Give teens tools to navigate through this period of change and beyond.
This short course is ideal for yoga teachers and trainees who would like to work with teens, giving them skills to thrive and flourish. It is also suitable for those with an established yoga practice, including professionals working with children and parents, who would like to introduce yoga to teens in a home or work setting.
You will explore the physiological and psychological development of teens so that you can adapt asanas appropriately and give this age group ways to use yoga on and off the mat.
About the Course
This course is entirely self-paced for you to complete in your own time.
The course will take around 7 hours to complete and it is a great starting point on your teaching yoga to teens journey.
The course includes a comprehensive booklet with 6 lesson plans, sequences suitable to use with teens as well as mudras, breath awareness techniques, games and pair work suitable for this age group.
You will also receive our Rays of Calm audio download for teens which contains 10 tried and tested relaxation and visualisation exercises for you to use in your teen classes.
Christiane Kerr
Christiane has been studying yoga since 1995 and first qualified as a yoga teacher in 2003. She has continued the study of yoga ever since. As well as her original Sivananda yoga course, she has completed a 500 hour British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Training Course. She qualified to teach mindfulness MBSR/MBCT in 2014 and is currently training to be a Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher.
Whilst she has a wealth of experience in teaching to all ages her passion is sharing the benefits of yoga and mindfulness with children and young people. So many of the adult students on her courses have commented on how often they wished they'd discovered yoga earlier as it would have been a fantastic resource to navigate through the uncertain years of adolescence. She wholeheartedly agrees with this and believes that there is an appropriate yoga practice for everyone.
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The class planning ideas were really helpful and it was good to have the actual plans to get started. The information on teen development was thorough and detailed too.
I will definitely use the pair work and games in the classroom and think they would be a fun and engaging introduction to use at home with my 14 year old too.
Jackies S, Secondary Teacher and Parent.
Example Curriculum
Section 1 - Welcome and Introduction
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Section 2 - Structuring your class for teens
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Section 3 - Themes for your Classes
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Section 4 - Understanding Teen Development
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Section 5 - Introducing Philosophy to Teens
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Practices for Teens
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Section 7 - Introduction to Mindfulness for Teens
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Section 8 - Resources
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HELPFUL & INSPIRING
"I have just finished the teen yoga course and thought it was brilliant! A great mix of videos and reading and I found it so helpful and inspiring. Thank you!"
Emma Traill, Yoga Teacher
This Course is For You
If you are a yoga teacher or trainee who wants to work with teens.
If you are a secondary school teacher and experienced yogi who wants to bring yoga into your classroom.
If you are a professional working with teens who has an established yoga practice and wants to include elements of yoga in your work.
If you want to learn how to adapt your existing practice and teaching for teens.
If you are a kids yoga teacher working with KS2 and looking for inspiration.
