Module 2 - Yoga for Tweens & Teens Teacher Training
blossoming tweenies & Tuning into Teens
Teaching Yoga & Mindfulness to 9-18 years
Total Duration - 48 hours Teacher Training - 45 hours contact/3 hours non-contact
Daily Schedule - 5 days training / 9.00am-6.00pm
About the Training
This transformative module meets tweens and teens where they are—emotionally, physically, and energetically. Through the lens of yoga as a modern wellness technology, you’ll learn how to support their mental health, emotional resilience, and self-expression in a world that often feels overwhelming.
Whether you're teaching in schools, studios, or community spaces, this training gives you the tools to make yoga & mindfulness relevant, empowering, and real for young people today.
*Our Learning Journey:
Understanding the Tween & Teen Journey
Foundations of Practice
Breath, Mindfulness & Energy
Movement, Creativity & Expression
Sharing Your Light
This module is yoga in action—supporting positive mental health, emotional literacy, and embodied resilience for the next generation.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Whether you're teaching in schools, studios, or community spaces, this training gives you the tools to make yoga & mindfulness relevant, empowering, and real for young people today.
*Our Learning Journey:
Understanding the Tween & Teen Journey
- Tune into the emotional landscape of adolescence with compassion and clarity
- Explore developmental stages, identity shifts, and the neuroscience of the teen brain
- Learn how to build trust through authenticity, humour, and presence
- Understand the unique challenges and strengths of this age group
Foundations of Practice
- Ground your teaching in anatomy, philosophy, and purposeful class design
- Learn to sequence classes that are safe, inclusive, and emotionally attuned
- Explore yoga philosophy through a tween & teen-friendly lens—real, relatable, and relevant
- Navigate behaviour with sensitivity and confidence
Breath, Mindfulness & Energy
- Teach breathwork, meditation, and energetic awareness as tools for self-regulation
- Explore the chakra system, mudras, and mindfulness practices that support mental wellbeing
- Introduce yoga nidra, sleep support, and relaxation techniques for overstimulated minds
- Help tweens & teens find stillness, clarity, and calm in a noisy world
Movement, Creativity & Expression
- Make yoga engaging and expressive with movement, journaling, and themed explorations
- Guide sun and moon salutes, partner work, and group sequences
- Use games, challenges, and creative prompts to spark curiosity and connection
- Encourage self-expression through art, writing, and embodied storytelling
Sharing Your Light
- Step into your role as a mentor, guide, and changemaker
- Learn how to bring yoga into schools, studios, and youth spaces with confidence
- Explore the business of yoga & mindfulness for youth—turn your passion into purpose
- Stay connected with a global teacher group and access rich resources, manuals & webinars
This module is yoga in action—supporting positive mental health, emotional literacy, and embodied resilience for the next generation.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- Comprehensive training manuals, curated webinars & creative resources
- Access to a private teacher group for ongoing support, inspiration & connection
The Creative Yogis teacher training was incredibly valuable in supporting me as a teacher of preteens and provided plenty of resources to use both in a classroom setting and in a yoga activity setting. The course also offered lots of opportunities to practice concepts learned in class.
SONG YEE | School Teacher - Singapore
Karen is an absolute joy as both person and teacher, and her passion for guiding and supporting teens - and empowering others to do the same - is an inspiration. Karen lead her trainees on a journey, making them feel supported at each step of the way. The trainees themselves were humbled by the transformative nature of the workshop, which held a mirror to Karen's facilitation style - grounded in empathy, creativity and reflexivity - and empowered all involved to use highly these highly impactful skills and knowledge to hold space for teens as they transition through important life stages.
LUCY | Teacher - Australia
