October 2018 – December 2018
Dates: 12-14 October 2018, 3-4 November 2018, 16-18 November 2018, 1-2 December 2018
NEW Location: The Arc Centre, 98b St Paul St, London N1 7DF, UK
Price: £995 Early Bird Price £950 (Book before 12 June 2018)
Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children will give you an extensive set of tools to help children navigate the challenges of life and highlight their natural joy and peace.
This is one of the most comprehensive courses of its kind in the UK. The strategies taught will prepare you to inspire children, with or without special needs, to independently integrate the holistic benefits of yoga and meditation into their lifestyle.
How this Course Benefits You
- You will learn different approaches to help children from the age of 2 – 13 years embrace their full potential through the practise of yoga.
- You will learn from highly experienced practitioners in the field of mindfulness and meditation to explore engaging, fun and creative practices.
- You will learn different approaches to help children from the age of 2 to 13 years embrace their full potential through the practise of yoga.
- You will learn extensive tools to learn to create a mindful space for children giving them life long tools to enhance their wellbeing and confidence.
Topics Covered
Please note the topics covered are provided as a guide on what to expect throughout the experience. For more details, click on the link above to download the course programme.
■ Topic 1 – Introducing the Yoga Practice
You will be provided with a background to the evolution of our practice and the possibilities of Yoga. Whether you are a parent, teacher or therapist, we will provide you with the personal and practical knowledge to enter various situations ready to bring the best out of the child.
■ Topic 2 – Practitioner & Child
You will be guided through how to develop relationships with children and their carers. A positive intention will be established from the outset, and you will be encouraged to celebrate the child’s strengths as you support them in embracing their potential.
■ Topic 3 – Teaching Yoga Through the Ages (Includes live kids classes)
A series of live classes displaying how to approach techniques with specific ages groups will make for a lively experience. Get a first-hand insight of how to address various requirements of a class and become more certain of your talent in delivering this discipline.
■ Topic 5 – Family Yoga
Learn how to deliver yoga and mindfulness to families.
■ Topic 6 – Sound and Breathing Techniques
Develop an understanding of how to use sound, rhythm and chanting as a valuable part of the practise.
■ Topic 7 – Asanas
Asanas are the yoga poses. They help to realign, balance and strengthen the body. The course leaders will guide you through how to adapt poses for the different ages, to build sequences and to nurture the potential within.
■ Topic 8 – Meditation and Mindfulness
Special Yoga methodology encourages a mindful practice in all aspects, inviting a deeper physical and emotional awareness of the body for both yourself and the child.
■ Topic 9 – Children With Special Needs
You will gain a comprehensive range of practical and personal tools that are relevant to the condition of the child.
■ Topic 10 – Yoga in Schools
You will be guided through a variety of styles to suit teaching yoga in schools. This will involve teaching yoga for a school play scheme, as an after-school club activity and ways to effectively integrate yoga as part of a lesson plan.
■ Topic 11 – Applying Special Yoga
A series of case studies and live children’s classes will provide you with a deeper insight into how the core principles can be practically applied.
■ Topic 12 – Creating a Class
You will learn how to pose questions, challenge behaviours and become aware of a child’s range of abilities to help tailor your practice accordingly in both one-to-one sessions and group settings.
Teaching Style
You will be guided through highly effective and accessible strategies for integrating the remedial advantages of Special Yoga methodology into the lives of children with special needs. With these skills you will have the ability to tailor various settings to the specific needs of the child or group you support.
Course tutors
Jyoti (Jo) Manuel Founder of Special Yoga, a leading expert in Yoga for children and the creator of this course. Jyoti Manuel has devoted her life to increasing awareness, knowledge and practical experience around the therapeutic effects of Yoga and making Yoga available to as many children as possible.
Ayala Homossany With an unyielding appreciation for the creative elements that yoga entails, Ayala Homossany uses her background in classical ballet and design to bring her own unique teaching into classes. Ayala is the author of the Enchanted Wonders books and is a qualified British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance teacher.
Beryl Lovegrove began practicing yoga over 40 years ago and has been teaching yoga to children for the last ten and is a qualified teacher with Yoga Campus and accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga. She has trained with Jyoti Manual at Special Yoga and with Michael Chissick of Yoga at School and holds a BTEC Advanced Diploma in Teaching Yoga to Children. Beryl has also trained with Judith Hanson Lasater as a Restorative Yoga Practitioner and is an ITEC Massage Therapist.
Emma Naisbett Having worked as an education professional for over 20 years, Emma has an exceptional understanding of primary teaching across all key stages. Emma’s desire to support her young daughter, who was suffering from severe anxiety, sparked the beginning of a fulfilling journey. Emma teaches mindfulness in educational settings to children, teachers, parents, families and has also been a part of the Oxford University-led MYRIAD project, which is investigating the impact mindfulness has on adolescents.
Dr Katya Langmuur Katyayani or Dr Katya Langmuur has fifteen years worth of experience in teaching meditation among her many other achievements. Armed with a PhD in twentieth century Hindu Studies, and as a university lecturer in Indian Philosophy and Religious Studies, Dr Katya Langmuur finds innovative and joyful ways of threading authentic traditional philosophies into modern ways of living. Leading classes and workshops in Meditation, Chakra Meditation, Kirtan and Chanting for Babies and Toddlers over a number of years has heightened Dr Katya Langmuur’s dedication to making mindfulness and meditation accessible and inspiring to young children.
Useful information
What experience do I need for this course? This course is open to all, including people who do not teach yoga professionally. Regular attendees of this course include but are not limited to:
- Occupational therapists
- Yoga teachers and yoga therapists
- Trainee yoga teachers
- School teachers and staff
- Parents
Fees
The course price is £995. Once payment has been made, you will be emailed a registration form for completion prior to your booking being finalised. Course fees cover:
- Full tuition
- Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children manual
- Special Yoga certificate with 100% attendance
- Live demonstrations
- Personal contact with the course leaders
What does my fee exclude?
- Lunch
- Parking / travel / accommodation
Timings
- The course will run on a 9.30am to 5.30pm schedule.
