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Come Play Yoga!

KKY’s Teen Yoga Teacher Training Intensive with Erin Wilson

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Teenagers today are more stressed than ever and sharing the practice of yoga can transform them and positively influence the rest of their lives. These are the years that they begin to explore who they are and dive into the deeper dimensions of the yoga practice.
This course will teach you how to guide students in a journey of self-exploration, giving students effective yogic tools to handle stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and other challenges facing teens. You'll learn how to help students develop compassion and self-confidence, so that ultimately they will be empowered to be agents of peace in the world.

What you will learn:

• The benefits of yoga for Teens
• Teen appropriate yoga poses, class themes, relaxation exercises, visualization and meditation techniques, including laughter meditation
• Developing a yoga class that is fun, safe, effective and engaging
• Yoga practice for insomnia
• Breathing techniques to calm, energize, and balance the nervous system
• Identifying teaching objectives
• Learning how to connect with teens and how to hold the space in the classroom
• How to make yoga philosophy accessible to teens; including principles of yoga (Yamas, Niyamas, non-violence and karma yoga)
• Establishing the balance of discipline and order in the classroom with spontaneity and play
• Working with at-risk populations
• Games and activities that address teen issues such as self-esteem, body image, nutrition, stress, anger, forgiveness, relationships, addiction, and sexual health
• Creative ways to build confidence, trust, teamwork, focus, concentration, and a sense of peace from within
• Incorporating props, music, art, and poetry into teen classes
• Helping teens overcome self-destructive behaviors and attitudes, replacing negative habits with healthy habits
• Helping teens identify negative thought patterns and replace negative self-talk with positive affirmations
• The male/female dynamic in the yoga classroom and how to avoid pitfalls
• Teaching with confidence and creativity, patience and acceptance, with an open-heart and an open mind
• Establishing appropriate teacher boundaries
• How to inspire teens to create goals and develop the courage and perseverance to follow their dreams

Erin Wilson, RYT, received her beginning and intermediate teacher certification through Integral Yoga, her children's certification through Karma Kids Yoga, and completed training for teaching at-risk teens through the Lineage Project. Erin teaches yoga in NYC to a wide range of ages and populations, and specializes in yoga for teens and children. She has worked with youth for over ten years, teaching yoga to inner-city teenagers, including yoga and meditation to hundreds of youth in schools, studios, and incarceration facilities. Her classes include not only hatha yoga, but also breath awareness, yogic philosophy, and activities and games that help students develop understanding and compassion for oneself and for others. Erin's ultimate goal is to empower students to find their own inner light so they can share it with the world.

For more info, You can also Visit the Karma Kids Yoga website at www.karmakidsyoga.com

Download the Registration Form here, Fill it up and Submit it before 25 September 2011.