100-hours Kids Yoga Teacher Training
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What is kids yoga?
Starting a yoga practice at a young age creates a healthy life for youngsters. By nature, children’s minds and bodies are flexible, adaptable and easily teachable. So long as yoga is fun, creative and interactive, it’s an activity they’re sure to like.
In addition to being a great physical activity, yoga offers an entertaining way for children to learn about the mind and body, and their functions and abilities. Children also learn to balance their emotions and improve their focus and concentration through yoga. Various studies have shown that children who regularly practice yoga have better health and emotional balance, and are less likely to be afflicted with common health issues such as allergies, asthma, digestive disorders, obesity, ADD and ADHD.
At Anahata Yoga, parents who enjoy yoga also pave the way for their children to enjoy the activity, making yoga a regular family activity and cultivating a healthy lifestyle.
And just as yoga can be tailored according to the needs and capacities of every individual, so can kids’ yoga be designed to match the interests of every individual child – not only ensuring a healthy body and mind, but also some fun and laughter along the way.
Why us?
We recognise that yoga is a popular pursuit in Hong Kong. People seek it out for its health benefits and often incorporate it into their active lifestyles. However, yoga instruction is not equal among the various yoga centres in Hong Kong. This is where our accredited Teacher Training Courses make all the difference. Our courses are accredited by, and offered in conjunction with, Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre in India. This is the first time outside of India that such a programme is being offered. Our classes are designed and taught in the same way as our instructors are taught. Predominantly from India, our instructors are fully learned not only in the practice of their discipline, but also in the history and philosophy behind the practice. The resulting combination of grassroots knowledge both practical and theoretical in our programmes gives students more in-depth learning than they may be able to find elsewhere in Hong Kong.Class Schedule
| Day | Time | Timing |
| Tuesday | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Theory and Practical |
| Thursday | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Theory and Practical |
Andiappan Yoga Self Practice Classes (Optional)
| Tuesday |
7:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Wednesday |
7:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Thursday |
7:00 am - 9:00 am
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| Friday | 7:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Sunday |
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Accreditations & Affiliations
Anahata Yoga’s Teacher Training is accredited by the Asana Andiappan College of Yoga & Research Centre in India (www.andiappanyoga.com), the International Yoga Academy in Hong Kong (www.iya-asia.com) and Yoga Alliance USA, classified under the Registered Children’s Yoga School (RYCS).
This Kids’ Yoga Teacher Training Course is presented by Anahata Yoga, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP). Yoga Alliance-registered yoga teachers are therefore eligible to enroll in this course for Continuing Education hours through the Yoga Alliance Certification.
Please note: In order to become a certified Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT) with Yoga Alliance USA, students must have completed Anahata Yoga’s Kids Yoga Teacher Training (100 hours).
Venue
The Teacher Training will be held at 18/F, Anahata Yoga, One Lyndhurst Tower, No. 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Hong KongEligibility
Students need not be advanced yoga practitioners or a practicing instructor to enroll in this course. However, having a regular yoga practice is recommended and an added advantage.
Anahata Yoga’s 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Course or 300 hours Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course are suitable courses to study before the 100 hours Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course.
- Early & Middle Childhood: An Anatomical & Physiological Study
- Development in Pre-adolescents & Adolescents
- Yoga and its Philosophy
- A History of Yoga’s Development & Research in Children’s Health
- The Human Body: From the View of Chakras, Koshas, Pranas & Vayus
- Ethical Principles of a Children’s Yoga Instructor
- Yoga’s Effects & Healing Benefits for Common Health Ailments & Conditions in Children
- Mindful breathing
- Practicing Yogic Poses, Breathing Techniques, Gestures (Mudra) & Concentration Techniques in a Kids’ Yoga Class
- Yoga Props in a Kids’ Yoga Class
- Modification of Yoga Poses for Different Developmental Stages
- Introducing Concentration Techniques and Meditation & Mindfulness Practices in Kids’ Yoga
- Sequencing & Managing a Kids’ Yoga Class
- Developing Themes for a Kids’ Yoga Class
- Benefits of Yoga as a Complimentary Practice for Sports (such as martial arts, swimming, tennis, football, golf, etc.)
About Dr. Yogananth Andiappan, Ph.D Founder & Director, Anahata Yoga; Faculty, Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course
Hailing from a family of yoga masters, Dr. Yogananth Andiappan, Ph.D has himself started learning yoga at the young age of two. His father, Dr. Asana Andiappan is a well-known yoga guru in India.
Over the years, the younger Andiappan has taught and assisted his father in teaching yoga at schools, to children with special needs, and in hospitals. Their work has been recognised by various government and non-government bodies and honored for contributing to the field of yoga research in India.
In 1995, Dr. Yogananth Andiappan released his book, Yoga for Student’s Health at age 15; it has been used and referenced as a yoga handbook in schools across India. He is in the process of publishing another kids’ yoga book in Hong Kong, featuring his two young.
Since 2003, Dr. Yogananth Andiappan has been teaching yoga for children in Hong Kong, and today he is one of the city’s most sought-after instructors for kids’ yoga.
Through the Andiappan Yoga Community (www.yogacommunity.org), Dr. Yogananth Andiappan has taught yoga for children with special needs. He has also supported research studies on yoga for youth outreach programmes, where yoga is taught to teenagers at risk due to social and environmental circumstances.
Attend one of Dr. Yogananth Andiappan’s kids’ yoga classes at Anahata Yoga and join in on the fun alongside other children and their yoga-loving families!
Benefits of yoga for kids
- Yoga helps improve strength and flexibility.
- Yoga increases concentration, focus, and attention.
- Kid's yoga increases self - esteem.
- Yoga decreases anxiety and increases ability to relax.
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Why us?
We recognise that yoga is a popular pursuit in Hong Kong. People seek it out for its health benefits and often incorporate it into their active lifestyles. However, yoga instruction is not equal among the various yoga centres in Hong Kong. This is where our accredited Teacher Training Courses make all the difference. Our courses are accredited by, and offered in conjunction with, Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre in India. This is the first time outside of India that such a programme is being offered. Our classes are designed and taught in the same way as our instructors are taught. Predominantly from India, our instructors are fully learned not only in the practice of their discipline, but also in the history and philosophy behind the practice. The resulting combination of grassroots knowledge both practical and theoretical in our programmes gives students more in-depth learning than they may be able to find elsewhere in Hong Kong.Terms and Conditions
- All Students must undergo and pass a written and practical examination in order eo attain a participation certificate.
- Fees, once paid, cannot be refunded or transferred.
Disclaimer / Waiver of Liability
By registering for this Anahata Yoga Teacher Training Course, you voluntarily declare the following: I, a participant of this Course, am aware that participating in the Course requires certain levels of fitness and general physical health. I acknowledge and voluntarily assume my responsibility to assess my level of fitness and general health (including consulting my physician or doctor) and the risks of serious injury that are associated with physical activity of any kind including any variety of yoga, meditation and breath work practice and participation in yoga related activities or activities related to this Course. I confirm that I shall retain all control and direction over my activities at all times. I voluntarily assume full liability and accept the risk of harm, including physical injury and discomfort as a result of my participation in the various activities in this Course. I, or anyone who could claim in my name or on my behalf, do hereby voluntarily waive, release and forever discharge Anahata Yoga Limited. and its officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liabilities for injuries or damages resulting from my participation in the activities during the course of this training and hold them harmless from all claims which may be brought against them for any such injuries or claims as aforesaid and all costs and expenses incidental thereto. I grant my permission to Anahata Yoga and Asana - International Yoga Journal. to use any photos or videos of me taken during the training in the establishment of Anahata Yoga for marketing or publicity purposes in print and web without receiving payment for those images.
