PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
SCHOOL HOLIDAY KIDS PROGRAM
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive, intensive
and practical certification course. Immerse yourself in the magical
world of yoga and kids, be prepared to practice and learn yoga like a
child, while laughing, dancing, playing, and singing! Alternating
experiential Kids Yoga classes with practical theory and discussion
makes the Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training a well-rounded and
in-depth course.
During the course, we learn over 350 yoga poses for kids, creative yoga
games, breathing and meditation games, relaxation with guided imagery,
and Mandala painting. Lecture topics include age-appropriate class
sequencing, class management, child development, the business of yoga
teaching, marketing, and more! Most importantly, you will be equipped
with tons of fabulous ideas to create exciting and fascinating yoga
experiences for kids of all ages.
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is fun and playful, connecting
trainees to their own innate creativity and wisdom, while giving
practical tools and knowledge for teaching yoga for children, ages 1
-12 years old. Graduates of the course will receive a Kids Yoga Teacher
Certificate from Rainbow Kids Yoga.
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Yoga is a great way for kids to increase awareness of themselves,
others, and the world, while having fun! Yoga is a wonderful way for
children to stay (or become) confident, strong, balanced, and healthy.
Yoga engages a child's natural, boundless energy, and conveys valuable
lessons in positive thinking and body/mind awareness through a
non-competitive physical activity.
We believe that kids learn best when they’re having fun! Each Rainbow
Kids Yoga class is alive with magical journeys where we meet with
animals, fly an airplane or drive a car, grow into a tree, or imitate
the ocean waves, all in the form of dynamic yoga poses. We use music
and song, lots of silly props, games, stories, relaxation and
visualization, meditation, Mandala painting and more. The kinesthetic,
aural, visual, intra- and interpersonal aspects of each class help keep
kids involved and focused while having fun.
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The course is for anyone who loves working with kids, and loves yoga.
It is for anyone who wants to expand a current related profession, or
learn a new one!
What makes yoga for kids special? The benefits of yoga for kids
Principles of teaching yoga for children
Building fun, engaging, and age-appropriate Kids Yoga classes
Child development and anatomy as it relates to yoga for kids
Yoga for children with special needs
Over 350 Kids Yoga poses, with accompanying songs, sound effects,
movements, and interesting facts about the human body and different
animals
Breathing and Meditation Games
Relaxation and Guided Imagery; Basic Thai Massage
Partner and Group Yoga poses and games
Flying Yoga, Basic Partner Acrobatics, and Human Pyramids
Teaching Family Yoga (parents and kids practicing together)
Enriching each class with magical themes, music, props, Kids Yoga
Cards, Mandala painting, costumes, art, and lots of imagination!
Creating focus and attentiveness in the classroom and handling
challenging behavior. Finding a balance between the need for rules and
boundaries and the need for freedom and creativity. How to speak with
and listen to kids.
How to use your own special talents and ideas to create amazing classes, and how to connect with your inner child
Enlightened business, how to build Kids Yoga groups and keep them, and
how to succeed as a teacher in different settings (studios, public and
private schools and kindergartens, community centers, etc.)
Supercrazyfun!
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Half of the tuition is due upon registration to hold your place. Full
payment is required by the first day of the course. To apply, go to
http://rainbowkidsyoga.net/register.aspx
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@rainbowkidsyoga.net
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is intensive and requires full
participation. It is strongly recommended, but not necessary, to have a
regular yoga practice.
$600 AUD early registration (TBA)
$700 AUD later registration (on or after TBA)
Financial aid is available. Please see our website for how to apply.
Trainees receive:
· Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher certificate
· Detailed Rainbow Kids Yoga manual (400+ pages of poses with
illustrations, explanations, and related animal facts and songs; over
75 class theme ideas and many detailed class plans; 125 yoga games; 20+
guided imagery relaxations, and more!)
· Registration on our website, www.rainbowkidsyoga.net, with your contact info and email
· Healthy snacks and refreshments throughout the weekend
· After the course: mentoring, answering questions, opportunities to
assist in Gopala’s classes when he is teaching in your area
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If your travelling from interstate or hours out of Sydney why not have a chat to us about possible hosting arrangements with some of our students and teachers. Alternately we are happy to give you advise on local accommodation, which is walking distance from the studio
If this is of interest then contact the Team at Yoga To Go directly via e-mail info@yogatogo.com.au
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Yoga To Go
108 Crystal Street
Petersham, NSW 2049
Gopala has been teaching Yoga for children and adults, as well as
meditation and yoga philosophy, since 1995. He was a monk in the
Sivananda Yoga Centers in Israel and the Bahamas for ten years, from
1994-2004, where he completed his Yoga Teacher Training and Advanced
Teacher Training. While living in the Bahamas, Gopala was the general
manager of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, for
four years. From 2004 to 2007, Gopala created, managed and taught yoga
and alternative spa programs in Los Cabos, Mexico and New York City. He
also continued studying yoga for kids at Karma Kids in New York and
Itsy Bitsy Yoga in Massachusetts, and Circus Yoga with Erin and Kevin
O'Keefe. Gopala also studied healing with Tibetan bowls with Avraham
Benor and is a Reiki master. In 2008, after studying with Rabbi Joseph
Gelberman, Gopala was ordained as an Interfaith minister.
In 2007, Gopala and Katya founded Yoga LeShalom: A Studio for the Whole
Family (Yoga LeShalom is Hebrew for “Yoga for Peace”) in Tel Aviv,
Gopala’s hometown. It was at Yoga LeShalom that Gopala began focusing
on training yoga teachers for kids, and has to date trained hundreds of
teachers internationally. In late 2008, Gopala and Katya moved back to
the United States, and Rainbow Kids Yoga was born!
Gopala has taught yoga for kids in such diverse settings as public and
private schools, kindergartens, and preschools, summer camps,
orphanages, yoga studios, juvenile detention centers, hotels, spas,
birthday parties, and private classes. His playful, patient and warm
teaching style has created a training course that has been described by
graduates as “magical”, “inspiring”, “very practical,”
“transformative”, and “an unforgettable journey.”
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TBA
Hi Rainbow People!
This is a special workshop just for you! The workshop comes with the promise of being one of the most fun and productive days of learning in your life. It will include the following FUNdamental components:
Each participant will be required to prepare five class plans - one for each age group (under 3, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12, teenagers). Please send me the class plans beforehand. We will then use the class plans to discuss class structure and sequencing, and advanced or more effective ways to teach yoga to each of the age groups.
We will delve deeper into child psychology and new techniques for you to positively guide the kids through a yoga experience.
Learn techniques to increase self-confidence and awareness designed to empower the inner yogi or yogini within.
We will learn cool new games that I have just developed and fresh fun ways to do yoga – things we have never done before… ever!
There will be a special section about how to teach yoga in a large or small, school classroom setting (where you cannot move the tables and chairs) which includes breathing, chair poses and relaxation techniques.
Also…all participants of this totally awesome, all about you and your mission workshop, are invited to be a part of the four day, Super-Yogis-FUNtastic School Holiday Workshops for kids that I will be giving at Yoga To Go on July 5th – 8th, 2010. Yippee! Those of you who will come to this day camp will get the opportunity to teach sections of this day camp with my guidance to receive personal feedback and advice.
But more than anything, it will be a place for us to rekindle and be inspired again, and ask questions to receive specific answers and support.
I hope to see you there!
Love with all my heart,
Gopala
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