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Schedule
Oct. 2, 3, 4
(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
and Oct. 10, 11, 12
(Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tuition
$850
($765 IYINY Active Teacher)
Discount: $50 discount if you register by Aug. 21, 2009
Deposit: $100 non refundable
Teaching Yoga to Children
Learn to teach Yoga postures, deep relaxation and meditation to a population that can benefit and make a difference in the world: children aged 5-12.
This course is based on the innovative curriculum that has been consciously constructed over the past thirty years at The Yogaville School (Yogaville Vidyalayam). In this course you will learn to:
• Adapt the basic Yoga poses for children
• Introduce optional postures that are great for kids
• Teach children how to relax and meditate
• Educate kids in yogic philosophy they can grasp and incorporate
• Teach children how to chant
• Develop stories with spiritual teachings and lessons
• Adapt yoga to various environments, including public schools, gyms, preschools and religious houses of worship (churches, synagogues, etc.)
• Teach kids ranging in age from preschool to elementary school
Teachers
Kali Morse and Inga (Ishwari) Benson with special presenters
Prerequisite
Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification (200-hour). All applicants must be familiar with the Integral Yoga Hatha Level I class. Non Yoga instructors may apply to receive a "certificate of participation" (interview required).
Yoga Alliance Hours
TBA
Teacher Bios
Kali Morse E-RYT (500 hours) is Director of the Teacher Training Programs at the NY IYI. She has been practicing and teaching Yoga since the 1970s. In addition to teaching Yoga at Integral Yoga Kali also teaches Yoga to undergraduate students in the Physical Education Department at Barnard College. She is certified to teach Integral Hatha I, II, III, Meditation, Prenatal and Postpartum, Children’s and Therapeutic Yoga.
Inga (Ishwari) Benson, R.Y.T., M.A., D.T.R., is Integral Yoga certified in Hatha I and II and Prenatal Yoga; she is also a registered dance therapist. She uses Yoga and dance to facilitate integration and healing in group and private classes for adults and children.
"The presenters were enthusiastic and shared the group’s excitement to be part of the course. I felt welcome and at ease."
Participant, '06 Sunday TT