Stress Reduction for Teens through Mindfulness (SRTM) Teacher Training

1. Participants will be versed in how to apply mindfulness from the three C approach of CALM, CENTERED and CONNECTED for a deeper understanding of self and interpersonal relationship skills for teens to reduce stress in their daily lives.
2. Participants will have knowledge of how to explain the difference between a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset to teens encouraging a more mindful lifestyle approach and an improvement in resiliency.
3. Participants will understand how to skillfully share with teens that mental health challenges are not something to be “ashamed” of and instead they can reduce stress and anxiety through “small habit” change with mindfulness practices
4. Participants will be familiar with the Stress Reduction for Teens Through Mindfulness (SRTM) curriculum and how to assist teens in achieving personal goals through self-discipline and SRTM model methods in four-week sessions.

Participants must complete the required 18 contact hours. Candidates who attend all required training hours and successfully complete the certification process will earn an additional 10 non-contact hours and be listed as a Certified ChildLight Instructor on our website.

Trainings are valid for Yoga Alliance CE hours and possible CEUs or PDPs from your credentialing organization.

Yoga Alliance
Since 2014, ChildLight Education Company has been a Yoga Alliance approved Registered Children’s Yoga School, a Registered 200 Hour Yoga School and a Registered Prenatal Yoga School providing teacher training and continuing education.

Courses4TeachersInc.
ChildLight Education Company is a Continuing Education Provider through Courses4Teachers. The credit they offer is graduate-level professional development semester credit, through the University of the Pacific, designed for salary advancement and/or to renew credentials for teachers in districts across the U.S.

Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC)
ChildLight Education Company is an approved program provider as a non-matriculated course or program that will improve the ability to get a job or encourage further study for VSAC grant recipients who are not enrolled in high school.

Department of Rehabilitation in California
ChildLight Education Company is an approved entity for training with the State of CA, Department of Rehabilitation.

***Participants have also had CE hours accepted through Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT), and the Foster Care system in addition to PT, SLP, American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and individual school districts across the country.

$385, includes 18 contact hours, proof of attendance, certification administration, a comprehensive, downloadable fully-illustrated instructor manual, and a Mindfulness Practices for Teens Booklet which includes 8 weeks of curriculum! Those who complete certification also earn ChildLight Instructor Circle membership. Scholarship Opportunities & Group Discounts are available on a limited basis.

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Teachers are able to request the resources their students need to thrive, and that means something different for every classroom. Donor’s Choose receives classroom project requests from every corner of America, spanning every subject and grade level, so projects can be supported that match donor criteria including yoga & mindfulness training registrations, books, mats and curriculum for the classroom. Read some tips from the Horace Mann Company here.

Have you previously attended our SRTM Teacher Training and need a refresher? Retake this training live for $100 -OR- Watch a previous training recording as often as you’d like over a 7-day period for $100.

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ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED TRAININGS:

Yoga & Mindfulness for Children
Yoga & Mindfulness for Tweens and Teens
Yoga & Mindfulness for Youth Athletes
eLearning – ChildLight’s Online Courses!