Teacher Training Programs 2008
Yoga Babies Prenatal Yoga Child
November 15-16, 2008 April-July 2010 March 2009
| The Yoga Child Teacher Training Program - Experience the Joy! |
Learn the art & soul of teaching yoga to children & teens |
and become eligible for a teaching position with Yoga Child Inc., an award winning company dedicated to bringing yoga to children and adolescents in schools, camps, youth facilities and at our Philadelphia-based studio. Whether you live here in Philadelphia or on the other side of the world, we welcome you to become part of our organization!
Discover Yoga basics, Yoga games, & magical meditations.
Incorporate music, art, journaling & literature with yoga.
Understand how to teach age related asana in studios and school settings.
Create a thematic format that is safe, fun and developmentally tailored for specific age groups from 3-18!
Receive and respond to your students so that disruptions and behavioral concerns can be minimzed and addresssed.
Learn to teach family yoga for parents and children to enjoy together.
"The Yoga Child Teacher Training program did a great job preparing me to teach yoga to children.
I loved the combination of reading, discussion and hands-on work. I also loved the manual.
The course prepared me to work with children and families of varying ages and needs.
Great Job!"
Kim Fleisher, Philadelphia
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"I just wanted to say, "thank you" for the great Yoga Child Teacher Training. I had a wonderful time in your Yoga Studio! THANKS! I am back as a 24-hour-Mom, without real "personal" time, but I feel how your training has changed me. Often I speak like you did, or I do breathing exercises and yoga while playing with my chlidren, and they just LOVE it. It is amazing! Grazie! I wish you a wonderful time with a lot of sunshine!
Namaste,"
Maria, Milan Italy
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"Sometimes sweet words that Gail has spoken run through my head; significant to what is happening at the moment. For instance, some kids just really need to lay down and rest. I see this often in the classes that I teach in schools. Kids are tired. Though I think I want them to participate more, Gail's words help me remember that I am offering them a time to turn into a snake and hiss and stretch, and also a place to “restore and replenish.” That is just as important.
After the training, Gail is still there to offer support and advise. Gail gave me confidence. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had working with kids. The Yoga Child training made me feel like I really do have something amazing to offer them."
Robin Trent, Philadelphia
Logistics |
The Yoga Child teacher training takes place in one or two parts depending upon your needs, interest and domicile.
Part I - Core training: March 7-March 14, 2009
Sat, 3/7 12:30-5:30
Sun, 3/8 12:30-5:30
Tues, 3/10 4-7pm
Wed, 3/11 4-7pm
Thur, 3/12 4-7pm
Sat, 3/14 10-6pm
Attend training session at the Yoga Child studio. During the week each student will prepare a lesson plan and teach a “kids class” to the group of trainees based upon that lesson plan.
During the morning hours we invite you to fulfill your apprenticeship hours when possible, review your materials, rest, enjoy Philadelphia or attend complimentary adult Yoga Classes at our studio. Training will begin promptly at the start time each day and will end promptly at its designated time. We will break for Lunch and snacks as needed.
Part II - Field Study for Applicants within 60 miles of our studio.
Fulfill 1 apprenticeship hour per week and 1 student teaching hour per week for 4- 8 weeks depending upon experience and level of ability. Complete written assignments and prepare lesson plans in accordance with apprenticeship responsibilities. Yoga Child provides apprenticeship and field study placements for you at our studio, or at local schools, camps or family centers. You can expect lesson planning and assignments to take 1-2 hours per week depending upon your experience.
If you live within 60 miles of the Yoga Child studio then upon completion of the field training you become a member of the Yoga Child Staff and should be available to teach a minimum of 2 hours per week for Yoga Child for a minimum of 2 years. Please understand that Philadelphia area applicants will be asked to sign an agreement to teach and and agreement not to compete with the business interests of Yoga Child.
If you are attending from a location more than 60 miles away from the Yoga Child studio, then upon completion of part I of the training you return home as a Yoga Child Affiliate.The description of what it means to be a Yoga Child affiliate is set out below in greater detail.
Required Reading & Listening |
The Yoga Child Teacher Training Manual, Gail Silver (Included)
The Yoga Child Family Yoga Supplement, Gail Silver (Included)
A Peaceful Place Inside, Yoga Child CD (Included)
Spinning Inward, Maureen Murdock
A Pebble for your Pocket, Thich Nhat Hanh
You will receive the Yoga Child Teacher training manual, supplement and CD on the first day of our training. You must obtain Spinning Inward and A Pebble for Your Pocket prior to the training as we will make reference to it during the training. These book are availalbe on line at Amazon.com
Out-of-State Applicants (More than 60 miles outside of Philadelphia) |
Become a Yoga Child Affiliate.
With this option you become an ongoing part of our existing organization from which you can draw support, receive continued supervision and receive the benefits listed below in order to help your yoga business grow upon your return home. We provide you with a discounted rate on the teacher training program, but you will be responsible for an annual licensing fee each year that you continue to teach childrens' yoga in yoga studios or in schools, camps and youth facilities. This fee will be payable to Yoga Child annually. At the conclusion of the 6 day core training, you return home and have 6 months to submit 6 lesson plans to Yoga Child and fulfill 6 volunteer or paid teaching hours in your home town.
Some of the things that you receive as a Yoga Child Affiliate
1. We send you home equipped with the marketing tools and business documents in order to aid you in establishing and protecting yourself as a Yoga Child teacher. You will receive a disc containing the Yoga Child school and community brochure, as well as the contracts that we use when we teach in schools.
2. Receive a 30% discount off of our future teacher training programs for children
3. Receive a free listing on our website.
4. Return for a refresher training free of charge.
5. Receive an assigned mentor to review your first 6 lesson plans via email once you return home.
6. Receive an open invitation to return to Philadelphia any time to apprentice with veteran Childrens' Yoga teachers in our school placements or in our studio.
7. We also welcome you to return to Philadelphia for our annual kids staff meeting where we all gather to ask and answer questions, share helpful teaching hints and learn from veteran teachers.
8. Receive guidance, pricing and scheduling formats for running a succesful childrens yoga program in your home town.
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Please know that our training is suitable for those who do not have any prior yoga training and that our training program addresses teaching yoga to all ages up to age 18. However, it is recommended that upon completion of the program, those without prior adult yoga training limit their teaching to children 8 and younger. In order to teach yoga to children age 9 and up it is recommended that the applicant obtain more thorough asana training than that which can be covered in this week long training.
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Training Cost for those within 60 miles who will become part of the YOga Child Staff: $700-$1400 (payment plans available) |
$1400: Includes 6 day core training, field training, review of your first 6 lesson plans, The Yoga Child teaching manual, The Yoga Child CD, The Yoga Child Family Yoga Teaching Manual, free refresher trainings, paid teaching placements upon completion of the program and complimentary adult yoga at our studio. Payment plans available.
$700 For Certified Adult Yoga Instructors who have been teaching yoga for at least one year: Includes 6 day core training, field training, review of your first 6 lesson plans, The Yoga Child teaching manual, The Yoga Child CD, The Yoga Child Family Yoga Teaching Manual, free refresher trainings, paid teaching placements upon completion of the work study program and complimentary adult yoga at our studio.
Training Cost for Those more than 60 miles away from Yoga Child who will become Affiliates of Yoga Child |
$800 plus the annual licensing fee. Includes 6 day core training, The Yoga Child teaching Manual, The Yoga Child CD, The Yoga Child Family Yoga Teaching Manual, the Yoga Chlid marketing and business materials, a listing on our website, free refresher trainings, 30% discount on new yoga child trainings, a mentor to review your first 6 lesson plans when you complete your field training in your home town, opportunity to return to Philadlephia and observe or apprentice classes at any time, complimentary adult yoga classes whenever you are in Philadelphia, and an invitation to our annual kids yoga teacher staff meeting.
Annual Licensing Fee
Individuals teaching the Yoga Child curriculum in Schools and Youth Facilities: $149/yr
Indivuduals teaching the Yoga Child curriculum in Yoga Studios only: $149/yr
Individuals teaching in Yoga studios and in schools & youth faciliites $199/yr
If you would like to consider becoming a Yoga Child Affiliate Studio so that your studio and staff can receive continued mentorship, in-school marketing materials, free refresher trainings, and use of the Yoga Child name and logo, kindly contact gail@yogachild.net. We have had some inquiries about this possibililty and we are currently working out the logistics.
Training Cost for Schools sending three or more in staff to the training |
The School Administrator Option : $600 per candidate. Includes the 6 day core training, the Yoga Child Teacher Training Manuals, the Yoga Child Cd and free refresher trainings in Philadelphia. Please note that when selecting this option you do not receive continued mentorship, marketing materials or references, but that your staff are welcome to return each year for complimentary refresher trainings. This is an excellent option for a school or youth facility that would like several staff members to acquire the skills and materials necessary to teach engaging classroom yoga.
The school would also be required to license the Yoga Child Curriculum for use in the facility.
Licensing fees vary depending upon the nature of the school. Kindly email gail@yogachild.net regarding this.
Payment Method & Work Study Opportunity |
A 50% deposit is due with submission of your registration form.
The remaining balance is due February 1, 2008.
Refund policy- Deposits are fully refundable through February 1, 2008 less a $50 processing fee. After February 1 deposits are non-refundable.
Monthly payment plans are available through use of a Master card or Visa. The balance shall be paid in full by March 30, 2009.
Two partial Work exchange positions are available on a first come first serve basis. These reduce the cost by 50% and require you to work off the balance through teaching yoga to children. Inquire with Gail at 215 238 0989 or gail@yogachild.net
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The Yoga Child Non-compete agreement & working for Yoga child.
Philadelphia area applicants will be asked to teach a minimum of 2 hours per week for Yoga Child for a period of at least 2 years. Instructors are paid between $30-$40 per hour. You will be asked to sign a non-compete agreement with Yoga Child. The agreement does not prevent you from teaching yoga in other yoga studios. It just requires that if you are going to teach yoga to children in Philadelphia schools and family centers that you do so through Yoga Chiid.
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To Register click here, complete form and mail to: Yoga Child, PO Box 63730, Philadelphia, PA 19147. We apologize but we are not set up to accept secure on line registrations.
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| The Yoga Babies Training Program - November 15-16, 2008 |
This training will teach you how to comfortably and confidently teach a mother and baby yoga class.
Who is this training for:
1. Yoga teachers
2. Mothers with an exsisting yoga practice who want to establish an at home practice
3. Postpartum Healthcare workers with an active yoga practice
What you will learn:
1. Anatomy of the postpartum body;capabilities, limitations, healthy body posture for carrying and feeding and areas of discomfort & tension.
2. Common emotional issues faced by new mothers
3. Developmental capabilities of babies; 1 month - 12 months
4. How to structure an asana practice that meets the mothers physical and emotional needs while keeping babies engaged.*
5. How to facilitate a discussion session and help moms to feel comfortable
6. The use of vocalization and vibration to calm and center babies
7. Basic Infant massage techniques
*Due the short nature of this program and the expectation that applicants are already teachers or have an exsisting yoga practice, we will not be providing precise instruction on how to teach asana. The emphasis will be on teaching you which asanas work well in the mother baby setting, and in showing you how to modify asana for mother baby comfort.
What Materials are needed for the training:
1. Bring a Baby size doll, a receiving blanket and a pencil
2. You will receive the Yoga Babies Teacher Training Manual
3. There is no required reading
Who Teaches the program:
1. Gail Silver, the founder of Yoga child, with assistance from local postpartum healthcare professionals.
Schedule and Pricing:
Saturday, November 15, 10-5:30 & Sunday, November 16, 10-5:30
$600
To Enroll:
Call Yoga Child at 215 238 0989.
A $100 deposit is required to reserve a space.
Refund Policy: The deposit is fully refundable until October 15, 2008. Thereafter, deposits are non refundable.
Payment in full: is due on November 1, 2008.
Installment plans: A 50% down payment and $100 per month payment plan by credit card is available as long as the program price is fully paid off by November 15.
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| The Prenatal Teacher Training Program - April 1-July 31, 2010 |
All of the details will be coming soon, but for those of you who like to plan ahead, here is a small bit of information.
The Yoga Child Prenatal Teacher training program is a 90 hour training program. Seventy two of the hours will take place in the Yoga Child Studio with studio founder, Gail Silver, who will be assisted by area doulas and midwives. The remaining 18 hours will take place independently through inspirational at home reading, lesson planning, apprenticing and student teaching segments during actual prenatal yoga classes at the Yoga Child studio. Depending upon the number of enrollees, student teaching will either take place during designated Wednesdays and Sundays during the program or they will be scheduled to take place in August or September.
The scheduled class times will be every Wednesday from 4-7:15pm and two Sundays a month from 11:30-1:30pm.
The fee for the program is $925 and will include the Yoga Child Prenatal yoga Teacher Training Manual. Recommended & required reading materials will be additional.
A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve a space. Payment plans are available for the balance. The balance shall be paid in full by April 1, 2010.
One partial work study position is currently available.
There is no registration form at this time. To reserve a space, kindly call us at 215 238 0989.
