KIDS YOGA & mindfulness training
25Hr Intensive | February 25-27

Kids are our future.  Are you ready to raise up a generation of humans who are prepared with the skills to live a more vibrant, ecstatic existence?

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Humans were born to move their bodies.  However, the changing landscape in America has encouraged children to sit for longer periods of time than ever before in positions that are physically, mentally, and emotionally debilitating. This immersion will provide participants with the confidence and ability to teach and guide a generation of humans that are prepared with the skills to live a joyous and mindful life.  We will explore the major tenets of yoga and mindfulness and provide opportunities to practice them throughout the weekend while also learning how to make the practices accessible to children.  The weekend will include an exploration of the brain and how mindfulness can be used to facilitate the use of one’s nervous system as an effective intervention to support a child’s response to their environment.  We will learn specific skills that can assist children in developing resiliency.  We will also learn practices that can help children become more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations and how they can be in relationship with them in a more kind, nonjudgmental, and curious way.

In this training you will learn how to develop creative kids yoga classes that guide children on visualized journeys through playful exploration.  These themed classes feed their imagination and take them on adventures that encourage them to move their bodies, think on their feet, take care of each other and the environment, and feel empowered to interact with one another. 

We will explore how yoga and mindfulness are beautifully aligned and share how kids can move their bodies in fun, creative, and intuitive ways.  Kids yoga helps to undo the hours of sitting that kids often do at school and home.  It also focuses on teaching children the 10 disciplines of yoga in a way that is engaging and accessible: 

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1. Non violence

2. Truthfulness

3. Do not steal

4. Direct your energy consciously

5. Non hoarding 

6. Cleanliness

7. Satisfaction and contentment 

8. Discipline to always do our best

9. Study yourself

10. Stay humble 

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TRAINING OUTCOMES:

• Make yoga accessible to children ages 4-12

• Structure a class for kids that will keep them engaged and active

• Theme classes appropriately for kids of all ages

• Make asanas accessible to children

• Learn what discipline looks like inside yoga spaces for kids

• Teach mindfulness practices to children 

• Appreciate the impact of trauma on a child’s life and introduce practices that can build resiliency

• Lead games and activities that build mindful future leaders

• Introduce meditation to children

• Teach children the yamas and niyamas in an easy and accessible way

• Use music and sounds to cultivate a deeper understanding of yoga, mindfulness, and collaboration

• Introduce seva, selfless action and service, and how it can impact a community

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This training will culminate with a Kids Festival on April 23, 2022 at Clarity Farms in China Grove, NC. This will provide all the participants from this training an opportunity to teach kids yoga classes of all ages and gain valuable insight through hands on experience with children and families. 

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