| Wouldn't the world be an awesome place if everyone | | | | fun filled approach. Unfortunately there are not many |
| did yoga? Ok, maybe "awesome" is a bit strong, but | | | | programs to choose from. Some require that you buy |
| couldn't we hope for more compassion? | | | | a franchise just to participate in the training. |
| Understanding? Even if everyone were more aware | | | | However there are good Kids Yoga Teacher Training |
| of their breath, less road rage would surely ensue. | | | | courses out there. The good news is that they are |
| Seems like an impossible task to accomplish. But like | | | | usually short term (a few weeks or weekends) and |
| any major shift in society's perception, it has to start | | | | are designed to compliment a previous teacher training. |
| from the ground up. In other words, teach our children. | | | | As a career, teaching yoga to children is not only |
| Teaching kids yoga from an early age empowers not | | | | personally rewarding but can give your own practice a |
| only the individuals but also the community. Learning a | | | | reminder of being in the moment, exploration and |
| sport is normal when growing up, but achievement and | | | | innocence. Kids already have this aspect of yoga in |
| performance are the usual emphasis. Giving kids an | | | | the bag. |
| activity that focuses on self-awareness and well-being | | | | After the initial romance with our own practice wears |
| will filter into other areas of their lives. | | | | off, a need to accomplish or judge can creep in. |
| When adult yoga practitioners experience this they | | | | Needlessly looking for results. |
| often wonder, "What if I had been doing this since I | | | | Watching children in any activity we can honor their |
| was little?" | | | | curiosity and simplicity with which they approach things. |
| So where to start? Getting your own children to join in | | | | The ability to laugh at themselves when they fall over |
| your home practice is a great way, but the impact on | | | | or think a yoga pose is silly. In other words they don't |
| a community is greatly increased by access to Kids | | | | take themselves so seriously. |
| Yoga classes. | | | | We can learn as much from them as they can from |
| As the world opens its arms to yoga, Kids Yoga | | | | us. |
| classes are sought after more and more. Some | | | | If teaching Kids Yoga appeals to you, perhaps as an |
| schools are starting to implement programs for weekly | | | | addition to your current yoga teaching, to implement |
| Kids Yoga sessions. This is great news. However, | | | | into a school program, or maybe as something |
| there is a lack of teachers trained to work with kids. | | | | completely new, look for a Kids Yoga Teacher |
| As adults what we do in a yoga class is very different | | | | Training that emphasizes the communication and |
| to what children respond to. Maybe you already teach | | | | interaction with a young audience. |
| yoga to adults. Completely different kettle of fish. Lack | | | | Make sure it requires some previous experience |
| of attention span and understanding of body | | | | teaching - either yoga or another activity to children. |
| mechanics make kids a tough audience. | | | | Although it may be a challenge to find a Kids Yoga |
| This is where the small but important world of Kids | | | | Teacher Training, once you have completed a course |
| Yoga Teacher Training comes in. These courses offer | | | | you can start a rewarding journey, helping future |
| techniques to teach kids yoga poses with a playful and | | | | generations find the compassion we all need. |