Megan Snider

Megan Snider

MEGAN SNIDER
Riverside Neighbourhood, Toronto
Stargazer and Kid Connector -

Megan (she/her) founded Appleseed in 2016 after quitting her full-time job and marrying her two loves: yoga and kids. She began to offer kids yoga drop-in classes down the street from her home in 2017 with her two young boys in tow. Appleseed has been a culmination of all Megan’s gifting, training and experiences, and continues to form her into her highest self everyday. She is boldly in love with mothering her family and also the Appleseed community at the same time. Pleasure and work are one for Megan. Megan’s family and their experiences in nature and life are her inspiration for Appleseed. Megan holds a BBA, and over 400 hours of yoga teacher training for all ages.

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Megan Snider
  • MEDITATION - Grief & Loss

    Best for ages 7+. Megan will lead your child through a meditation on grief and loss. We check in with our own bodies, and then do an exercise focusing on losing someone, something or some place dear. We remember a joyful time with that special person or thing or in that special place. Deep bre...

  • KIDS - Beaver Yoga (Beaver Moon)

    Ages 3-8ish. Join Megan for a fun-filled class centred around our favourite Canadian icon! Learn two cool beaver poses, take a short adventure to find beaver food and then read a sweet story called: "Little Beaver and the Echo" by Amy Macdonald and Sarah Fox-Davies! We are practicing Beaver Yo...

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez

    Ages 3+. Join Megan for a sweet Yoga Storytime to the book "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez. This book is all about being yourself and finding the places where the world opens up to you.

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "Bear and Wolf" by Daniel Salmieri

    All Ages. Join Megan for some animal poses and movements before diving into the storybook "Bear and Wolf" by Daniel Salmieri! We end class by pretending to be bears hibernating in our dens....zzzzzzzzz!

  • MEDITATION - The Bear

    All Ages. A kids meditation story about a Bear in hibernation! Grab your blanket, pillow and stuffy and relax with Megan on this sweet, mellow adventure! Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash

  • MEDITATION - Peace Shield

    Ages 9+. Please READ before taking this class!

    Join Megan for a meditation on creating and sending out peace. We create a peace shield and imagine our gifts, fears, dreams and actions we can take to create peace in this world.

    HEADS UP: This meditation incorporates drawing what came to you at t...

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "What Is Peace?" By Wallace Edwards

    All Ages! Join Megan for a look at the book "What Is Peace?" written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards. Explore what peace means to you, and move your body at the start of class to some classical peace imagery! Then Megan leads you through the book as a meditative exercise before exploring br...

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "The Bear and The Star" by Lola M. Schaefer

    Join Megan for a SNOW-GA class about Peace. We play in the snow and then do poses from the animals and experiences in Lola M. Schaefer's book, "The Bear and The Star".

  • KIDS - Wizard of Oz

    Ages 4-8. Join Megan for a sweet trip through the (abbreviated) story of the Wizard of Oz! Your kids will love moving their bodies to their favourite characters, singing snippets of the songs, and resting to the song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" at the end through our Spotify playlist. (Cover ...

  • MEDITATION - Yellow Brick Road

    All ages. Join Megan for a meditation where the Yellow Brick Road is our safe space, our center line, the constant we come back to. We will meet the scarecrow, tin woodman and lion and feel the feelings they each have before our encounter with the Wizard. This meditation will leave your kids ho...

  • FAMILY - Wolf Pack Yoga

    Families with kids ages 4-10. Join the whole Snider family for a fun adventure with the wolves! Enjoy running with the wolf pack and then snuggling down together at the end for a sweet rest.

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "The Polar Pack" by Madeleine Rogers

    Join Megan for a fun class with our favourite Arctic animals! We read "The Polar Pack" by Madeleine Rogers and do a fun yoga pose on each page. Enjoy a sweet meditation with your favourite stuffy at the end!

  • MEDITATION - Can we find the Aurora Borealis?

    All ages. Join Megan for a snowy walk through the woods past the tree line to see if we can find the Aurora Borealis! Find a comfy seat or position lying down or even walking, and enjoy! (Cover Photo by Maria Vojtovicova on Unsplash)

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "The Listening Walk" by Paul Showers and Aliki

    Ages 2+. A sound walking meditation for kids! In the book "The Listening Walk" by Paul Shower and illustrated by Aliki, we explore the neighbourhood sounds of cars, animals, shoes, a lady catching a bus, and many more! Join Megan for a fun song to open class, a breathing exercise with a tissue...

  • FREE CLASS! YOGA STORYTIME - "You Are Never Alone" by Elin Kelsey and Soyeon Kim

    All ages. Join Megan for a fun class to the story "You Are Never Alone" by Elin Kelsey and Soyeon Kim! This book talks all about how in the natural world we are deeply connected to the moon, trees, animals and even the microorganisms on our skin! Megan cues you into poses on each page to match ...

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "Ways to Say I Love You" by Singer & Straathof

    All ages. Discover with Megan how certain animals tell each other they love them with this fantastic book "Ways to Say I Love You"! This class is based around the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, and what we learn is sure to inspire and intrigue you!

  • KIDS - Say "I Love You" Yoga

    Ages 4-8. Connect with Megan for a class all about LOVE! We send love to those around us in a Love Vinyasa and then take a Journey Around the World to spread love to all the animals on each continent. We end with a book and do a meditation all about LOVE!

  • YOGA STORYTIME - "The Earth Book" by Todd Parr

    All ages. Spend some time with Megan learning about Climate Change! We read the story "The Earth Book" by Todd Parr and learn all about small way we and our families can make a difference for our Mother Earth!

  • KIDS - Coral Reef Collapse

    Learn all about Coral Reefs and how we are losing them at alarming rates through this Stop Climate Change themed class with Megan. We move our bodies to two special vinyasas and end with a meditation during relaxation.

  • KIDS - Galactic Space Mission Yoga

    Ages 4-8ish. Embark on a galactic space yoga mission with Megan through our solar system! From the dust on Mars to the diamond storms on Saturn, you will learn a few cool things about the planets of the Milky Way.

  • KIDS - Cleaning Our Oceans

    Ages 4-8. Join forces with Megan to help Clean Our Oceans! We move our bodies while remembering to reduce our plastics, reduce chemicals in our lives, and pick up litter. You will even get to embody coral reef in your own creative and funky way! Enjoy the story "Dance, Dolphin, Dance" by Patr...

  • Yoga Storytime - "Hello, Mr. Dodo!" by Nicolas John Frith

    All ages. Spend some time with Megan and a Dodo bird in this special Yoga Storytime! We will move our bodies to ginormous, strange and wild extinct animals that lived many thousands of years ago, AND enjoy this sweet story about a more recently extinct animal, the Dodo Bird. Come and play!

  • KIDS - Extinct Animal Yoga

    Ages 4-8. Venture back in time to a land of giant, curious, and completely unusual extinct animals! These creatures are exciting and so specially unique that your creativity in how you make their shapes with your body will inspire you and your budding imagination. We can't wait to romp with you...

  • MEDITATION - The 6th Extinction

    All ages. Engage your mind and heart in a meditation about the 6th Extinction that our world is participating in today. Megan will lead you through this eye-opening and sobering take on what life on earth might look like without the precious animals that we know and love which will surely propel...