FAQ – Teacher Training
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. When are your next Teacher Training Courses?
Answer: To see the full schedule of the next teacher training courses please click here.
Q. Do I receive a Certificate for the Young Yoga Masters Kids Yoga Teacher Training course?
Answer: Each participant in the training will receive a signed certificate stating the number of hours of Kids Yoga Teacher Training they have completed.
Q. Will I be able to teach the children in my classroom or daycare room as part of a circle or daily physical education?
Answer: Yes – the Young Yoga Masters manual has 48 beginner yoga poses and instructions to safely and easily introduce yoga to children, regardless of your yoga experience. You will also have a six week curriculum to teach meditations and stress reduction techniques in a kid-friendly way. Each teacher is also taught how to create simple classes to introduce new themes for your own curriculum.
Q. Can I teach kids yoga as a Kids Yoga Teacher in a daycare, school, or studio with this training?
Answer: You will complete the training with a six week curriculum and the tools to create new kids yoga classes to start teaching. Your certificate will state the number of hours you have received in the training (currently either twelve or eighteen hours).
Some daycares, schools, and studios may require you to have a 200 hr adult yoga teacher training certificate while others do not require this. We advise you to check with each organization or insurance company as to their standards.
Q. Can I take the course if I am pregnant or have an injury? Is their a lot of yoga in the training?
Answer: About 35 – 40 per cent of the training course is spent doing yoga as we cover the curriculum, yoga poses, songs, and games. The yoga pose times are significantly reduced compared to what you would teach in a full class with children.
If you have a situation that does not allow you to do the yoga poses, you can observe this part of the training. No one should do yoga when it will aggravate their current condition. You will still be able to teach kids yoga if you cannot do the yoga yourself. You can use the pictures provided in the manuals and curriculum to illustrate the poses to children.
Q. Is there a minimum age limit for taking the Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course?
Answer: There is no set minimum age for the course. So far the youngest participant in the course was 14 years old. She took the course to use for her babysitting jobs. If a young person is interested in yoga and feels they can be part of the full course then they are welcome to attend. The course is 12 hours, about 40% is doing yoga/physical and the rest is spent studying and learning from the course materials and manual.
Q. What is the Cancellation Policy for the Kids Yoga Teacher Training?
Answer: If a participant needs to withdraw their registration more than two weeks prior to the start of the course a full refund will be given minus a $50 withdrawal fee.
If the withdrawal takes place during the two weeks prior to the start of course, a refund minus a $150 fee will be given. This fee is made up of a $50 withdrawal fee and a $100 credit toward a future Kids Yoga Teacher Training course offered on the Young Yoga Masters schedule. Any credits must be used within 18 months. Please note, the Kids Yoga Teacher Training may or may not be returning to your area so you may have to travel to use the credit.
Once the course begins, no refunds will be given. Please speak to the organizers if there are exceptional circumstances.
Young Yoga Masters reserves the right to cancel any course that does not have sufficient enrollment. Any cancellation by Young Yoga Masters and the course hosts will be made at the time of the early registration deadline for that course. A full refund will be given in the event of a course cancellation by Young Yoga Masters or the course hosts.
Q. I can’t make it to the training, can I just purchase the curriculum, manual, and course material without taking the course?
Answer: No, the course materials are not available for purchase outside of the course at this time.
In the meantime you can contact Aruna about coming to your city to offer the course.
Aruna@YoungYogaMasters.com
