“When using our techniques, teaching yoga to Kids or Teens is just like going out to play!”
Veronica Greene, founder of Little Greene Yoga
(Kids & Teen Yoga Teacher Training)
Kids & Teen Yoga Teacher Training
Everything you need to know to successfully teach yoga to kids & teens AND to keep them coming back to your classes!
Perhaps you’re looking for an additional revenue stream, you want to learn new skills or want to enhance the learning potential of the children you’re already teaching.
Whatever your reason for teaching yoga to young people, our courses will give you the skills and expertise you need so you can deliver a fun teaching experience that connects the postures with the benefits.
You CAN feel confident teaching yoga to a class of kids or teens.
Our courses give you the practical teaching experience you need to build your confidence and deliver a fun teaching experience everytime!
You’ll learn what postures are most suitable for young people, what are not suitable and how to connect them safely to achieve your teaching aims, with benefits.
Little Greene Yoga offers a range of Yoga Teacher Training programmes to teach kids and teens aged 3 to 18 years and we’ve developed these programmes from our 20 years of teaching experience.
We learned from our mistakes so you don’t have to!
AND we also include the commercial advice on how to turn your new qualification into a successful, thriving and profitable business success!
What People Are Saying
“I am so pleased to have done this course with Veronica. She is an inspiration. Veronica was very supportive and believed in her students to enable them to achieve and pass this course. YES! It was intense and it does require your full attention for at least 12 hours a day, third day the pressure is off and you can relax in the afternoon. Loved Veronica's teaching methodology and will continue to take this forward in my own classes. She is an amazing woman with a great positive attitude and a fab sense of humour. This is shared amongst her students. Veronica will get you through. Brilliant course!”
— Mary Ann Lovelady
Qualified LGY (3-8yr) & (8-12yr) Instructor, Fife
“I strongly recommend any person considering a Children's Yoga Qual, and reading this review, to sign up immediately to Little Greene Yoga and learn from Veronica - you will not be disappointed! I researched various children's courses all over Europe and came back to this course time and time again before registering. Having a Practical assessment in a local Primary School and receiving constructive feedback from a Senior Yoga Teacher with years of experience is, in my opinion, GOLD! It sets this course apart from all others and has given me confidence to teach any classes. I doubt I will ever have as many kids in a class as that Practical :) Veronica is very experienced and a legend. She's a joy and inspirational. She shares her knowledge and expertise wholeheartedly in a fun, engaging and relaxed way. I have signed up for the next course already.”
— Kirsty Wellens-Jones
Qualified LGY (3-8yr) & (8-12yr) Instructor, Switzerland
“Fantastic course! Due to COVID restrictions the course was one line, but I couldn’t have asked for better tuition. The live dates were packed with activities, tasks and going through an enormous amount of information. I felt privileged spending the two full days with Veronica on line, she is an excellent teacher, both knowledgeable and experienced , and a great storyTeller!”
— Patricia O’Neill, Qualified Foundation Years Yoga Teacher, Jersey Ch. Is
A TRAINING course for EVERYONE!
Little Greene Yoga develops quality teacher training courses to create quality Kids & Teen Yoga instructors.
Offering just ONE yoga teacher training to teach kids and teens aged 3-18 years would be unrealistic.
Kids and teens have different different needs. Our programme content is centered on the physical and developmental life stages of each age group, enabling you to keep your students interested, motivated and returning to your classes.
You will likely find a yoga teacher training that teaches for the full age range in one programme. We believe this is a big mistake and will not equip you to successfully teach kids and teens in each age group.
Our content is based on physical and developmental life stages enabling you to keep your students interested, motivated and returning to your classes over the age ranges.
We achieve success by offering a very full syllabus, for each life stage, so you don’t have to resort to colouring in!
Have a look at each course in more detail (below) and decide where you want to start!
We look forward to meeting you and helping you find your teaching voice.
Foundation Years (3-8 Years) YTT
Alignment Based (8-12 Years) YTT
Teen-Mind & Body (12-18 Years) YTT
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
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At Little Greene Yoga we believe that you cannot combine a 3-18years in one Yoga Teacher Training course.
Each of our courses cover 3 distinct age groups and developmental stages of a child’s life cycle.
The Foundation Years (3-8yrs) covers you to teach children aged 3-8yrs. The syllabus is split into 3-5yrs & 5-8yrs as there is quite a developmental difference in these age groups and the techniques used to keep the children engaged! (50 hour course)
The Alignment Based 8-12yr course is a completely different syllabus from the younger years. This allows you as a teacher to develop strong healthy bodies and minds and keep your young, students motivated and returning over the 4 year period. (50 hour course)
The Teen age group covers so many differing aspects of yoga, again, to keep this age group motivated and challenged, over a 6 year period. There is so much more to yoga that a flowing sequence or a sun salutation! (60 hour course)
If you complete all 3 age groups, although you can just choose the age-group you are interested in, you will have completed 160 hours of training!
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No! You don’t need a 200hr qualification but you do need to have practiced yoga and have an understanding of what yoga is about. We’ll teach you how to adapt it for kids and what postures work!
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Our courses are certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals (YAP). YAP’s stringent guidlines state that any ‘Specialised Training Course’ needs to be a minimum of 28 hours training. Little Greene Yoga goes above this with:-
Foundation Years (3-8yrs) - 50 hours
Alignment Based (8-12yrs) - 50 hous
TEEN - Mind & Body - 60 hours
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BOTH!
It has always been our intention to develop Kids & Teen Yoga Instructors of the highest quality. We believed, only, in IN-PERSON training! Then the pandemic hit and we had an obligation to fulfill our training commitments, to our enrolled students. Before this students turned up, LIVE, having done some homework but being introduced to our programme on the first day of LIVE.
We now give access to our ONLINE recorded prior to LIVE weekend and find students are more prepared to take part in the LIVE weekend, which is all about finding your teaching voice.
The LIVE weekend can be done ONLINE LIVE or IN-PERSON but definitely LIVE so we can interact with you and help you find your teaching voice.
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Absolutely this is a YAP certified course ! You will be able to get insurance for the age group you are qualified to teach.
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Little Greene Yoga are always happy to answer any questions. These may be business concerns or concerns with disruptive behaviour.
You will also be able to join our LGY Teaching Facility which provides you with tools and additional class plans. You will also be able to attend continuing education workshops/masterclasses either in-person or online.
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Yes! You can join Little Greene Yoga Teaching Faculty and/or Yoga Alliance Professionals as an affiliate member.
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You are most likely looking at these training courses because you work with children or teenagers or are parents to kids or teenagers…………….this is the best place to start………..what age group to you relate to or have experience of working with?
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Absolutely! You can start at the age group you relate to most and add to this qualification at any time.
Each course is stand alone and each syllabus is very different.
How our nurturing training works
applying for the course
Have a look at our detailed syllabus for each of the courses (above)
- Foundation Years (3-8yrs); Alignment Based (8-12yrs) or TEEN - Mind & Body
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 an application form online. Although you do not have to be a qualified adult Yoga Instructor you do need to have yoga experience and practice yoga yourself. (references will be asked for)
The course includes 28 hours LIVE, (3-8yrs & 8-12yrs) and 36 hours LIVE (TEEN - Mind & Body), so you will be asked to choose a LIVE weekend and work towards meeting this date.
You will then be given access to the recorded section of the course which will also include a 1 to 1 video call with our Senior Trainer.
You will work through the recorded syllabus with regular interaction with our trainers.You will then be given access to the recorded section of the course which will also include a 1 to 1 video call with our Senior Trainer.
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.
