Training Workshops
NEW COURSE, Mindfulness and Meditation for Teachers and Parents, is coming soon!
We have created 7 distinct training workshops that can be taken in any order, but one at a time, so you can customize your training experiences. All of the trainings may be counted toward your RCYT except Prenatal (per Yoga Alliance). Taking 4 of the 7 training workshops equals the 95-hours required for RCYT status. We recommend starting with Foundations as some of the content is sequential, but you may start with any of the 7 trainings. Please note you must be working toward or already be a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) to receive the official RCYT status.
Introduction to Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®
- 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 with featured discussions that may include research-based age development, neuroscience, social media, implicit bias, inclusion, equity, diversity and race;
- 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;
- 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 youth and adults who work with them to disrupt habitual reactions and instead curate compassionate responses.
Prenatal Training with Amy Bidrman
Prenatal training with Amy Bidrman will cover anatomy of the female pelvis and the physiology of normal labor and birth. Postures specific to labor, which offer comfort during pregnancy and familiarity and ease of movement during labour and birth will be covered in depth. We will discuss variations and modifications for common discomforts of pregnancy and contraindicated postures, sequencing, adjusting, cueing, breathing, meditation and relaxation. With a belief that the support a woman receives before and during labor affect both mother and child, this course offers preparation for offering that support and teaching prenatal yoga with knowledge and confidence. YYY founder, Elizabeth Reese, PhD,will also share foundational YYY information about connecting to the 8 limbs of yoga, multiple intelligences and other learning theories will be included. Please note that at this time Yoga Alliance does not approve Prenatal Yoga as part of the requirements for the 95-hour RCYT credential.
About Amy Bidrman:
“I started practicing yoga after my second child was born. Asana practice embodied so many of the thoughts and feelings that early parenthood brought up in me and was incredibly reassuring. As a new parent I was learning and living the first two limbs of yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas which form the structure of practice on and off the mat. These qualities will always guide my teaching: non-harming, truthfulness, purity, non-grasping, contentment, learning through self-experience and a devotion to the divine in all beings.
I have been a childbirth educator since 1999, and took my first yoga training and started teaching pre and postnatal yoga in 2005. I took another training in 2008 with Yogrishi Vishvketu and continued to teach and to lead teacher trainings in pre and postnatal.”
Postnatal Training with Amy Bidrman
Postnatal training with Amy Bidrman offers information and inspiration for guiding women back into their practice with confidence, and sharing their knowledge about immediate postnatal physiology, post vaginal or c-section birth. We will cover pelvic floor anatomy and physiology, and postures specific to regaining strength and reconnecting to the pelvic floor and abdominals safely and patiently. We will discuss breastfeeding and postures for creating space in upper back, chest and neck. Aspects of, and the importance of community are discussed, as well as community and connection as a teacher. With a heartfelt belief that supported mothers are the cornerstone of healthy families and communities, you will finish this training ready to begin working with women postpartum. YYY founder, Elizabeth Reese, PhD,will also share foundational YYY information about connecting to the 8 limbs of yoga, multiple intelligences and other learning theories will be included. This training can be included as part of your 95-hour RCYT program.
About Amy Bidrman:
“I started practicing yoga after my second child was born. Asana practice embodied so many of the thoughts and feelings that early parenthood brought up in me and was incredibly reassuring. As a new parent I was learning and living the first two limbs of yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas which form the structure of practice on and off the mat. These qualities will always guide my teaching: non-harming, truthfulness, purity, non-grasping, contentment, learning through self-experience and a devotion to the divine in all beings.
I have been a childbirth educator since 1999, and took my first yoga training and started teaching pre and postnatal yoga in 2005. I took another training in 2008 with Yogrishi Vishvketu and continued to teach and to lead teacher trainings in pre and postnatal.”
Find out more about Amy at www.amybidrman.com
Early Childhood
- Introduction to the theories and practices that serve as our foundation of teaching yoga to families and youth 12 months to 6 years old in a variety of settings;
- Transformational demonstrations, discussions and activities with Yogiños Leaders;
- Interactive experiences facilitating and demonstrating age-appropriate social emotional learning and mindful movement;
- 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;
- 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
- Have awareness of the 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 techniques to empower audiences to respond mindfully rather than react irrationally
Yoga in Schools:
Mindfulness and Movement Across the Curriculum
- Introduction to the theories and practices of teaching mindfulness and yoga to youth in more formal educational settings with featured discussions on research-based age development, neuroscience, social media, implicit bias, inclusion, equity, diversity and race
- Weekend of transformational, interactive, and interdisciplinary activities with your friends, colleagues, and Yogiños Leaders;
- Yoga and mindfulness tools and techniques especially suited for schools that support teachers and education-based professionals with behavior management and their own stress-related challenges, as well as students with focus, stress and anxiety management, problem-solving and decision making, social interactions, and self-esteem
- Yoga and mindfulness tools adapted to promote self-regulation in any environment with emphasis on youth working in chairs or at desk
- Tips and techniques for starting your own yoga for youth program in schools;
- Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Curriculum eManual; Yoga in Schools: Mindfulness and Movement Across the Curriculum eManual; Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Trilingual A-Z Pose Guide; Support to complete your Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® certification
- Modules may be taken in any order
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 especially designed for use in a variety of school settings
- Practice and teach all 8 Limbs of Yoga, including poses (asana), breathing (pranayama), focus (dharana), and mindful meditation (dhyana), and also develop a language to share the benefits with other professionals
- 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 academic disciplines, age groups and school contexts
- Learn, practice and weave multiple languages and intelligences, and other learning strategies and styles, into your yoga for kids class
- Use evidence-based mindfulness and yoga in schools as a means to teach strategies and techniques to empower audiences to disrupt habitual, socially-constructed responses and neural pathways toward responding with clear presence and awareness
Yogiños: Yoga for Youth with Differing Abilities and Unexpected Life Changes
Your leaders may include Eve Margol, M.Ed., Cecilia Lo Cicero, Rick Yoder, and others who have over 20 years of personal and professional degrees, experiences, and training in this area.
Yoga for Youth with Differing Needs and Unexpected Life Changes, covers the foundations of working with youth who experience differences such as autism, sensory processing challenges, ADHD, emotional disturbance, trauma, and other cognitive, emotional, and physical challenges.
New to this training, Yoga for Youth with Differing Needs and Unexpected Life Changes, we are including information and practices to support parents and teachers who may be encountering new challenges because of COVID-19 (increased anxiety, depression, difficulties with focus and concentration, and reduction in social interaction, ruminating with fear) and in preparation for what may be a hybrid (online and in-person) next school year. This training will also demonstrate and discuss practices for teaching in an on-line environment.
- Introduction to the theories and practices associated with teaching yoga to youth with special needs, the intersections and research of mindfulness, yoga, special needs and circumstances, problem solving, related neuroscience, and inclusion, equity, and diversity;
- Discuss characteristics of and practice yoga-based tools to assist the most common forms of special needs including physical, developmental, sensory-processing, cognitive and socio-emotional needs
- Discuss characteristics of and practice yoga-based tools to assist youth who manage trauma-based sensitivities and challenges including various forms of abuse, neglect and kids in foster-homes
- Yoga and mindfulness tools and techniques to empower kids with special needs to increase focus, stress and anxiety management, problem-solving and decision making, social interactions, and self-esteem
- Yoga and mindfulness tools adapted to promote self-regulation in any environment including with youth working in classroom spaces Strategies for integrating youth with special needs who are included in regular classrooms
- Tips and techniques for starting your own yoga for youth program in schools and adapting these skills into an existing OT/therapy practice;
- Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Curriculum eManual; Yoga for Youth with Special Needs eManual; Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® Trilingual A-Z Pose Guide; support to complete your Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® certification
- Modules may be taken in any order
- You may also take the EVERY KIDS YOGA training to count toward your YYY 95-hours.
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 for youth with special needs
- Practice and teach all 8 Limbs of Yoga, including poses (asana) and breathing (pranayama) for youth with special needs
- Understand and use age-appropriate and safe forms of yoga, including games and related activities, to engage youth with special needs physically, emotionally, and mentally
- Modify yoga practices especially for youth with special needs in a varety of contexts
- Learn, practice and weave multiple intelligences into your yoga for kids class
- Use yoga for kids as a means to teach tools and techniques to empower audiences to respond mindfully rather than react irrationally
Creativity Lab: Connecting Mindfulness, Yoga and the Creative Arts
- Introduction to the theories and practices associated with teaching yoga to youth in formal and informal educational settings including schools, libraries, parks, museums and festivals;
- Discuss and explore the intersections and research of mindfulness, yoga, the creative arts, problem solving and related neuroscience, and inclusion, equity, and diversity;
- Use the creative arts—including visionary and fine art, crafts, music, performance, dance, and more—as catalysts for designing and implementing yoga classes;
- Explore how the creative arts can serve as a component of or as the theme for yoga on-and-off-the-mat experiences;
- Weekend of transformational, interdisciplinary activities with live musicians and original works of art with your friends, colleagues, and Yogiños Leaders;
- Tips and techniques for starting your own yoga for youth program in museums, festivals and related spaces;
- 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
- FREE eManuals, lesson plan formats, poses, and other resources to help you get started!
As a result of this program, we believe participants will be able to:
- Conceive, design and teach an OHMazing® theme-based, interdisciplinary Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® kids yoga class intergrating mindfulness, yoga, and the creative arts
- Construct and teach kids yoga classes that include creative and expressive arts
- Create and teach activities to center, relax or rejuvenate learners in a various environments
- 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;
- Modify lessons for various audiences designed for less formal learning (ie, museums and festivas) environments;
- 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.
Yoga for Tweens and Teens
- 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 irrationally
