Why Mindfulness and Yoga
About LFY and Our Team
We have 31 incredible team members teaching kids, training adults, supporting operations, and more. Come get to know us.
How Yoga and Mindfulness Help Kids Thrive
Explore the benefits of embodied mindfulness practices and learn how they help build resilience, support learning and cultivate healthy communities.
Hear from the Kids
Hear directly from students about what mindfulness and yoga mean to them in daily life.
The School Wellness Project
Classes for Students
Virtual programming available nationwide (livestreaming or recorded content). In-person programming in select locations.
Chair and mat-based yoga and mindfulness classes for youth ages 3-18 right in the classroom.
School Wellness Program
Professional Development workshops for school staff + video resources for students, to help build yoga and mindfulness in-house culture and capacity.
Staff Wellness
Support for the physical, social, emotional, and professional well-being of all school employees, teachers, paraprofessionals, clinicians, and administrators.
Hear From Our Schools
Hear directly from schools we’ve worked with to better understand how yoga and mindfulness can support your students, teachers, and larger community.
Certification
Certification Overview
LFY Training is a comprehensive certification in yoga and mindfulness practices for youth 3 to 18. Registered with Yoga Alliance, and offering up to 6 graduate level credits (through our accredited partner University of the Pacific) training focuses on the physical, mental, emotional and social well-being of students.
Course Requirements
Certification includes our Core Curriculum consisting of Level 1, Level 2, Level 3; Three Online Courses (6 content hours each) addressing trauma, chair yoga, and neurodiversity; Two Integration + Implementation offerings that include practicums (practice teaching clinics) and a mentorship program matching you with a teacher for personalized feedback.
Upcoming Training Dates
Our certification is offered as an online cohort based course, which opens for registration twice a year. We also offer an annual training in person at the Omega Institute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out a quick list of our most frequently asked questions about training and certification.
More Learning
Online Learning
Join us for a wide variety of ways to learn from home, gaining skills and insight to support your students, clients, and your own children. Many courses are eligible for CE hours.
We offer a library of self-paced course, ranging from 75 minutes to 6 hours, as well as a series of livestream workshops with incredible guest teachers.
Upcoming Events
Join us for a variety of live-streaming and in-person events including workshops, conference presentations, livestream Q&A sessions and more.
Resources
For Families
Tools to Help Families Raise Resilient Kids, including practice videos, books and card decks, workshops, and articles.
For Training Graduates
We all need ongoing coaching and support to integrate our learning, continuing growing as educators, and to chat with likeminded folks about the many challenging (and funny) scenarios that arise during teaching. The LFY Coaching Membership is open to our training participants and graduates at any level, and is designed to offer you tangible resources to support your career, on-going coaching, and a built in group of colleagues.
Book and Card Decks
Easy to use resources for families, educators, clinicans and children + teens themselves.
Articles and Practices
Explore searchable content from our teaching and learning community, including activities and practices.
