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Would You Like to Teaching Yoga to Teenagers? Come Learning With Christy in August

Announcing an In Person Yoga 4 Teens Teacher Training with Christy Brock Miele 
Aug 11-13, 2016 

Thursday, Aug 11, 2:00-6:00 pm 

Friday, Aug 12, 11:00-7:00 pm 

Saturday, Aug 13, 9:00 am-1:00 pm 

San Juan Capistrano, CA. Lodging searches should be targeted to Dana Point or Capistrano Beach.  Other close cities include Laguna Beach, San Clemente, Newport Beach. 

Closest airport is Orange County airport (code SNA). 

Location: TBA to participants, private location. The training is held in a relaxing and wholesome environment in San Juan Capistrano, 60 miles north of San Diego and 60 miles south of Los Angeles. 

YogaMinded Yoga for Teenagers Teacher Training is designed for yoga instructors, yoga practitioners or parents with yoga experience who want to learn how to prepare and improve their skills for teaching teens. This training focuses on developing skills to inspire, engage and connect to teens as well as creating an effective classroom for this age group. A session for practice teaching will be offered, where participants can get feedback on their techniques from the guidance of an expert. All styles of yoga are welcome. 

This course is based on the book: Yoga 4 Teens, An Instructor’s Guide to Teaching Yoga to Teenagers, a separate purchase highly recommended for the training. Attendants will receive 30% discount PROMO code for purchase of the book (not retroactively applied). In addition, participants will have FREE access to the webinar, Teaching Yoga to Teenagers: Principles and Practicalities. 

Topics that may be covered include in Yoga for Teenagers Teacher Training: 

  • Why yoga for teens 
  • Why is yoga different for teens than adults 
  • Latest research on the adolescent brain and implications for teaching yoga 
  • Setting objectives and identifying with teens 
  • Principles and practicalities for managing teens in the yoga classroom 
  • Yoga philosophy in teen terms 
  • Classroom space and props for teaching 
  • Teen approach to asana: specific recommendations for sun salutation, inversions, and restoratives 
  • Teen approach to pranayama 
  • Cautions and safety recommendations 
  • Language and dress considerations 
  • Appropriate and fun partner activities 
  • Group activities that work 
  • Live teen class observation 
  • Practice teaching 

The training’s purpose for new teachers is to build an effective approach to properly relate to teens. The training’s purpose for experienced teachers is to provide an environment of reflection and facilitate further growth and improved teaching skills. 

Christy has 18 years experience teaching teenagers yoga in a variety of settings, including youth shelters, summer camps, yoga studios, and schools. She is eager to support others in their quest for reaching teens and to impart her experience of this meaningful work. 

Participants will receive a YogaMinded certificate and hours count towards Yoga Alliance general training hours. 

More Reviews:

"Your training proved to be absolutely invaluable to me and I am so grateful for that and you."  Spark! Yoga and Creative Arts for Girls founder, Jill Rose, Seattle, WA

“I would highly recommend Christy Brock, YogaMinded, and the Yoga 4 Teens Program to any organization working with youth. The benefits for young people are amazing.”Carol Carlson, Director – CSP Youth Shelter, Laguna Beach, CA

"I very much enjoyed the Yoga 4 Teens workshop and found it incredibly beneficial."  Amanda T, Dana Point, CA

”Seeing Christy in action with her sense of humor and experience was very beneficial. She believes strongly in the work and can impart the knowledge to others.”

”This workshop definitely met my expectations. It has given me the confidence I needed to explore and look for opportunities to teach teens.”

“This is a great workshop and focused learning session that applies specifically to teaching teens and such a great forum for discussion of the joys and challenges of teaching them. It’s also a wonderful way to bring your body and mind into the right space (so much better than “just” a book or short session.)”

“I would absolutely recommend this workshop. Christy is an amazing teacher’s teacher, inspiring to watch and a tremendous wealth of knowledge. We learned not just how to instruct a teen yoga class but how to reach them.”

This workshop needs a minimum number of participants to run. Full refunds will be given if the workshop does not run.

 Refunds will be given up to 30 days before event, less an administrative fee of $50.

$100 discount for past participants of YogaMinded teacher training.

Fee is $650


To sign up, send an email to Christy christybyoga@me.com.


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