Saturday & Sunday, July 18 &19, 12noon - 6:00pm

For educators, parents, caregivers and anyone who loves working with children! The 10-hour Teacher Training is a valuable resource for parents, educators or professionals working with kids of all ages. The benefits of bringing yoga to the little ones whether they are your own, in your classroom or in any other setting is invaluable. At least 1 yr of yoga experience is required.

This training includes: • Full of Joy Yoga Teacher Training Manual • Principles of traditional yoga • Themes, poses, games, partner yoga, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques • Specific exercises to help kids transition between activities • Ideas for using props, books, music and storytelling • In depth ideas for using props, books, music and storytelling • Behavior challenges and how to approach them • How to develop your own class as well as lesson planning and sequencing • Marketing your own kids yoga classes • Lani's latest book Full of Joy Yoga Kids   Space is limited and this workshop will fill early. Fee: $300 Reserve your place now. Call 287-2277.

Lani Rosen has been been teaching children in some capacity for the last 14 years. Her interest in teaching yoga to children began while she was a first grade teacher in Brooklyn, NY, 9 years ago. From there, she moved to SF and started her kids yoga business Full of Joy Yoga. Almost 5 years later, she is now back on the east coast and bringing her kids yoga program to teachers, parents, caregivers, and children all over CT.  Currently Lani teaches yoga in preschools, after-school programs, yoga studios and at yoga conferences as well as doing teacher trainings in SF and CT. For more about Lani, visit her website at Full of Joy Yoga

Your Community Yoga Center at 39 Putnam Ave., Hamden, Ct 06517 located in the greater New Haven area, servicing Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, Northford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. Offering yoga for Beginners, All-levels yoga, ParaYoga®, Gentle/Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga for Teens, Yoga for Tweens, Vinyasa Yoga, Pre-Natal Yoga, Senior/Gentle Yoga, Anusara Inspired Yoga, Belly Dance, Hatha-Tantra Yoga, Tantra Meditation, Buddhist Meditation, Ayurveda and free yoga classes for the community. Our bookstore carries books on yoga, meditation, and ayurveda as well as cds, yoga mats, blocks, props and jewelry. Formerly The Connecticut Yoga Center.