Teacher Training

Learn how to teach Yoga to children

Are you a parent who would like to turn your yoga practice into a family affair? A teacher looking for new ideas that will support your students? A professional therapist wishing to enrich your treatment with the positive effects of yoga? A yoga teacher or exercise enthusiast who loves children? Then RJ's International Yoga Teacher Training Course is for you!

The RJ's International Yoga Teacher Training course, module 1, is made up of four important steps.

Step One: Our First Encounter

RJ's Yoga for children is fun! Children are given a multi-dimensional learning experience, which promotes their physical, mental and emotional well-being in a progressive and developmentally appropriate way. The children naturally come to enjoy and explore their body's extraordinary strength and flexibility. The holistic approach used integrates the whole child, body and mind to promote resilience, knowledge, self-confidence and respect.

The training course is led by the founder of R J Yoga, Richard Furgerson. The course will comprise of two/three days of intensive instruction and practice incorporating comprehensive theory and directions, practical advice and detailed demonstrations, specifically designed for children.

Step Two: The Journey Begins

Your initial weekend of Teacher Training is then followed by a period of practical at home study. During this step of your training you will be required to run 10 children's yoga classes. To support you in this we will provide 10 class assignments to help you develop a more detailed lesson plan. We will also be available for you to contact should you have any questions or concerns that you would like to discuss.

At the end of each class you are also required to submit to us a completed detailed lesson plan and evaluation form summarising your feedback and thoughts on the class you have just taught.

This second step is run entirely at your own pace and you decide when you are ready to schedule the 10 classes. Our only requirement is that you complete the 10 classes within twelve months of commencing the course.

Step Three: Fully Fledged

Upon successful completion of the 10 children's yoga teaching classes and submission of the corresponding 10 lesson plans and feedback forms you will receive your RJ Yoga Teacher Training Diploma.

You will then be a fully certified teacher of children's yoga and graduate with what we believe to be the finest teacher training programme of children's yoga.

Step Four: Growing With RJ

A cornerstone of the RJ Yoga philosophy is to provide a nurturing and supportive environment. This philosophy naturally runs through our Teacher Training programme too. After you have graduated we will still be available for you to discuss any issues, problems, concerns and triumphs that you may encounter as you embrace the wonderful world of children's yoga.

We also run an additional 1 day development training, RJ's International Teacher Training Module 2, which introduces you to the methods of teaching children with special needs, teenagers, partner yoga, massage and aromatherapy oils.

Please contact us if you have an interest in teacher training.