Nitya Living™ began in 2005 as Just Be Yoga studio on Main Street in downtown Richmond, VA. The founder, Lydia Nitya Griffith, is an Integral Yoga 200hr, self-taught CYRT (Children’s Yoga Registered Teacher with Yoga Alliance), and a certified Yin Yoga Teacher. It was her vision to create a kid’s yoga program that engages the whole child; body, breath, and mind in yoga poses, breathing exercises, mindfulness meditation, infusing nature and engaging the imagination through storytelling and song.
Nitya Living now has kid’s yoga teachers all over the USA creating a culture of peace one child at a time.
Nitya Living™ incorporates all kinds of holistic approaches for living yoga, for living healthy purposeful lives beyond kid’s yoga. Some of the programs we have offered are: after-school enrichment classes, PTA funded mindfulness yoga programs in the classroom, women’s retreats, private classes for adults and children, yoga camps , teacher trainings, and also Feng Shui consultations and Chinese Astrology Readings.
Since COVID 19, Nitya has stepped away from much of the kids yoga programs but still offers Nitya Living Teacher Trainings so that the legacy of this amazing kids yoga program can continue. As of 2023 we no longer offer seasonal Yoga Camps but we do plan on offering overnight camping retreats for older kids starting in 2o24. Nitya is now focused on bringing groups and individuals to Open Sky, her beautiful home in Cumberland VA , for retreats.