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Via Tendon

Chief Play Mama at Metta Play and 3 other companies
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WOC I AAPI I Via Tendon is a certified Yoga Teacher, mother, founder of Metta Play and corporate leader. Metta Play makes bilingual yoga and affirmation cards. Her vision is to create tools that help empower tiny humans to become more aware, fierce and compassionate. She is still finding her rhythm in this whole juggling act.

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  • Teaching our children mindfulness and compassion through play | Kiindred

    Entrepreneur Via uses her childhood experiences to create bilingual yoga cards, that build self-esteem and mindfulness in kids.

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  • Cultivating Kindness with Via Tendon

    Via Tendon is a woman of many talents and a passion to help children learn mindfulness and another language through play. She has worked in the advertising world on both client and agency side – for clients such as ANZ, Disney, Mattel and Toyota and was included in the B&T 30 Under 30 in 2016. She is the Creator of

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  • Practical Ways To Introduce Yoga to Kids by Via Tendon — Your Zen Mama

    Not all kids will find Yoga relaxing. Not all kids will love Yoga. And not all kids will benefit from the practice. While we scroll to see different experts sharing different approaches around the same messaging, me included, the truth is - it may not work for you and your kids. Every person will

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  • "Growing up Asian, mental health was not a thing! And I never had access to materials that represented me. And all the tools I saw in the market didn’t have ‘me’ in it – my background, my culture, my language, my face. I wanted to change that – for my kids, and yours. We can't be what we can't see"

  • "I want my kids (and others) to have the tools to live wholeheartedly. To thrive, not just survive. When I was a child, mental health wasn’t a ‘thing’ like it is now. Looking back, I was lucky that my parents were great at being there for me and holding space for my big emotions. But truthfully, none of us had the tools to manage through the real sticky parts. No one was comfortable to just sit with it. Pushing through was how we dealt with things, right? And sure that’s made a lot of us tough, but when you block out the darkness, you also block out the light. Surely there’s gotta be a better way to live?!"

  • "I went from being in control, leading a team and getting shit done – to having absolutely zero control and completely surrendering to the whole journey."

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