The NGY Teacher Training for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults with Disabilities & Differences is a 25-hour Yoga Alliance approved online training and is part of the NGY 95-hour Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS). Click here for more information!
Using time-honored yoga practices, modern mindfulness techniques, and best practices from adaptive, accessible, and inclusive approaches, teacher trainees learn to facilitate creative and educational experiences through a unique methodology that aligns with the developmental and social needs of these special populations. No prior experience in either yoga or working with diverse groups is necessary; we will teach you what you need to know!
Next Generation Yoga Teacher Training for Disabilities and Differences offers a variety of tools and strategies to empower you to create meaningful yoga and mindfulness experiences. Experienced trainers share their own passion for this work as they facilitate a fun and inspiring training curriculum. Trainees are given opportunities to interact and observe, to learn about what works for others, and to come up with original ideas for sharing the wonder of yoga and mindfulness with these groups.
Frequently asked questions:
This training is for you if:
- You are a yoga teacher who would like to diversify your teaching and business potential.
Yes! This training will count as 25 hours towards YA’s 95-hour RCYS training requirements.
In light of COVID-19, Yoga Alliance has made a temporary provision to allow its schools to offer contact hours in a virtual format through September 30, 2020. During this time online training hours will count as full contact hours through Yoga Alliance & the NGY 95-hour Yoga School.
Read the latest from Yoga Alliance here.
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Meet your lead trainer, Sarah Henderson, E-RYT
Sarah began her professional life in disability services for kids and families. In 2010, she made what she thought was a career switch and became a yoga teacher. But soon she found herself training to become a Kids Yoga teacher, then an adaptive and accessible yoga teacher. Known for her imaginative teaching that bring stories and healthy living principles to life through yoga and mindfulness practices, Sarah is passionate about teaching kids of all ages and abilities to connect with themselves and others through movement and meditation. In addition to her role as a trainer for NGY, she also authors NGY’s monthly lesson plans for ages 2-12.
Learn more about Sarah here.
Next Generation Yoga offers Yoga Alliance approved trainings and is an approved Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS). Current yoga teachers registered with Yoga Alliance as 200 hour RYTs are eligible to earn a 95-hour specialty designation of Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT) when they complete the required Next Generation Yoga Teacher Training curriculums. Click here to learn more.
*A desire to become a RCYT is not required in order to participate in any of our certification courses.
