Upcoming Dates and Registration

Upcoming Dates to Become a Kids Yoga Teacher

Young Yoga Masters is a highly acclaimed Kids Yoga Teacher Training that guides you to become a confident kids yoga teacher. We specialize in offering a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School training that is 96 Hours.

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Our love goes out to you for your safety, health, and well-being during these difficult times!

Thank you so much for everything.
Your training went above and beyond all my expectations.

– Wendy (Graduate of Online Training, June 2020)

A New Way of Training for these New Times:

For 2021: Young Yoga Masters has been granted an online training provision from Yoga Alliance.  This allows the training to shift from the old way of teacher training on a weekend or intensive (for 2021 anyway). You can choose from the training options listed below.

In the middle of a pandemic, it is not easy to clear your schedule and stay focused for large blocks of time, and there are many new barriers to finding childcare and getting time off work. The options for getting your Certification are designed to help address these problems.

Choose Your Way of Learning

While Yoga Alliance permits it for 2021, you can choose your own combination of self-paced training and live zoom calls to complete this 96 Hour Yoga Alliance Registered Children’s Yoga School training.

• Self-Paced Training: If you are comfortable with online learning, you can complete the training videos at your own pace. Every 16 hours of self-paced training = 14 hours recorded training + 2 hours practicum teaching, reflection, and report back that you complete at your own pace,
• Live Zoom Training: If you prefer group interaction, you can attend the live Zoom training calls.   Every 16 hours of this training includes = 10 hours live-Zoom training + 4 hours self-paced training + 2 hours practicum teaching, reflection, and report back
• Or choose your own combination of training videos AND live Zoom training for the modules of the 96 Hour Training.

The choice is now yours!

Watch to Learn More about Your Training Options

Get the full description of the modules of training here.

Kids Yoga Teacher Training Modules and Dates:

Note: Yoga Alliance has permitted online training till Dec. 31, 2021. Those wishing to meet the Yoga Alliance requirements must complete the training by Dec. 31, 2021. If Yoga Alliance extends the online training provisions, extensions may be granted.

Yoga Alliance representatives have stated the intention to return to in-person training requirements in 2022.

• Yoga Literacy with the Yoga Alphabet (16 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace (Live Training completed on  Feb. 7 + 13, 2021)
• Free Monthly Kids Yoga Teacher Check-In: February 24, 7:30 – 9 pm (a 90-minute check-in to learn an activity, connect with other teachers, and Q+A on Kids Yoga)
• Themes and Dreams (16 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on Feb. 28 + March 6, 2021, 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm each day
• Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Training- School Age (8 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on April 25, 2021, 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm
• Chakras for Children (4 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on May 1, 2021, 10 am – 1 pm
• Family Yoga (4 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on May 1, 2021, 2  5 pm
• Inclusive Yoga (16 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on Sept. 19 + Oct. 2, 2021, 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm each day
• Mindfulness for Children (16 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on Oct. 12, 19, 26, + Nov. 2, 2021, Tuesday’s 6:30 – 9 pm for 4 weeks
• Level 2: Mastermind Curriculum Design and Business Planning (16 Hour Certificate) Complete at your own pace or choose Live Training on Nov. 14 + 27, 2021, 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm each day

Additional Support During Your Training:

• PDF’s of Manuals: you can download and print the manuals, lesson plans, and yoga activity pages so you always have tons of resources at your fingertips.
  
• Recorded Training: Each zoom-training is recorded so you can watch the replay
• Monthly Zoom Teacher Check-In: Connect with Other Kid’s Yoga Teachers, others taking the training, past graduates, and those thinking of taking the training at the Monthly Zoom Teacher Training Check-In. The next one is February 24, 2021, 7:30 – 9 pm. Registration is required.
• One-to-One Support: You can book a 30 min zoom call with your trainer during office hours any time you need it.
• Final Requirement: You check-in on Zoom with your trainer once you complete all course requirements. We review your completed practicum and answer any questions you have remaining. Then your 96 Hour Certificate will be mailed to you. (this is usually a 1 Hour live Zoom meeting)

Reviews from Graduates

Rates and Application Process:

No-Frills Savings of Over $450*

Note: The online training is set at no-frills pricing.  Everything is online including all your manuals and resources (in PDF format that you can download).  With this no-frills pricing, no additional resources are mailed to you except your 96-Hour Certificate at the end of the training:

• 96 Hour Certificate (all modules): $2190 $1740* (CDN)
  (that includes over $450 off our regular price.  Now only $290 per 16 Hour Module)
• 16 Hour Certificate: $480 $375* (CDN)
• 8 Hour Certificate: $195* (CDN)
• 4 Hour Certificate: $100* (CDN)

*Plus applicable taxes where required by law. Rates are in Canadian currency.  Please check your currency conversion for an estimate if you are outside Canada.

Installment Plans: Installment plans are available with a $50 admin fee applied to the total amount.

Scholarships: For those experiencing a loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis, a limited number of scholarships are available in the form of a discount coupon ($200 off for full training, $50 off for 16 Hour Modules). These are granted based on the date of application, availability, with priority given to those already on the Young Yoga Masters newsletter.

BIPOC Scholarships: A limited number of partial scholarships are also available for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour to help rectify inequity in income caused by systemic racism, these are granted based on the date of application, availability, with priority given to those already on the Young Yoga Masters newsletter.

Please indicate your interest in the scholarship on the application form.  Once scholarship spots are full, we will update this page (so refresh the page to be sure you are getting the latest information).

 

3 Step Registration Process

There are 3 steps to complete your registration for the 96 Hour Certification. Registration is now open.

1. Review the Release, Waiver and Refund Policy for Young Yoga Masters Training ONLINE. By registering you acknowledge your agreement with the Release and Waiver Form and Refund Policy.
2. Complete the Course Application (no payment required to complete the application).
3. Once your application has been received and reviewed, you will be sent the information you need to complete your registration by credit card or e-transfer.

Your registration is not completed until all steps are completed.

Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Application:

If you are interested in joining this online training, please fill out the training application here:

Have Questions?

• Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page,
• Watch the Free Kids Yoga Teacher Training Workshop replay available here now,
• If you can’t find the answer, please email [email protected]

Wednesday, February 24, 7:30 – 9 pm ET

FREE: Join this live 90-minute Zoom training to learn a yoga game, get your questions answered, and meet other kids’ yoga teachers.

• Weds. February 24, 7:30 – 9 pm ET
• Weds. March 31, 12 – 1:30 pm ET
• Tuesday, April 20, 7:30 – 9 pm ET
• Saturday, May 29, 11 am – 12:30 pm ET
• Tuesday, June 15, 12 – 1:30 ET

The full schedule and registration are at the zoom link here.  An event replay will be available for those registered.

 

Paths to Getting Your Certification:

Self-Paced Training – Start Now and Graduate at Your Own Pace

• 96 Hours (all modules) of training completed at your own pace,
• Option to Attend Monthly Group Check-in on Zoom,
• Option to book one-to-one appointments with your trainer during office hours,
• One-to-one check-in with your trainer when your work is complete,
• 96 Hour Certificate mailed to you at completion,
• Graduate on your own timeline!

I just wanted to say thanks to you and your team for making this happen,
thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience and making this happen!
It was waaaaaaaay better than I expected!

– Yuliya (Graduate of Online Training, June 2020)

Combination of Self-Paced and Live Zoom Training

Start Now and Graduate in May 2021

96 Hour Self-Paced and Live Training Combo:

• 75 Hours of self-paced training,
• 21 Hours of Live-Zoom training on dates below,
• Option to Attend Monthly Group Check-in on Zoom,
• Option to book one-to-one appointments with your trainer during office hours,
• One-to-one check-in with your trainer when your work is complete,
• 96 Hour Certificate mailed to you at completion,
• Graduate as early as May 2021.

21 Hours Training with Live-Zoom: Times are Eastern Time on these dates:

• Kids Yoga Teacher Check-In: Feb. 24, 7 – 8:30 pm EST Optionsl check-In
• Themes and Dreams – Feb. 28 + March 6, 2021: 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours each day)
• Kids Yoga and Mindfulness – April 25, 2021:  10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours)
• Chakras for Children & Family Yoga – May 1, 2021: 10 am – 1 pm, 2 – 5 pm (6 Hours)

All live training sessions will be recorded and a replay provided.

Live Zoom Training for All Modules

Start Now and Graduate in November 2021

96 Hour Self-Paced and Live Training Combo 3:

• 45 hours of self-paced training,
• 51 hours of Live-Zoom training on dates below,
• Option to Attend Monthly Group Check-in on Zoom,
• Option to book one-to-one appointments with your trainer during office hours,
• One-to-one check-in with your trainer when your work is complete,
• 96 Hour Certificate mailed to you at completion,
• Graduate in November 2021.

51 Hours Training with Live-Zoom: Times are Eastern Time on these dates:

• Yoga Literacy – Feb. 7 + 13, 2021 now self-paced
• Themes and Dreams – Feb. 28 + March 6, 2021: 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours each day)
• Kids Yoga and Mindfulness – April 25, 2021:  10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours)
• Chakras for Children & Family Yoga – May 1, 2021: 10 am – 1 pm, 2 – 5 pm (6 Hours)
• Inclusive Yoga – Sept. 19 + Oct. 2, 20201: 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours each day)
• Mindfulness for Children – Oct. 12, 19, 26, + Nov. 2, 2021: 6:30 – 9 pm (2.5 hours Tuesday Evenings)
• Level 2: Mastermind – Nov. 14 + 27: 10 am – 12:30 pm, 2 – 4:30 pm (5 hours each day)

All live training sessions will be recorded and a replay provided.

Total of all Modules: 96 Hours

2021 Live-Zoom Training

Expectations to Receive Your Certificate*:

Yoga Alliance has approved Young Yoga Masters online training for all of 2021.

This online training is by application only. Applications are now open for the Kids Yoga Teacher Training.  You will be notified if your application is accepted and sent an invoice.

• We recommend that you have attended a minimum of 40 adult yoga classes (of any style) before embarking on this program.
• You require internet access to join the live Zoom Calls and to view the prerecorded training and manuals.
• For more details of the training, click on the modules above. See our Frequently Asked Questions to see more about the training.

• Training Videos: These videos are on our learning platform here.  You review these videos at your own pace.
• Live Zoom Calls: If you choose, you can attend the live zoom training, these sessions will be recorded and you can watch the replay if you must miss a live call.
• Practicum Hours – You Teach Kids Yoga Classes: to meet the Yoga Alliance standards for a Registered Children’s Yoga School training, you are required to teach 4 hours of kids yoga as the lead teacher. All the details for you to teach these will be provided in the training.
• Quizzes:  Each module has a multiple-choice quiz and review,
• Module Certificate: Once the training hours, quiz, and practicum requirements are successfully completed, you are issued a Certificate online for each module you complete.
• 96 Hour Certificate – Final Check-In: For those taking the full 96 Hour Certification, once all modules are successfully completed, you will schedule a live check-in with your trainer to review your completed practicum classes and answer any questions you may have outstanding. Upon completion of the live check-in, your 96 Hour Certificate from Young Yoga Masters in hard copy format, will be mailed to you.

* You do not need to be a yoga teacher to take the Young Yoga Masters training.  However, to become a Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance you need both your 200 Hour Certificate (Adult) from a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School + 95 Hour Certificate from a Yoga Alliance Registered Children’s Yoga School + 30 Hours of experience teaching yoga to children after completing your 95 Hour Certificate.  See full details on the Yoga Alliance website here.  Or visit our Frequently Asked Questions page here.

Refund Policy for Online Training during Covid-19 Outbreak:

This refund policy applies to the Online Training taking place online during the Covid-19 pandemic:

• If a participant needs to withdraw from the training for whatever reason, they may request a transfer to a future online training. Transfers are available only if online training is still permitted to be offered by Yoga Alliance.
  Requests to transfer must be emailed before the training module starts. Email requests to: [email protected] Transfer fees have been waived during the pandemic, there is no fee to transfer courses.
• If a transfer is not possible, a refund may be requested by writing to [email protected] for the unfinished modules of the course. Only emailed requests will be accepted so please do not use other messengers to make your request. To qualify, requests for refunds must be emailed before the training module starts. The refund will be prorated based on the date of the request and the live training dates that were not completed. A $75+ tax admin fee will be deducted from the refund.
• Once an online live training has been delivered, there are no refunds.
• If there are breakdowns in technology at Zoom or Teachable, all efforts will be made to rectify the problems in a timely manner. Courses will resume as soon as possible.
• Young Yoga Masters reserves the right to substitute trainers or reschedule training, in the event a trainer becomes ill or unavailable. If the new training dates are not suitable for the participant, they may request a transfer or refund as stated above.

By registering for the Training you agree to the full waiver and refund policy here:  Release, Waiver, and Refund Policy- Young Yoga Masters Training ONLINE.

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I got your newsletter for years before I signed up for the training, worried that it would be too much time and too hard to handle financially. So when you started the installment plans it made it easy for me to say yes.  Little did I know the training would be so energizing, I couldn’t wait for the training weekends, they were something I looked forward to so much!  It was fun, there were a ton of tools I could use right away, and the people are wonderful, I am still in touch with them.  I have developed into a pretty good kids yoga teacher too because the kids don’t want to leave my class.”
– Kristi B., Graduate Toronto, 2019

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Why Register with Young Yoga Masters?

5 Fundamentals of the Young Yoga Masters Training:

1. Yoga is more than Pretending to be Animals: Playful animal poses are fun but if that is all you teach you will start to feel like you are putting on a show rather than sharing ancient wisdom. The Young Yoga Masters program incorporates powerful yoga philosophy in kid-friendly lesson plans.  You will deepen your own understanding of yoga as you learn to explain it in a way a three-year-old can understand.
2. Learn from a Variety of Trainers and Each Other: You will always have more than one trainer in our 96 Hour program and you will always have live, interactive training sessions so you get to learn from the other students.  This happens whether the training is online or in-person. This way, you can see the different ways to teach yoga to children. We don’t want you to copy one teacher, we support you to become an authentic teacher, one who embraces their personal style and who encourages children to be authentic too.
3. You need a Lot of Activities: You cannot teach kids the way you would teach an adult yoga class. Children are fickle yogis, who don’t have much of a filter.  A few activities and games will get you through a class series, but if you teach 40 or 50 weeks a year, you need a lot of activities, or the kids will start complaining, or worse, not want to come to class.  Our training has over 300 tested activities for yoga classes that keep kids engaged. This encourages kids to keep coming to yoga class so you get to keep teaching!
4. Structure and Flexibility:  You’ll get tools, so you go into classes prepared. Plus you’ll explore how flexibility and boundaries are required to create safety and sanity in your classes.  This is the winning combination of highly effective teachers.
5. You need to Teach Kids to Become a Kids Yoga Teacher: Yoga Alliance requires that a graduate of a Kids Yoga Teacher Training has taught actual children. It makes sense! In the Young Yoga Masters training, you will meet the required four hours as lead teacher in kids yoga classes. This means you don’t just pretend to teach, you get actual experience. Plus, now you’ll learn how to teach online too. You will see how this Yoga Alliance requirement creates confident yoga and mindfulness teachers who have actually taught kids!

These principles create a unique, outstanding training experience.

If you are interested in joining this online training, please fill out the training application here:

Have Questions? Read the Frequently Asked Questions here.

See a complete description of the Kids Yoga Teacher Training Modules here:

Not sure about the levels of Certification for Kids Yoga Teachers or have other questions?

Visit the Frequently Asked Questions Page:

Find out more about the Modules of the Kids 95 Hour Training at this link.

Or contact Aruna if you have any questions or for a free consultation on becoming a kids yoga teacher:

• [email protected]
• or phone: 1.416.944.2888

Seeing you successfully graduate as a kids yoga teacher is our mission as a Yoga Alliance Registered Children’s Yoga School. We care about your success! This program is filled with activities, games, and tons of practical experience for you to teach yoga to children.

This short video is from the practicum that occurs in each Module where all participants get valuable experience teaching kids yoga.

 

Here’s how one recent graduate used the training to start a new career:

 

A Fulfilling Career and A Bond With My Own Children That I Wouldn’t Trade for Anything…

After taking one module with the Kids Camp practicum, I felt confident to approach daycares. With my background in marketing I was teaching children after only one training.  By the end of the training, I have taught over 150 kids yoga classes. This training was a good investment. I have already earned back my investment in the course and more. I was searching for a more fulfilling career and Young Yoga Masters Training has given me that, but has also given me a bond with my own children that I wouldn’t trade for anything.  – Zaheeda Jiwan, Graduate Young Yoga Masters, 95 Hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Training