This Starlight Yoga Training, with Kim Vulinovic as the special presenter, will prepare you to confidently present Movement, Breath, and Mindfulness ("MBM") techniques in a relatable way. Feel empowered to bring more play and connection with the youth in your life, specifically to those aged 10-15. No yoga experience is necessary! This is an interactive, experiential training for school teachers, mental health professionals, parents, and yoga teachers looking to expand their skills.

In this training, you will gain:

• Confidence in guiding a yoga class tailored for middle school-aged children

• Mindfulness practices for reducing anxiety and boosting confidence

• Two Starlight Yoga lesson plans for middle school grades

• Practical details for a successful class considering location, class size, age range, and gender as well as class management tips and techniques.

We will cover the following essential elements of a successful kids yoga class:

1. Self-awareness and self-acceptance
Learn techniques for energy management, emotional ease, and confidence building.
2. Physical abilities
Learn fun flows to stretch and strengthen fast-growing bones and muscles. Receive sensitivity awareness training to support varying degrees of physical abilities and how much alignment is useful.

3. Connection
Learn games, partner poses, and activities to bring your yoga group together and improve social skills.
4. Creativity and fun
Adolescents are still kids! Learn to create themed classes
adding music, poetry, art, and education for a class that they will want to attend!

Starlight Yoga has been dedicated to family and kids programming, serving Chicago and the NW suburbs, for five years, inspiring MBM in schools, yoga studios (including Ahimsa), and daycares. You can visit www.mystarlightyoga.com for more information.

Our featured teacher, Kim Vulinovic, has taught yoga to children from age three to 16 since 2001 and runs a weekly class, "Girl Power Yoga," for girls in 5th through 8th grade at Ahimsa Oak Park. She is a highly experienced international children’s yoga teacher trainer. For more information, visit her website, www.yogakidsoakpark.com.

*Price: $125/$90 for Ahimsa Yoga Studio teachers

Please note: there will be a photographer and a recording device, so a photo release is required upon arrival.