Teen - Mind & Body Yoga Teacher Training
Little Greene Yoga TEEN - Mind & Body is certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals (YAP).
YAP is a professional membership body for yoga teachers and trainers, which means our course and trainers have to meet their stringent criteria. To read more about YAP criteria click here
Our TEEN - Mind & Body, certified course, is a 60 hours training course.
36 hours will be contact time, with a Senior Little Greene Yoga® trainer, and 24 hours will be homework before, during and after the course.
Contact time can be done IN-PERSON or ONLINE but will need to be done in real time.
The Teen age group covers so many differing aspects of yoga to keep this age group interested. While Teens do love a flowing sequence or a sun salutation this is definitely not enough to help them develop a regular practice and of course fill your classes.
There is so much in the syllabus that many qualified 200hr teachers now use many of the techniques in their adult classes.
The Teen – Mind & Body Teacher Training course is usually run over 2 weekends (4 days) although we always schedule an INTENSIVE for school teachers, in the summer, and another for Jersey, in October.
Applying for the course
The course is open to non-school teachers and non-yoga teachers!
The Kids & Teen Yoga Teacher Training courses are open to qualified yoga teachers and non-yoga teachers. If you are not a qualified yoga teacher then you must have a good knowledge of yoga asana (postures).
The course is suitable for yoga teachers and trainees from all yoga traditions who wish to learn how to adapt their knowledge to be able to interact with teenagers and teach a successful Teen Yoga class, with students returning for many years!
What taking the course means
On successful completion you will have the knowledge and resources to teach successful yoga classes to teenagers.
Successful completion means attending 36 hour LIVE (in-person or online live).
Completing both written & practical assignments to our required standard, which means you will have completed your additional 24 hours of ‘home’ work! You will be coached through this with the emphasis on finding your individual teaching style mixed with Little Greene Yoga methods which have been tried and tested on Teens for more than 10 years.
You will be entitled to insurance under the Little Greene Yoga umbrella group and Yoga Alliance Professionals.
You can become an affiliate member of Yoga Alliance Professionals and choose to become a member of the Little Greene Yoga Teaching Faculty for continuing education.
Teen-Mind & Body (12-18 Years) YTT
The Little Greene Yoga Method® for teaching alignment based yoga to Teenagers
The Little Greene Method for inclusion to interact with the teen age group, keep them motivated and returning to your classes
Anatomy & physiology for the Teenage age group.
How to help develop a balanced body & mind for Teenagers
Yoga postures suitable for Teenagers
Inversions suitable for Teenage age group and how to teach them safely
Balancing hormones and how to discuss with this age group
Common injuries at this age and how yoga can help
Emotional challenges, including stress & anxiety, and yoga solutions to help
Additional support needs and how to make a general class inclusive
Tips on how to engage and teach Alignment to this age group in a fun engaging way
Instructions on how to encourage Teenagers to develop deeper body awareness
Adapted linking yoga postures suitable for above age group
Dynamic yoga postures suitable for the above age group
Little Greene Yoga ® partner work
Little Greene Yoga ® warm-ups
Little Greene Yoga ® cool-downs
Class pranayama & Yoga Nidra
Meditation & Mindfulness Techniques
8 weeks of Little Greene Yoga® class plans for Teenagers
How to create and develop your own successful class plan
Class control
Practical class sessions
Marketing
Getting started, including introductions to establishments and running private sessions
Listing on Graduates page of website, once qualified
Option to join Little Greene Yoga Faculty for additional support
Option to join Yoga Alliance Professionals as an Affiliate Member
Lead Trainer - Veronica Greene
Veronica Greene is a Registered Senior Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals (SYT). She is also a qualified Iyengar Yoga Instructor to Junior Intermediate I Level. Prior to this she completed a Yoga Therapist Diploma with the Kevala Institute (1999). She is also a qualified yoga instructor for children.
Veronica first discovered yoga in 1988 while studying for a degree in Engineering. On graduation in 1990 she moved to Edinburgh and attended classes at the Iyengar Institute. Veronica founded Little Greene Yoga in 2005. Little Greene Yoga is a Registered Children's Yoga School, the first one in Scotland and provides a certified training programme to train individuals to become Yoga Instructors. The LGY programme offers certified teacher training courses to teach yoga to 3-5yrs & 5-8yrs, 8-12yrs and a Teen Mind & Body. 2019 sees some additional Yoga Alliance Professionals CPD courses in Yoga for Classrooms and Postnatal Yoga for fully qualified yoga instructors.
Veronica continues to teach her own timetable of classes, both privately and within Education Establishments in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire. Her work with TEENAGERS is not just focused on schools - she works with teenagers who struggle with many anxiety disorders including OCD, Aspergers, Eating Disorders and GAD. She also tailors yoga sessions for Teenage Athletes working on programmes specifically for Football, Rugby, Hockey, Swimming and Athletics. All tailored to each specific audience to engage, create a strong, balanced body while minimising injury.
She provides mentoring for new instructors and writes for numerous yoga publications both in print and online. You can find qualified Little Greene Yoga qualified instructors within the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Emirates & USA.
