“Teaching requires human interaction - FACT!
Don’t just play a YOGA VIDEO to your class, instead learn techniques to change your CLASSROOM for the better!
Veronica Greene, founder of Little Greene Yoga
(Course Director for Yoga for School Teachers)
BALANCED CLASSROOMS
Brain .|. Body .|. Emotions
Yoga Training for School Teachers
Everything you need to know to successfully teach yoga to your classroom in 3 individual modules!
Would you love to teach yoga to your class but feel the majority of Kids Yoga Teacher training courses are not geared towards school teachers! Instead the focus is on individuals who want to develop a Kids Yoga Business!
In our 20 years of working with schools we have found that the majority of school teachers would love to learn how to use yoga, throughout the school day, to complement the academic syllabus.
The reality, however, is of not knowing where to start, how to use and when to use and WHY! Little Greene Yoga have a team of instructors who regularly teach in schools but now, for the first time, have tailored some of their teacher training course specifically for schools teachers.
If you are a School Teacher then you can choose a course below to help work with your class.
You WILL feel confident teaching yoga to your class, understanding the benefits and implementing in specific way to increase learning potential and more importantly help control your STRESS LEVELS!
If you discover you love your new “educational toolbox” then you can do additional modules.
If this new knowledge turns into a PASSION then the modules completed will count towards a certification in children’s yoga, if you choose to go down that route!
This way you get to dip your toe in to discover if this is something you’d like to take further. Either way we’re confident that taking that first module will be the best DECISION you every MAKE!
YOGA TRAINING tailored for SCHOOL TEACHERS!
Our school teacher trainings are using the same exacting standards are our certified trainings. They are based on the school programme our qualified teachers use in schools when contracted.
Now School Teachers can can these tools to help build their emotional resilience as well as their pupils!
Have a look at each course in more detail (below) and decide where you want to start!
We look forward to helping you discover a greater understanding of your nervous system and how this can impact your teaching and your pupils’ ability to focus.
Yoga for Literacy
Yoga for Physical Ed. & Play
Yoga for the Classroom
What People Are Saying
“I qualified in in the certified Foundation Years courses in 2010. I returned to successful complete my Alignment Based 8-12yr course in 2012.
Since then I have run private classes, after school clubs for the Primary school I teach in and also used in my classroom.
I love all aspects of how I can use yoga with my pupils. In 2015 Veronica trained some of her qualified instructors in “Yoga for the Classroom” and I was lucky enough to be selected for this trial training. This is the course I use the most. I will tap into the techniques when I’m wanting my class to change their energy levels and concentrate more. What I noticed is that it not only makes my job teaching easier but also helps me manage my stress levels, especially on the days when nothing seems to go to plan.
I believe this should be taught as part of the Teacher Training Curriculum!
It’s changed my life!”
— Jennifer Johnstone
Qualified LGY (3-8yr) & (8-12yr) Instructor, London
“I cannot recommend a Little Greene Yoga Children's Yoga Qualification enough!
I trained in the 8-12yr Alignment Based Yoga in 2016. At the time I considered leaving teaching and setting up my own business as a Kids Yoga Instructor. Since then I qualified to teach PE to Primary aged children and regularly use the techniques taught in my Yoga course as part of my PE classes.
There are so many ways that I incorporate yoga in my teaching - to help stretch after a running session; to help team work for the hockey teams using the partner techniques and even the games.
I actually learned more about the body and team work from doing my yoga qualification than my PE modules!”
— Marge Munro
Qualified (8-12yr) Instructor, Jersey
“I am not a school teacher but qualified Foundation Years (3-8yrs) Yoga Teacher with Little Greene Yoga.
I don’t run private classes but do work in schools on many levels - Teaching Yoga in the Classroom; Teaching LGY Resilience Programmes & Teaching Yoga for Literacy.
I love what I do and using the Little Greene Yoga Schools programmes have managed to find a niche for myself working in many local schools. Veronica’s attention to detail and experience is so vaste that she is always able to offer support on any concerns I have with pupils.”
— Gillian Aitkem, Qualified Foundation Years Yoga Teacher, Scotland
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
-
The biggest difference is that taking a Certified course covers everything so that you can purchase insurance to teach Kids Yoga Classes privately.
A Yoga Training for school teachers is specifically for working with your school with the main aim on emotionally regulation for you and your class with the greatest benefit being increased learning potential.
-
No yoga qaulification required we will teach you everything required.
-
No. This allows you teach yoga to your class in school, but does not allow you to run classes for other schools or privates classes .
-
ONLINE, so you can do in your own time.
We will provide optional LIVE (online) meetups to ask questions.
-
No as these modules are for school teachers to educate you how to use yoga in your classroom.
You can take additional modules and do our LIVE TT weekend to become a qualified KIDS YOGA TEACHER, if you choose.
-
We will provide help via Private Facebook Group, through email and via LIVE online group meetups.
-
No!
You can take additional modules and do our LIVE TT weekend to become a qualified KIDS YOGA TEACHER, if you choose.
-
Have a look at the course description and choose the course which interests you most and which you feel you will use most.
This may be dependent on what age group you teach or where your specialties lie.
-
Absolutely!
You can start with the course you relate to most and add additional modules at any time.
Each course is stand alone and each syllabus is very different.
You can also choose to do the LIVE TT weekend which will allow you to become a fully QUALIFIED KIDS YOGA TEACHER and gain insurance to run private classes.
How our nurturing training works
applying for the course
Have a look at our detailed syllabus for each of the courses (above)
- Yoga for Literacy (3-8yrs); Yoga for Play & Physical Education (8-12yrs) or Yoga in the Classroom (4-12yrs)
Decide which course is right for you
Decide if you wish to do the 3 month payment plan or the one off payment
Sign up (links above)
As part of the course you will be asked to fill in a registration form online with your current details including current school and ages of children you teach.
You will then be given access to the recorded modules
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.
