Children & Teens Yoga

Share the Magic of Yoga with our Future Generation

Being a Children’s Yoga Teacher offers you the chance to be part of a brighter, more mindful world by sharing the magic of yoga with our future generation.

Yoga Australia ensures that registered Children and Teen Yoga teachers and trainings meet our high standards of training and assessment.

When you register as a Children’s Yoga Teacher you are uplifting the standards of Yoga in our community and ensuring that children and teens have access to safe and engaging classes taught by skilled and qualified professionals.

You can be part of nurturing a brighter, more mindful future.

What is children’s yoga?

Yoga can be modified to suit all ages and stages of life. When taught to children & teens by a skilled and qualified yoga teacher, yoga can provide them with a yoga experience that is age appropriate and suited to their individual needs.
Children’s yoga classes can be delivered in a variety of ways, tailored to suit each age group.

Classes may include:

• playful elements like games, stories, and sensory activities, fostering a fun and engaging atmosphere.
• a serene approach, incorporating poses, breathing exercises, mindfulness, and meditation in a more tranquil and traditional style.
• classes for Tweens and Teens are adapted based on their specific age, requirements, and developmental stage.

Despite these varied approaches, Yoga Australia Children’s Yoga Teachers ensure that their classes are always tailored to be age-appropriate and stage-aligned.

The Importance and Benefits of Children’s Yoga

Children’s yoga is a transformative journey that empowers young individuals with knowledge and self-awareness, offering them tools and practices for cultivating contentment, emotional regulation, and self-awareness.

The benefits are numerous and impactful. Some recognised benefits include –

• supporting neuromuscular development
• promoting the development of the vestibular system
• supporting motor development on both sides of the body, encouraging midline crossing motions
• developing a strong and flexible body
• increasing balance, body awareness and coordination
• better posture
• improving digestion, circulatory and immune systems
• relaxing the body
• promoting better sleep.

Yoga relieves tension and stress, increases concentration, focus, and attention span, calms and clears the mind, reduces stress and anxiety, and balances energy.

Additionally, it builds confidence and self-esteem, promotes resilience and emotional intelligence, develops self-control, supports self-expression, and inspires respect for oneself and others.

Become a Children & Teens Yoga Teacher

You can help children & teens learn and embody tools to overcome the stresses of modern daily life; soothe anxiety; regulate their emotions and find their inner calm.

You have the power to positively influence the children and teens of today, who are the leaders of tomorrow. You can find registered children & teens yoga teacher training courses below.

Advantages of being recognised as a Children’s Yoga Teacher

Being recognised by Yoga Australia as a Children’s Yoga Teacher and displaying the specialty badge on your teacher profile and promotional materials offers several advantages:

• Credibility and Trust: Displaying the Yoga Australia children & teens teacher badge signifies that you have met our high standards for children’s yoga teaching. This enhances your credibility and builds trust with potential clients and students.
• Professional Recognition: Being affiliated with Yoga Australia demonstrates your commitment to professional development and adherence to industry standards, which can positively impact your reputation as a children’s yoga teacher.
• Increased Visibility: The badge serves as a mark of quality and can make you more attractive to parents seeking yoga instructors for their children & teens, thereby increasing your visibility and potential client base.
• Access to Resources: Recognition by Yoga Australia may also provide access to valuable resources, networking opportunities, and ongoing professional development that can further enhance your skills as a children & teens yoga teacher.

Children’s Yoga Teacher Speciality Badge

Yoga Australia members may apply for a Children’s Yoga Teacher Badge provided they are an active registered 200-hour yoga teacher with Yoga Australia and have completed 95 hours of specific training in Children’s Yoga that meets the competencies as outlined in the questions below.

A 200 hour yoga teacher training course contains essential information on human systems and yogic philosophy and is an important first step for anyone seeking to deliver any form of yoga practice. A Children’s Yoga accreditation adds onto this foundation and can be a feather in the cap of a yoga professional.

If you aren’t currently registered as a teacher with Yoga Australia, no problem, you can sign up below.