About the program
Children's Yoga, while allowing children aged 2–15 to undergo a more receptive, conscious childhood and adolescence, aims to establish a holistic communication with them and their social environment. The curriculum uses yoga postures, breathing exercises, concentration and meditation practices adapted to different developmental stages.
Program content
- Important points of child and adolescent development between the ages of 2–15
- Physical, mental, emotional and social development processes of children and adolescents
- Creating a lesson plan according to the characteristics of each age group
- Adaptation of yoga postures (asana) to children and adolescents
- Adaptation of breathing exercises and pranayama studies to children and adolescents
- Concentration, meditation and relaxation techniques for children and adolescents
- Games that can be used in children's yoga classes
- Art and music studies that can be applied in children's yoga classes
- Yoga and Indian mythology
- Yoga with stories and fairy tales
- The use of 5 elements in children's yoga
- Chakras and children's yoga
- Preparing lesson plans and behaviors according to Gunas of children and adolescents
- Yama and Niyama, the basis of yoga
- Creating lesson themes according to age groups
- Teaching methods according to age group
- Ensuring group dynamics
- Philosophy and ethics
Certification requirements
In order to receive the Yoga Alliance approved International Children's Yoga Trainer Training Certificate, trainees must complete the 1st and 2nd Module and submit their homework within 1 year at the latest.
Duration and schedule
Module 1 (4 days): September 5–6, 12–13; October 24–25, October 31–November 1; December 19–20, 26–27, 2026. Module 2 (6 days): November 7–8, 14–15, 20–21, 2026; March 20–21, 27–28, April 3–4, 2027.
The Yoga Alliance approved international certificate is awarded upon completion of both modules and submission of assignments within one year. The institute states that it is "Turkey's First Yoga Alliance Approved Children's Yoga School."
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Our graduates tell their stories
Post-training experiences of our graduates who completed this program.
Nilüfer Ölmezcan
Children’s Yoga Trainer Training · 2020
“I met Etkin İnsan through social media. Their training was the one starting soonest, and once I began, I realized how lucky I was to have chosen Etkin İnsan.”
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I met Etkin İnsan through social media. Their training was the one starting soonest, and once I began, I realized how lucky I was to have chosen Etkin İnsan. I now teach children’s yoga actively and continue working with three separate groups at several institutions. The training I received has become my profession. I made wonderful friendships at Etkin İnsan, and I have a job that is deeply fulfilling spiritually. I am happy with the training I received and with my trainers. I am grateful to Alper Bayraktar, Gönül Şahin Yıldırım and Seray Karakoç. My warmest love and respect to the Etkin İnsan family.
Merve Türkkan
Children’s Yoga Trainer Training · 2020
“I work as a preschool teacher at a private kindergarten. When I tried yoga poses at home, I saw that my nieces and nephews did them better and more flexibly than I did. I was both very surprised and very happy.”
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I work as a preschool teacher at a private kindergarten. When I tried yoga poses at home, I saw that my nieces and nephews did them better and more flexibly than I did. I was both very surprised and very happy. So I decided to help all children come to love yoga. I wanted them to build their personalities on solid foundations and to get to know their bodies. Finally I met Etkin İnsan, enjoyed completing my training, and became a children’s yoga trainer.
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