Who we are:

Lauren Stauble M.S, author-researcher and teacher
I worked with children ages birth-5 in centers as well as in my home-based program for 16 years, before moving into program administration and higher ed. In 2018 I co-created a method called Collaborative Emotion Processing (Book Oct ‘23). My work evolves daily and is result of 20 years of practice which includes emergent curriculum, anti-bias education, community activism, in-depth study and personal practice of yoga/meditation, psychology coursework, mindfulness-based therapy, healing centered education pedagogy, and being raised by a mother with a healthy sense of agency. I’m interested in deepening my understanding and expertise of collaboration (here’s an article) as an essential tool for early childhood education and how the presence of emotional intelligence in the group enhances the process. In between I enjoy spending time with dear ones in the mountains, in the tropics, around the fire and in our kitchens.

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Angela Carolina Garcia M.A, educator/caregiver, researcher, and poet

My career in teaching, learning and caregiving began well over 15 years ago in a small desert town in New Mexico. In that time, I have researched young children’s play through the lens of human behavior and institutionalization within classroom settings. Through the twists and turns of my own development and reflective practice, I now care for fellow early childhood educators using tools and frameworks grounded in embodiment, slowness, nervous system awareness, the teachings of mother earth, and spirituality. My multilayered approach to care for myself and others is my resistance and activism to exploitive systems within early childhood space.

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