Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Adult Training

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NEW: Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® has applied to become an official yoga school. Our application is pending, but once it goes through, the trainings you take with us (including past trainings) can be applied toward the 95 hour Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT) credential. We have created 4 training modules that can be taken in any order that together equal the 95 hours for RCYT status. About Adult Training ~You do not need to already be a yoga teacher. ~Trainings are beneficial for parents, educators, yoga and fitness instructors, and anyone who works with kids and families. ~Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® trainings can be counted toward Yoga Alliance's requirements for Continuing Education.

Module 1: Introduction to Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® (this is the training we have been offering-- if you have trained with us, you took this module) Module 2: Teaching Yoga to Children with Special Needs, A Collaboration between Yogiños and Every Kid’s Yoga with Craig Hanauer, Founder, Every Kid's Yoga. Module 3: Yoga, Art, and Music Module 4: Yoga in Schools: Mindfulness and Movement Across the Curriculum Please scroll down for more information on each.

Upcoming Training Classes 2012

*Most trainings meet Friday, 6:00-9:00pm; Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm

Stay tuned for dates in McAlllen, TX, Santa Fe, NM, Washington, DC and more!

MODULE 1, 3, 4 FEES:
$395; $355 early-bird (when paid in full 1 month prior)
$295 for full-time preK - 12 teachers and college students (25% off)
$100 deposit due 3 weeks prior to start to reserve your space.

~ With the Earth always on our minds, training materials for M1, 3, 4 will be available for download when tuition is paid in full.

MODULE 2 FEES:
$495; $450 early-bird (when paid in full 1 month prior)
$100 deposit due 3 weeks prior to start to reserve your space.

Payment Options for Module 1 (M1): Introduction to Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®

Registration $100.00 USD M1 EarlyBird Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $355.00 USD M1 Ed Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $295.00 USD M1 Remaining balance with regular tuition $295.00 USD M1 Remaining balance educatos' $195.00 USD M1 Regular tuition $395.00 USD

Training Location

San Antonio, TX Dallas, TX (March) Houston, TX Crested Butte, CO Dallas, TX (November)

Payment Options for Module 2 (M2): Teaching Yoga to Children with Special Needs

Registration $100.00 USD M2 EarlyBird Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $450.00 USD M2 Regular tuition $495.00 USD

Training Location

Dallas, TX (March) Houston, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX (November)

Payment Options for Module 3 (M3): Yoga, Art, and Music

Registration $100.00 USD M3 EarlyBird Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $355.00 USD M3 Ed Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $295.00 USD M3 Remaining balance with regular tuition $295.00 USD M3 Remaining balance educatos' $195.00 USD M3 Regular tuition $395.00 USD

Training Location

Dallas, TX (November)

Payment Options for Module 4 (M4):Yoga in Schools: Mindfulness and Movement Across the Curriculum

Registration $100.00 USD M4 EarlyBird Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $355.00 USD M4 Ed Discount (when paid in full at least 4 weeks prior) $295.00 USD M4 Remaining balance with regular tuition $295.00 USD M4 Remaining balance educatos' $195.00 USD M4 Regular tuition $395.00 USD

Training Location

San Antonio, TX Crested Butte, CO Austin, TX Aledo, TX

• Introduction to the theories and practices that serve as our foundation of teaching yoga to families and youth of all ages in a variety of settings;
• Weekend of transformational demonstrations, discussions and activities with your friends, colleagues, and Yogiños Leaders;
• Interactive experiences facilitating and demonstrating team-building, cooperation, antibullying and tolerance;
• Information and opportunities about starting your own kids yoga business;
• Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Curriculum eManual with educational and yoga philosophies, trilingual charts, class ideas, basic pose lists, instructions and information designed specifically for youth of all abilities and needs;
• A to Z Bilingual eBook of Poses;
• Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® award-winning DVD, The Story of Ganesha;
• Wholesale discounts on our t-shirts, music CDs, posters, books, and stamps before and during the weekend session;
• eCommunication and OHMinar sessions with Elizabeth B. Reese, Ph.D., RYT, RCYT, and Yogiños Leaders
  
  As a result of this program, we believe participants will be able to:
• Conceive, design and teach an OHMazing™ theme-based Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® kids yoga class
• Practice and teach all 8 Limbs of Yoga, including poses (asana) and breathing (pranayama)
• Understand and use age-appropriate and safe forms of yoga, including games and related activities, to engage kids physically, emotionally, and mentally
• Modify lessons for various audiences and age groups
• Learn, practice and weave multiple languages and intelligences into your yoga for kids class
• Use yoga for kids as a means to teach tools and technqiues to empower audiences to respond mindfully rather than react irrationally
  
  
  
  Module 2: Every Kid's Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children with Special Needs:
  Discover the many ways that yoga can promote the healthy development of children, ages 4-12.  Find out how the practice of yoga parallels and supports other therapeutic modalities in addressing difficulties with attention, self-regulation, speech and language, learning, and high and low muscle tone. This experiential workshop will provide a strong foundation to teaching yoga to children with the following special needs:
  
  • Those who are easily over-stimulated
  • Those who are potentially impulsive and/or distractible
  • Those who exhibit poor social skills and boundaries
  • Those who are learning disabled/with an emphasis on speech and language based learning disabilities
  • Those who are potentially oppositional and/or disruptive
  • Those who present with high or low muscle tone
    
  
  Diagnoses to include:
  
  • High Functioning Autism/ Asperger s Syndrome
  • Sensory Processing Dysfunction (SPD)
  • Learning Disabled (LD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Mild Cerebral Palsy
    
  
  The primary focus of this training will be upon working with groups of higher functioning children with special needs, who are essentially physically able. This training will not address working with severely physically, developmentally, cognitively, or emotionally challenged children. Basic information will be provided throughout the training to assist participants in understanding the needs and challenges of the population outlined above. Professional therapists may benefit from this training by learning creative, developmentally appropriate, fun ways of engaging and supporting children with special needs in the practice of yoga. This program is appropriate for Yoga teachers and parents, teachers and therapists with a personal yoga practice who are interested in incorporating yoga into their work with children.  
  
  As a result of taking this program, program participants will be able to:
  
  • Structure a class for potentially impulsive children using behavior management and limit-setting techniques
  • Modify postures for this population
  • Teach breathing exercises, meditation and relaxation to children
  • Integrate props, chanting, Thai Yoga Massage and partner yoga
  • Employ visuals for children with language-based learning disabilities
  • Use yoga to support speech and language, sensory processing, memory, and reading comprehension.