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Creating Space for People to Flourish

Research-informed. Wonder-inspired. Human-centered.

We believe people flourish when they feel seen, supported, connected, and inspired.

The Ignite Collective creates experiences that strengthen resilience, nurture belonging, and help children, families, and communities thrive.

Kids Ballet Class

Ignite Dance Co
a non-profit organization

Ignite Dance Co. is a boutique children's enrichment studio and community outreach organization that helps children flourish through movement, creativity, and connection. Guided by the Ignite Model®, we intentionally design experiences that cultivate resilience, confidence, emotional well-being, and belonging, empowering children, strengthening families, and building more connected communities

A Mother and Her Baby

The Momming Project
by The Ignite Collective

A whole-child, whole-mom approach to the beautiful and complicated journey of momming, from raising and advocating for our children to navigating changing seasons, the “Lulu Years” of grandparenting, and the legacy we hope to leave behind.

Grounded in positive psychology, lived experience, and meaningful connection, The Momming Project creates space for women to trust themselves, support the humans they love, and flourish along the way.

Create a world that fits your child, not a child who fits the world. And don't lose yourself while you're building it.

Sailboat On Calm Lake

Pause
by The Ignite Collective

Intentional retreat experiences designed to restore energy, deepen connection, and cultivate resilience. Whether you're leading a nonprofit team, supporting educators, investing in your staff, or creating space for community leaders, every Pause experience is thoughtfully designed to help people reconnect, with themselves, one another, and the purpose behind their work.

Meet the Founder

Shawna LeeAnn Kassuba is the founder of The Ignite Collective and Ignite Dance Co. She is devoted to creating intentional experiences that cultivate resilience, inspire wonder, and strengthen human connection. Drawing on positive psychology and evidence-informed practices, her work helps children, organizations, and communities flourish.

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Shawna

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Positive Psychology Practitioner | Dance Educator | Speaker | Motherhood - Life Coach

Bring Ignite Into Your Space

Organizations. Conferences. Schools. Communities. Families.

Bring The Ignite Collective into your conference, organization, school, community, or gathering. From speaking and educational experiences to Pause, Ignite Dance Co. programming, and The Momming Project, we create research-informed, human-centered experiences designed to help people connect, cultivate resilience, and flourish.

Where resilience research meets the art of human connection.

© 2026 The Ignite Collective. All Rights Reserved.

Gaylord, Michigan

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