95-hour Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training
With Paige Griffith
Begins April 12, 2025
Explore creative and engaging strategies of teaching yoga and mindfulness to kids ages 3-18 through our signature Seven Parts of Practice, with an emphasis on emotional-regulation, social-emotional growth, personal & well-being empowerment and community building.
Key Components
Foundations of Yoga
Trainees will learn:
- Basic yoga poses (asanas) & anatomy
- Yoga flows
- Meditation practices
- Introduction to the chakra system
- Ethical considerations & professional conduct
Child Development & Psychology
Trainees will learn:
- Physical, mental, emotional development of toddlers, kids, & teens
- The unique needs and challenges of different age groups
- A basic understanding of anatomy and physiology to ensure safety of their students. These are tailored to suit the developmental stages of children.
- Guidelines for teaching yoga to children through a trauma informed lens
Lesson Planning and Class Management
Trainees are taught
- How to create lesson plans and sequences that are creative, engaging, and age-appropriate
- Tips for incorporating storytelling, games, music and props into yoga classes for kids
- Strategies for maintaining discipline, creating a safe and inclusive environment, and handling behavioral challenges
Trauma-Informed, Special Needs, & Inclusivity
Trainees learn how to:
- Develop an understanding of the effects of trauma on a student’s body, brain, and overall well-being
- Adapt yoga practices through a trauma informed lens to be inclusive and accessible to all children
- utilize yoga, movement and mindfulness activities that can be used with students in a way that helps promote the building of resilience to mitigate the effects of traumatic experiences
Tools to Grow a Successful Kids Yoga Business
Trainees will learn:
- How to implement yoga and mindfulness programming into the studio setting, schools and community
- Tips and marketing strategies that will support them in creating their own finacially viable yoga business
- How to develop their own emotional intelligence skills so they can thrive in their personal and professional lives
Dates:
April 12, 13
April 19, 20
May 3, 4
May 10, 11
May 24