Nesheemah Kids Yoga Teacher Training (NKYTT)
Who is NKYTT for?
This comprehensive program is for yoga instructors, classroom educators, administrators, directors, counselors, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists, school social workers and psychologists, pediatric nurses and anyone who works with children, ages 3-17, and has the mission of bringing out the best in them.
NKYTT trainees will learn the many ways that yoga can create joy; promote the healthy physical, emotional and social development of children; and help them develop life-long healthy habits.
Curriculum
Teaching Methodology: stages of child development; best practices for children’s yoga and mindful education; user-friendly methods for developing age-appropriate lesson plans; strategies for creating a calm, yet energized environment
Techniques, Training & Practice: age-appropriate yoga poses & adaptations; experiential learning modules; classroom management tools and techniques
Anatomy & Physiology: how the skeleton matures from childhood to young adulthood;
major systems of the maturing child; developmental challenges in the growing body
Philosophy & Ethics: the Yamas & Niyamas; Patanjali's Eight-Limbed Path;
ethics and safe practices as they apply to children's yoga
Practicum: self-directed practice-teaching; constructive group and
one-on-one feedback; self-reflective inquiry.
NKYTT is in the news! Read the article in the Bergen Herald in which Nancy speaks about the benefits of yoga and mindfulness in the classroom. And read how NKYTT graduates are successfully incorporating them into their own classrooms.
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Winter 2019
9 Sundays
February 3, 24
March 3, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14, 28
Hours: 10:00-4:00
Summer 2019
3 weeks
June 24-28
July 15-19
Aug. 12-16
Hours: 12:00-4:00
Location: Freedom Within Yoga
211 Chadwick Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Fee:
$100 non-refundable deposit
PLUS $1700 Early bird tuition
Group school discount for 3 or more teachers.
Two Step registration Process
Registration and Payment
Please be sure to complete both steps.
About NKYTT
More information
The Nesheemah Kids Yoga Teacher Training (NKYTT) is a 95-hour Yoga Alliance accredited program. It is based on current cognitive neuroscience research and evidence-based education pedagogy. NKYTT utilizes the best practices of yoga, mindful education, creative arts and play, precepts of social emotional learning (SEL) and social emotional competency (SEC), and guiding principles of positive psychology.
NKYTT integrates yoga and mindfulness education with the modalities of circus, art, dance, drama, and music to offer an interdisciplinary approach to enriching children’s lives.
Through attainable, relatable, accessible and fun ways to understand yoga for children, participants will graduate with a very valuable toolbox.
95-hr Yoga Alliance accredited Children's Yoga Teacher Training
