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Learn to teach mindfulness and yoga to children.
As an independent yoga and mindfulness specialist for children and teens we give school teachers, yoga teachers and other professionals working with children the skills and tools to share the many benefits of yoga and mindfulness with children in a safe, fun and engaging way.
We are now in our 26th year and still committed to the highest quality training for our students. We use traditional yoga postures, breath awareness, relaxation and mindfulness techniques to sow the seeds for a lifelong practice, building happier, healthier and more resilient children.
All our training courses are currently online either on demand or hybrid which combines the connection of live Zoom sessions with the convenience of self-paced learning.
Our courses
ON DEMAND| £295 | Payment plan available
Learn to Teach Mindfulness to Children
If you want to teach mindfulness to children in a professional capacity then this course is for you. It will provide all you need to safely share your passion for mindfulness with children in a fun and engaging way. You will be supported in your own practice during the course and learn how to embody and model mindfulness for your students.
This course includes two personal mentoring sessions with the course tutor.
Suitable for:
Schoolteachers, yoga teachers, parents and professionals working with children.
“Christiane is full of knowledge regarding mindfulness and how to apply it effectively to children. The resources are fantastic and the content was very thorough and detailed.”
Learn to Teach Mindfulness to Children
If you want to teach mindfulness to children in a professional capacity then this course is for you. It will provide all you need to safely share your passion for mindfulness with children in a fun and engaging way. You will be supported in your own practice during the course and learn how to embody and model mindfulness for your students.
Suitable For:
Schoolteachers, yoga teachers, parents and professionals working with children.
Experience Required:
An established meditation practice and some previous meditation training or guidance preferred. Completion of our or Introduction to Mindfulness to Children would meet the course entry requirements.
Course Information
On this course you will learn:
- What mindfulness is and how to define it to others
- Research on mindfulness for children
- The 3Bs of Mindfulness
- How to cultivate and teach breath awareness
- Tips for Maintaining your own practice.
- How to cultivate and teach body awareness
- Mindful movement
- Social, emotional & cognitive development in middle childhood
- How the nervous system works
- Basics of brain science
- Connecting with mindfulness through our senses
- How to create visualisations
- Mindful Self-compassion and how to introduce it to kids
- Creative mindfulness activities
- Mindful relaxation
- How to deliver mindfulness to schools
Course Format: On Demand. You can start at any time and have the convenience of working at your own pace. The course includes individual live mentoring sessions.
You receive additional weekly learning, via email for six weeks from the course start date. You will receive a link to book 2 x 30 minute mentoring sessions to help you tailor the material to your specific needs or support and develop your own practice. You can email the tutor with any questions on the course material too.
You have access to the course for 9 months giving you plenty of time to complete the course and receive your certificate.
Available On Demand.
This course is delivered on a third party platform, Teachable, which is simple and easy to use. When you click on the purchase button you will be directed to the platform.
Time Requirement: This course takes around 20 hours to complete.
Resources:
- Course Workbook
- Audio download files for your own practice
- Audio downloads for your children’s classes
- Lesson Plans for a six week schools programmes
- Workbooks to support learning of the six week schools’ programme
For Certification: Each student is required to complete all sections of the course.
Course Tutor: Christiane Kerr
Course Fee: £ 295.00 (monthly payment plan also available)
ON DEMAND | £49.95
Introduction to Mindfulness for Children
If you are interested in mindfulness and learning how to teach it to children, then this course is a great place to start. You will learn ways to start and or maintain a mindfulness practice for yourself as well as multiple tools and techniques to teach mindfulness to children, giving them wellbeing skills for life.
Suitable for:
Parents, school teachers and other professionals working with children.
“A really well rounded course; thorough, engaging and fun. It was well structured and gave me a good foundation in mindfulness.”
Sarah, Primary Teacher
Introduction to Mindfulness for Children
If you are interested in learning about mindfulness and ways to introduce it to children, then this course is for you. You will learn ways to start and or maintain a practice for yourself as well as multiple tools and techniques to introduce this life changing skill to children.
Suitable For:
Parents, school teachers and other professionals working with children.
Experience Required:
No previous experience of mindfulness or meditation is necessary.
Course Information
On this course you will learn:
- What mindfulness is.
- How to explain it to children
- The benefits for all ages
- The importance of developing your own practice first.
- How to maintain your practice
- Simple neuroscience
- Mindful Movement
- Breath awareness
- Creative mindfulness activities
- Mindful Relaxation .
Course Format: On Demand (immediate access and self-paced)
This course is delivered on a third party platform, Teachable, which is simple and easy to use. When you click on the purchase button you will be directed to the platform.
Time Requirement: This course takes around 6 – 8 hours to complete.
Resources: Workbook and downloadable audio files.
Course Tutor: Christiane Kerr
Course Fee: £ 49.95
HYBRID | £550 | Payment plan available
Learn to Teach Yoga to Children Aged 2 1/2 to 12
This Yoga Alliance accredited course offers a comprehensive training, giving students the skills and confidence to teach yoga to children from ages 2 ½ to 12. There are homework assignments, quizzes and group teaching practice for different ages. A teaching certificate will be issued on successful completion of the course.
Suitable for:
Yoga teachers and trainees, schoolteachers who want to introduce yoga into the classroom, parents and other professionals working with children.
” I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in teaching yoga to children. It is hugely inspirational, meticulously planned and covers everything from postures to philosophy, class planning and setting up your classes.”
Sue Barratt
HYBRID | £750 | Payment plan available
BWY Module - Learn to Teach Yoga to Children & Teens
This course is for qualified yoga teachers and trainees who want to teach to children and teens. It is a fun and creative approach to yoga offering more daytime teaching opportunities.
The course comprehensively covers ways to safely adapt your practice for young people from ages 2 ½ to 18.
Suitable for:
Qualified yoga teachers and trainees
“I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who is thinking of teaching yoga to children and teens. It was great to connect with other teachers to share ideas. The pre-recorded material was easy to access and so convenient to be able to work through it at our own pace.”
BWY Module – Learn to Teach Yoga to Children & Teens
This BWY accredited module course offers a comprehensive training, giving students the skills and confidence to teach yoga to children from 2 ½ to 18. It is designed to develop both your personal and professional practice. On completion you will have the skills, tools and confidence to teach yoga to children and teens in a safe, fun and engaging way.
Suitable For:
Qualified yoga teachers and trainees.
Course Information
On this course you will learn:
- Class planning and structuring your children’s classes
- Social, emotional & cognitive development
- Physical development
- How to adapt asanas for each age group
- Breath awareness exercises
- Teaching skills
- How to introduce yoga philosophy to the different age groups
- Yoga games for your classes
- Breath awareness
- Pair work for your classes
- Managing your class for children and teens.
- How to market your yoga classes
- Teaching in schools
Course Format: This is a hybrid course combining the connection of live Zoom sessions with the convenience of pre-recorded material on our learning platform Teachable. The pre-recorded material includes videos, audio visual presentations, audio and quizzes.
Course Dates: The next module will be held in Autumn 2026. There will be 3 live Saturday morning sessions. The pre-recorded material which is on our easy to use learning platform will be drip fed over the three months. The last live session will include practical teaching assessments.
Live Dates: September 19th, October 17th and November 7th. Time: 9.30 – 1.30
Time Requirement: This course takes around 52 hours to complete, including homework assignments.
Resources:
- Course Booklet for each age group
- Logistics of Teaching Booklet
- Yoga Poses Book
- Audio downloads for your children’s classes
Course Tutor: Christiane Kerr
Course Fee: £750.00 (payment plan also available)
This includes the BWY course registration fee of £60.
ON DEMAND | £90
Teaching Yoga to Teens
This short course gives you the skills and confidence to start teaching yoga to teens in a safe, fun and engaging way. It looks at the difference between teaching yoga to teens versus teaching to adults or younger children. You will also learn the physical, emotional and psychological development that occurs during adolescence.
Suitable for:
Suitable for yoga teachers and trainees. We will also consider applications from secondary school teachers and children’s yoga teachers working with KS2.
“This course on teaching yoga to teens was brilliant. A great mix of videos and reading and I found it so helpful and inspiring. Thank you!”
Teaching Yoga to Teens
This short course gives you the skills and confidence to start teaching yoga to teens in a safe, fun and engaging way. It looks at the difference between teaching yoga to teens versus teaching to adults or younger children. You will also learn the physical, emotional and psychological development that occurs during adolescence.
Suitable For:
Suitable for yoga teachers and trainees. We will also consider applications from secondary school teachers and children’s yoga teachers working with KS2.
Course Information
On this course you will learn:
- How to engage teens with yoga
- Planning and Structuring your classes for Teens
- Managing your classes
- Growth mindset and positive discipline
- Social, emotional and cognitive development
- All about hormones
- Musculoskeletal development
- Developmental changes
- How to adapt asanas for teens
- Ways to introduce yoga philosophy to teens
- Parir works for teens
- How to introduce mindfulness to teens
- Relaxation activities for teens
- How to deliver Mindfulness to Schools
- Games for your teen yoga classes
Certificate of Attendance – on completion of course.
Course Format: On Demand and self-paced.
This course is delivered on a third party platform, Teachable, which is simple and easy to use. When you click on the purchase button you will be directed to the platform to start your course.
Time Requirement: This course takes around 7 hours to complete.
Resources:
- Course booklet
- Course workbook and practice planner
- Eleven audio relaxation audio files for your classes
Course Tutor: Christiane Kerr
Course Fee: £ 90.00
One to One Mentoring with Christiane Kerr
These sessions are suitable for anyone who would like some support or help with anything mindfulness or yoga related.
- Establishing a mindfulness or yoga practice
- Developing and sustaining your existing practice
- Support or inspiration for your children’s yoga business
- Helping you integrate mindfulness into daily/famiMentor life
- Support for school teachers and parents who want to teach mindfulness to children.
“I completed teaching yoga and mindfulness training courses with Calm for Kids in 2017. Things were going well until the pandemic! Mentoring sessions with Christiane were so helpful in suggesting ways to diversify and sustain my business. I am now back to full time teaching with a range of products giving me additional income.”
Alizha, yoga teacher
One to One Mentoring with Christiane Kerr
These sessions are designed to help you fast track your learning and development. There are two options: monthly sessions of 30 minutes (cancel anytime) or 50 minute single sessions.
They are ideal if you want to:
- Establish a mindfulness or yoga practice and don’t know where to start.
- Have an existing practice but need some help and inspiration.
- Want some help or support with your children’s yoga business.
- Helping you integrate mindfulness into your family/daily life
- Support in bringing mindfulness to your school or classroom
- Would like to train to be a yoga /mindfulness teacher
Suitable For:
These sessions are suitable for anyone with an interest in yoga or mindfulness, both professional and personal.
Experience Required: No experience necessary.
What the Sessions Will Cover:
The sessions are designed to meet your needs and you select the topic.
There is an intake form where you can let the tutor know and each session can be on a different topic. Sessions may include a guided practice or may be more discussion based helping you move forward.
Format: These sessions are via Zoom or a phone call whichever suits you best. After you have booked and returned the intake form the tutor will be in touch with a calendar link for you to select your session/s and preferred mode of contact.
Resources: Where applicable, you will be sent relevant resources such as lesson plans, downloadable audio or links to external resources.
Mentor: Christiane Kerr
Course Fee: Subscription £ 30 (cancel anytime), Single session £60.
CONTACT
Please get in touch with any questions or for more information.
07973 953812
info@calmforkids.com
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