Yoga & Mindfulness for Children: Advanced Teaching Concepts
Take your teaching of kids’ yoga to the next level with our Yoga & Mindfulness for Children: Advanced Teaching Concepts training. Instructors who seek to build and strengthen their skills for teaching yoga & mindfulness to children ages 2 – 15 will delve deeper into their techniques for teaching, while learning dozens of new activities. Gain inspiration and uncover a teaching path that is true to you during this experiential lab-oriented training!
This advanced training is open to anyone who has previously completed our Yoga & Mindfulness for Children Teacher Training and all hours count toward our Registered Children’s Yoga School.

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INCLUDED IN LIVE ONLINE TRAINING
- Twelve hours of LIVE online interactive instruction
- Six hours of instructional videos, research, and project work
- Optional Certification Process
- A Lifetime of Support, Coaching, and Mentorship
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe teaching and learning styles using the Theory of Multiple Intelligences as a framework.
- Enhance the process of learning while developing critical thinking skills by integrating nature, art, service learning and literacy concepts into creative, child-centered classes or sessions.
- Incorporate developmentally-appropriate anatomy, physiology, reflexology, acupressure, breathing techniques, yoga postures and nutrition concepts into engaging yoga and mindfulness class sessions with youth.
- Implement creative ways to expand your offerings using increased knowledge and understanding of the business of kids’ yoga.
- Effectively develop and share service learning projects in your community.
- Find additional tools and resources for continued learning.
CERTIFICATION
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.
CE HOURS / APPROVED PROVIDERS
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.
TUITION
In-Person: $425
Live Online: $385
Self-Paced: $299
Includes 18 contact hours, comprehensive, downloadable fully-illustrated instructor manual, proof of attendance and certification administration. 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.
REFRESHER
Have you previously attended our Yoga & Mindfulness for Children 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.
Suzanne Fisher tells us why she took our Advanced Teaching Concepts Teacher Training TWICE!
RECOMMENDED TRAININGS & RESOURCES
Attend this training on its own or as part of our 95-Hour Children’s Yoga School!
Also recommended: Yoga for Children book and Yoga for Children-Yoga & Mindfulness Activity Cards, by Lisa Flynn, available on our website.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED TRAININGS:
Yoga & Mindfulness In Schools
Yoga for Babies and Toddlers
eLearning – ChildLight’s Online Courses!
Upcoming Trainings
Dates: November 18-19, 2023
Times: Sat & Sun 9am-3:30pm ET
Location: Live Online
SELF-PACED LEARNING with Live Support
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REGISTRATION
$299.00 – $385.00
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