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Weekend Course

Give Kids the Tools to Handle Stress and Succeed

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Weekend Kids Yoga Teacher Training

Healthy Fun – Real Yoga – Keeping Kids Fit & Feeling Good

This specialized Kids Yoga training is like no other!  Of course we cover yoga poses, stories, games, and songs that prepare you to teach yoga to kids.  But we go further to also give you meaningful kids yoga that is more than pretending to be animals.

We playfully use real yoga and meditation that combats the stress that today’s kids face.  Giving kids a true experience of yoga, you’ll connect with kids in a more meaningful way. Plus  you learn to develop new classes with your own  themes and topics.

Then after the training you become part of the Young Yoga Masters (YYM) community, staying in touch and getting follow up training from the YYM blog.  You can stay connected with your trainer and other kids yoga teachers, parents, and professionals.  You’ll stay up-to-date on what is happening in the world of kids yoga.

The Young Yoga Masters goal: To create a community of teachers who inspire kids to enjoy a healthy and happy lifestyle.

Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training

Choose a Weekend Training:

Other Special Events:

  • Saturday, March 10/12, 2 – 5 pm – Neutral Mind Open Heart – Kundalini Yoga Workshop for Adults in Toronto – a three hour intensive taught by Aruna to enhance communication in the classroom or the living room.  Click here for details. (This workshop is open to all to deepen their yoga practice.  It does not focus on children’s yoga but is recommended to enhance listening and communication skills).
  • March 30, 31, April 1:  Toronto Yoga Show and Conference – booth #114 A Children’s Yoga Network -  meet Aruna in person, find out about new trainings, and look through all the kids yoga teacher training manuals and resources. You are invited to attend our Garden Seminar:  TEACH YOGA KIDS LOVE.  Time to be announced.

To inquire about bringing  the Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training to your city contact:
Aruna@YoungYogaMasters.com
or call 416-944-2888

Who Should Attend the Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course

Attention:  Those who want to give kids the life-long rewards of healthy bodies and happy minds.

  • Yoga Teachers
  • School Teachers
  • E.C.E.’s (Early Childhood Educators)
  • Doctors, Therapists, and Kids Specialists
  • Specialty Kids Teachers
  • Teaching Assistants
  • Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Those who work with kids
  • And all those who love and care for kids

This Kids Yoga Training is for you!

About the Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course:

Connect with kids from toddlers to tweens with a meaningful yoga practice.

Young Yoga Masters is a unique Kids Yoga Teacher Training program that will give you the tools to explain yoga and meditation to kids.  It is for those who are just starting out and also for those who teach kids regularly and want to rejuvenate their lesson plans with inspiring ideas and activities.

Teach Kids to Develop Focus & Keep Creativity Alive

Teaching Kids Yoga features age old postures and meditations that can build self-awareness and confidence. The stories from Ancient Secrets of Success for Today’s World by Tulshi Sen inspire teachers and kids alike.

Take your classes from good to awesome!  In this weekend workshop you will discover:

  • Classroom Management: Games to effortlessly gain cooperation and manage big classrooms or small groups of kids;
  • Child Development: An overview of the ages and stages of a child’s abilities and development,
  • Yoga Fundamentals: The fundamentals of yoga and meditation and how to present them to kids. In this weekend we use beginner yoga poses that are safe for everyone to teach.  Those taking the course with more yoga experience, will develop classes using their experience and expertise, those who are new to yoga can feel comfortable teaching yoga safely.  Plus you’ll learn fun meditation games and activities that kids will ask for.
  • Sample Class Curriculum based on Ancient Secrets of Success for Today’s World by Tulshi Sen – a tested program that inspires kids, filled with inspiring kids yoga, meditations, games and stories.  This curriculum tells you exactly how to introduce yoga to kids in a way they can understand and apply.  It will give you the tools to create a meaningful yoga curriculum to teach in your kids classes;
  • How to develop your own kids yoga classes for different ages, time frames, and settings from the living room to the classroom;
  • Quick Yoga: Quick, everyday tools for calming and centering for kids and adults;
  • Rejuvenation: An amazing course to connect with others and nourish your soul.  Practical and personal development that’s full of imagination and fresh ideas.

Course includes:

  • Teaching Kids Yoga Workbook: over 60 pages of reference material, class development resources, and yoga poses.
  • Sample Class Curriculum: a spiral bound manual with a complete curriculum to start teaching now.  Includes weekly themes, variations, activities, games, and meditations.
  • Recommended Resources: Access to the list of the most useful tools Aruna has found over 10 years teaching kids yoga and being a full time yoga teacher and entrepreneur.  Including her “Children’s Favorites”  play list of songs, and her recommendations for teachers of what to get first and what is a waste of money.
  • Kids Yoga Class Creator: a tool that guides you through developing your own curriculum and organizes you for future classes.
  • A Weekend of Kids Yoga You Won’t Soon Forget! In-person Training (contact hours) with Aruna Kathy Humphrys, author of Yoga Man vs. The Stressor – Yoga for Boys Training, The Frog Yoga Alphabet, and hundreds of articles about yoga for children on her blog Young Yoga Masters.  She’s been training new teachers for five years, but most importantly she still teaches kids yoga with real kids in schools, daycare, and community centers.  One of her kids yoga classes has been in the same school for fourteen years!
  • Certificate of Completion:  from Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training (must attend all hours to receive full certificate).

For more information see the Frequently Asked Questions page (FAQ’s):  click here.

Meet Your Teacher:

Aruna Kathy Humphrys

Aruna Kathy Humphrys (Santokh Kaur) began teaching kids in 1998 as a certified yoga teacher. She has taught kids in daycares, afterschool programs, community centres, Montessori Schools, conferences and retreats.  She produced and directed the Kids Yoga DVD Let the Children Teach You Yoga.  Aruna served as the Manager in Residence of Guru Ram Das Ashram in Toronto from 1999 to 2005.   She has completed the Radiant Child Yoga Program Levels I, II, & III and is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher with over 1,000 hours of teaching experience.

Aruna is a trainer of kids yoga teachers and is a pioneer of Kids Yoga based on the teachings of Tulshi Sen author of the life changing book Ancient Secrets of Success for Today’s World.  Aruna has studied with Tulshi Sen, her Mentor since 2000.

Inspired to help teachers build their confidence to teach kids, Aruna has authored over one hundred free articles  on her blog on Young Yoga Masters named in the Top 50 Yoga and Meditation Blogs, and listed among 5 Canadian Health and Fitness Blogs that Inspire in Canadian Living.  Through her blog, she has been a resource for teachers from all over the world to help them share the joy of yoga with children.

Join Aruna for an amazing workshop and start Teaching Kids Yoga!  An experience you won’t want to miss.

Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training

Choose a Weekend Training:

Other Special Events:

  • Saturday, March 10/12, 2 – 5 pm – Neutral Mind Open Heart – Kundalini Yoga Workshop for Adults in Toronto – a three hour intensive taught by Aruna to enhance communication in the classroom or the living room.  Click here for details. (This workshop is open to all to deepen their yoga practice.  It does not focus on children’s yoga but is recommended to enhance listening and communication skills).
  • March 30, 31, April 1:  Toronto Yoga Show and Conference – booth #114 A Children’s Yoga Network -  meet Aruna in person, find out about new trainings, and look through all the kids yoga teacher training manuals and resources. You are invited to attend our Garden Seminar:  TEACH YOGA KIDS LOVE.  Time to be announced.

To inquire about bringing  the Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training to your city contact:
Aruna@YoungYogaMasters.com
or call 416-944-2888

Testimonials from Participants

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The Resources Will Be Very Helpful
“Before the course I was REALLY struggling with ideas/themes and
how to put together children’s yoga classes.  In the training
I loved participating like a kid, the games, and listening to others.
Now that the course is over I learned a lot about how to teach a kids yoga class
and feel much more confident teaching children’s yoga.”Andrea Boyce
E.C.E. and Certified Yoga Instructor
October 2, 2011

I Feel Much More Confident
“I took the kids yoga certification with you in May.
Now I got the opportunity to teach and I just wanted to let you know
how I appreciate how well put together your curriculum is.
Everything we have tried from your manual is working!!
We are really enjoying teaching the kids ( I particularly like jumping
around like a frog) and the kids are absorbing it all and enjoying it all.
It all flowed together really well.
We played your games at the end and it was a big hit just as you said.
I really enjoyed myself teaching and there were huge smiles on the kids faces.
I feel much more confident about teaching and know the kids
and I are going to have fun… Thank you again and keep teaching!!!”

Rebecca, Kids Yoga Teacher
July 6, 2011

You Shared Your Lesson Plans – Full of Creativity

“I really appreciate the generosity of your approach.  You shared your lesson plans that are full of creativity and gave so many excellent tips and ideas for making class fun and helping kids get the most out of them.  I really liked the experience of doing sample lessons and the organization of the materials.”

Antoinette Falco
Educational Consultant
November 2008

It Was Worth The Trip

“I love the way you make big/deep concepts fun and easily accessible to children.
I have learned tools and have ideas to share with my kids classes and my adult classes too.
I am leaving inspired and eager to share.  I have a new vision for
where I would like the direction of my kids yoga teaching to go.

Thank you! It was worth the trip.”

Tania Frechette
Yoga Teacher, Ottawa, www.yogaland.ca


We Can Go Out and Work with a Class Right Away

“The gathering of people who teach and work with kids was so useful.
Building yoga into the early learning environments via the teachers is a GREAT GIFT!
With this course we can go out and work with a class right away.”

Catherine Boote
Educational Consultant, Early Leaning Language Acquisition
Mother of 2 “mini yogis”

I Was Pleasantly Surprised by the Amount of Information…I Got My Money’s Worth

“I’m excited to share this experience with my students – they’ll love it!
I especially appreciated the ideas provided for yoga games, art, partner yoga, and group yoga.
I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of information, handouts,
and ideas that were provided. I really feel like I got my money’s worth.
Thanks Aruna! I’m so glad I decided to take your course.”

Jen Wedgewood
School Teacher

You Shared Things that Worked and Things to Avoid

“I will use the techniques in my work with very anxious children.
Santokh (Aruna) has personal insight into the responses of children
and willingness to share things that worked and things that did not.”

Dr. Leslie Cohen
Educational Consultant

So Complete, So Informative!

“I found the entire course useful and I’m thrilled to have the training manual.
It was so meticulously put together, so complete, so informative!”

Cynthia Cooper
Artist/Educator

Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training

Choose a Weekend Training:

Other Special Events:

  • Saturday, March 10/12, 2 – 5 pm – Neutral Mind Open Heart – Kundalini Yoga Workshop for Adults in Toronto – a three hour intensive taught by Aruna to enhance communication in the classroom or the living room.  Click here for details. (This workshop is open to all to deepen their yoga practice.  It does not focus on children’s yoga but is recommended to enhance listening and communication skills).
  • March 30, 31, April 1:  Toronto Yoga Show and Conference – booth #114 A Children’s Yoga Network -  meet Aruna in person, find out about new trainings, and look through all the kids yoga teacher training manuals and resources. You are invited to attend our Garden Seminar:  TEACH YOGA KIDS LOVE.  Time to be announced.

To inquire about bringing  the Young Yoga Masters – Kids Yoga Teacher Training to your city contact:
Aruna@YoungYogaMasters.com
or call 416-944-2888

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