Certification in Children's Yoga
Established 2007
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Hybrid Dates: TBD 500 hours • TBD Alpharetta, GA, US |
Led by Amy Haysman 
CYT-L3
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Purpose
Grounded Kids Yoga provides the leading trauma-informed kids yoga certification program in the country. Our 95-hour training equips educators, therapists, parents, and yoga teachers with the skills and resources to bring safe, evidence-based yoga and mindfulness into schools, families, and communities. Participants learn how to create meaningful yoga experiences that foster focus, resilience, and emotional regulation in children of all ages. This program goes beyond traditional yoga teacher training by combining classical yoga practices with modern neuroscience and social-emotional learning, giving graduates tools they can immediately apply in classrooms, therapy settings, after-school programs, and home environments. For professionals seeking continuing education hours, our certification also offers graduate credit through Courses4Teachers and the University of the Pacific.
What to expect
Our certification is designed as a step-by-step pathway that is comprehensive yet accessible. Participants can progress through four distinct levels, each approximately 22 hours, or complete the full program through a 7-day immersion or 10-day intensive. This Yoga Alliance–approved certification provides hands-on experience and a complete toolkit for teaching yoga to children with confidence and care. During the training, you’ll master 84 kid-friendly poses with proper developmental alignment, explore trauma-aware teaching practices, and gain strategies for social-emotional learning integration. You’ll also learn chakra-based sequencing, five-element mini flows, and adaptive methods to support preschoolers, teens, and neurodiverse learners. Practical tools such as our Elemental Conduct system for classroom management, along with breathwork and mindfulness practices, ensure that every participant leaves with a full range of skills. Each trainee receives printed manuals, pose cards, mini pose cards for games, 4 of our time tested and kid approved curriculums and posters to support teaching, plus access to a supportive network of certified Grounded Kids Yoga educators.
Style/Lineage
Grounded Kids Yoga blends the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern child development research to create a style that is both deeply rooted and highly adaptive for today’s children. Our methodology draws from classical Hatha, Anusara, and Kundalini lineages, integrating these traditions into a playful yet structured approach built specifically for kids. At the heart of our system are the seven chakras and five elements, which provide a developmentally appropriate framework for teaching. Classes weave together movement, breathwork, mantras, mudras, storytelling, and creative play, supporting the physical, emotional, and social growth of each child. Every session is designed to meet children where they are while gently guiding them toward greater strength, focus, and self-awareness. By combining tradition with innovation and placing trauma-informed practices and nervous system regulation at the center, Grounded Kids Yoga has set the national standard for children’s yoga education. Schools, families, and communities across the U.S. trust our approach to deliver safe, inclusive, and transformative yoga experiences that kids truly love.
Additional Information
Your certification materials package contains the following: • Grounded Kids Pose Cards • 4 Teacher Training Manuals - Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4 • A feather to use during Pre-Grounded • 5 Elements Mini Flows in color - Space, Earth, Water, Fire, Air • 8 Clock Flow posters - Pre-Grounded, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Purple • 7 Color Code posters - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Purple • Grounded in Color Curriculum • Grounded in the 5 Elements Curriculum • Superheroes Curriculum • Wizard of Om Curriculum • Grounded Games book • Focus In Time posters • Posters of the poses • A Set of Mini Pose Cards • 84 Grounded Kids Pose Stickers • 1 blank art paper to use to design your own Together We Stand pose • 1 blank art paper for your final art project • And a beautiful tote bag to carry your materials After completing your certification training, you will receive a package with all of your bandanas and your certificate.Core competencies
By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…
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AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.
Program Emphasis
Evaluation methods
Program evaluations
- Teaching evaluation
- Special project
Each trainee will earn our 7 signature Grounded Kids bandanas as they demonstrate each of the 12 poses in all 7 sequences in optimal alignment throughout the certification training. They will also complete the assignments as shown in the attached document.
AYC Evaluations
AYC also requires the following experience for Level 3 Yoga Teacher badges:
- 10+ years teaching experience
- sessions taught per year
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Program Faculty
Featured Faculty
Amy Haysman
I started teaching yoga to children in 2003. Founded Grounded Kids Yoga in 2007. Began teaching grown ups in 2005 and continue to teach all ages and train people to teach children and families.
Alpharetta, GA, US