Boy Asana
Yoga & Mindfulness for Children & Teens
Be the Change!
Empower Young Minds to be in Touch with Their Inner Being
Empower Young Minds to be the Best They can be

This training is not just for Yoga teachers, but for anyone who wants to make this world a better place. Parents, teachers, educators, and caregivers, anyone who wants to empower young minds to be in touch with their inner being; anyone who wants to empower young minds to be the best they can be. Anyone who wants to teach children to love who they are, body, mind & soul. Invest in yourself in a way that would benefit children for years to come. ❤️

A Kids Yoga Teacher Training with a deep conviction that the potential to change the world lives in each of us. Our bodies, minds, and souls must be connected in order to create lasting change.

Believing that there is a powerful experience that is much needed to begin a shift in the way that transforms the lives of children and teens.

 

If a child is to love his or her body, she must know her body. If a child is to love his soul, he must know his soul

In collaboration with the  MTC BALI, a non-profit organization created to enhance the daily lives of children and families affected by physical and mental disabilities. 

Teacher
Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Our mission is to help kids thrive in the world regardless of circumstances, and navigate the many challenges they face with a sense of personal power and self-awareness, therefore we will be donating 15 percent from the training profits to MTC (Matahari Terbit Center).

For further info about this organization please visit:

mtcbali.com
Girl Asana
This 6-day / 50HR Immersion & Teacher Training on the magical island of Bali will cultivate your knowledge and understanding of children’s yoga, social-emotional learning and creating resilient youth.

We include age-appropriate yoga and mindfulness for children and teens to support you on your journey with yoga on the yoga mat or classroom environment.

We explore traditional yoga ethics and philosophy, basic anatomy and physiology, mindfulness and meditation for children, classroom management, childhood development, group, and partner poses as well as an opportunity to teach a hands-on children yoga class. As you delve deeper into yourself as a yoga and mindfulness teacher for kids and teens, your own yoga practice and inner child exploration will continue to deepen.

During this training, we will also have a couple of Speciality Teachers joining the team and sharing their knowledge about music and self-love, 

On the last day of the training, you will visit MTC and Sunrise School, where you will get to use your new set of skills for a hands-on experience teaching yoga and mindfulness to children.

Objectives

The curriculum: 

You will have knowledge of the following areas:

👉🏾 Breathing: Breathing practices (energizing and calming breaths )

👉🏾 Postures: Mat based yoga movements - Learn how to communicate the pose, when, and how to use the pose. Yoga poses for the energetic body and sensory processing as well as mobility and modifications. 

👉🏾 Yoga for classrooms: Chair based yoga movements. 

👉🏾 Childhood Development: Learn how yoga supports growth and development. Learn essential motor skills needed for academic success.

👉🏾 Emotions: Learn how yoga can help manage emotions 

👉🏾 Focus activities: Single pointed focus to build focus and attention.

👉🏾 Resting activities: Practices to calm the nervous system.

👉🏾 Flow Yoga: Sun Salutation. 

👉🏾 Patanjali's 8 Limbs of Yoga: Discussion points and practices to increase mindfulness. 

👉🏾 Group work: Partner poses, Mandala, and age-appropriate games.

👉🏾 Anatomy: Basic anatomy and physiology of the skeletal system, nervous system, endocrine system, respiratory system, and digestive system of children and teens. 

👉🏾 Yoga for special needs: Understand ADHD, Autism, Down Syndrome, Asthma, and Primitive Reflexes. 

👉🏾 The energetic body: The Chakra System. 

👉🏾 Storytelling and sequencing: Learn how to create kids yoga lessons based on Howard Garners Learning Styles. 


What you will receive: 

  • A 50hr YACEP Yoga Alliance certification as a Kids Yoga Teacher upon full completion of the online training. 
  • A 40 page, fully illustrated with succinct instructions digital card deck. This contains topics such as breathing, focusing, relaxing, sun salutations, chakras and chair yoga poses. 
  • Beautifully illustrated worksheets to use in your kid's yoga lessons. 
  • Lesson plans outline
  • Access to our private online kid's yoga support group. 
Example of a Day Schedule
  • 8:00 - 09:00 AM - Self-directed learning
  • 9:00 - 12:30 AM - Lecture/Workshop
  • 12:30 - 2:00 PM - Lunch Break
  • 2:00 - 4:00 PM - Teaching Lab/Lecture
  • 4:00 - 5:00 PM - Teaching Lab

*We have a scheduled evening program once during the training

Required Reading

The book is required to read prior to the start of the training.

The Whole-Brain Child : 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind - by Daniel J Siegel

Please note: This programme is created in a way that executes various teaching strategies. We intertwine common core Montessori methods ( self-directed  hands-on learning and collaborative play ) as well as a small group

About Jeanne

Created from my own childhood trauma to give children the tools I never had growing up… My story begins at Uzenmyethu child care facility, GuGulethu Township, Cape Town, South Africa. All over the world, there is an accelerated growing need for children to learn life skills that could extend beyond the school walls and promote health and wellness in other areas of their life.

Over the past 10 years, I have been working with children with all types of backgrounds, sharing the gift of yoga. Noticing this growing need for change,  I wanted to create a training not just for Yoga Teachers, but for Parents, Teachers, Educators and Caregivers, anyone who wants to empower young minds to be in touch with their inner being; anyone who wants to empower young minds to be the best they can be. Anyone who wants to teach children to love who they are, Body, Mind & Soul. Anyone who wants to invest in themselves in a way that would benefit children for years to come.

 

CALM CLASSROOMS

Bring yoga and mindfulness to your school. Offering a wide range of professional development on-site workshops in schools for both teachers and children customised to meet the specific needs of your school.

KIDS YOGA THERAPY

Supporting children with the best combination of holistic healthcare techniques created to help children become the best version of themselves naturally.

PRIMITIVE REFLEXES

Stresses in the brain and the neural pathways can result in learning delays, anxiety, social challenges and poor concentration.  Combining age-appropriate kids yoga and retained primitive reflexes integration we can help support the brain equilibrium.  This modality is ideal for children with dyslexia, sensory processing issues, ADHD, sensory and motor development issues and behavioural issues. Simple exercises can be used to solve these sometimes problematic reflexes through integrating reflexes and brain integration. Specific movements can help improve learning disabilities, behavioural, writing and mathematical skills, and memory.

Practising age-appropriate yoga and mindfulness through the brain's senses gives us opportunities to look at the brain holistically and target the key areas of focus for higher brain functioning.  These reflexes are integrated into our nervous system in a specific sequence. If they are retained out of sequence, higher brain functioning is limited.

Some of the displayed symptoms of retained primitive reflexes:

  • Hemispheric Imbalance
  • Learning Delays
  • Sensory Disorders
  • ADHD
  • Social disorders
  • Dyslexia
  • Immune problems

There are two different aspects through movement:

Passive Stretching

Passive stretching through yoga poses provides repetitive patterns and body awareness needed to stimulate the brainstem to create a feeling of agency, improve muscle tone, integrate the primitive reflexes and promote efficient sensory processing.

Active Stretching

Active stretching further develops the neural networks of the cerebellum.  This type of stretching strengthens the connections between the brain and body to improve posture, concentration, impulse control, comprehension, speech and language.

For further information about Jeanne, visit her instagram:

@calmclassrooms
Jeanne Welsh
When people stop and ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I teach children the skills I never had growing up as a kid - Jeanne Welsh

TESTIMONIAL from Sunrise School Bali

The benefits of mindfulness and yoga are unquestionable, Sunrise School Bali undertook Jeanne’s services and training this year across all areas of our school. As a result, we now have all of our teachers using consistent language and techniques with our students to support them in their emotional, social and behavioural journeys. At Sunrise, we believe all children learn best when they feel safe and supported, so her program has offered us a way to connect with our students on a deeper level. When children feel connected, they can learn. The Mindfulness activity card sets are a wonderful and practical tool for teachers to use in all classes, and at all times during the day. We often hear the children talking about the 'Sound Detectives' and 'The Belly Breath'.

Our teachers have also been through a personal journey, guided by Jeanne, in understanding how important their own well being and care is to their role as teacher. It was interesting for them to discover that the techniques Jeanne has given them for working with children are just as relevant for them as adults.

We highly recommend the services Jeanne provided and her training and tools for both teachers and children. We are very grateful to Jeanne for working with our teachers and allowing them to extend themselves both professionally and personally.

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Course Fee

US$850 excluding accommodation

**Above prices are excluding payment/transfer surcharge fees**

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Included in the Course Fee

With this course you will receive:

• All required Course Material

• Yoga Alliance YACEP Certification (please note that it is the choice and responsibility of the student to register online, all cost associated with the online registration with Yoga Alliance is to be paid by the student).

• All course activities, workshops, and classes.

If you are interested in a career of teaching yoga to children or simply want to incorporate yoga into your classroom, home or therapy sessions, contact us to find out more:

hello@jeannewelsh.yoga
The Venue

The training is taking place at Serenity Eco Guesthouse ll at Satya Shala (www.serenitybali.com). Serenity is located in the heart of Canggu, set in the harmonious surroundings of Canggu and only a five-minute stroll away from the beach, Serenity Eco Guesthouse offers a tranquil retreat for everyone.

Serenity is centrally located, less than 2 km from Echo Beach and 1.5 km from the famous Batu Bolong area in Canggu, and just 45 minutes from the Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Accommodation

Serenity offer a wonderful variety of accommodation to suit your individual needs, from private superior rooms, cozy singles to comfortable dormitories, we provide free Wi-Fi, parking and a Cozy Corner to chill and work. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ambience by the 14 meter outdoor pool.

For questions related accommodation please inquire directly to Serenity via: info@serenitybali.com

Alternatively, then it’s absolutely no problem finding (often more affordable) accommodation in the neighbourhood. As mentioned generally about 50% of our students choose to stay off-site. And it makes absolutely no difference to the overall experience of the training.

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Course Fee

USD 425 excluding accommodation

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"Immerse yourself in our Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids and Teens Yoga Teacher Training from the comfort of your own home."

This online course includes age-appropriate yoga and mindfulness for children and teens to support you on your journey with yoga on the yoga mat or classroom environment. This course will give you the much-needed skills, knowledge, resources, and confidence you will need to start teaching yoga to kids today! 

 

"This is the next generation; let us teach them now so that they don't have to learn after their brains have already been developed. Let us teach children now so that they have these tools to use inevitably, tools to use for the rest of their lives. " 

 

I will be provided you with exclusive calm classrooms yoga and printable resources, including:

A Kids Yoga Pose Guide, one for each separate age group too! 

A fully illustrated with brief instructions digital card deck. This contains topics such as breathing, focusing, relaxing, sun salutations, chakras, and chair yoga pose. 

Exclusive, kids coloring in and reflection sheets to hand out to your yoga students

Printable class plans and much more!

We also learn the business if kids yoga! The final module of this course all about showing you exactly how to earn a full-time income from teaching 1:1, or group yoga classes to kids, anywhere in the world!

Booking registrations are opening soon! 

By undertaking this Online 50HR Immersion & Teacher Training into Yoga and Mindfulness for Children and Teens yoga teacher training, you will know the following areas:

Strategies for Teaching Yoga & Mindfulness to Children: 

Breathing: Breathing practices (energizing and calming breaths )

Postures: Chair Based and Mat based yoga movements as well as poses for specific benefits. 

Focus activities: Single pointed focus to build focus and attention

Calming activities: Principles of creative relaxation to calm the nervous system 

Flow Yoga: Sun Salutation, Partner poses. Yoga games for each age group

Patanjali's 8 Limbs of Yoga: Discussion points and practices to increase mindfulness 

Basic anatomy and physiology of the skeletal system, nervous system, endocrine system, respiratory system, and digestive system.

Learn how to set up a kids yoga class, childhood development, teaching tips and tools for success, yoga stories, age-appropriate breathing, relaxation and focusing activities as well as a detailed breakdown of each age group ( 3 - 17 years ) 

Yoga for kids with additional needs. 

What you'll learn

You will learn each step on how to teach yoga for kids in a fun and engaging ways. 

You will have a well-rounded understanding of a child's mental, physical, social, and emotional development.

Comprehend the physiology of stress and anxiety and how it affects childhood development

Understand the benefits of Yoga and Mindfulness for children and teen

Create lesson plans for specific age groups 

You will learn how to create a yoga sequence for children over eight years old.

Find your authentic teachers voice

Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

There are no requirements to take this online course. Anybody can teach kids yoga!

Who this course is for:

A yoga instructor who wishes to enhance upskill their knowledge to offer kids yoga classes at yoga studios. 

A teacher who would love to include yoga and mindfulness activities into your daily classroom routine. 

You may be a parent who wishes to learn how to teach yoga and mindfulness to your children to include in the home environment. 

Or somebody with NO prior yoga or teaching experience and would love to teach yoga and mindfulness to kids in kindergartens in your community. 

How does the online course works?

This course is a flexible online course. It is a self-paced or optional Instructor lead.

Self- Paced: There are modules for you to work through at your own pace, along with a downloadable manual, reflection exercises, voice recorded slides, and videos. You can log into the course whenever you have time to work on it! Upon completing all modules, you will have reflection assignments to hand in, and your final homework is to create a 35-minute kids yoga designed for each specific age groups learned with a hand in a step by step lesson plan for each. All work will be handed back to you with feedback and suggestions within 14 days. After you complete all modules, you'll receive your PDF version of your 50hr noncontact ( including assignments and self-study)  yoga alliance certified certificate.

Optional Instructor Lead - Each week for eight weeks, you will be able to participate in a live question and answer community discussion via the Facebook community group. 

Live check-ins will be held every Friday at 6:00 pm ( Central Indonesian Time )

Beginning on 19th June - 07th July. All check-ins are recorded for you to listen to in your own time. 

 

To view the curriculum here: 

 

How long do I have to complete the course?

The course is self-paced, you can take as long as you need! I recommend trying to finish within six months to 1 year, so the information stays fresh in your mind. 

 

 

 

If you are interested in a career of teaching yoga to children or simply want to incorporate yoga into your classroom, home or therapy sessions, contact us to find out more:

hello@jeannewelsh.yoga
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Some nice words from some of our teacher training graduates
Jean Simmons
Australian living in Dubai
Yoga & Mindfulness for Kids Teacher Training
August 2019

"...what an experience"

This was my first time taking any sort of yoga training for children and I'm so inspired. 

When I first signed myself up my intentions were to find more tools to work with children in a classroom setting. I have been working in International High Schools as a theatre teacher for many years, so I was hoping to discover more ideas to use with my students to encourage mindfulness, address performance anxiety, confidence and self-belief. 

These tools however not only provided me with a range of useful tools to weave into my work with older children but also an amazing range of ideas to use in my daily life with my own toddler. I hadn't expected such a comprehensive course introducing me to brain, physical and sensory development. 

I have taken several teacher trainings over the years but I have never walked away with such life-affirming and useful techniques - my heart is full. 

I am very grateful for totally recommend this course to anyone and everyone wanting to make a difference in the lives of children. Particularly those who want to more deeply understand their own child's development and parenting journey. 

Jean Simmons

Shelby Bosman
South African
50HR Yoga Teacher Training
August 2019

"...beyond expectations"

I booked this course not really having any expectations, I just knew that there was going to be a lot of information to squeeze into that amount of time. I loved EVERY. SINGLE. SECOND. Jeanne really has a way of capturing your attention & relaying information in a way that really makes you want to learn more, she opens a cosmos in your mind & is one of the most inspiring people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Being able to visit the school & really immerse ourselves in the practical part was honestly such a heart- warming experience. Connecting with youth in a different country & community really opens your eyes, I would 10000% recommend this course for anybody who not only works with or has kids but everybody interested in human psyche. This was such an amazing experience <3 Thank you Jeanne, Peaceful Warriors & Serenity for creating a beautiful experience :)

Shelby Bosman