About
Backyard Mama is a children’s yoga and environmental education consulting firm in Charlestown, RI. We provide classes, trainings and workshops for schools, childcare centers, camps and corporations interested in providing children with enriching yoga and nature programs.
Shannon Baer, the Backyard Mama, has a Master’s degree in geology and is a certified children’s yoga teacher. She has worked with children and young adults in a variety of settings for over 15 years. She blogs about the benefits of yoga and connecting children and families to nature. The programs offered through Backyard Mama come from Shannon’s personal experience as a home childcare provider, children’s yoga teacher, elementary school teacher and environmental scientist.












