SCHOOL YOGA & MINDFULNESS
TEACHER TRAINING
We provide an innovative yoga mindfulness curriculum that strengthens positive behaviors, we-centered thinking, and resiliency for improved learning.
The SCHOOL Yoga & Mindfulness program expertly adapts the traditional basis of yoga and meditation specifically for the public school setting.
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WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE
SCHOOL YOGA & MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING?
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Mindfulness Tools for Social & Emotional Learning
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Accessible Yoga Exercises and Postures
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Storytelling Techniques
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Teacher Professional Development
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Classroom Management Tools
WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE?
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You are an elementary or secondary school teacher who would like to bring social and emotional learning skills to your students
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You are interested in incorporating yoga mindfulness methods specifically adapted for the classroom
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You would like more effective classroom management tools that improve focus, listening, and harmony
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You would like to establish a personal practice to enhance your well-being
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You are a beginner or have any level of practice - all are welcome with no yoga experience required
WHAT WILL I GAIN?
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Effective social and emotional learning methods based on our signature yoga mindfulness program
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Strategies to enhance academic achievement that meet Common Core State Standards
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Breathing exercises, movements, and meditations designed specifically for public school classrooms
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Tools to support the well-being of youths and educators
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LAUSD teachers earn 1 Salary Point for the 45-hour online or in-person course
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Certificate and Letter of Completion
COURSE OPTIONS
ONLINE COURSES
Online SCHOOL Yoga & Mindfulness Training
Teachers learn our methods and then scaffold instructions to students. Teachers also write reflections on their own practice and on the lessons taught to students on the group discussion boards and answer course questions in chapter guides. This 45-hour training is available for teachers, counselors, social workers, and youth professionals in all districts. The online training will be ready in late August. Please complete the application below.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
SCHOOL Yoga & Mindfulness - Building The Basics
October 7th, 2023
Saturday
10:00-11:00 am PST (12:00 pm CST, 1:00 pm EST)
1 hour
Free for Elementary Educators K-12
Please complete the application below.
We recommend attending this free PD session to learn the program basics and ask questions about the full training.
K-12 educators in all districts are welcome to join us!
IN-PERSON COURSES
In-person SCHOOL Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training:
Our next in-person training is not yet scheduled for the fall of 2023.
2 Saturdays and Sundays
9:00 am-1:00 pm (2 Saturdays & 1 Sunday) &
9:00 am -12:00 pm (last Sunday)
Location - TBD
The full 45-hour training consists of four days of in-person learning (15 hours) plus 30 hours of homework assignments.
Educators in LAUSD earn one salary point upon completion of the 45 hours included in the full training.
COURSE & PD REGISTRATION
Educators are welcome to learn our comprehensive curriculum that nurtures social and emotional learning by taking the full online training course and/or practicing digital lessons in the SCHOOL Yoga Library with students. The SCHOOL Yoga Library is for K-4 teachers. The full SCHOOL Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training is for K-12 teachers.
Email info@school-yoga.org with any questions. Please allow up to 48 hours for a reply.