Healthy communities are built by supported humans.

Discovering Kaia partners with organizations to create accessible, adaptable well-being experiences for individuals, staff, caregivers, families + helping professionals.

With roots in programming for autistic individuals and people with intellectual + developmental disabilities, Dan brings a human-centered approach to mindfulness, movement, stress management + connection.

Programming can be offered as a one-time workshop, recurring weekly or monthly program, staff wellness experience, caregiver offering or customized community initiative.

Programming That Meets People Where They Are

Every community is different.

The practices that feel supportive for one person, group or environment may not feel supportive for another.

That's why programming is designed around the people actually participating.

Experiences may incorporate:

• Mindfulness + meditation

• Adaptive yoga + gentle movement

• Breath awareness + grounding practices

• Somatic awareness

• Relaxation + stress-management practices

• Sensory-conscious activities

• Reflection + creative exercises

• Community-building experiences

Sessions can be adapted according to age, ability, communication style, sensory needs, environment, group size + organizational goals.

Disability + Neurodivergent Community Programming

Dan's professional facilitation journey began in 2018 through teaching yoga, meditation, mindfulness + emotional-regulation practices to autistic individuals and people with intellectual + developmental disabilities.

That experience continues to deeply inform her approach today.

Rather than expecting every participant to move, communicate, focus or engage in the same way, Dan creates experiences with flexibility at their center.

Programs can incorporate movement, breathing, mindfulness, sensory-conscious relaxation, music, reflection + opportunities for connection while allowing participants different ways to engage.

Programming may be appropriate for:

• Autism + developmental-disability organizations

• Day habilitation + community programs

• Educational + recreational programs

• Adaptive wellness initiatives

• Residential + community-based programs

• Family + caregiver organizations

• Other disability-serving organizations

Programs can be offered as individual workshops or developed into recurring weekly, biweekly or monthly experiences.

Supporting the People Who Support Everyone Else

Caregivers, direct-support professionals, educators, therapists, social-service professionals + helping professionals spend tremendous amounts of time caring for other people.

Their well-being matters, too.

Discovering Kaia offers dedicated experiences where staff + caregivers have an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with themselves + practice accessible tools for navigating the demands of helping work.

Sessions may incorporate mindfulness, gentle movement, guided relaxation, breath awareness, reflection, grounding practices + practical stress-management tools.

Programming may be incorporated into:

• Staff development + appreciation days

• DSP + caregiver wellness initiatives

• Professional development days

• Team retreats

• Staff meetings

• Employee well-being initiatives

• Ongoing weekly or monthly programming

These experiences aren't about asking people to become better at enduring impossible workloads.

They're about creating intentional space for the human beings doing deeply human work.

Parent + Caregiver Support

Supporting someone you love can be meaningful, beautiful, exhausting + complicated — sometimes all at once.

Parents + caregivers are often so focused on appointments, advocacy, schedules, services + the needs of their loved ones that their own well-being becomes secondary.

Organizations can bring Dan in specifically to create spaces for parents + caregivers to reconnect with themselves.

Experiences may include mindfulness, guided relaxation, gentle movement, reflection, stress-management practices + community connection.

These can be offered as standalone gatherings or incorporated into an organization's ongoing family-support programming.

The Workplace Reset™

A pause in the middle of everything.

The Workplace Reset™ is a guided well-being experience for staff, teams + helping professionals who need an intentional opportunity to step away from the constant demands of their work.

Participants are guided through accessible practices designed to encourage relaxation, presence + reconnection before returning to their day.

A Workplace Reset may include:

• Guided mindfulness

• Breath awareness + grounding

• Gentle movement

• Meditation + relaxation

• Reflective practices

• Practical take-home stress-management tools

The experience can be adapted for staff meetings, professional-development days, employee-appreciation events, retreats + recurring organizational programming.

Available in person or virtually.

Custom Programs + Community Experiences

Not every organization needs the same program.

Dan can collaborate with your team to develop an experience around your community, goals + environment.

Programming may include:

Adaptive Mindfulness + Movement
Accessible mindfulness, breathing + movement practices adapted to the individuals participating.

Staff + DSP Restoration
Dedicated space for direct-support professionals + staff to slow down, decompress + reconnect.

Caregiver Circles
Mindfulness, reflection + connection experiences created specifically for parents + caregivers.

Mindfulness for Helping Professionals
Grounded practices for therapists, educators, social-service professionals + others whose work centers around supporting people.

The Workplace Reset™
Accessible well-being programming for teams + organizations.

Community Wellness Experiences
Customized workshops, classes + gatherings designed around your organization's population + goals.

A Complementary Approach to Well-Being

Programming offered through Discovering Kaia focuses on general well-being, mindfulness, movement, reflection, stress management + community connection.

Many of the practices incorporated into programming — including mindfulness, meditation, movement + breathing practices — have been studied for their potential role in supporting stress management and general well-being.

Discovering Kaia's programs are complementary wellness experiences and are not psychotherapy, medical treatment, clinical behavioral services or a substitute for care from appropriately licensed professionals.

Let's Create Something That Supports Your Community

Every organization has different people, priorities + needs.

You may be looking for:

• A weekly program for the individuals you serve

• Monthly mindfulness or movement experiences

• A wellness series for staff

• Support for parents + caregivers

• A professional-development experience

• A one-time community event

• A customized combination of programming

Let's talk about who you serve, what you're looking for + what kind of experience would best support your community.