95-hour Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training

This training is for classroom teachers, parents, yoga teachers, educators, tutors, and anyone who wants to share the wisdom and tools of yoga, meditation and mindfulness with toddlers, kids and teens. Over the course of 5 weekends, you’ll learn about yoga philosophy, child development, a trauma informed lens, basic alignment, tools to connect with kids and how facilitate meaningful classes and relationships.

As a Licensed Affiliate of Challenge to Change Inc., I will be facilitating this comprehensive program designed to train individuals in the art and science of teaching yoga and mindfulness to toddlers, children and teens. To learn more about Challenge to Change and their worldwide trainings, visit their website.

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Key components

  • Trainees will learn:

    • Basic yoga poses (asanas) & anatomy

    • Yoga flows

    • Meditation practices

    • Introduction to the chakra system

    • Ethical considerations & professional conduct

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 financially viable yoga business

    • How to develop their own emotional intelligence skills so they can thrive in their personal and professional lives

Upcoming sessions

Spring 2025 Training

Where: Yoga Pearl, 900 Pearl St. #4
When: Saturdays & Sundays from 9-4pm

Investment: $2000

Sessions
April 12, 13
April 19, 20

May 3, 4
May 10, 11
May 24

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If you have any questions or inquiries, please reach out!

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Why this teaching & training?

Paige started her yoga teaching journey at Challenge to Change and worked with them for 2 years. During her time there, she was a part of teams writing curriculum for middle & high school, as well as a trauma informed curriculum for kids. She taught in the schools, serving kids from age 3-18, as well as in shelters and residential facilities. She’s been teaching adults in a studio setting since the beginning and finds so much joy helping people get back in their bodies. Paige also has a bachelors and masters degree in psychology, teaches developmental psychology at the college level, and loves to alchemize psychology and yoga, and there’s no better way to do it than teaching kids!

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.