Programs
Yogi Kids Teacher Training
Feedback from grads here 🙂
COVID UPDATE: Due to high levels of omicron currently in NZ, the April 2022 Teacher Training has sadly been cancelled. Dates for next year are set:
- 15-20 April 2023 in Murrays Bay, Auckland
Do register your interest now, as this will book out fast! Trainings have maximum 16 participants (spots already snapped up for 2023!) and those who have registered their interest will have first priority.
Our Yogi Kids Teacher Training 2021 was an absolutely magical, enriching experience for everyone! This comprehensive 50-hour certification programme will prepare you to teach Children’s Yoga skillfully and creatively, in your own authentic way, whilst having loads of fun!
- Dates: Saturday 15 April – Thursday 20 April 2023, 6 consecutive days
- Location: Outram Hall, Murrays Bay, Auckland. The venue is beautiful and spacious, right across from the beach!
- Training facilitator: Michaela Sangl. Michaela is a registered Level 4 Senior teacher with Yoga NZ.
- Investment: $1050 Early bird (deposit $200 to secure your place due 15 Oct), $1250 regular from 15 March 2023. Should you be unwell prior to the course and unable to attend, your course fees will be refunded bar the deposit, which can be transferred to a future Yogi Kids PD training
- The training is open to a maximum of 16 participants and at this stage, full vaccination is required. Terms and conditions here.
- Let the feedback from our grads of 2021 inspire you!
Insight into course content and certification below photo.
Feel free to email info@yogikids.co.nz to ask questions about the course or request a call to chat!
What this course covers
- How to make Yoga fun, relevant and engaging for all ages!
- A huge array of poses, creative modifications and benefits
- Importance of breathing well, age-appropriate breathing techniques
- Partner, group and AcroYoga poses
- The art of Storybook Yoga
- Yoga classes for various ages with plan templates provided
- Class structure and sequencing methods
- Yoga games, songs and transition activities
- Childhood developmental stages, emotional and physical
- Strategies for teaching engaging, safe classes to different ages
- Relaxation techniques and creative visualisation for kids
- Class facilitation skills
- Practical tips for getting starting – props, location, business ideas
- Experience lesson planning and practical teaching with feedback
Certification
- You will receive a Yogi Kids Teacher Training certificate verifying that you have completed a 50 hour Yoga Teacher Training for Children to Teenagers. You will be able to teach in all sorts of settings, such as schools, early learning centres, yoga studios, gyms, at birthday parties, offer group classes or private family sessions. (The pandemic won’t last forever and your skills will prove invaluable to the next generation!)
- If you are a member of our professional organization Yoga NZ (200hr Yoga training required), 20 hours of this course can be accredited to your 350hrs, or 40 hours towards your 500hrs Yoga Teacher qualification. The training will also provide CPD points, (Continuing Professional Development), fulfilling annual Yoga Continuing Education requirements.
