Sessions built around your child, not a script, for students with unique abilities, IEPs, and homeschooling families. Now available through Florida scholarship programs.
Bright. Capable. But some mornings, some homework sessions, some transitions, their body just won’t cooperate. The meltdown comes before the math. The shutdown happens before the sentence gets written. You’ve tried everything, you’re exhausted, and you love them fiercely.
You already know your child isn’t broken. What they need is a body that feels safe enough to learn.
That’s exactly what we do.
"Somatic" simply means "of the body." When a child is overwhelmed, telling them to calm down rarely works, because their body hasn't gotten the message yet that it's safe. Somatic work starts with the body instead of the mind: breath, movement, and physical awareness that help a child's nervous system actually settle, not just perform calm on command.
Each 60-minute session is delivered by Michele McMoneagle, a Florida-certified ESE teacher with 23 years of classroom experience and advanced credentials as a Certified Yoga Therapist and Integrative Somatic Practitioner. On paperwork and scholarship platforms, this program is listed as Somatic Regulation for Learners with Unique Abilities.
Sessions are personalized to your child’s nervous system, their sensory world, and their learning profile. We don’t follow a script. We follow the child.
Over time, students build an internal toolkit of practical, portable regulation skills they can use in the classroom, at home, and everywhere in between.
This is educational support, not therapy. We work alongside your child’s clinical team, not instead of them.
| Session length | 60 minutes |
| Format | Individual, one student per session |
| Ages served | 3–22 |
| Location | In-person in the Tampa Bay area or virtual nationwide |
| Rate | $135 per session |
| Eligible scholarships | FESUA (Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities) |
Every child’s story is different, and families come to us for all kinds of reasons. Students who may benefit include those with:
Don’t see your exact situation here? Reach out anyway. If your child’s body needs help feeling safe enough to learn, we’re probably a fit.
Every session is different because every child is different. Sessions draw from:
Michele McMoneagle, M.Ed., C-IAYT, ISP
Lead Somatic Coach, The Mindful Prof
Michele has spent 23 years inside K–12 classrooms. She knows what a regulated learner looks like, and exactly what it takes to help a child get there. She’s a Florida-certified ESE educator who is also a Certified Yoga Therapist and Integrative Somatic Practitioner, working right at the intersection of educational need and nervous system science.
She is warm, patient, playful, and completely committed to meeting each child exactly where they are.
Her Certified Yoga Therapist and Integrative Somatic Practitioner credentials are wellness and coaching certifications, not clinical licenses; Michele is not acting as a licensed therapist, psychologist, or healthcare provider in these sessions.
Using Your FESUA Scholarship
Search "The Mindful Prof" in the Florida Education Marketplace (EMA) at stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/myscholarshop. Log into your scholarship account first.
Select your sessions and check out. Your scholarship funds are reserved, nothing comes out of pocket.
Once your order is placed, we contact you directly to schedule and complete a brief intake.
After each session we submit the invoice. Payment processes within about 3 business days.
Note: parents initiate all orders through EMA. The Mindful Prof cannot access or assist with your scholarship account. This protects your family and keeps the program’s integrity intact.
If you work with children who hold FESUA scholarships (OTs, SLPs, BCBAs, pediatric therapists, school counselors) we’d love to be in your referral network.
Our somatic education sessions complement clinical therapy. We stay in the educational and coaching lane: building self-regulation capacity, body literacy, and nervous system flexibility. Many of our students also work with ABA, OT, speech therapy, or mental health counseling.
We do not bill Medicaid, insurance, or any other payer for a session already paid through scholarship funds, and we’re glad to coordinate with your clinical team with appropriate parent consent.
To refer: share this page or our one-pager. To connect directly: michele.mcmoneagle@themindfulprof.com | (813) 553-4324.
No. Somatic sessions are offered in a coaching setting and are educational in nature. We don’t diagnose or treat mental health or physical health conditions, and we work alongside clinical providers, not instead of them.
We currently accept FESUA, a Florida-specific scholarship, for individual somatic regulation sessions. Group enrichment programming for PEP scholarship families (also Florida-specific) launches in Spring 2027. Families outside Florida are welcome for virtual sessions, paid privately.
Not at all. Michele’s approach is gentle, playful, and entirely child-led. The first session is about curiosity and comfort, with no pressure to perform.
Yes. Virtual sessions are available nationwide and work well for most students. In-person sessions are available in the Tampa Bay area.
Every child is different. Many families begin with a 6-session commitment to build a foundation, and we’ll talk through what makes sense on your discovery call.
Absolutely, especially for younger children. We’ll figure out what works best for your child during intake.
Michele McMoneagle | michele.mcmoneagle@themindfulprof.com | (813) 553-4324
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