officially a FANA MEMBER ON 4/1/2016

HomeAboutOfferingsBody PlayFor NursesInspireConnect "Remembering what play is all about and making it part of our daily lives are probably the most important factors in being a fulfilled human being." -Dr. Stuart Brown Yvonne Downing, LPN Healer, Hoop Dance Teacher, & Self-Care Advocate Yvonne Downing is a licensed practical nurse, a dental assistant, an x-ray technician, a hoop dancer, and self care advocate. She is the creator of Hooping It Out where she teaches hoop dance as a powerful form of self care through body play in her community of Millville, New Jersey. She compassionately leads women through the artistic movement meditation practice of hoop dance, guiding women to feel empowered to develop more self-confidence and self-acceptance of their body while exploring the joys of self-expression. She is also a certified Hooping with Kids Instructor where she guides children to experience joy through hula hooping. Yvonne’s hoop dance has been described, as energetic, inspiring, heartfelt, and simply put, beautiful. For over 17 years, Yvonne has dedicated her healing work as a nurse in the areas of long-term care, mental health, and palliative care. In addition, Yvonne has a special interest in working with caregivers who provide care to Alzheimer’s patients, due to Yvonne's own personal experience in caring for her sweet mother, who passed away from Alzheimer’s years ago. Currently, Yvonne provides compassionate nursing care to patients within a nursing home. She is very excited to share FANA’s mission within her community and is working on developing a self-care hoop meditation class for nurses.