everyone can find their passion and purpose through
Mindfulness &
PLAY!

WHAT I DO
I help communities find their passion & purpose through mindfulness and PLAY.
I offer:
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Professional Speaking
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Corporate Training and Workshops
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Play-based Children's Enrichment Program Development
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Group & Private Childrens Yoga &/or Meditation Sessions​ses
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Mindfulness Coaching for Children & Families.
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Kids' Enrichment Programming
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HOW I DO IT
During your free consultation, I will help you discover your goals, the goals for your business, or your child.
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I will guide you in choosing from a variety of services that I offer.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Customized services to help you meet your specific needs based on proven success, training, and personal experience.
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Let's get started today!
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Media
Check Out Yolonda Tyler's Story
Orlando Voyager
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Celebrate Black History Month with KAY’s Teachers
Kidding Around Yoga
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Yoga classes for Black History Month
Channel 6 Interview
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