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Dates: November 2-4, 2012
Time: Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 11am-8pm, Sunday 8am-5pm
Location: ChildLight Yoga Studio, Dover, NH
Fee: $595 (includes manual and CD of Teen meditations, certificate of course completion, listing on the KKY website)
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Teenagers today are more stressed than ever and sharing the practice of yoga can transform them and positively influence the rest of their lives. These are the years that they begin to explore who they are and dive into the deeper dimensions of the yoga practice.
This course will teach you how to guide students in a journey of self-exploration, giving students effective yogic tools to handle stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and other challenges facing teens. You'll learn how to help students develop compassion and self-confidence, so that ultimately they will be empowered to be agents of peace in the world.
Visit the Karma Kids Yoga website
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What you will learn:
- The benefits of yoga for Teens
- Teen appropriate yoga poses, class themes, relaxation exercises, visualization and meditation techniques, including laughter meditation
- Developing a yoga class that is fun, safe, effective and engaging
- Yoga practice for insomnia
- Breathing techniques to calm, energize, and balance the nervous system
- Identifying teaching objectives
- Learning how to connect with teens and how to hold the space in the classroom
- How to make yoga philosophy accessible to teens; including principles of yoga
- Establishing the balance of discipline and order in the classroom with spontaneity and play
- Working with at-risk populations
- Games and activities that address teen issues such as self-esteem, body image, nutrition, stress, anger, forgiveness, relationships, addiction and sexual health
- Creative ways to build confidence, trust, teamwork, focus, concentration, and a sense of peace from within
- And so much more!
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