YOGA4KIDS OFFERS THE FOLLOWING:
Core muscle strength, breath control, balance, emotional stamina, focus and concentration, relaxation, fun and fitness, control, stress release, confidence and self esteem, flexibility

Yoga4Kids offers an exciting educational, and age appropriate yoga curriculum which combines an exploration of the body, mind and self. The practice of the curriculum help children acquire a lifetime attitude of wellness, develop personal responsibility and physical fitness as well as enhance learning at school while building confidence.

Children will learn how to move gracefully, breathe smoothly and deeply and sustain their focus and concentration, developing strength, flexibility, balance, mental clarity and emotional intelligence. Yoga4Kids presents this program as an effective and measurable methodology to achieve lifetime physical and mental health

Why Yoga for Children:

Yoga has been heralded as the latest de-stressing activity for children both in the United Kingdom and United States. Children in today's society need a break from the huge expectations, stimulation and fierce competition placed on them from the outside world. Yoga4Kids recognizes the individuality of each child and each class is a non-competitive space.
Yoga4Kids presents this program as an effective and measurable methodology to achieve lifetime physical and mental health.

About Yoga4Kids

Yoga4Kids started in South Africa 8 years ago and now teaches yoga to 800+ children. Yoga4kids is represented nationally in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town.
Currently Yoga4Kids is one of the most renowned and successful yoga school in South Africa.

Yoga4kids is represented in a number of studios and schools in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg including Brescia House, Bryanston Primary, Kingsmead College, Buccleuch Montessori and Summit Preparatory amongst many others.

Yoga4Kids has also been very successful in bringing about a mind, body balance curriculum to remedial schools such as Cedarwood and Crossroads schools. Yoga has proven to be greatly advantageous to the learning readiness of all children and especially those who fall into the following categories:

Children who are in motor developmental therapy for:

• gross or fine motor skills
• high/low muscle tone
• Children who experience dysfunctional sensory integration behaviours
• Children who suffer from ADD/ADHD or too much or too little energy in their beings.
• Downs Syndrome, Cerebral palsy and Autistic children
• Children who suffer from Asthma and other deep breathing problems related to stress.
• Children who suffer from anxiety and depression
• Children who need to balance their emotions and behaviors.

In addition, our curriculum has been heralded as the latest de-stressing activity for children and is an educational program that combines an exploration of the body, mind and self with the exercise system of yoga to support and enhance learning, health and personal responsibility. Children will learn how to move gracefully, breathe smoothly and deeply and sustain their focus and concentration, developing strength, flexibility, balance, mental clarity and emotional intelligence.

Yoga is highly beneficial for children who suffer from the following conditions:

• Too much or too little energy
• Poor nutrition and overweight problems
• Depression and anxiety
• Inability to express or free emotions
• Asthma
• Poor Posture.
• Over stimulation – not having the necessary skills to “shut off”
• High sensitivity levels
• Constant pressure to compete and perform
• Low muscle tone
• High stress levels which result in a decreased attention span, concentration and social skills

Yoga4Kids does not have any religious connotations or teachings. It is merely an exercise system to balance the mind body and self.

Yoga4kids is also part of the Kids Haven rehabilitation program and is busy with projects in Despot bringing yoga and life skills programs once a week into their schools..

Yoga4kids Teacher Training Program

Includes a two week-end theory course

• Practical classroom experience
• A 100 + page manual
• A Book on the yoga postures including the physical and compassionate awareness of the postures
• A DVD
• Teacher training certificates endorsed by he Yoga Teachers Fellowship

The Yoga4kids teacher Training Program is a complete and comprehensive study for all teachers who are serious about bringing the world of yoga to our children. It is an in-depth two module study with classroom practical experience that will enable anyone who is in their own practice of yoga to teach children the deep breathing exercises, yoga postures and relaxation skills associated with the yoga practice.

It also includes an in depth look at the following:

• Life skills for children
• Meditative and energising breath work
• How to develop your imagination using creative stories and introducing fun into your classes
• A manual on supportive and partner postures – how to get children to work together
• A year’s curriculum of lesson plans and how to set up a curriculum at school and in studios for both age groups.
• How to balance a child’s five senses using colour and food and visualisation techniques
• Children’s retreats and workshops
• Franchise opportunities within the Yoga4kids Company on a national level.
• Games
• Meditations and visualisation exercises for children

Teach your child yoga. The Yoga4kids workshops also make this study available to parents and teachers who want to re-connect with their inner child and therefore be able to communicate with their children on a soul level creating a more harmonious and beautiful relationship in the family.

For more information on our teacher training programs in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban and costs involved please email.