Kids & Teen Yoga Teacher Training
Our Kids and Teen Yoga Teacher Training courses have been running since 2010. Based on over 20 years of teaching successful classes to these age groups.
The Kids & Teen Yoga Teacher Training courses are open to qualified yoga teachers and non-yoga teachers. If you are not a qualified yoga teacher then you must have a reasonable yoga practice.
The course is suitable for yoga teachers, trainees and students from all yoga traditions who wish to learn how to adapt their knowledge to teach successful children’s and teen yoga classes and keep your students returning for many years!
Applying for the course
There are 3 distinct age groups and certificates (see below).
The Foundation Years (3-8yrs) covers you to teach children aged 3-8yrs. The syllabus is split into 3-5yrs & 5-8yrs as there is quite a developmental difference in these age groups and the techniques used to keep the children engaged! (50 hour course)
The 8-12yr course is a completely different syllabus from the younger years. This allows you as a teacher to develop strong healthy bodies and minds and keep your young, students motivated and returning over the 4 year period. (50 hour course)
The Teen age group covers so many differing aspects of yoga, again, to keep this age group motivated and challenged. There is so much more to yoga that a flowing sequence or a sun salutation! (60 hour course)
If you complete all 3 age groups, although you can just choose the age-group you are interested in, you will have completed 160 hours of training!
What taking the course means
On successful completion you will have the knowledge and resources to teach successful yoga classes to children or teenagers, depending on which certificate you choose. You will be entitled to insurance under the Little Greene Yoga umbrella group and Yoga Alliance Professionals.
You can become an affiliate member of Yoga Alliance Professionals and choose to become a member of the Little Greene Yoga Teaching Faculty for continuing education.
How our nurturing training works
It has always been our intention to develop Kids & Teen Yoga Instructors of the highest quality. We believed, only, in IN-PERSON training! Then the pandemic hit and we had an obligation to fulfill our training commitments, to our enrolled students. Before this students turned up, LIVE, having done some homework but being introduced to our programme on the first day of LIVE.
We now give access to our ONLINE recorded prior to LIVE weekend and find students are more prepared to take part in the LIVE weekend, which is all about finding your teaching voice.
Foundation Years (3-8 Years) YTT
50 hours training (28 hours LIVE & 22 hours pre-recorded and prep/homework.)
LIVE can be in-person or ONLINE but in real-time
The Little Greene Yoga Method® for teaching yoga based exercise to children
Anatomy & physiology for the early years
How to help develop a balanced body for the early years
Yoga based postures for 3-5yrs
Yoga based postures for 5-8yrs
Adapted linking yoga postures suitable for above age group
Adapted dynamic yoga postures suitable for the above age groups
Little Greene Yoga® partner work for 5-8yrs
Little Greene Yoga® cool-downs
Class pranayama & chanting
8 weeks of Little Greene Yoga® class plans for 3-5yrs
8 weeks of Little Greene Yoga® class plans for 5-8yrs
How to create and develop your own successful class plan
How to teach a successful Yoga based class for children
Additional support needs and how to make a general class inclusive
Class control
Practical class sessions including teaching children as part of course
Marketing
Getting started, including introductions to establishments and running private sessions
Listing on Graduates page of website, once qualified
Option to join Little Greene Yoga Faculty for additional support
Option to join Yoga Alliance Professionals as an Affiliate Member
Alignment Based (8-12 Years) YTT
50 hours training (28 hours LIVE & 22 hours pre-recorded and prep/homework.)
LIVE can be in-person or ONLINE but in real-time
The Little Greene Yoga Method® for teaching alignment based yoga to children 8-12yrs
Anatomy & physiology for the 8-12yr age group.
How to help develop a balanced body for the 8-12yr olds
Yoga postures for 8-12yr olds
Inversions suitable for the 8-12yr age group and how to teach them safely
Tips on how to teach Alignment to this age group
Instructions on how to encourage the children to develop deeper body awareness
Adapted linking yoga postures suitable for above age group
Adapted dynamic yoga postures suitable for the above age group
Little Greene Yoga® partner work
Little Greene Yoga® warm-ups
Little Greene Yoga® cool-downs
Class pranayama & Yoga Nidra
8 weeks of Little Greene Yoga® class plans for 8-12yr
How to create and develop your own successful class plan
How to engage and teach an alignment based Yoga class to children 8-12yrs and keep it fun and the children coming back
Common injuries (at this age) and how to keep the class inclusive and help recovery
Additional support needs and how to make a general class inclusive
Class control
Practical class sessions
Marketing
Getting started, including introductions to establishments and running private sessions
Listing on Graduates page of website, once qualified
Option to join Little Greene Yoga Faculty for additional support
Option to join Yoga Alliance Professionals as an Affiliate Member
Teen-Mind & Body (12-18 Years) YTT
60 hours training (36 hours LIVE & 24 hours pre-recorded and prep/homework.)
LIVE can be in-person or ONLINE but in real-time
The Little Greene Yoga Method® for teaching Mind & Body yoga to Teenagers
The Little Greene Method for inclusion to interact with the teen age group, keep them motivated and returning to your classes
Anatomy & physiology for the Teenage age group.
How to help develop a balanced body & mind for Teenagers
Yoga postures suitable for Teenagers
Inversions suitable for Teenage age group and how to teach them safely
Balancing hormones and how to discuss with this age group
Common injuries at this age and how yoga can help
Emotional challenges, including stress & anxiety, and yoga solutions to help
Additional support needs and how to make a general class inclusive
Tips on how to engage and teach Alignment to this age group in a fun engaging way
Instructions on how to encourage Teenagers to develop deeper body awareness
Adapted linking yoga postures suitable for above age group
Dynamic yoga postures suitable for the above age group
Little Greene Yoga ® partner work
Little Greene Yoga ® warm-ups
Little Greene Yoga ® cool-downs
Class pranayama & Yoga Nidra
Meditation & Mindfulness Techniques
8 weeks of Little Greene Yoga® class plans for Teenagers
How to create and develop your own successful class plan
Class control
Practical class sessions
Marketing
Getting started, including introductions to establishments and running private sessions
Listing on Graduates page of website, once qualified
Option to join Little Greene Yoga Faculty for additional support
Option to join Yoga Alliance Professionals as an Affiliate Member
Lead Trainer - Veronica Greene
Veronica Greene is a Registered Senior Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals (SYT). She is also a qualified Iyengar Yoga Instructor to Junior Intermediate I Level. Prior to this she completed a Yoga Therapist Diploma with the Kevala Institute (1999). She is also a qualified yoga instructor for children.
Veronica first discovered yoga in 1988 while studying for a degree in Engineering. On graduation in 1990 she moved to Edinburgh and attended classes at the Iyengar Institute. Veronica founded Little Greene Yoga in 2005. Little Greene Yoga is a Registered Children's Yoga School, the first one in Scotland and provides a certified training programme to train individuals to become Yoga Instructors. The LGY programme offers certified teacher training courses to teach yoga to 3-5yrs & 5-8yrs, 8-12yrs and a Teen Mind & Body. 2019 sees some additional Yoga Alliance Professionals CPD courses in Yoga for Classrooms and Postnatal Yoga for fully qualified yoga instructors.
Veronica continues to teach her own timetable of classes, both privately and within Education Establishments in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire. Her work with TEENAGERS is not just focused on schools - she works with teenagers who struggle with many anxiety disorders including OCD, Aspergers, Eating Disorders and GAD. She also tailors yoga sessions for Teenage Athletes working on programmes specifically for Football, Rugby, Hockey, Swimming and Athletics. All tailored to each specific audience to engage, create a strong, balanced body while minimising injury.
She provides mentoring for new instructors and writes for numerous yoga publications both in print and online. You can find qualified Little Greene Yoga qualified instructors within the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Emirates & USA.
