Kids and Family Yoga Teacher Training!
Teacher trainees discuss a group pose, August, 2008.
These pages are about our 27 hour Kids & Family Yoga Teacher Trainings. If you're looking for information about our new 200 hour Rainbow Family Yoga Teacher Training, which includes training in Fertility Yoga, Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga, Partner Yoga, Yoga for Babies, Children and Families, click here.
The three-day Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive, intensive and practical certification course. Immerse yourself in the magical world of yoga and kids, be prepared to practice and learn yoga like a child, while laughing, dancing, playing, and singing! Alternating experiential Kids Yoga classes with practical theory and discussion makes the Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training well rounded, in-depth, and TONS of fun!
During the course, we learn over 350 yoga poses for kids, creative yoga games, breathing and meditation games, relaxation with guided imagery, and basic partner acrobatcs, flying yoga, and Thai massage. Lecture topics include age-appropriate class sequencing, class management, child development, the business of yoga teaching, marketing, and more! Most importantly, you will be equipped with tons of fabulous ideas to create exciting and fascinating yoga experiences for kids of all ages.
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is fun and playful, connecting trainees to their own innate creativity and wisdom, while giving practical tools and knowledge for teaching yoga for children, ages 2 - teens. Graduates of the course will receive a Kids Yoga Teacher Certificate from Rainbow Kids Yoga.
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Style:
Yoga is a great way for kids to increase awareness of themselves, others, and the world, while having fun! Yoga is a wonderful way for children to stay (or become) confident, strong, balanced, and healthy. Yoga engages a child's natural, boundless energy, and conveys valuable lessons in positive thinking, body and mind awareness.
We believe that kids learn best when they’re having fun! Each Rainbow Kids Yoga class is alive with magical journeys where we meet with animals, fly an airplane or drive a car, grow into a tree, or imitate the ocean waves, all in the form of dynamic yoga poses. We use music and song, lots of silly props, games, stories, relaxation and visualization, meditation, Mandala painting and more. The kinesthetic, aural, visual, intra- and interpersonal aspects of each class help keep kids involved and focused while having fun.
Conditions for acceptance:
The course is for anyone who loves working with kids, and loves yoga. It is for yoga teachers wanting to specialize, and educators wanting to bring the benefits of yoga to their classrooms. It's also a great for parents to find new ways to connect with their children, and share a healthy, fun, and non-competitive movement-based activity with their families.
It is for anyone who wants to expand a current related profession, or learn a new one!
You do not need to be a yoga teacher to take the course. Only registered yoga teachers, however, can receive continuing education credit through the Yoga Alliance for our courses.
Laughing yachts, Albuquerque, NM May 2009
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