Teacher Training
The LFY teacher training program is a comprehensive certification in yoga and mindfulness practices for children and youth ages 3 to 18. Certified by Yoga Alliance, training focuses on the complete physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing of students. Participants will leave training with the tools to help children connect to themselves & their community, access the calming power of their breath, develop focus & concentration, feel strong and confident through physical movement, and learn how to nurture themselves through relaxation. In addition to offering a wide range of activities that you can immediately implement with your students, the LFY training teaches you how to create activities within a framework of safety, relevance and student engagement. LFY certification is taught in three training levels plus mentorship program. You can expect:
- Small Class size insures individual attention
- Programs designed to meet various schedules and budgets
- Learn to teach children while also deepening your personal practice
- Receive ongoing support as you build your career
- Meet great people and join a vibrant community including access to the LF Teachers google group containing resources and support
- Teaching Opportunities with Little Flower and partner organization Bent on Learning
Teaching yoga to children is unlike anything you are likely to have done before. Prepare to have all your expectations about what a yoga class looks like shattered. The children you teach, the children who teach you, will inspire you to new levels of creativity and compel you to let go of preconceptions and relinquish a great degree of control. They will challenge your patience, your dedication and maybe even shake your confidence, but they will also inspire deep joy and satisfaction.
If you are interested in teaching children yoga, incorporating yoga into your lesson plans at school, or making yoga a part of your life with your own children, come join us for information, inspiration and fun. If you have questions, check out our FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
Training Intensives
Each training intensive is a two or three day immersion into teaching children’s yoga. We offer three different levels of intensive training. They can each be taken individually, or combined to receive full certification. We offer these intensives regularly in Croton on Hudson, a beautiful town 45 minutes north of Manhattan, and occasionally in cities around the country.
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Mentorship Program
Our mentorship program is an opportunity for you to bring your training to life and experience what yoga in a classroom really feels like. Each participant is matched with a mentor teacher based on their schedule and interests. You will spend time observing, assisting and teaching in a school yoga program, and have the opportunity to receive feedback on your teaching.
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One Day Workshops
These workshops are an alternative training method designed to accommodate your teaching needs, schedule and budget. Offered at yoga studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn, they are all three to six hours in length and address the topics that are most vital to your teaching.
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What Participants are Saying about Teacher Training:
“I learned so much. This training will touch every class I ever teach again! I am completely inspired by your clear and beautiful vision of this work.”
“This training met my expectations in more ways than i could have known. Jennifer is so knowledgeable and posses the unique ability to really inform people. I feel confident in my teacher ability and ready to begin. Thank you!”
“Everything in this course was presented in a very relevant, clear, obviously well thought out matter. Very practical advice on real situations, tons of great ideas, and I really like the wide variety of ready-to-use hands-on activities”
“Jennifer is obviously doing what she is supposed to be doing in this life…teaching. She is a wonderful person with such a bright energy that motivates the room. I’m so happy to have been a part of her training and the community she has created.”
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