10th of January to 19th of January of 2025

Yoga is indeed a way of life, and it’s never too soon to begin. Teaching Yoga to children can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. It’s important to remember that every child is unique and will respond differently to the yoga practice. By being patient, understanding, and adaptable, you can create a safe, inclusive, and fun yoga environment for children, helping them to learn harmoniously about environment, relations, and themselves. Today there are many different types of yoga programs for children. Introducing the concept and practice of yoga and a yogic lifestyle to the children means that you are giving them the very best start in life and you offer them a way of maintaining good health throughout the years. When introduced in the early stages of life, there are many benefits of children’s yoga practice, including improved flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination; enhanced concentration, focus, and self-awareness; and reduced stress and anxiety. Children’s

Yoga can also help children develop a positive self-image and a sense of inner peace. One of the most important benefits of yoga practice for children is that improves the teaching of social emotional learning during the child development process: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships skills, responsible decision making. The course is structured on the widely accepted developmental stages in children, having in view the different variations of development that are depending on factors like genetics, cognition, physical abilities, family, culture, nutrition, education, and environment.

The course is involving the learning about child development by studying patterns of growth and development, from which guidelines for ‘normal’ development are construed, recommending a holistic approach of the development, which sees the child as a whole person – physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, morally, culturally and spiritually. The lead trainer, Carmen Prema Mitroi (E-RYT 500, E-CRYT and YACEP), studied psychology, is having a Master in Psychology of Education, and a great experience in yoga practice, since she is practicing and teaching yoga for more then 30 years. The course is given with the help of Eugen Manole (E-RYT 200, RYT500, YACEP), who is having a PhD in Social Science and Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners, Advanced Certificate in Teaching Mindfulness to Young Learners and Teenagers and Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness Skills for Individuals all accredited by ACCREDITAT (UK). Together they developed the course by tailoring the yoga practice for children with emphasis to the understanding of two essential aspects: the correct practice of the yoga techniques and the developmental needs of children at different development stages.

Highlights

• International valid certificate, recognised by Yoga Alliance, RCYT 95
• Comprehensive illustrated Children Yoga Teacher Manual, with more than 350 pages
• Theoretical and practical teaching methodologies for the main development children groups: toddlers, pre-schoolers, elementary school, pre-teens and teenagers (games, asana, children yoga stories, breathing, meditation, relaxation, etc.)
• Excellent quality of teaching and one of the most competitive prices in Europe
• Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian healthy food
• A beautiful location, near a pine forest, the ocean and a lagoon
• According to GuruKala tradition (living with the master), the accommodation is offered by the Sundari School, in twin bed rooms, with private bathroom.
• Small groups personalised training (max 10 students)

Language and group

10 days with instruction in Romanian. Spoken languages: English, Romanian, Portuguese.

Yoga Styles: Yoga for Kids, Hridaya yoga, Sundari Integral Yoga

Skill level: Beginner; Intermediate; Advanced

Program

This children yoga teacher training teaches the basic theoretical and practical foundations that are useful for becoming a professional Yoga Teacher for Children. The greatest value of this training is the fact that it integrates a big variation of yoga techniques and methodologies of teaching adapted to the children developmental milestones, which gives to the future yoga for children professor, after the graduation, the ability to teach yoga to children for all developmental stages. The course is completed with the certificate of Yoga for Children Teacher, recognised by Yoga Alliance.

Curriculum Children Yoga practical sessions

The practical sessions include the correct execution and the theoretical learning about the benefits and the effects of :

• Adult yoga daily practice (asana, pranayama, meditation – alignment, awareness, energy)
• Children asanas
• Games for children yoga classes
• Stories that includes yoga techniques (asana, breathing, chanting, notions about yama and nyama, etc)
• Children meditation techniques
• Children relaxation techniques
• Yoga breathing techniques for children

Children Yoga theoretical sessions

• Yoga for children benefits and scientifical studies
• Yoga for children programs introduced in modern schools
• Children anatomy and physiology applied to child development stages
• The subtle structure of the human being: nadis (energy channels), chakras (energy centers), pancha kosha (the five layers of the human brain), the man and the three levels of manifestation (physical, astral, and causal), Kundalini energy, Jivatma (the soul), and Atma (eternal self) – applied to adult and children
• The philosophy of the yoga system: Yama and Nyama (the ethics and moral codes) applied to adults and children; the three fundamental principles in yoga practice; the description of the three gunas (the three main qualities of nature);
• Children yoga practice approach
• Healthy lifestyle notions – for adults and children
• Ethics of the children yoga teacher profession
• Marketing strategies
• How to manage your own yoga classes

Children Yoga teaching methodology: theoretical and practical

Include concepts of the learning process, learning styles, and how to teach yoga techniques for each child developmental groups. During these sessions, you will learn how to give a professional assistance to children for a correct children yoga practice. The professors will also explain how to create the stories for the children yoga classes (singular or a set of stories/lessons), the structure of a children yoga class, and theoretical notions about games, asanas, meditation, breathing and mindfulness for children. Will be also explained what are the personal qualities that a yoga for children teacher should develop, communication skills for interaction with children, how to create a harmonious and correct yoga teacher-children and  yoga teacher – parents/guardians relationship. How to do the class management and what are the adequate trouble shooters when need it.

All the teaching of the course is synthesised in a complete illustrated Yoga for Children Teacher Manual of approximately 360 pages, which contains all the necessary theoretical and practical information for becoming a good Yoga for Children Teacher! The manual is available in Romanian, Portuguese and English.

Evaluation

The assessment and evaluation of the students is continuous throughout the program.

• Presence is compulsory, the students will perform a constant practice of the techniques and interesting homework will be indicated for individual study.
• The course is completed after a final four classes – planning and teaching  – project, and a written test about the anatomy and developmental milestones of children between 2 to 18 years.
• The final evaluation will take five elements in consideration: the participation during the classes (1), an inclusive and positive attitude that shows respect for the traditional yoga philosophy and practice (2), the rigourness of the individual study (3), the final project (4), and written teste (5).
• All the above learning processes and evaluation will be facilitated by teachers throughout the all the course, respecting the level and the pace of each student, envisaging to adapt it to the group dynamic as well.

Typical daily schedule 08:00 – 9:30 Yoga practice- asanas and pranayama for adults 9:45 – 14:00 Basics of practice/theory modules 14:00 Lunch 15:00 – 15:30 Karma Yoga 15:30 – 16:30 Rest Time 16:30 Individual study 18:30 Theory Modules 19:30 Dinner 21:00 – 21:30 Meditation 22:00 Noble Silence – Mauna/Good night

The schedule may suffer alterations, depending on the specific circumstances at the time of the program.

Teachers

See our team in https://www.sundari-center.com/about/ Teachers for this CYTTC are: Carmen Prema Mitroi and Eugen Manole

Requirements

• Minimum 18 years old. There is no upper age limit.
• It can be attended by people who have never did a 200 YTTC or practiced yoga. However, please note, the practice of yoga involves a high level of self-discipline and interior purity.
• Does not require any certification of previous courses. However, in order to be recognised by Yoga Alliance as a CRYT , the prior graduation of an 200 hours YTTC is required too.
• For the entire duration of the course there are prohibited indecent behaviours and the consumption of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and stimulants. For stimulants, like coffee or black tea, we are offering substitutes, like oak coffee and tasty tea plants infusions
• The meals are ovo-lacto-vegetarian for all the period of the course.
• This CYTTC is designed according with the Gurukala tradition. In this tradition, the students are living together with their yoga masters/teachers, forming a harmonious small sangha community, where yoga practice is shared together. This includes also Karma Yoga, the Yoga of Detached Action. Part of the Karma Yoga program is related to Tapas and Saucha (discipline and purity), so the students must keep their rooms and their common spaces clean. This are simple common-sense activities, that, when well shared and organised, may take between 20 to 30 minutes /day.
• To participate in the practical classes, students need a comfortable tracksuit, natural fibber socks, a beach towel and slippers for the interior of the house

Retreat location:  Brasov, San Petru, Romania 

Adress: Strada Poarta Câmpului nr.408C, Sânpetru, Brașov, România

Google link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&msa=0&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=45.711364%2C25.638356000000012&spn=0.010189%2C0.030856&z=15&source=embed&mid=1a3AU__kDAzM17CZ_s0gr7NJ-c3s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food 3 Ovo-lacto-vegetarian meals per day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

What’s included

• Certificate of completion, internationally recognized by Yoga Alliance, for RCYT95
• The practical and theoretical sessions (see Program)
• 359-page illustrated exhaustive Children Yoga Teacher Manual – Writen in English or Romanian Language
• Comprehensive course training and guidance
• Accomodation and meals
• Continued email support from Sundari Integral Yoga Center and its community (after the graduation)

What’s not included

• Flights
• Transfers from and to the airport

Price per person

•  900 € per person, includes the manual, and 3 meals/day (the staying in double room with private bathroom is offered)
• A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price

Cancellation Policy

• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 10 days before the arrival date
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival

How to get there Recommended Airports:  Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP)