This training is an opportunity to delve more deeply into topics touched upon in the foundations course.

Instructor permission is required for those who have not previously attended the level I training.

By attending this experiential workshop, you will…

Create lesson plans for specific populations of children with special needs
Explore current research regarding the benefits of yoga for children
Understand how music, singing and chanting supports language and literacy
Consider and explore the chakras/energy centers as they relate to child development
Learn how to use mudras/hand poses to support fine-motor-skills
Experience various restorative yoga poses to appreciate the profound benefits of being in them, and how they can help your students
Devise child friendly ways to communicate The 8 Limbs of Yoga to children with special needs
Create guided visualizations appropriate for children with speech and language challenges
Explore the benefits of rhythmic movements and how to incorporate them into a children’s yoga class
Understand the problems associated with specific retained primitive reflexes and how to identify them
Experience a yoga sequence based on developmental movement patterns and understand how moving through this sequence can benefit children with special needs
Receive valuable resources to support you in the Collaborative Problem Solving approach to behavior management

Clarify your vision and create an action plan to realize it
Explore the business of yoga and promoting ourselves as children’s yoga teachers

*If you are uncertain whether this course is for you, please contact craig.hanauer@gmail.com for more information.