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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.

How Mindfulness and Yoga Support Social and Emotional Learning

The School Wellness Project

School Wellness Program

Professional Development workshops for school staff + video resources for students, to help build yoga and mindfulness in-house culture and capacity.

Classes for Students

We’re hiring! We’re looking for kids yoga and mindfulness teachers to teach live classes in NYC. Contact us at syp@littlefloweryoga.com to learn more.

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.

Staff Wellness

Support for the physical, social, emotional, and professional well-being of all school employees, teachers, paraprofessionals, clinicians, and administrators.

Additional Resources

Learn about our card decks, workbooks, and other resources for schools.

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.

Products for Schools Mindful Mondays Grad + Post Credit Courses

Certification

Certification Overview

Explore our comprehensive teacher certification program, and learn to support and grow the inner resources of children 3-18.

Level One (Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children), is offered in two different formats. You choose the one that works for you!  One is supported and guided online with our faculty and staff. The other format is on-demand and completely self paced.

Both were created in collaboration with Yoga International and can be taken as a stand alone workshop, or combined with our other courses for certification.

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.

Tuition and Payment Options

We offer a variety of ways to register and pay for programming. Sign up for courses one at a time, register for our bundled certification program and save over $500, or sign up for one of our flexible payment plans.

Upcoming Training Dates

Our Level One Course is offered in two ways for you to choose from. One is online, supported, and guided by our faculty and staff. The other option is completely self-paced, and you can start whenever you are ready.

Level Two and Three are offered multiple times a year and are provided in a similar way to our online, guided and supported Level One course.

We also offer an annual week-long training in person at the Omega Institute, which includes L1-L3 courses.

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 and Community Group, open to our training graduates at any level, 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.

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Contact

Email: info@littlefloweryoga.com Call: 212.634.7890
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Teacher Certification

Social and Emotional Learning Through Yoga & Mindfulness (Level 2)

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez

Continue your training in this 4 week livestream online workshop, as we explore the physical, emotional, and social aspects of youth development.

Online
Mar 1 - 29, 2023
$795
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Teacher Certification

Advanced Teaching Practices and Implementation Strategies (Level 3)

Teacher: Mayuri Gonzalez, Argos Gonzalez

Join us for this livestream 4 week workshop, to explore the challenges and opportunities of working with adolescents, build teaching skills, and explore implementation strategies. Practice teach in supportive community.

Online
Apr 10, 2023 - May 7, 2023
$795.00
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Special Event

The Art of Cueing: Teaching Yoga Asanas to Kids - Free Webinar

Teacher: Mayuri Gonzalez

Join us for a 30-minute webinar on the art of cueing for teaching yoga asanas to kids. In this webinar, we'll explore effective techniques for cuing yoga asanas to engage and empower young students.

Online
Apr 18, 2023
Free
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Featured Course

Teaching Movement to Children: A Trauma Informed Asana Lab (4/29 Livestream)

Teacher: Mayuri Gonzalez

Teaching yoga poses to children is different from teaching adults. There are unique considerations to take into account. Please join Mayuri Gonzalez on 4/15 for this interactive 12 hour workshop. Mayuri will offer a deep dive into what you need to know to teach yoga poses to children safely and effectively.

Online
Apr 29, 2023
$295
$345
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Live Online Course

LFY Teaching Practicum

Put your training into practice, get feedback on your teaching, and learn from community members in this engaging and interactive teaching practicum. 

Online
May 20, 2023
$285.00
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Teacher Certification

LFY Training: Helping Children + Teens Thrive (Level 1-3)

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez, Argos Gonzalez

Join our leadership team at the Omega Institute for a powerful week long training immersion. Combines Level One-Three of the LFY certification program for a deeply connected and empowering experience. Includes 7 weeks of online content + in-person immersion.

Rhinebeck, NY
Jun 30, 2023 - Aug 30, 2023
$1585 – $1685
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Teacher Certification

Foundations of Children's Yoga and Mindfulness (Level 1)

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper

Learn to share developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, yoga and mindfulness with children and teens ages 3 to 18 in this guided online course.

Online
Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023
$795
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Teacher Certification

LFY Certification Fall 2023 Cohort

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez, Argos Gonzalez

Join this guided online experience, to complete all of your requirements for full LFY certification with support and community.

Online
Sep 18, 2023 - Mar 10, 2024
$3200.00
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Live Online Course

Navigating Anxiety in Children: A Guided Online Workshop - Coming Soon

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper

Join a supported online workshop that features weekly livestream sessions with Jennifer Cohen Harper, and interviews with other experts in the field, including Dr. Dan Siegel, Rhonda V. Magee, Dr. Chris Willard and more. Explore embodied and effective ways to prepare children for anxiety-producing situations, navigate stress, reduce overwhelm and reactivity, and harness their capacity for self-compassion.

Online
Oct 13, 2023
$199
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Teacher Certification

Social and Emotional Learning Through Yoga & Mindfulness (Level 2)

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez

Continue your training in this 4 week livestream online workshop, as we explore the physical, emotional, and social aspects of youth development.

Online
Nov 1 - 29, 2023
$795
Register Learn More
Self Paced Course

Teaching Chair Yoga to Children

Teacher: Mayuri Gonzalez

Join Mayuri Gonzalez for the LIVE two-day course with bonus pre-recorded content! This event is best suited for anyone who works with children though all our welcome to join, including anyone interested in supporting their children with chair-based yoga and mindfulness tools

Online,
Self-paced course
$199
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Self Paced Course

Yoga and Mindfulness for Neurodiverse Children

Teacher: Allison Morgan

Join Occupational Therapist Allison Morgan and learn to lead engaging activities that respect each child’s individual cognitive, physical, emotional, social, and sensory capacity.

Online,
Self-paced course
$199
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Teacher Certification

Advanced Teaching Practices and Implementation Strategies (Level 3)

Teacher: Mayuri Gonzalez, Argos Gonzalez

Join us for this livestream 4 week workshop, to explore the challenges and opportunities of working with adolescents, build teaching skills, and explore implementation strategies. Practice teach in supportive community.

Online
Jan 3 - 28, 2024
$795.00
Register Learn More
Self Paced Course

Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga for Children

Teacher: Jennifer Cohen Harper

Learn to effectively support your students by becoming aware of trauma's impact, cultivating safer teaching practices, and learning how to offer yoga and mindfulness activities in ways that maximize the capacity for healing.

Online
Self-paced course
$199
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Get in Touch

LFY is based in New York and provides direct service programming in all five boroughs of New York City and the greater NY area. Professional Development is available internationally.

Support Phone
212.634.7890

Email: info@littlefloweryoga.com

 

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