Childrens Yoga Teacher Training

At BeWell, one of our long-term aims is to strengthen the availability of yoga, pilates, and holistic professional development in the Irish Midlands.

For the past seven years, we have supported people in training to become internationally recognised and certified yoga teachers. Three years ago, we expanded our professional development offering to include pilates teacher training.

In 2025, we were proud to introduce the first-ever Yoga Alliance accredited 100-hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Training programme to the Midlands.

In March 2027, you can train with us for the third year in a row at our studio in Longford town, across five in-person weekends. After completing the training, you may qualify as an internationally recognised and certified Children’s Yoga Teacher.

If you feel drawn to children, wellness education, and helping the next generation build balance, self-regulation, mindfulness, and healthy ways of engaging with the world, this training is for you.

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” — John F. Kennedy

“Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” — Plato

Children’s yoga teacher training is, in many ways, the art of playing yoga.

Through a safe and supportive space, fun classes, and simple step-by-step lessons, children can be encouraged to grow in creativity, self-awareness, social skills, and much more.

And the journey begins with us, the teachers. To hold space for children and create an engaging learning environment, we need to practise ourselves. On this course, you will explore yoga practices for your own body and mind, play yoga games, and build the confidence to stay centred, creative, and ready to share yoga with young students.

Understanding children’s physical development, behaviour, and learning styles is central to teaching well. As children grow quickly, teachers need the knowledge to adapt poses and activities so they are age-appropriate and safe. A clear understanding of behaviour supports positive group dynamics, while awareness of different learning styles helps each child connect with the practice in a meaningful way.

By bringing these elements together, children’s yoga teachers can offer classes that support physical well-being while also nurturing emotional resilience, cognitive growth, and a lifelong appreciation of yoga and mindfulness.

On this course, you will learn:

• Yoga asana, the poses
• How to centre yourself
• Your own alignment, so you can model the poses well and deepen your practice
• Pranayama and meditation for you and your young learners
• Yoga games for playful learning
• Teaching skills
• Practical aspects of teaching yoga to children, including lesson planning and communication with parents and teachers

Throughout the training, you will explore a varied curriculum designed to equip you with the tools needed to support young minds and bodies through yoga.

We will cover foundational asanas tailored to children, with a playful yet structured approach to movement.

You will also learn simple and enjoyable pranayama techniques that build breath awareness, helping children channel energy and cultivate calm.

Games, songs, and chants will be added to your teaching toolkit, along with engaging methods that help create joyful, memorable classes.

Sample lesson plans will be provided to help you begin, together with a lesson plan template for creating your own fun classes.

Mindfulness and focus exercises are included to strengthen concentration and self-awareness, while a range of meditation and relaxation practices offers support for emotional regulation and stress relief. This training is designed to deepen your understanding of yoga’s holistic benefits and help you foster resilience and well-being in children aged 3–13 years old.

Course Content

• Children’s yoga asanas
• Pranayama and breathing exercises for children
• Games
• Songs and chants
• Mindfulness and concentration exercises
• Child-appropriate meditation practices

Course Modules

Module 1 The Practice

Asana, pranayama, and relaxation

Yoga ABCs, animal poses, the yoga garden, and yoga games

Tools and props

Yoga stories and how to adapt them

Module 2 Teaching Skills

The role of a teacher

Healthy boundaries

Teaching skills, including giving clear instructions

Managing group energy

Reflection and feedback

Lesson and course planning, including integrating yoga into the school curriculum

Ethics of teaching kids, including the yamas and niyamas

Module 3 Anatomy and Movement

Children’s developmental stages

Kids’ yoga anatomy and alignment

Joints and bones, the spine, and the nervous system

Module 4 Yoga Wisdom Teachings

What is yoga?

The eight limbs of yoga

Mantra and mudras

The subtle energy body and the chakra system

Yoga nidra, relaxation, and affirmations

Ethical business module

Practicalities: children first, Garda vetting, and insurance

Setting you up for success and helping you share your message

Planning and selling classes, courses, and camps

Qualification + Entry Requirements

The aim of this course is to make yoga fun and accessible for both children and adults, while sharing the joy of the practice. By the end of the training, you will feel competent, confident, and excited to begin teaching professional yoga classes, courses, or camps for kids.

Entry requirement: a love of yoga and children, plus a willingness to learn and have fun.

Attendance is important. We understand that life happens, so if you miss a day, we will help you catch up. If you miss more than one day, we will try to facilitate completion on the next course. A 90% attendance rate is required to complete the training.

Assessment is formative and continuous, with regular feedback from your tutor so you can learn as you go.

You will also be required to complete 10 observations of children’s yoga and teach 10 yoga sessions as part of the course.