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Children love Yoga! They love the movement and creative expression associated with the asanas, and they cherish the opportunity to “rest” at the end of each class. Based on sound child development principals, the ancient science of Yoga is turned into fun, engaging, age appropriate stuff kids love.

Included in this weekend training are 3 lesson plans (LP) you can use as is and will also learn how to modify them from a basic structure, our signature system for teaching a children's yoga class.

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• LP #1 Off To See The Sea. Learn how to incorporate all the elements of a kids yoga class in this delightful romp through the ocean.  Sea creature yoga poses, partner poses, games and guided relaxation.

• LP #2 Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Curious how to share yoga philosophy with children? It's all right here.

• LP #3 The Great Kapok Tree. Learn how to use both books and ecology in a kids yoga class.

 

Children experience the same benefits from a Yoga practice as adults – increased body awareness, overall fitness, mental acuity and stress hardiness.

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By learning to teach Yoga to children you can help them:

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• Develop strength, flexibility and coordination – of both body and mind

• Improve focus

• Raise self-awareness

• Build self-esteem

• Release stress

• Relax completely

• Breathe well

• Cultivate healthy habits

• Generate a sense of inner peace and contentment they can share with the world

 

The practice of Yoga for children is unsurpassed as a form of preventative health – health on all levels – mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. Through stories and games children develop lifelong healthy habits and are supported in blossoming into their highest potential.

 

This training includes an introduction to the benefits and specialized techniques of teaching Yoga to children ages 4 years old through teens as well as whole families. We then get to become the children and practice a class just as they do. A question and answer session follows with resources for further study. You will walk away with many tools and techniques to share with the children in your life as well as a deeper understanding of yoga.

 

Swami Satchidanada, a great spiritual leader said, “Children come into this world very pure. It’s up to the adults to help them stay bright, strong and healthy.”

 

May 16 & 17th  

10:30 am - 5:30 pm

 

Investment in your future and our future generations: $325

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You'll receive a certificate of completion to teach Yoga to Children AND it counts as CEU's for Yoga Alliance!

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Trainer, Mira Binzen, has a degree in child psychology and is a certified yoga and iRest® Yoga Nidra teacher, certified yoga therapist, and co-founder of Global Family Yoga, a teacher-training program based in Chicago, focusing on children and families.  See her pretty smile :) and read more about her background on our team page!

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This is a great program for:

• current yoga teachers looking to share their knowledge with our youth

• current school teachers seeking to bring mindfulness into their classrooms

• college students striving to create an outstanding resume and find their passion

• stay at home parents finally pursuing their purpose

• caretakers of all kinds craving coping mechanisms and tools to ease temper-tantrums

• anyone else interested in expanding your ripple effect

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Even if this isn't for you, it might be the perfect thing for a friend or family member, so we would very much appreciate our students spreading the word!