Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body

Certification Like No Other

Our Instructor Certification Program is well suited for a variety of occupations: school teachers, nurses, counselors and school staff; mental health professionals in private practice or therapeutic communities; occupational and physical therapists; yoga teachers, therapists, studios and health clubs.

It is designed to support your personal and professional growth by giving you the training, practice and guidance necessary to become successful in this exciting new way of educating children.

Why Become a Certified Yoga Calm Instructor?

• Gain new tools and techniques to help children reduce stress and develop communication, fitness and social-emotional skills

• Discover supplemental income and career opportunities with extracurricular Yoga Calm classes

• Get new ways of attracting clients, differentiating your services and creating new revenue sources

• Reap the rewards of integrating your own yoga and wellness practices into your professional life

• Enhance your professional development and personal recognition

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Benefits You Will Receive

• A license allowing you to promote yourself as a Certified Yoga Calm Instructor and to use the trademarked Yoga Calm logo, copyrighted curriculum (including any updates), course and marketing materials

• A business starter package including: Yoga Calm logo, graphics, photo library and video clips; professional flyer, website and business card templates; promotional literature and advertising copy; and use of trademarked class names and signage (production/printing costs not included)

• Additional marketing assistance including regional email campaigns, referrals and business website and brochure design assistance (may include extra fees)

• Brand recognition and consumer visibility from Yoga Calm’s award-winning book and product sales, national publicity efforts and online marketing strategy

• Priority registration for all Yoga Calm workshops

• Professional recognition and listing on the Yoga Calm website and through the “Find a Teacher” function

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How It Works

Yoga Calm’s Instructor Certification program is designed to be completed in 6 months or less, although we allow a maximum of one year to complete the following:

• Read Yoga Calm for Children

• Complete curriculum workshops:
  Integrated Approach to Wellness 1
  Integrated Approach to Wellness 2 & 3 or the 5-day Intensive
  Integrated Approach to Wellness 4

• Log at least 20 hours of teaching children Yoga Calm activities

• Submit 60 minutes of video of yourself teaching Yoga Calm activities (class or classes with children)

• Develop and submit 5 one-page class plans, each based upon a Yoga Calm principle

• Participate in Consultation sessions (optional)

• Complete the Certification Written Exam

We also require you to take weekly yoga classes (or home practice with video and/or other learning aids).

Costs, logistics and more info in our FAQ

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Prerequisites

Three things are required to apply to the certification program:

1. Strong interest in the health and well-being of children.
   
   
2. A minimum of one year working with children in some capacity
   
   
3. Degree or certification in one or more of the following areas of study:

If you have another degree and/or other significant experience, please contact us at certification@yogacalm.org before applying.

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Questions?

• Read the Certification FAQ

• Sample License Agreement

• Contact us at certification@yogacalm.org

Get Started!

Apply now by sending us an Email indicating your interest.

Then, Register for the Integrated Approach to Wellness workshop series.