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Creative Yogis is a vibrant, passionate yoga provider internationally, currently based in the United Kingdom.
Karen Wightman (founder, director and senior trainer) started Creative Yogis in 2007. Karen recognised the need for teaching kids yoga in her area, and began instructing at the Brunswick Heads Public School, Byron Shire, Australia. Her client base expanded quickly, and she currently caters to many of the local primary and high schools, offering both whole school yoga programs and yoga as a sports elective.
The opportunity to begin to teacher train came from an invitation to go to a Spirit Yoga Studio in Osaka, Japan, in 2012, and train Japanese students how to share yoga with children. This was the catalyst which began Karen’s role in yoga teacher training, and a consolidation of her years of experience and knowledge.
After facilitating trainings in Japan, Karen began offering local yoga teacher training in Australia, in the Byron Shire.
In 2016, an exciting collaboration began with renowned Pure Yoga, taking Creative Yogis to provide children’s yoga teacher trainings in Asian destinations, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Shanghai. At the start of 2020 new opportunities emerged closer to home in Europe as Karen began her collaboration with the Yoga Room in Belgium.
In 2020, Karen returned to the United Kingdom for family commitments and new on-line teaching opportunities during COVID19.
Creative Yogis is a Yoga Alliance Registered Provider who offers:
Fun fact
Creative Yogis has taught yoga to children in 30 schools and has educated over 400 teachers! In 2016, 130 children attended her weekly yoga classes.
Karen Wightman (founder, director and senior trainer) started Creative Yogis in 2007. Karen recognised the need for teaching kids yoga in her area, and began instructing at the Brunswick Heads Public School, Byron Shire, Australia. Her client base expanded quickly, and she currently caters to many of the local primary and high schools, offering both whole school yoga programs and yoga as a sports elective.
The opportunity to begin to teacher train came from an invitation to go to a Spirit Yoga Studio in Osaka, Japan, in 2012, and train Japanese students how to share yoga with children. This was the catalyst which began Karen’s role in yoga teacher training, and a consolidation of her years of experience and knowledge.
After facilitating trainings in Japan, Karen began offering local yoga teacher training in Australia, in the Byron Shire.
In 2016, an exciting collaboration began with renowned Pure Yoga, taking Creative Yogis to provide children’s yoga teacher trainings in Asian destinations, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Shanghai. At the start of 2020 new opportunities emerged closer to home in Europe as Karen began her collaboration with the Yoga Room in Belgium.
In 2020, Karen returned to the United Kingdom for family commitments and new on-line teaching opportunities during COVID19.
Creative Yogis is a Yoga Alliance Registered Provider who offers:
- Specialized teacher trainings
- Special events and parent/child mini retreats
- Creative, educational ebooks
Fun fact
Creative Yogis has taught yoga to children in 30 schools and has educated over 400 teachers! In 2016, 130 children attended her weekly yoga classes.
Mission Statement
Creative Yogis supports and nourishes children of all ages by equipping them with the tools and life skills to explore and shine to their full potential. These children are the seeds of our future and we are committed to help each child to reflect and connect with their own unique joy, happiness, creativity, health and sustainable wellbeing, in a safe and supported environment. Through the practise of yoga, children are able to cultivate greater self awareness and appreciate their own uniqueness and that of others. They learn methods to calm the nervous system, self regulate and begin to respect themselves and others.
Our Clients
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Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider
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We love yoga! Why can’t we keep doing it?!
Why does yoga have to stop?
When is that nice yoga lady coming back?
I would like to thank you for teaching us and being such an inspiration to us all X
STUDENT FEEDBACK | Byron Shire Schools
Karen was amazing to work with and has a deep understanding of how to successfully teach yoga to primary students. She led the sessions in a confident friendly manner encouraging all students to try their best. Students were engaged from the moment the class began with creative activities that got the attention of even the more troublesome students. Students were very disappointed when the program ended and had been keen to participate each week, lining up 5 minutes before lunch ended! Students left the sessions more relaxed and calm.
IAN HARDY | Teacher, Ballina Public School
Karen, this is clearly your passion - your energy is infectious! You have touched on issues for adolescents and how yoga can help brilliantly. Excellent for their wellbeing.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER | Trinity Catholic College
I feel compelled to thank you for all the care and wisdom you have passed to my two boys in your yoga classes. As boys go, both Tadhg (6) and Seamus (8) are busy and boisterous as you know. So your classes are a retreat for them to climb back into their bodies and be at peace with it. They look forward to it each week and remember the moves with pride and joy when repeated at home. The colouring pages of the poses manage to come home like a treasure from a voyage you have taken them on that day. The calm breathing techniques and tools you have given them are utilized when anxiety rises in my eldest about reading. I hear your words repeated under his breath as his chest rises and falls fully, before commencing the task he finds so challenging. The increased self awareness and self esteem is noticeable and appreciated. I know Seamus and Tadhg’s body will continue to thank your wisdom for years to come.
Many thanks!
ANDY & CATH | Parents
