The Importance of Yoga Teacher Registration
Yoga Australia requires that anyone seeking to teach yoga to children first complete a foundational 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course. They may then complete an additional 95 hours of specific training in Children’s Yoga that meets the competencies as outlined in the criteria at the bottom of this page. The 95 hours of additional training may come from a variety of sources and programs.
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.
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 Children’s Yoga badge signifies that you have met our high standards for teaching children in addition to the fundamentals of teaching adults.
- Professional Recognition: Being registered demonstrates your commitment to professional development and adherence to professional standards.
- Increased Visibility: The badge serves as a mark of quality and can make you more attractive to parents seeking teachers for their children & teens, thereby increasing your potential.
- Access to Resources: Recognition by Yoga Australia means access to valuable resources, networking opportunities, and ongoing professional development to enhance your career.
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?
(3-5 years)
(6-12 years)
(13-17 years)
Yoga can be modified to suit all ages and stages of life.
When taught by a skilled and qualified yoga teacher, yoga can create an experience that is age appropriate and suited to individual needs.
Despite the many and varied approaches, Yoga Australia Children’s Yoga Teachers ensure that classes are tailored to be age-appropriate and stage-aligned.
Children’s yoga classes can be delivered in a variety of ways, tailored to suit specific age groups.
Playful elements may include:
- Games, stories, and sensory activities, fostering a fun and engaging atmosphere.
- Serene poses, breathing exercises, mindfulness, and meditation for a more tranquil experience.
- Tweens and Teens can be taught based on specific age, requirements, and developmental stage.
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.
