About Us

Incia Palmieri has been teaching yoga to kids and families for 9 years across studios, communities and schools. She formerly owned a Kids Yoga studio in Toronto and is the owner and founder of Once Upon a Mat; bringing yoga, storytelling, relaxation and fun through movement and mindfulness to kids! She has a Kids Yoga Teacher Training program, offers Yoga and Mindfulness training to educators, has developed a mindfulness curriculum program called Once Upon a Rainbow, a toddler program called Calm Me and has developed a set of affirmation cards for boys called Once Upon A Boy. She is an elementary teacher and a Mama to a 3 year old boy. 

Incia is a graduate of Political Science from York University and holds a Master of Science in Education degree from Medaille College. She completed her yoga trainings from Rainbow Kids Yoga and Radiant Child Yoga and Postnatal Yoga from Toronto Yoga Mamas, 200 YTT from Karma Teachers & is Yoga Alliance designated E-RYT 200 & YACEP. 

I acknowledge that Yoga is an ancient practice that originates from South Asia. I have been privileged and fortunate to learn from other practitioners and I am grateful to share my knowledge about Yoga with others.