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Tweens and Teens
April 14, 2023 - April 20, 2023
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friday, 4/14, 6:30-9:30pm (online) Saturday, 4/15, 9am-5:30pm (online and in-person option in Houston) Thursday, 4/20, 6:30-9:30pm (online)
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Friday, 4/14, 6:30-9:30pm (on-line)
Saturday, 4/15, 9am-5:30pm ((on-line and in-person option in Houston)
Thursday, 4/20, 6:30-9:30pm (on-line)
Teaching Mindfulness and Yoga to Tweens and Teens
Feel. Connect. Act to Heal.
Research-based practices to support tweens and teens as they face challenges and opportunities.
- Learn and practice evidence-based mindfulness strategies for managing stressors such as depression, anxiety, body image, sexual & gender identity, and peer & family pressure
- Experience and practice teaching intentional breathing, postures, and other aspects of yoga to self-regulate
- Discuss neuroscience, equity and social justice in education, and Social-Emotional Learning
- Learn strategies and techniques for starting your own yoga and mindfulness program in schools
This training features:
- Tools and techniques for teaching yoga postures, breathing exercises and mindfulness practices to tweens and teens including discussing intersections and research of mindfulness, yoga, the changing teenage body and related neuroscience, explicit and implicit bias, inclusion, equity, diversity, and race;
- Specific practices for empowering tweens/teens to cope with common stressors and transitions, including depression and anxiety, test anxiety, body image, pressure from friends and family, career planning, and goal setting
- In-depth exploration of functional anatomy, the benefits of yoga postures and practices, and how to safely sequence postures
- How to adapt yoga classes for studios, schools, workshops, and camps
- A weekend of transformational demonstrations, discussions and activities with your friends, colleagues, and Yogiños Leaders;
- Interactive experiences facilitating and demonstrating team-building, cooperation and tolerance
- Information about starting your own youth yoga business;
- Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Curriculum eManual, A to Z Bilingual eBook of Poses, Tweens and Teens eManual, support to complete your Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® certification.
As a result of this program, we believe participants will be able to:
- Conceive, design and teach age-appropriate theme-based tween and teen yoga classes
- 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 youth physically, emotionally, and mentally
- Modify lessons for various audiences and age groups
- Learn, practice and weave multiple intelligences and tween/teen-based developmental theories into your yoga classes
- Use yoga for kids as a means to teach tools and techniques to empower audiences to respond mindfully rather than react irrationall
Trainings come with:- MOSST 8-weekOn-Demand curriculum (1 level per training)
- Comprehensive e-curriculum manual for each module
- A-Z Pose Guide with variations related to trainings
- Bilingual A-Z Yoga and Mindfulness Cards (downloadable PDF)
- Access to mostly original, bilingual music
- Increased chances for hiring as we expand into libraries and schools
- Join our community of amazing, agents of change in a trauma-informed wellness community
We accept cancellations with reimbursement when requested more than 2 weeks before a training. When the request is within two weeks of the training, the funds may be used for a future training.
Venue: TBA (some in-person and/or live streaming)
Description:
Leadership, Foundations, and Yoga in Schools will be in-person at venues listed above and live streaming. Others are TBA.
