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Akesia Whole Child
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AKESIA WHOLE CHILD
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We offer a Yoga Alliance certified 95-hour Teacher Training course. Throughout the duration of 2021, this training will be offered online, and at a discount for anyone suffering hardship.
The components of learning for this course are detailed below:
- General Background in the Specialty Area of Teaching Yoga to Children: The study and understanding of all childhood developmental stages from age 2-15 and how the issues of each stage impact what is appropriate for teaching them. Also includes the understanding of the yoga teacher’s relationships with parents/guardians and developmental specialists and basic communication skills for conducting those relationships.
- Techniques, Training and Practice: Includes yoga-based practices appropriate for child development, such as asanas, asana-based movement, yoga-based games and activities, breathing techniques and chanting.
- Teaching Methodology: Includes knowledge of classroom techniques, lesson plans and group processing for children’s activities. Age-appropriate teaching skills for yoga class techniques (including how to phrase age-appropriate questions to a child) and effective communication skills (such as songs and stories) for working with children.
- Anatomy and Physiology: Anatomy and physiology related specifically to changes during child development and their application to yoga techniques. Includes both the study of the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc). Includes both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).
- Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers: Includes basic yoga precepts as they relate to children and to teaching Yoga to children (e.g., the Yamas and Niyamas). Awareness of ethical behavior and state and local legal requirements as related to behavior with and supervision of children. Specific training in parameters and techniques of ethical touch with regard to teaching children. Basics of ethical language and behavior, both when parents or guardians are present and when they are not.
Highlights of the course:
This training includes online live courses, videos, reading assignments, online video modules, and completion of a special project. Cyndie, the lead trainer will teach anatomy and physiology, yoga philosophy, teaching methodology and assistant trainers will coach students in designing classes, practice teaching all material and techniques learned each day. This course also includes a module on developing a yoga practice for children in your own community, and you will receive all the materials you need to hit the ground running upon completion of your teacher training program.
- 95-hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training - $950.00
- Eligibility to register for RCYT with Yoga Alliance upon completion (with a current RYT-200)
- 11 online sessions held over Zoom
- Online sessions timezone: U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6), but we adjust all course times according to the composition of the class.
- Training cohorts will be held up through the end of 2021
To register, please click here:
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Learning Anatomy
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The ancient Indian science of yoga places great emphasis on learning and understanding the subtle mechanics of the chakras. In the ancient science of pranayama (the yoga of conscious breathing), various methods to identify the presence of the movement of energy in the body are prescribed. By mastering these techniques, Yogis can accomplish much by using the least possible amount of energy.
In this program, we will be discussing the subtle aspects of the chakra centers and how they interact with and enhance or impede local and systemic health of the human body. The nervous and circulatory systems are certainly vehicles to move physical impulses and blood, however the messages of the chakra system, while subtle, are no less essential in their affect on holistic health.
In thinking about and examining the location and shape of the chakra system as described in literature pertaining to chakras, we will overlap this system onto the map of human body’s anatomy in an effort to teach children in a fun, active, and creative way how the two systems work together to keep us healthy.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
In this program, we will be discussing the subtle aspects of the chakra centers and how they interact with and enhance or impede local and systemic health of the human body. The nervous and circulatory systems are certainly vehicles to move physical impulses and blood, however the messages of the chakra system, while subtle, are no less essential in their affect on holistic health.
In thinking about and examining the location and shape of the chakra system as described in literature pertaining to chakras, we will overlap this system onto the map of human body’s anatomy in an effort to teach children in a fun, active, and creative way how the two systems work together to keep us healthy.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
- 32 hours of training - $200.00
- 5 online video sessions
- 10 contact hours and 22 non-contact hours
- Online sessions are conducted via Zoom
- Online sessions' timezone: U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)
- This program includes a beautifully illustrated manual for use in teaching this module in your own children's programs
To register, please click here:
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One World - Learning Yoga Through Travel and Culture
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In this program, children are going to become acquainted with people and children who dress differently, look differently, and even speak differently than themselves. They will learn many things about the world and the people and children just like themselves that inhabit it. This kind of exposure is boundless - the more we can show diversity to children in a fun and adventurous way, the more the values of curiosity, acceptance and unity are inculcated in them from a very young age, resulting in well-rounded adults who respect people, art, history and different cultures.
One World will introduce children to new foods, exotic animals, songs, stories, dance and rhymes, and amazing and sometimes bizarre traditions from all over the world. There are lots of surprises along the way that, in our experience, makes this an unforgettable experience for our little world travelers!
This program could be what inspires a child to become a Japanese chef, a Russian language teacher, or even an architect after seeing the amazing works of Gaudi in Barcelona! We will learn to speak words from many different languages, make art inspired by world locations, and even learn to cook ethnic foods. At the end of each country visit, we will reinforce their learning with a yoga class in the theme of each country.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
One World will introduce children to new foods, exotic animals, songs, stories, dance and rhymes, and amazing and sometimes bizarre traditions from all over the world. There are lots of surprises along the way that, in our experience, makes this an unforgettable experience for our little world travelers!
This program could be what inspires a child to become a Japanese chef, a Russian language teacher, or even an architect after seeing the amazing works of Gaudi in Barcelona! We will learn to speak words from many different languages, make art inspired by world locations, and even learn to cook ethnic foods. At the end of each country visit, we will reinforce their learning with a yoga class in the theme of each country.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
- 32 hours of training - $200.00
- 5 online video sessions
- 10 contact hours and 22 non-contact hours
- Online sessions are conducted via Zoom
- Online sessions' timezone: U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)
- This program includes a beautifully illustrated manual for use in teaching this module in your own children's programs
To register, please click here:
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Trauma-Informed Yoga
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A growing number of studies are finding that specialized yoga programs can benefit youth who have experienced trauma.
The core elements of yoga practice, such as breath work, postures, and meditation, help to equip youth with skills to handle stress and trauma-responses.
A trauma-informed yoga practice can strengthen the mind and body connection, helping to reduce overstimulation and reactivity, and encourage relaxation. Yoga can help give youth the power to reclaim control of their bodies and experiences.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
The core elements of yoga practice, such as breath work, postures, and meditation, help to equip youth with skills to handle stress and trauma-responses.
A trauma-informed yoga practice can strengthen the mind and body connection, helping to reduce overstimulation and reactivity, and encourage relaxation. Yoga can help give youth the power to reclaim control of their bodies and experiences.
The highlights of the program are outlined below:
- 32 hours of training - $200.00
- 5 online sessions
- 10 contact hours and 22 non-contact hours
- Online sessions are conducted via Zoom
- Online sessions' timezone: U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)
- This program includes a beautifully illustrated manual for use in teaching this module in your own children's programs
To register, please click here:
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