Nicole Cardoza, 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 and Founder of Yoga Foster, joins Committee for Children’s Mind Yeti Team

Nicole Cardoza, founder of Yoga Foster, a Forbes 2017 30 under 30 awardee, and a TEDx Speaker, has joined the Committee for Children as the Product Lead for Mind Yeti.

Mind Yeti, a free app, teaches research-based mindfulness skills to children ages 5 to 12 using fun, kid-friendly characters and engaging stories that help kids “settle the hubbub” and calm down, focus and connect better with the people around them.

“I’m excited to support this growing platform to bring mindfulness to teachers, students and their families,” said Cardoza. “This role nicely blends many aspects of my past experience: empowering educators with mindfulness tools in the classroom and developing mobile experiences for major brands.”

More than 500,000 kids and adults have experienced Mind Yeti at school and at home.  Mind Yeti’s groundbreaking approach to mindfulness has zeroed in on the importance of meeting kids where they are, including creating a unique language that encourages open and honest dialog around feelings and self-acceptance. Mind Yeti also helps them focus on positive attitudes and behaviors like practicing gratitude and kindness.

“We are thrilled that Nicole has joined the team in this leadership capacity,” said Mia Doces, Direcor of Committee for Children’s innovation team: New Mission Ventures (NMV). “She has the perfect combination of experience in technology and mindfulness, entrepreneurship and creativity that will take Mind Yeti to the next level.”

Mind Yeti is a core component aspect of the overall Committee for Children’s mission to foster the safety and well-being of children world wide through social-emotional learning education. It’s flagship program, Second Step, is used in 40% of US schools and 70 countries WW, reaching over 10.6M children a year. Mind Yeti is the first Committee for Children product that bridges the social-emotional learning in the classroom and directly into the home.

Cardoza will lead the development of the Mind Yeti roadmap and help guide and deepen the experience of children and adults learning and practicing mindfulness together.

Mind Yeti is the newest addition to Committee for Children’s suite of programs that help foster the safety and well-being of children worldwide through social-emotional learning. The organization’s flagship program, Second Step, is used in more than 30% of US schools and 70 countries worldwide, reaching over 10.6M children a year. Mind Yeti is the first Committee for Children product that bridges the social-emotional learning experience from the classroom to the home