- Be able to teach yoga to children with ease and confidence.
- Introduction 00:07:27
- Requirements for Completion, 2023 Live Meeting Dates, RSVP Instructions
- Read By Suggestions
- Live Class Links
- Cloud Nine Yoga Children's Yoga Workshop 03:01:21
- Let it Start with You 01:09:20
- Tuning in 00:24:27
- Goal/Purpose of Teaching Yoga to Children 00:47:42
- Setting the Space Energetically 00:15:12
- Boundaries to Keep Both the Child and Teacher Safe. 00:14:48
- Creating a Safe Place 00:39:45
- Communicating with Students 00:49:11
- Working from Within (vs. Without) 00:22:46
- The "Troubled" Child 00:25:16
- Choosing to Be There (student and Teacher) 00:46:45
- The Whole Child, Parents and "Aunties" and "Uncles", Setting Intentions (For Class and Beyond) 00:31:49
- Modeling and Teaching the Yamas and Niyamas 00:31:52
- Little Soul, and Teaching Yamas and Niyamas Review 00:56:58
- Ethical Behavior and Languaging, and Touch (How, When, and If) 00:27:52
- Intuition (Recognizing and Honoring) 00:48:03
- 10 Golden Rules by Louise Goldberg 00:24:46
- Ages, Stages, and Groupings 00:59:22
- Gender Differences and Similarities 00:16:23
- Class Management 00:34:31
- Energy Level Differences, Recognizing Energy Levels (Yours and Theirs), and Learning Styles 00:51:04
- Asana Practice and Lecture (Prepare to move. Suitable for all levels.) 01:11:23
- Mudras 00:56:02
- Practice, Class Setting, School Types 00:39:22
- Relationship with Studio or School, Relationship with Parents/Guardians, Democratic Classes 00:58:06
- Class Planning Experience 00:51:05
- Rules / Setting Boundaries, Discipline in Class 00:58:26
- What does a yoga class look like?, What do yoga students look like?, Class Set-up and Break Down, Setting Goals and Objectives for Class 01:03:55
- Walking Meditation 00:38:46
- Safe Environment 00:33:03
- Children with Special Needs 00:28:42
- Experiencing Prana and Creating a Pranayama Practice 00:31:21
- Classical Sun Salutation Queuing
- Asana (Play) 00:34:51
- Asana (Play) Worksheet (Interactive Part II) 01:58:43
- Asana (Play) Worksheet (Interactive Part I) 01:14:00
- Use of Props, Books, and Toys 00:35:30
- Yoga Dice Template
- Mask Approved Breathing Exercises
- Pranayama, The Monkey Mind 00:32:25
- Energy System - Chakras 00:32:25
- Chakras Worksheet (Interactive Experience) 00:51:29
- Physical Structure 00:32:17
- Physical Structure Worksheet I (Interactive Discussion) 00:44:59
- Physical Structure Worksheet II (Interactive Discussion) 00:29:21
- Games (Interactive Discussion/Play) 00:31:57
- 10 Week Class Syllabus Sample
- Hiccup Pranayama, Practice and Awareness, Practicum Review 00:18:57
- Creating Practice Using Story 00:51:03
- Relaxation, Creating Lesson Plans / Class Syllabus 00:41:26
- Directing Energy, When Fear Arises (Name it. Breath through it. Own it!), Help! (Returning to Center and Unfolding Gracefully), Games 00:39:48
- Certificate Request Form
- Yoga Mommies: Mommy & Baby Yoga 00:33:26
- Floating on Cloud Nine 00:53:23
- Dancing On Cloud Nine 01:21:37
- Uniting On Cloud Nine 00:51:42
- Cloud Nine Yoga - Yoga Nidra 00:24:13
- Grateful for this Life Meditation 00:07:47
- Sun Salutations 00:08:35
- Chair Yoga 00:09:17
- Breathing 00:07:08
- Mindfulness 00:10:58
- Standing 00:09:56
- Morning Animals 00:08:04
- Body Drumming 00:08:51
- Feel Good Mornings 00:08:19
- Visualization 00:08:01
- YMCA - June 25, 2021 00:42:07
- YMCA - July 2, 2021 00:37:56
- YMCA - July 9, 2021 00:36:21
- YMCA - July 16, 2021 00:55:52
- Girl Scouts - July 16, 2021 01:12:27
- Girl Scouts - August 6, 2021 00:49:56
- Private Yoga - 2008 00:32:48
- Healthy Kids Festival - Session 1 of 3 00:11:54
- Healthy Kids Festival - Session 2 of 3 00:17:47
- Healthy Kids Festival - Session 3 of 3 00:16:45
We originally designed this course to meet the children’s specialty designation (RCYT - Registered Children's Yoga Teacher) for existing yoga teachers registered with the Yoga Alliance. In practical terms, we found that parents, educators, and therapists wanted access to this information to supplement the work that they are already doing. This 95-hour course will give you a solid foundation of yogic principles and plenty of tools, tips, and tricks to use to teach yoga to children.
Topics include:
GENERAL BACKGROUND
Childhood Development:
- Class Groupings
- Developmental Stages
- Gender differences and similarities
- Energy level differences
- School types
- Learning styles
- Class management
- Relationship with Parents/Guardians
- Relationship with Studio or School
- Discipline in class
TECHNIQUES, TRAINING, AND PRACTICE
Yoga with Children:
- Goal/purpose of class (yours and theirs)
- Settings goals and objectives for class
- Working from With-In (vs. with-out)
- Recognizing energy levels (yours and theirs)
- What does a yoga class look like
- What do yoga students look like
- Choosing to be there (student and teacher)
- Studio or school setting or homeschool setting
- Class size / Teacher to student ratio
- Private lessons
- Democratic classes
- Safe environment
- Tuning in / Grounding (for teacher and students)
- Asana (play)
- Meditation on the mat
- Meditation in movement
- Experiencing Prana and creating Pranayama practice
- Mantra and Chanting
- Mudras
- Games
- Stories
- Creating practice using story
- Relaxation
- Creating Lesson Plans / Class Syllabus
- Directing energy
- Use of props (books, toys)
- When Fear Arises (Name it, Breathe through it, Own it)
- Help! (Returning to center and unfolding gracefully)
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Teacher as a Guide:
- Class Set up and break down
- Setting the space energetically
- Defining and delegating responsibilities
- Creating Boundaries (students and teacher)
- Creating a Safe Place
- Teaching the Yamas and Niyamas
- Communication with Students
- Deep listening
- The "Troubled" Child
- Children with Special Needs
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
The Body:
- Physical structure
- Developmental changes
- Emotional development and how it develops and evolves throughout childhood
- Energy System
- Use of props to enhance practice (how and when)
- Intuition (recognizing and honoring)
PHILOSOPHY, LIFESTYLE, AND ETHICS
Standing in Integrity:
- Let it Start with You
- The Whole Child
- Parents and "aunties" and "uncles"
- Setting intensions (for class and beyond)
- Modeling the Yamas and Niyamas
- Ethical behavior and languaging
- Boundaries to keep both the child and teacher safe
- Touch (How, When, and If)
PRACTICUM
Applied:
- Putting it all together in a Practical Application
- Peer teaching and review
- Assignment: Report on creating lesson plan, teaching it, and observing results
- Go out into the world and report back (In-class teaching with children)
- Consultation (Check in with Lead Teacher – What’s working and what is not)
ELECTIVE HOURS/SELF STUDY
- This is the minimum time that you will use for course reading and homework.
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- 40 Students
- 3 Courses
My name is Rebecca Taylor, lovingly known as Rebe (sounds like ree bee) to family and friends and as Yogini (female yoga teacher) to my little friends. I am a yoga teacher, friend, mother, wife, and amazing woman. I teach yoga for all stages of life. It is not only my passion, it is my calling. One that I take serious yet approach with fun and love.
The saying, “If you cannot see God in All, you cannot see God at All,” resonates deeply with me. I acknowledge that we are mirrors to each other. The things I love in you exist also in me. The same is true for things that I may not like. I observe and grow with each experience. I love deeply. When I touch a soul, I never forget even as a name or face escapes me! We are all souls on this Earth here to play out some cosmic dance of karmic lessons, and we call in the people in our lives to assist in this journey sometimes through joy and sometimes through pain. We have connected today at this same level to dance together, love each other, and expand our collective awareness.
Some interesting though possibly irrelevant facts about me:
I started an IT company with my husband in 1995 which continues to this day and is responsible for this beautiful website (thank you, team!). I began practicing yoga in 1997, and began teaching with my infant son in 2004. I opened a yoga studio in Oklahoma City in 2008 and returned “home” to Nevada in 2011. I love nature and enjoy its healing benefits. I live simply and close to the land. I look for connection to “All that Is” everywhere I look. I breathe deep and return to my soul with each breath to stay grounded and kind.
I enjoy being busy and expressing myself creatively. I birthed the most beautiful being in co-creation with my life partner and husband. I see my role in my son’s life simply as a facilitator for his own Knowingness and occasionally to help fan the flames of his Light. I love animals and have been surprised at how much love I can have for a dog or a chicken. I constantly need to create, be it a curriculum or a piece of furniture from scrap wood. I am grateful in all things, and when I lose my way (as we all do), I return. My tool set includes love, laughter, movement, breath work, meditation, and mindfulness.
Let us connect in person (or online during this global pandemic). Come play with me!
Love & Light,
Rebe :)
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