Kathy Flaminio, LGSW, MSW, E-RYT-200, is the founder of movemindfully, a training and consulting company that brings the science of mindfulness, movement, and social-emotional learning into educational, therapeutic, and home environments. She is the inspiration behind movemindfully training, workshops, products and curriculum that teach trauma-responsive, movement sequences for self-regulation, focus, and overall well-being. Kathy holds a master’s degree in social work with over 20 years of experience in regular and special education and is adjunct faculty for Saint Mary’s University. Kathy has trained over 30,000 professionals in Yoga Calm® and MoveMindfully® tools and strategies. She is co-author of Moving Mountains: An Integrative Manual to Help Youth with Intensity, Reactivity and Anxiety. Kathy has partnered with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s hospital and United Hospital to provide trauma-responsive movemindfully practices for the child/adolescent and adult mental health units. She is co-author of the Teen Resiliency Program with Dr. Henry Emmons, Dr. Timothy Culbert and associates. This program is an integrative skill-based model used to support teens with anxiety, depression and other stress-related conditions.

Kathy has been a keynote speaker and/or presenter for over 100 organizations and national conferences including: American School Counseling Association (ASCA), Family & Early Childhood Education Conference, Minnesota Adolescent and Child Mental Health Conference (MACMH), Minnesota’s Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA), keynote speaker, Minnesota School Social Workers Association (MSSWA), keynote speaker, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),National Association of School Social Workers (NASW), Minnesota Council of Child Care Agencies, and Professional Education Seminar Inc.(PESI.)