TEEN YOGA teacher training
Accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals
Learn to lead and inspire young people to practice yoga at a time of key physical and neurological development
Online Interactive
50 hour Teacher Training
A unique course that focuses on inspiring creativity, confidence and calm in teenagers. Combining the best of interactive online learning with the opportunity to observe and practice teaching Teen classes in person.
Course tutors Emma and Siobhan are an international team that have over ten years experience of teaching in schools, and are passionately committed to delivering inclusive classes that support teen mental and physical health.
Course Structure
Online Learning via 4 Key Modules
28 live contact hours with your tutors and training group
Opportunity to observe and practice teaching an in-person Teen class
Next Course
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Cost: £595 (payment plans available) Limited Bursary places also offered
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Course Content - Four Key Modules
Physical Yoga
Mindful Yoga
The Art of Teaching Teens
Inclusivity and Teens
Time Commitment
Live Online Intensive
Weekly live online Tutor meetings Tuesdays 6pm - 7.30pm
12 hours of video content via our Online Learning Platform over 3 months
One hour per week of reading and assignments
Module Breakdown
Module 1: Physical Yoga
This module looks at developmental changes in teenagers and the environmental impact on their posture and physicality including the physical affect of stress, It also focuses on how to use yoga asana to support positive body awareness. Our approach combines the release of physical tension through Restorative Yoga with development of strength and balance to encourage encourage confidence in their bodies. This covers:
Anatomy of the Teenage Body
Physiological benefits of Yoga for Teenagers
Yoga Poses for Teens
Restorative Yoga
Module 2: Mindful Yoga
In Mindful Yoga we explore the dramatic neurological changes in teenage brains and how this can affect behaviour, values and mental health. You will learn how to teach accessible meditation, breath work and Yoga Nidra to Teens and their benefits for brain development. We will also take a deep dive into ancient Yoga Philosophy, including Patanjali’s Eight Limbs and the Chakra system and how this can be applied in Teen classes to support mental health. This module covers:
Yoga and the Teenage Brain
Neurological Benefits of Yoga for Teenagers
Meditation
Breath Work
Yoga Nidra
Applied Yoga Philosophy and Teenage Mental Health
Module 3: The Art of Teaching Teens
In this module you will discover your most creative, calm, mindful and confident self and how to model these qualities for Teens. You will learn how to promote playful creativity in your classes while maintaining discipline - creating a safe space for Teens to develop emotionally through yoga. We will also explore the challenges and opportunities of teaching in schools and how to plan and structure yoga classes for Teens based on our unique 7 Chakra Class Programme.
Connecting to your Inner Teen
How to be a Mindful, Creative, Confident and Calm Teacher
Creating a Safe Space for Teens in your classes
Teaching in Schools
7 Chakra Class Programme for Teens
Module 4: Inclusivity
Creating an inclusive community in your classes in an essential part of teaching Teens. In this module we explore how to promote and support inclusivity through your language and actions as a teacher, in particular looking at marginalised, vulnerable and hard to reach groups. You will learn how to use yoga to celebrate and support diversity in your teenage yoga community so that your classes are accessible and accessed by all.
How to be an Inclusive teacher
Understanding Diversity and supporting LGBTQ+ Teens through yoga
Teaching for Neurodiversity
Trauma informed classes for Teens
Reaching under represented groups in yoga including boys and different ethnicities
Creating an inclusive community in your yoga classes