MIM Founder, Jackie Podence

Jackie Podence has spent the last 37 years learning, teaching, performing, choreographing and collaborating in the fields of dance, yoga, pilates and early education. She holds a BFA degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a MFA from Florida State University’s dance department. Performing from an early age, Jackie has had the opportunity to dance professionally with multiple dance companies including the Pennsylvania Ballet, Julia Ritter Performance Group, Dodge Dance Company and most recently with Pilobolus. While at Florida State, Jackie was asked to teach pilates and movement for ballet icon, Suzanne Farrell’s Young Dancer’s Workshop and was so inspired that she developed her own yoga and kinesis curriculum which lead to the 2016 launch of Mind in Motion. Jackie holds a 95 hour children's yoga teaching certification from GroundedKids Yoga. MIM currently offers programming within the Central Bucks school district and Doylestown Parks and Rec.

About Us

Mind in Motion offers a wide range of expertise in the fields of dance, yoga and pilates. Each series of classes brings together these disciplines into one excellent movement based curriculum where mindfulness, fluidity of motion and individual artistic potential is achieved. These kinetic programs are designed to be incorporated into the school work day or can be offered as an after school enhancement activity at the elementary level. Students will have the opportunity to flex and stretch all major muscle groups, including the brain, while participating in group improvisations and individual movement challenges. Mind in Motion is set to provide constructivist learning experiences for students in school classrooms or auditoriums.