Virtual & Live Training via Zoom
Module 1: January 14-16 | Module 2: January 28-30 | Module 3: February 11-13
Module 1: January 14-16 | Module 2: January 28-30 | Module 3: February 11-13
95-Hour Registered Children's Yoga School (Yoga Alliance)
Learn to integrate Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology into the Eight Limbs of Yoga
Trauma-Informed. Anti-Oppressive. Accessible. Eight Limb Yoga.
Indigenous-led by Dr. Melissa Jay, R.Psych, E-RYT, RCYT, RPYT
Learn to integrate Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology into the Eight Limbs of Yoga
Trauma-Informed. Anti-Oppressive. Accessible. Eight Limb Yoga.
Indigenous-led by Dr. Melissa Jay, R.Psych, E-RYT, RCYT, RPYT
Tawow! Welcome!
The intention of the Yoga Kids & Teens Teacher Training is to invite helping professionals and certified yoga teachers to learn ways to integrate trauma-informed yoga psychology into their work with kids and teens. This foundational yoga for kids & teens teacher is accredited through Yoga Alliance and adheres to the training standards. The faculty is dedicated to offering teachings on the eight limbs of yoga and how to offer kids and teens fun and meaningful opportunities to integrate practices into their lives, on and off their mats.
Students will complete 30-hours of self-paced study led by Dr. Melissa Jay and attend 3 weekend modules with Melissa Jay, Michael, Carolyn, and Alex, to complete 95-hours training hours. This training is experiential in nature and will invite students to experience all practices and teachings for themselves with the intention of deepening their ability to walk their talk, as yoga teachers for kids and teens. Each weekend module will be designed to resemble a retreat-like format so that each student can feel nurtured and, in turn, nurture each other within the group practice, discussions, and practicum components.
Our school provides opportunities for self-reflection as a means of enhancing self-awareness. Each student will be required to complete an application for enrollment and create a plan to ensure mind-body-spirit-heart support throughout the training.
Please note that the Yoga Alliance Standards for Registered Yoga Schools do not include any instruction in yoga therapy techniques or other methods of diagnosing or treating mental health.
The intention of the Yoga Kids & Teens Teacher Training is to invite helping professionals and certified yoga teachers to learn ways to integrate trauma-informed yoga psychology into their work with kids and teens. This foundational yoga for kids & teens teacher is accredited through Yoga Alliance and adheres to the training standards. The faculty is dedicated to offering teachings on the eight limbs of yoga and how to offer kids and teens fun and meaningful opportunities to integrate practices into their lives, on and off their mats.
Students will complete 30-hours of self-paced study led by Dr. Melissa Jay and attend 3 weekend modules with Melissa Jay, Michael, Carolyn, and Alex, to complete 95-hours training hours. This training is experiential in nature and will invite students to experience all practices and teachings for themselves with the intention of deepening their ability to walk their talk, as yoga teachers for kids and teens. Each weekend module will be designed to resemble a retreat-like format so that each student can feel nurtured and, in turn, nurture each other within the group practice, discussions, and practicum components.
Our school provides opportunities for self-reflection as a means of enhancing self-awareness. Each student will be required to complete an application for enrollment and create a plan to ensure mind-body-spirit-heart support throughout the training.
Please note that the Yoga Alliance Standards for Registered Yoga Schools do not include any instruction in yoga therapy techniques or other methods of diagnosing or treating mental health.
☆ Students will deepen their understanding of Yoga History, and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with the intention of honouring, rather than appropriating, the practice of yoga with kids and teens.
☆ Students will gain a thorough understanding of the eight limbs of yoga and how to offer kids and teens fun and meaningful opportunities to integrate the practices into their lives, on and off their mats.
☆ Students will experience all practices and teachings, as both participants and facilitators, with the intention of learning how to practice emotional regulation and self-compassion and how to teach kids and teens to do the same.
☆ Students will deepen their understanding of how functional physical and energetic anatomy can promote positive and developmentally appropriate yoga experiences for kids and teens
☆ Students will gain a thorough understanding of the eight limbs of yoga and how to offer kids and teens fun and meaningful opportunities to integrate the practices into their lives, on and off their mats.
☆ Students will experience all practices and teachings, as both participants and facilitators, with the intention of learning how to practice emotional regulation and self-compassion and how to teach kids and teens to do the same.
☆ Students will deepen their understanding of how functional physical and energetic anatomy can promote positive and developmentally appropriate yoga experiences for kids and teens
Photographer: Meghan Unger
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Tân'si, Hello!
Be who you needed when you were younger. This message guides me. As an Indigenous, Nehiyaw member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, it is a joy to walk alongside incredible souls who are dedicated to self-awareness & community care. My daily eight limb yoga practice support me in allowing truth (satya) to flow and deepen my lifelong yoga studentship. I honour my ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍ Nehiyawe (Cree) culture, by learning to speak Nehiyawe, sitting with Elders/Knowledge Keepers, and decolonizing myself by infusing spirit into everything. Much of my career has been dedicated to supporting kids, teens, & families in finding ways to enhance their relationships. Kids & Teens are our future, so when you have an opportunity to walk alongside them or practice yoga with them, do it! From a nurturing attachment-based approach, we will explore how to integrate yoga and psychology, on and off the mat. As a psychologist & assistant professor, I have the privilege of destigmatizing mental health through offering accessible yoga, workshops, & contributing to academic literature/research #nerdalert Looking forward to learning and most importantly, unlearning, with you... when the time is right! With goodness, Dr. Melissa Jay (she/her) |
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2022 Module Dates
Online Course with Dr. Melissa Jay
Including Nine Modules:
Workshop Topics:
Workshop Topics:
Workshop Topics:
Workshop Topics:
- 30-Hour Self-Paced Online Study (To be completed prior to the live modules)
- Module 1: January 14th - 16th, 2022 live via Zoom
- Module 2: January 28th - 30th, 2022 live via Zoom
- Module 3: February 11th - 13th, 2022 live via Zoom
- Friday
- 5:00-8:00pm MST
- Saturday
- 9:00am-12:00pm MST
- 1:00-4:00pm MST
- 5:00– 8:00pm MST
- Sunday
- 9:00am-12:00pm MST
- 1:00-4:00pm MST
- Open to All!
- Our students often identify as yoga practitioners or yoga teachers.
- Participants must be an RYT, with Yoga Alliance, in order to apply for the RCYT credential.
Online Course with Dr. Melissa Jay
Including Nine Modules:
- Eight Limbs of Yoga Practices
- Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology Pillars
- Theories & Concepts
- Self-Reflection & Integration Exercises
Workshop Topics:
- Uplifting Indigenous & Yoga Culture
- Cultivating Connection with Kids, Teens and their Families
- Yoga as Resilience
- Mindfulness Games, Activities & Practices for Kids and Teens
- Integrative Practicum
Workshop Topics:
- The Child Psychology of Yoga
- Parenting Your Inner Child
Workshop Topics:
- Accessible Asana and Meditation
- Promoting Playful Practice
Workshop Topics:
- Yoga for Special Populations
- Fostering Choice, Flexibility & Adaptability
- Chakra Development across the Lifespan
Required Reading & Reflections:
- Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice By: Susanna Barkatak
- Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body By: David Emerson & Elizabeth Hopper
- The Whole-Brain Child By: Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
- Prior to Module One: Breakfast Club
- Prior to Module Two: Inside Out
- Prior to Module Three: Soul
Extra Early-Bird Tuition:
- $900.00 CAD + gst
- Available until October 15th, 2021
- A non-refundable initial deposit of $250 is due at the time of your application, to secure your spot.
- $950.00 CAD + gst
- Available until November 15th, 2021
- A non-refundable initial deposit of $250 is due at the time of your application.
- $1100 CAD + gst
- Available until January 15th, 2021
- A non-refundable initial deposit of $250 is due at the time of your application.
- $1300.00 CAD + gst
- Three monthly payments of $350 CAD.
- A non-refundable initial deposit of $250 is due at the time of your application
Tuition Includes:
☆Training Manual Workbook
☆Certificate of Completion
☆Training Manual Workbook
☆Certificate of Completion
- Certificate of completion as a pdf
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance as a RCYT, for those with:
- For RYT 200 +
- 30-Hours of Teaching Children’s Yoga
- Other requirements as noted by Yoga Alliance
- Support Network with Likeminded Souls
- We will nurture you in deepening and personalizing your own practice.
- Nourishing Integrative Breaks
Yoga is for everyone!
We are pleased to offer four $250 needs-based based scholarships. Eligible recipients must complete the Yoga for Kids & Teens Teacher Training application. In your application please let us know that you would like to be considered for the scholarship and we will include additional information within your welcome email. BIPOC & 2SLGBTQ+ students encouraged to apply for this.
Please note that these scholarships are not available for the extra early-bird tuition as that rate was created to enhance affordability for all.
We are pleased to offer four $250 needs-based based scholarships. Eligible recipients must complete the Yoga for Kids & Teens Teacher Training application. In your application please let us know that you would like to be considered for the scholarship and we will include additional information within your welcome email. BIPOC & 2SLGBTQ+ students encouraged to apply for this.
Please note that these scholarships are not available for the extra early-bird tuition as that rate was created to enhance affordability for all.
☆The $250 initial deposit is non-refundable & non-transferable. As soon as you enroll, we are working behind the scenes to make the school fit well for you!
☆If you need to withdraw from the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School's Yoga for Kids & Teens Teacher Training, more than one month prior to the start date, tuition will be refunded, less the $250 non-refundable initial deposit.
☆If a student needs to withdraw from the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School, within one month of the start date, there will be no refunds, however, the student may enroll next time it is offered, after re-applying and paying the non-refundable deposit.
☆If you need to withdraw from the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School's Yoga for Kids & Teens Teacher Training, more than one month prior to the start date, tuition will be refunded, less the $250 non-refundable initial deposit.
☆If a student needs to withdraw from the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School, within one month of the start date, there will be no refunds, however, the student may enroll next time it is offered, after re-applying and paying the non-refundable deposit.
NEW Location:109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We are located beside Communitea Cafe, on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave. |
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis, person, a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and the Indigenous Director of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. We at Canmore Counselling respectfully acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous Peoples (Inuit, First Nations, Métis) of Canada. We are privileged to live on sacred lands and celebrate all of the Indigenous peoples, who live, work, play, and care for these lands. As an act of reconciliation and decolonization, may we work together to answer the TRC's Calls to Action: Truth & Reconciliation Commission Reports and Findings.
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