6th to 13rd of October 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 can contribute to their very best start in life and you may offer them a way of maintaining good health throughout the years. More, by introducing the concept and practice of Hridaya Yoga and a Hridaya yogic lifestyle to the children you are showing and teaching them about a path of harmony and love. Yoga practice in general brings to children improved flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, enhanced concentration, and focus. Hridaya Yoga principles are adding to all these benefits the development of self-awareness, the reduced stress and anxiety, the growth of a positive self-image, and a sense of inner peace.

When introduced in the early stages of life, the Hridaya Yoga values can contribute to the formation of positive inner habits that will stay with them a life time, improving not only their social emotional skills, social awareness, and relationships skills, but also their self-awareness, self-management, the ability of take responsible decisions, the ability of self-tuning between inner heart needs and society demands.

The course is structured on the widely accepted children developmental stages, 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

8 days with instruction in English
Spoken languages: English

Yoga Styles:  Yoga for Kids, Hridaya Yoga, Sundari Integral Hatha 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, hridaya 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! 

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 project- planning and teaching a Children Yoga Class.
• The final evaluation will take four 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),and  the final project (4).
• 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

7:00-8:00 Hridaya Meditation

8:00-9:30 Hridaya Hatha Yoga  practice     

9.30 – 10.30 Breakfast

10:30-13:00 Morning session

13:00-16:00 Lunch and break

16:00-18:00 Afternoon session/Individual study

18:00-19:30 Dinner

19:30-21:00 Concentration and meditation techniques.

21:00-21:30 Hridaya Meditation

22:00 – Good night and Mauna (noble silence)

 

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 vegan.
• 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

 

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
• Comprehensive course training and guidance
• Continued email support from Sundari Integral Yoga Center and its community (after the graduation)

What’s not included in the price

• Flights
• Transfers from and to the airport
• Food
• Accomodation

Price per person

•  800 € per person, includes the manual, the course and the YA recognised certification.
• A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price

Cancellation Policy

• Please see the link below
• https://hridaya-yoga.com/france-registration-guidelines/

How to get there

https://hridaya-yoga.com/getting-to-hridaya-longeval/

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