ABOUT YOGA ED.
Yoga Ed. is an educational program dedicated to changing education through the practice of yoga. Our mission is to empower school communities with yoga to cultivate health and wellness in children and teens. Through evidence-based Professional Institutes, Professional Development, and Educational Resources, Yoga Ed. equips educators with yoga tools to integrate yoga for children and teens into academic environments.
PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES
The Professional Institute is a comprehensive training program designed for individuals inspired to integrate yoga for children and teens into academic environments. Certified by the Yoga Alliance, our program focuses on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits yoga can provide for children and teens. Upon completion of our institutes, you will be fully equipped with tools to help students build a lifetime of health and wellness through the practice of yoga.
PI 1 Foundations: Teaching Children's Yoga
Connect with your students through the practice of yoga.
PI 1 equips you with the basic principles and tools needed to effectively teach children in an academic environment. You will learn yoga techniques to promote children’s physical, mental, and emotional health. Emphasis is placed on learning how to read and relate to children through understanding child development, anatomy, physiology, and learning domains. From this transformational training, you will emerge with the ability to effectively tailor yoga classes to meet children’s varying needs.
Focus: Ages 3 to 12 / Grades Pre-K to 5th
PI 2 Building Blocks: Teaching Teen’s Yoga
Refine your teaching practices for teenage students.
PI 2 expands on the foundations of PI 1. You will study the internal and external changes in teenagers, and how changes can alter the teens’ yoga experience. This training will provide you with a deeper understanding of how to successfully shift teaching practices to connect with teens.
Focus: Ages 13 to 18 / Grades 6th to 12th
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
The Yoga Ed. Mentorship Program is a unique opportunity for you to connect with and learn from highly skilled professionals in the field of children’s and teen’s yoga. As a participant, you will be matched with a Yoga Ed. Trainer, based on professional development needs and geographic location. The Mentorship Program consists of 3 components: Classroom Experience (18 hours), One-on-One Discussion (3 hours) and Self-Study (optional).
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Our Tools for Teachers Professional Development workshops are designed to equip you with the tools you need to make teaching a positive experience for not just your students, but also yourself. Choose from any one of our Professional Development workshops.
Two Hour
Learn the basic principles and tools to implement short yoga breaks with both children and teens
Practice 15+ chair yoga exercises to effectively promote health, learning and achievement
Gain a deeper understanding of how to utilize chair yoga to support student outcomes
Includes one copy of our Tools for Teachers Mini Manual
Four Hour
Focus on developmentally appropriate short yoga breaks for either children or teens
Practice 35+ chair yoga exercises to effectively promote health, learning, and achievement
Learn how to identify challenging times during the school day and successfully utilize chair yoga tools to shift students into a more positive, learning-ready state of mind
Includes one copy of our Tools for Teachers Children’s Manual or Tools for Teachers Adolescents’ Manual
Eight Hour
Fulfill all objectives of our four hour workshops, PLUS
Gain efficacy in navigating challenging times of a school day with chair yoga exercises through practice teaching experiences and feedback activities with fellow participants
Includes 12 ready-to-use chair yoga sequences for your classroom