Next Step Adventure is ready to help you level up.
Through a unique blend of development, leadership, and facilitation, we help you reach the next level with an approach that’s different // mindful // fun // creative.
What We’re Up To
We’ve just published the second edition of the Mindfulness & Movement Activity Cards, GROWTH DECK. Same great activities; new look. We’ve also dropped the price. Help your favorite student’s teacher guide her class to SETTLE, CREATE and PLAY. I bet their teacher will thank you every day!
Do you want to practice more mindfulness each day?
Save the date for the 2025 Central Iowa Yoga Retreat–April 5, 2025.
Join us at Raccoon River Nature Lodge in West Des Moines. Come to move, and leave with community. Contact Ashley for more info on teaching and attending.
We’re organizing a retreat where you can connect with old friends, and make some new ones. Spring isn’t THAT far away!
Shelly and Sara work closely with the Iowa Farm to School movement. Sara works with the Farm, Food, and Enterprise Development at ISU, and Shelly teaches nutrition to kids through Pick a Better Snack.
Eating well is crucial to good health, and local food is a growing concern in Iowa.
Autumn is here. Lots of healthy, local foods are in your grocery store. Do you know how to use them?
The pandemic and the need for kids to learn at home inspired us to develop a collection of home learning resources that parents (and teachers) could use with their kiddos. We still offer them FOR FREE.
Creating unique ways to get your point across, and deepen understanding of the world and its mysteries.
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Our Most Popular Products, Workshops & Classes
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Mindfulness & Movement Card Bundle$30.00 -
Central Iowa Yoga Retreat$80.00 – $150.00 -
Yoga Classes$50.00 – $75.00
Read Our Latest Blog Posts
- Teachers Going Green curriculum is here!
Last month Ashley M and I enjoyed a lunch meeting at the Trellis Cafe at the Des Moines Botanical Garden with Stephanie Harrington, Natural Resources Program Coordinator with ISU Extension, Polk County. Stephanie trains ISU Master Gardeners to work with school gardens. She does lots of other stuff as well. She’s been looking for the … - Celebrate the Farm to School Movement
Kids and dirt go together, well like dirt on kids. These two kiddos are collecting roly polies in our raised bed garden. June has worked these beds since before she was one, but now she’s six, and her interest in gardening is overshadowed by dance, first grade, and playing pretend. Still, yesterday, she picked a … - Back to School Links
We are back in school, but we can still grow delicious food. Waukee Science Lessons – This district-approved science curriculum features Farm to School lessons for every K-5 classroom. Grade level book lists are also included! Gardening with Kids Lessons – These standards-aligned K-5 lessons walk groups through planning, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and celebrating gardens. …