Shiva Centre Kids Yoga Teacher Training

New 2011 program with Brandi Allen

Join master Kids Yoga teacher Brandi Allen for the first formalized Kids Yoga Teacher Training (KYTT-certified) program in Utah. Brandi has been teaching children for over 20 years and is recognized as one of the top kids yoga instructors in the state. We are thrilled to offer this amazing opportunity to the community of teachers, parents, and those who desire to share the gift of yoga with children.

Brandi completed her studies in Elementary Education at the University of Utah in 1991. She currently teaches at a Montessori school and specializes in "Kids Yoga" at Shiva Centre. In addition to her regular teaching schedule, Brandi has also developed the Kids Yoga Teacher Training at Shiva Centre in hopes that more children will have the opportunity to develop the many life skills that yoga has to offer.

The KYTT is for people interested in bringing Kids Yoga to their classroom, and for families wishing to incorporate family yoga at home or in their neighborhood.

Click here for the application.

Tuition: $295 per module. Pre-pay for all five $1275 and save $200.

Schedule:
Friday 6-8pm
Saturday 1-5pm
Sunday 8am-5pm

Module 1: August 12-13
Module 2: September 9-11
Module 3: October 14-16
Module 4: November 18-20
Module 5: December 9-11

Shiva Centre Kids Yoga Teacher Training Overview

Thank you for your interest in Shiva Centre SLC’s Teacher Training Program designed especially for those who wish to share the gift of yoga with children. This package represents an overview of our teacher training program along with an application. You need only apply ONCE! Once accepted for a single module, you are accepted for all modules.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:

The format accommodates the busy lives we all lead: one training module per month held the weekends. The modules run over the course of five months, giving you time to absorb information you receive. You may take any module individually to begin your exploration of teaching children yoga, or put them all together for certification

Module 1: Introducing Yoga to Children
Yoga History & Philosophy for Kids & Teachers
What is yoga and how is it beneficial to children?  We look at the eight limbs of the yogic path and how they pertain to children and teachers.
Module 2: Yoga in the Classroom
Theory & Practice of Teaching
Guiding children through this ancient practice takes patience, love and consideration of each individual child. We will help you develop your own personal teaching style using the following methods:

• classroom management;
• sequencing and counter poses;
• age-appropriate routines;
• creating a focus, integrating themes and setting tone and rhythm; and
• child psychology and teaching ethics.

Module 3: Learning Postures through Play
Theory & Practice of Yoga Through Play
Children’s work is their play and that is the way they learn. As children move, their brains develop and grow. In the following ways, we learn and grow with yoga. Asana (postures) of yoga bring body, mind, and spirit together in forms that have been practiced for thousands of years. Children love to explore through movement. We will discover ways to teach these “seats” of yoga in many different ways:

• Singing
• Story telling
• Games
• Nursery Rhymes
• Salutations
• Creating fun and accessible ways to learn poses
• Pose by Pose overview of physiological and subtle body benefits of asana
• Asana coming to life in animal form

Module 4: Creating Peace with Breath, Meditation and Chanting
Pranayama, Meditation & Chant for Children
Using the ancient yogic practices of breathing, chanting and meditation we will learn how to help children find their inner voice.  These methods help children find inner peace in this very chaotic and stressful world.

Module 5: Experiential Learning
Get Out There & Teach!
Just as children learn through experience, the learning of teachers grow through personal practice and continuing your education by:

• Creating lesson plans and volunteering to teach children’s yoga classes
• Observing and assisting in children’s yoga classes

More Details
Tuition: $295 per module, or $1275 for all five (save $200!).
Friday 6-8pm, Saturday 1-5pm and Sunday 8am-5pm
Trainings held at Shiva Centre in Sugar House (2065 East 2100 South, SLC)
Certification Hours
14 hours Continuing Education credit each weekend, 70 hours total program. 

Contact hours
70 in workshops
8 in observation/assist

Non-contact hours
15 practice with teacher
15 personal (writing, meditation, journal)

108 total hours
Additional Requirements for Certification

• Keep log of classes attended at Shiva Centre
• Observe and/or assist in 8 children’s yoga classes
• Complete and turn in homework
• Write 10 lesson plans and teach to a group of 3 or more children

Required Reading List
Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Lasater
YogaKids: Educating the Whole Child Trough Yoga by Marsha Wenig
Fly Like a Butterfly:  Yoga for Children by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Yoga for Children by Mary Stewart and Kathy Phillips
I Believe in Me:  A Book of Affirmations by Connie Bowen
Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee MacLean
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seus