Kayti Joy
Co-founder & Director
Kayti brings more than fifteen years of walking with people across education, wellness, and caregiving. A former physical education teacher and a certified yoga, breathwork, and meditation instructor, she has worked with youth in state care, bringing a calm, steady presence to kids who need it most. She now serves as a paraeducator.
Credentials
Grow With Grounded
- Co-founder and Director
- More than fifteen years across education, wellness, and caregiving
Certifications
- 300-hour certified yoga instructor: yoga, breathwork, and meditation
Education and Youth
- Former physical education teacher who taught conflict resolution through the Resolving Conflicts Creatively Program
- Ten years volunteering in schools, leading weekly student mentorship groups with school counselors
- Activities coordinator and lead direct support professional with youth in state care
- Paraeducator
Caregiving
- Seven years caregiving for her family, working with nurses and physicians
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Kayti began her career teaching physical education and yoga, including a conflict resolution program for students. For a decade she volunteered weekly in local schools, leading mentorship groups alongside school counselors. She spent seven years caregiving for her family, working closely with nurses and physicians, and has led ongoing yoga, meditation, and breathwork sessions for adults. As an activities coordinator and lead direct support professional, she worked with youth in state care living in group homes, many carrying significant trauma and behavioral needs. She designed daily one-on-one and group activities, adapting each session to what a young person needed that day, and became a trusted, steady presence for kids others found hard to reach. She is a trained mandated reporter for youth and adults.


