Kids Yoga Teacher Training and Certification

Curious about how to get certified to teach yoga to children? Whether you’re a classroom teacher, therapist, school counselor, or parent, these FAQs will help you understand what’s required — and what makes the Grounded Kids Yoga certification different. Explore your options, learn what’s included in our program, and see how you can begin teaching in schools, studios, or after-school clubs with confidence and support.

To teach yoga to children, it's recommended — and in many schools, required — to complete a specialized kids yoga teacher training. Grounded Kids Yoga offers a certification that prepares you to teach in schools, studios, therapy settings, and enrichment programs. Our program is trauma-informed, SEL-aligned, and developmentally appropriate for kids of all ages.

You can become a certified kids yoga teacher by completing a comprehensive training program like the one offered by Grounded Kids Yoga. Our certification includes instructional hours, practice teaching, alignment techniques, and a full curriculum kit. You can train online or in person, and start teaching right away upon completion.

Yes. We are one of the first Schools of Children's Yoga registered by Yoga Alliance. Our kids yoga certification training is approved for the 95 hr RCYT (Registered Children's Yoga Teacher) designation. Each of our online or in person trainings count toward CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and PLUs (Professional Learning Units) for educators, therapists, and professionals depending on your state or licensing board. We also partner with Courses4Teachers to offer graduate-level credit options for salary advancement.

Your certification includes lifetime access to video lessons, printable teaching materials, lesson templates, and a big bundle of pose cards, mini pose cards for games, several curriculums all designed to help you teach immediately. You’ll also receive support for launching classes or clubs in your school, clinic or community.

Our full certification program includes 88 contact (in person or online) and 7 independent training hours, divided into 4 digestible steps. Most participants finish the independent hours within 1–3 months while balancing other responsibilities. Those hours consist of you teaching the plans that we create during the contact training hours.

Yes. Our graduates are successfully teaching in public and private schools, studios, therapy centers, and after-school programs. You’ll be qualified to lead standalone kids yoga classes or integrate yoga into other roles you already hold.

Absolutely. Our certification can be completed 100% online. The most effective way to do this is during a live training on Zoom. That way you have the support of a cohort. Otherwise you may take a training through self-paced videos. Either way, you’ll receive lifetime access to training videos, teaching manuals and accompanying materials bundle as well as downloadable resources. We also offer live office hours and coaching support to guide you every step of the way.

You can complete the Certification Intensive training in as little as 7 retreat days or 10 consecutive weekdays of training. Our certification program includes 88 training hours, divided into 4 steps. Each step is 22 hours and usually offered Friday evening through Sunday late afternoon. Most self paced participants finish within 1–3 months while balancing other responsibilities.

Not at all. Our certification is designed for educators, therapists, counselors, parents, yoga teachers — or anyone who works with children and teens. You don’t need prior teaching or yoga experience. We meet you where you are and provide everything you need to feel confident and ready to teach.

Yes. Once certified, you’ll have everything you need to teach confidently and professionally in schools, yoga studios, after-school programs, community centers, and more. Our training prepares you to meet the needs of a wide range of student populations, and we’ve designed the materials to support real-world teaching situations—including classroom management tools, lesson plan templates, and adaptations for time, space, and group size. Many of our graduates have gone on to create school clubs, offer weekly studio classes, lead SEL-based sessions for therapy clients, or integrate yoga into their own educational or clinical roles.

How To Teach Yoga To Kids

These FAQs explain how to teach yoga to children using the Grounded Kids methodology — a system that blends creativity, structure, developmental awareness, and trauma-informed practices. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your teaching, you'll learn how to build engaging class plans, lead with clarity, and support your students’ emotional and physical well-being. From toddlers to teens, in homes, schools, or studios — these answers are grounded in what actually works.

You can start by grounding yourself — literally and energetically. The Grounded Kids method teaches that before you ground others, you must first learn to center your own presence. This is the first step. From there, we guide you to lead engaging, developmentally appropriate classes using our proven rhythm: tuning in, theme sharing, breathwork, movement, integration, and closing.

Even if you've never taught yoga before, you’ll learn how to use clear, confident instructions, give safe pose cues, and create a welcoming environment. Begin with our foundational lesson templates, repetition-based sequences, and signature poses like Dark Seed Light and Washing Machine. You don’t need to know everything — you need to be open, grounded, and willing to practice teaching by teaching.

Young children thrive on rhythm, repetition, and reverence. Our Pre-Grounded methodology teaches you to model behavior and poses while engaging multiple intelligences—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

With toddlers and preschoolers, use songs, clapping games, and clear spatial cues like smaller yoga mats, colored carpets or lines on the floor. Take turns for movement and speak from eye level. For the little ones, use creative themes, build familiarity through rituals, and include mini flows.

For elementary students, follow a consistent class rhythm as described in our free lesson plan template. Use universal, creative themes, longer flows, yoga games, art and literature as inspiration.

Whether indoors or outdoors, your structure, presence, and confidence guide their experience.

Effective warm-ups include rhythmic mini flows, movements that warm the spine and pregare the body and mind for practice, and call-and-response sequences that engage the breath and body. Start with repetition, build into flow, and focus on fun, engaging language.

Cool-downs can include partner games like The Bell Game and Ball Breath, gentle breath-based movement, and Resting Pose with guided imagery. Children thrive when transitions between energetic peaks and quiet grounding are deliberate and consistent.

During training you will experience our 5 go to warm up poses and 5 go to cool down poses perfect for every class. You may get bored, but they won'!

Kids yoga teachers often face overstimulation, inconsistent energy, classroom layout limitations, and attention span dips. At Grounded Kids, we teach “teaching to what you see” — using observation over assumption, redirecting rather than correcting, and pausing to adjust.

Use tools like chimes for reset cues, name tags for connection, and mats placed in rows for calm containment. Your tone, presence, and responsiveness will set the energetic tone far more than perfection in your lesson plan.

Use child-friendly breathwork techniques like Bee Breath, Bubble Gum Breath, or Follow the Breath. Anchor them in movement and visuals, like tracing a bubble with arms. Mindfulness can be woven through transitions, rest, and even games.

Start with cues like “feel your belly rise and fall” or “send your breath to your feet.” Let kids feel breath as energy and anchor. Repeat often and keep it short, vivid, and consistent.

A Grounded Kids Yoga class follows a consistent rhythm that helps students feel safe, focused, and successful. Start by gathering the group and introducing your theme, then guide them through a Tune In ritual like chanting OM or a bija mantra. From there, lead warm-ups, a sequence of theme-aligned poses, cool-downs, and a resting pose. Every class ends with a closing ritual that brings the experience full circle.

We emphasize repetition, play, and heart-based instruction. Pose flows can be built around adventure, stillness, laughter, or storytelling. Include chants, games, partner work, or projects as time allows. Music choices should support the class energy, from calming to energizing. Whether you teach in a classroom, studio, or outside, this structure helps your students—and you—stay grounded.

Storytelling and music are essential parts of our method. Use books that teach heart virtues and build a yoga sequence around the story’s arc. Let children embody characters and create mini flows. We are proud to know the brilliant Kira Willey and enthusiastically recommend her music.

Games like Musical Mats or Be The Bubble teach listening, regulation, and collaboration while keeping energy joyful. With repetition, stories and songs become grounding rituals that shape the emotional arc of class.

Teach to as many intelligences as you can: kinesthetic, auditory, visual, intrapersonal, and interpersonal. Use pose cards, songs, partner work, and sensory tools like scarves and breathing balls. Grounded classes include clear spatial boundaries, visual pose displays, and predictable rituals.

If a child struggles with touch or transitions, offer choices, take turns, and use cues that empower rather than correct. Our manuals include specific plans for sensory processing, ADHD, Autism, and neurodivergence.

For little ones, try themes like Good Morning, Holidays, Grounded Superheroes, The Forest Adventure, or Kings and Queens of the Trees. Grounded Kids offers lesson plans that build from story to sequence, using familiar rituals, routines and repetition to support learning.

For Elementary to High School ages, themes help anchor heart virtues and alignment actions in a way that sticks. When Universal themes are used well, they become personal. Always tie it back to what yoga teaches us. For example:
Ride the Wave: Flow with Your Feelings and Commitment: What Do Your Stand For?
Use music, books, and pose flows that reflect your theme and adjust based on age, energy, and classroom needs.

Grounded Kids Yoga teaches you to tune into student energy and lead from presence. Use name plates, music cues, visual aids, and call-and-response patterns to maintain rhythm. Alternate between movement and stillness, and always make eye contact when giving directions.

Elemental Conduct helps you respond to each child’s unique constitution—Fire children crave precision, Water children need comfort, Air children want movement, and so on. Balance structure with creativity, and redirect energy instead of fighting it.

Kids Yoga Lesson Planning and Curriculum

These FAQs cover how to design and deliver effective, developmentally appropriate yoga lesson plans for children. Learn how to build engaging class flows, integrate SEL and literacy goals, use printable tools, and create a curriculum that works in classrooms, clubs, or at home. These answers are rooted in the Grounded Kids Yoga method and designed to help you lead with clarity, creativity, and purpose.

Start with our lesson plan template, which includes the full Grounded class arc: Theme, Heart Action, Yoga Philosophy, Alignment Action, Tune In, Warm-Up, Sequence, Cool Down, Rest, Elevate, and Sprinklings. This arc applies across age groups — you just adjust how it’s delivered.

For preschoolers and young kids, use more repetition, songs, and visual cues. Keep pose instructions short and playful, and limit sequences to 4–6 poses. Plan for a 30 minute class. For elementary students, add longer flows and integration projects such as art that helps emphasize the theme or creating a mini flow based on what they are working on in their own lives. . With tweens and teens, increase complexity, emotional reflection, and opportunities to co-lead. The structure stays consistent — the rhythm, pacing, and tone evolve with the child.

Grounded Kids Yoga offers physical and printable lesson plans and visual class templates in our trainings, products, and downloads. Our 11-part lesson plan format is used across all age groups, and you’ll find themed sequences in our 6 Essential Lesson Plans and Videos, All of our Curriculum, and training manuals.

Use our templates to build custom flows or pull ready-made plans like our Focus In Time, My Breath Flow, or Charlie and the Chakra Factory. These are ideal for teachers, therapists, and parents who want to guide meaningful classes using real methodology.

Use The 5 Elements or 7 Chakras as your structure. Choose a theme (like Trust, Power, Compassion), then design a class for each based on poses, breathwork, and heart action. Right there you have one year of monthly classes that build on one another so your students keep coming back.

Other ideas for monthly or weekly series include repeating mini-flows and adding complexity to build skill and confidence. Offer experienced students what we call Ground Breaking options as challenges to go deeper into poses. Perhaps align each class with a season, SEL goal, or developmental milestone. The Pose Cards and Lesson Plan Template as well as all of our curriculum make it easy to organize class arcs around purpose—not just movement.

Grounded pose flows follow a full-spectrum sequence: Centering → Breathwork → Warm-ups → Strengthening → Balance → Cool Down → Rest. Each category includes poses that build stamina, confidence, and self-awareness.

Use mini-flows like “Charge Your Power” or “Feel Your Breath” to layer repetition with creativity. Add transitions like “Don’t Rock the Boat” or “Because I Said So” to maintain flow and focus. Sequencing should match the age, mood, and setting of each class.

Use each page of the book as a yoga prompt, or let the kids act out the story using poses. Choose books that match your theme and heart action. For example, a story about bravery can become a Warrior flow. After reading, repeat the poses, reflect, and let kids create new movements based on the story.

Storytelling builds literacy, self-expression, and body awareness. It’s not just enrichment — it’s core to how children learn through yoga.

Every Grounded Kids Yoga class follows a clear rhythm that creates safety, consistency, and flow. We use a structured 11-part format that includes: Theme, Heart Action, Yoga Philosophy, Alignment Action, Tune In, Warm Up, Sequence, Cool Down, Rest, Elevate, and Sprinklings.

The sequence is flexible, but the flow matters. You start by setting the energetic tone, then layer in poses, transitions, stories, breathwork, and activities that match your group and theme. For younger kids, you might emphasize repetition and ritual. For older students, you can expand into co-creation, reflection, and stillness. What makes the structure “essential” is how it helps children feel safe enough to explore and elevate.

Grounded lessons integrate Social Emotional Learning through heart actions, breath-based regulation, and connection-centered pose flows. You can map each class to CASEL core competencies using our themes: Trust (Self-Awareness), Power (Self-Management), Compassion (Relationship Skills), and so on.

For homeschoolers, our curriculum adds structure and self-reflection while meeting movement, mindfulness, and literacy standards. Each lesson can include journaling, reading, or expressive art as part of the Elevate phase.

Our yoga classes are an approved activity for Physical Education credits.

Start with repetition-based flows, basic alignment cues, and visual aids like pose cards or floor markers. Each class should include a Theme, Heart Action, Alignment Action, Tune In, Pose Flow, Rest, and Closing.

Stick to foundational poses like Mountain, Tree, Down Dog, Cobra, and Resting Pose that you can use in each class. Our Solid Ground Flow is a kid friendly Sun Salutation perfect for beginners. Use our pre-made mini-flows and chants to build consistency. Over time, add co-leading, story elements, and effective rituals to deepen engagement.

Use short yoga sequences that follow the Grounded rhythm: Theme → Movement → Rest. Just compress the arc. These micro-flows are ideal for classroom transitions, sensory breaks, and behavior resets — especially when repeated daily.

Our Focus in Time curriculum was specifically created for this. It includes 4-, 5-, 8-, 9-, and 10-minute sequences that are easy to teach with no props and no prior yoga experience required. Lessons like “Prepare to Thrive,” “Time & Again,” and “Strengthen Your Spine” use clear visuals and repeated rhythm to help kids shift state quickly and sustainably. These can be used in schools, therapy sessions, or at home.

Children learn best through themes that feel familiar, fun, and meaningful. Our Grounded Kids Yoga themes combine movement, story, and emotional growth in ways kids remember and love.

Examples include:

  • Charlie and the Chakra Factory – explore energy centers through character development and chocolate-factory-style wonde
  • Yamas and Niyamas - Once you are confident in your understanding of these External and Internal principles, you can teach them in the right setting in age appropriate ways to even the Pre-Grounded kids ages 3 to 6.
  • Pizza Party – layer poses and breath like ingredients to build focus, connection, and body awareness
  • Superhero Alignment – embody grounded strength, flexibility, and compassion through themed flows tied to the chakras
  • Inner Fire – ignite confidence and personal power through breath, balance, and movement
  • My Breath Flow – use visualization and rhythmic movement to build awareness and regulation

Each theme is mapped to alignment actions, heart virtues, and developmental goals — making them ideal for school settings, enrichment programs, or therapy-based sessions. setting of each class.

Kids Yoga for Anxiety, Focus, and Behavior

These FAQs explain how to use kids yoga to support anxiety, attention struggles, and emotional regulation challenges. Whether you’re a parent, educator, or therapist, the Grounded Kids Yoga method offers tools to help children release stress, focus their minds, and develop safe and healthy responses to overwhelm. Learn how poses, breathwork, and visual supports can help children calm their nervous systems, improve executive function, and manage big feelings — with or without a formal diagnosis.

Grounded Kids Yoga supports anxious children by activating the parasympathetic nervous system — the part of the body that helps them calm down, slow their heart rate, and feel safe. Using tools like Breath of Joy, Just Breathe, Bubble Gum Breath, and Lotus Breath, kids learn how to regulate themselves through movement and rhythm.

Our method is grounded in the idea that anxiety often lives in the body first. Through repetition, clear structure, guided visualization, and familiar flows, children build the capacity to reset from dysregulation and release stress. Poses like Down Dog, Child’s Pose, and Rock and Roll help release tension, while Resting Pose and final relaxation allow for safe stillness. We also use mantra, music, and creative visualization to build safety and emotional fluency.

For anxiety or heightened stress, we begin with movement that discharges excess energy and transitions into grounding poses like Down Dog, Go To Your Room, Child’s Pose, Calm Down Pose, and Resting Pose. These are drawn directly from our Earth Element toolkit, which supports proprioception, tactile integration, and vestibular balance — all of which contribute to emotional safety and body awareness

Breathing techniques such as Just Breathe and Breath of Joy increase oxygen flow and focus attention inward, helping anxious children settle their thoughts and feel present. Mantras like "I Am What I Am" or the repetition of sound through Laughter Milkshake or chanting also reduce tension and support rhythmic self-regulation.

Poses that bring the head below the heart help calm the nervous system and support emotional regulation. At Grounded Kids Yoga, we use Down Dog, Child’s Pose, Rock and Roll, and Go To Your Room to help children ground their energy, release tension, and feel safe in their bodies. Forward folds help discharge stress and bring stillness. Resting Pose allows the body to fully integrate.

When paired with breath awareness — like Bubble Gum Breath or Just a Sip — these poses support transitions, bedtime, and recovery from overwhelm. Visualizations and touch-based tools (like sandbags or eye pillows) enhance the calming effect.

We even have a pose called Calm Down that shows children how to calm down instead of just telling them to do it. Visual cues, consistent ritual, and rhythm-based flows amplify the calming effect — especially when taught before a child reaches crisis.

Breathing techniques that support the parasympathetic nervous system are essential for calming overwhelmed children. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we use Bubble Gum Breath, Just a Sip, Lotus Breath, and Left Breath Right — each with distinct regulatory benefits.

Bubble Gum Breath is energizing and organizing. Lotus Breath promotes focus and whole-brain integration. Just a Sip cools and grounds. Left Breath Right balances both hemispheres of the brain and can help with sensory overload or transitions. These are practiced sitting or standing and taught with visual and kinesthetic cues for accessibility.

We introduce these slowly, repeat them rhythmically, and pair them with movement or mantra to support memory and application. It is very important to teach these breathing practices when a child is regulated and calm. No new learning can take place outside of our optimal zone of functioning. If I had to choose one to begin with, it would be Focus 5 Breath.

Yes — yoga gives children sensory-informed, emotionally safe tools they can learn before they reach a state of overload. Grounded Kids Yoga includes poses like Twist and Target, Rock and Roll, Laughter Milkshake, and Calm Down Pose to support nervous system reset during emotional build-up or recovery.

Our method does not expect a child to "stop" a meltdown on demand. Instead, it builds emotional literacy and awareness by giving kids agency over their body’s responses. We teach through routines that move from high to low intensity, and include chanting, breath, and visualization to meet the energy of the moment without shaming the child.

Over time, students learn to recognize the signals of escalation and choose tools to return to regulation — whether through movement, sound, or stillness.

A calming yoga routine begins with consistency. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we often start with a breathing practice like Just Breathe, Focus 5 Breath, Lotus breath or Bubble Gum Breath, followed by a short movement sequence and ending in stillness.

Use tools like eye pillows, soft mats, sandbags, and pose cards to create a sensory-safe environment. Keep the sequence predictable and repeat it often. For example: Bubble Gum Breath → Rock and Roll → Calm Down Pose → Resting Pose. Add a mantra such as “I Am Safe” to cue emotional regulation.

Our 5 Elements Mini Flows are. a perfect place to start because you can keep these durable and attractive cards in your child's yoga space and they can practice one or more repeatedly in a flow. They also give children the knowledge to understand what they need to balance and take actions that support that goal. This type of routine gives kids a reliable framework for calming down and supports self-initiation over time.

Short regulation flows are at the core of our Focus in Time curriculum. These 4–10 minute sequences are designed to help kids move from dysregulation into calm using rhythm, repetition, and breath.

Each routine follows the Grounded arc: movement → transition → rest. One example begins with Down Dog to release energy, then shifts to Just a Sip for cooling breath, and ends in Resting Pose with hands on heart. Another may include Washing Machine, Go to Your Room, and Bubble Gum Breath to balance both the sensory and emotional systems.

These quick resets are ideal for transitions, classroom brain breaks, or behavior support plans — and work best when practiced consistently.

For younger students and kids needing more of an energetic balance and personal awareness, our 5 Elements Mini Flow Cards provide a perfect 1 tp 5 minute routine that can be repeated until balance is achieved.

Yes — Grounded Kids Yoga is used in many school settings as a proactive tool for behavior support and emotional regulation. The choice of going to a yoga or breathing space is much more effective for well being than detention or exclusionary reprimands. These spaces are best utilized before a student makes poor behavior choices. However, our methods include breathing, movement, and stillness to help students transition from reactive states into self-awareness and control.

We recommend using visual pose cards or Focus In Time in small groups or individually. For example, a short behavior reset might include Twist and Target, Go to Your Room, Bubble Gum Breath, and Resting Pose. These movements support core regulation systems like proprioception and vestibular processing, which are critical for attention and behavior in the classroom.

Yoga is most effective when it’s built into a student’s daily rhythm, practiced consistently, and used as part of a schoolwide behavior plan — not just a one-time activity.

Children who are anxious or easily distracted benefit from consistent visual tools that match the internal sensations they’re learning to manage. At Grounded Kids Yoga, we use large and small pose cards, mini pose cards, sequence boards, and visual breath cues to build predictable structure. We also include mudras, hand gestures, that work to send signals to the brain that really alter our physical and emotional state.

Our Focus in Time curriculum includes full-page visual flows designed for quick resets and emotional regulation in schools and homes. These support kids who struggle with executive function, transitions, or unstructured time. Sandbags, eye pillows, and breathing visuals also support multisensory integration.

When tools are repeated and used calmly, they shift from “instruction” to “invitation,” which is key for nervous system safety.

First, we don’t try to fix or silence big reactions — we support the nervous system underneath. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we teach kids how to shift their state without shame. This means planning your sequence to move from high to low energy, using predictable transitions, and responding with presence over pressure.

Poses like Rock and Roll, Go To Your Room, and Calm Down help the body discharge energy and return to center. If a student becomes frozen or distressed, we offer grounding: hand on the heart, heavy props, or sensory-focused movement like Twist and Target or Bubble Gum Breath. Our goal is to help the child return to a state of safety at their own pace.

Over time, this builds internal awareness and reduces the frequency and intensity of shutdowns or meltdowns.

Yes — Grounded Kids Yoga includes specific tools designed to support working memory, impulse control, and sustained attention. Poses from the Zoom In Series build visual tracking and focus. Twist and Target and Feather Breath help children pause and organize their energy. Forward folds release tension and bring awareness inward.

Yoga builds the core foundations of executive function through movement, rhythm, and regulation. Poses and breath flows help children strengthen working memory, increase task initiation, and stay focused through transitions. Practices like Oompa Loompa and Warrior III challenge motor sequencing and perseverance.

Visual pose cards and step-based flows support mental organization while the class structure reinforces planning and follow-through. Breathing exercises like Take Out the Trash help release tension and reset after overwhelm.

Grounded Yoga doesn’t just teach poses—it creates pathways for self-control, independence, and flexible thinking through embodied experience.

Mantras like “I Am What I Am” and rhythm-based flows stimulate dopamine production and support the prefrontal cortex, which governs executive function. These practices build inner scaffolding for children who struggle with transitions, staying on task, or completing multi-step directions — especially when routines are repeated with visual cues.

Yoga and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Kids

These FAQs explore how yoga supports social-emotional learning (SEL) by helping children build self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and resilience. Learn how to integrate yoga into SEL lessons, meet CASEL-aligned standards, and use Grounded Kids Yoga tools to help children connect to themselves and others in meaningful, developmentally appropriate ways.

Yoga gives children a safe, embodied way to explore self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and relationship skills — the core of social-emotional learning (SEL). In Grounded Kids Yoga, we use the five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space) as a developmental framework for building SEL skills that match children’s energy states and learning styles.

Our method integrates physical movement, guided breath, mantra, and reflection to strengthen both the nervous system and emotional literacy. Poses like Root Tree Rise, Warrior II With Clarity, and See It From My Side teach grounding, confidence, and perspective-taking. Mantras like “I Am What I Am” anchor identity without judgment. Partner poses and rituals like “Lean on Me” and “I’ve Got Your Back” teach co-regulation and trust.

SEL in our model is not just discussed — it’s felt, expressed, and practiced with the body.

Yes — these are core heart actions embedded into Grounded Kids Yoga. We use poses like Warrior II With Clarity and See It From My Side to help kids physically explore new points of view. In partner flows, children practice Tree Friends, Rectangular Relationship, and I’ve Got Your Back to develop trust, empathy, and co-regulation.

By moving together, breathing together, and expressing gratitude through rituals like bowing or saying “thank you for practicing with me,” students embody kindness — not just talk about it. These actions are repeated in our SEL-aligned flows to strengthen social awareness over time.

Grounded Kids Yoga teaches SEL by helping kids regulate their energy, connect with their breath, and build self-awareness through movement and reflection. Our method supports the five CASEL-aligned competencies:

  • Self-awareness: poses, body scans, and naming sensation
  • Self-management: rhythm-based flows and breathwork
  • Social awareness: partner poses and group rituals
  • Relationship skills: trust-building through “I’ve Got Your Back” and “Lean On Me”
  • Responsible decision-making: Fire Element work and heart-centered mantras

Yoga helps students embody these skills — not just talk about them — making emotional growth both physical and personal.

Yes — yoga is a proven method for helping children manage emotional responses and build impulse control. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we use targeted sequences that move from high-energy poses to grounding and rest. Tools like Laughter Milkshake, Twist and Target, Bubble Gum Breath, and Resting Pose allow students to feel, express, and settle without needing to “hold it in” or be corrected.

Over time, this helps students shift from reactive patterns to responsive awareness. Visual tools like pose chips and breath posters offer predictability, while mantras like “I Am Calm” reinforce internal choice.

Regulation isn’t just taught — it’s rehearsed through embodied practice until it becomes a habit.

Resilience is built through repetition, recovery, and rest. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we design sequences that help students safely move through challenge and return to calm. For example, Fire Element flows like Playing With Fire and Just a Sip teach how to activate power and then settle down.

We also practice mantras such as “I Am What I Am” to reinforce internal strength and worth. Guided rest, visualization, and journaling are used to help students integrate their experience.

Rather than avoiding difficulty, we give kids tools to move through it — which is the foundation of emotional resilience.

Breathwork supports nervous system regulation and teaches children to shift emotional states without external correction. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we introduce breath patterns like Just a Sip, Lotus Breath, and Bubble Gum Breath to help kids calm, center, or energize depending on what they need.

These techniques are taught using movement, visuals, and verbal cues — not lectures. For example, Bubble Gum Breath clears frustration, while Just a Sip reduces overwhelm. When breath is practiced regularly, it becomes a bridge between emotion and choice — empowering students to respond instead of react.

You can integrate yoga into any SEL curriculum by pairing breath and movement with your existing learning goals. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we build our sequences around themes like courage, compassion, gratitude, or conflict resolution — then select poses, mantras, and heart actions to embody each theme.

For example, a lesson on empathy might include See It From My Side, Warrior II With Clarity, and Resting Pose. A lesson on calm might use Just a Sip and Calm Down Pose followed by journaling or drawing.

Use visuals, music, and repetition to reinforce the emotional goal. When yoga is structured and accessible, it strengthens your SEL objectives without requiring extra classroom time or setup.

Yes. Grounded Kids Yoga uses the Five Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space) as a thematic framework to teach SEL competencies. Each element connects to an emotional state or skill:

  • Earth = grounding and self-awareness
  • Water = emotional flow and empathy
  • Fire = confidence and motivation
  • Air = perspective-taking and flexibility
  • Space = reflection and connection

Every class we teach includes alignment actions, mantras, and poses that make these themes tangible — supporting CASEL-aligned SEL goals in a developmentally appropriate, somatic way.

Grounded Kids Yoga provides classroom-ready SEL tools that can be done in as little as 5 minutes. Here are a few favorites:

  • Focus 5 Breath + “I Am What I Am” mantra to start the day
  • Twist and Target to pause and reset
  • Warrior I Up + Just Breathe as a conflict recovery break
  • “I’ve Got Your Back” partner pose for relationship building
  • Child’s Pose + Lotus Breath before transitions

You can use individual pose cards, Focus in Time visual routines, or movement journals to help students reflect. These activities require no yoga mat and can be taught in small spaces — ideal for school settings.

To teach SEL through yoga with confidence and integrity, yes — training matters. Grounded Kids Yoga offers a certification pathway that includes trauma-informed teaching, breathwork, heart actions, and age-appropriate strategies to guide emotional learning on the mat.

Our trainings also cover how to lead SEL-aligned classes in school and therapeutic settings, meet CEU/PLU requirements, and use yoga as a tool for emotional regulation, empathy, and connection. You’ll receive visual tools, lesson plans, partner flows, and structured practices that match how kids learn and feel.

This isn’t a quick add-on. It’s a full-body, full-hearted method for teaching emotional wellness.

Yoga For Children With Diverse Needs

These FAQs address how Grounded Kids Yoga supports children with special needs through adaptable movement, accessible breathwork, and inclusive teaching strategies. Whether you’re a therapist, educator, or caregiver, our practices are designed to meet each child where they are—supporting regulation, connection, and confidence across neurodiverse and differently abled communities.

We’ll teach you exactly how and when to do this in Step 2 of Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher Training. You’ll learn how to offer pose alternatives, choose developmentally appropriate sequences, and use props or visuals to increase accessibility. We also cover safety cues, touch considerations, and sensory supports to meet students where they are. One example: If a child struggles with balance in Tree Pose, we teach how to use the wall or modify to Root Tree Rise — maintaining the grounding intention without triggering frustration. Tree Pose can also be practiced lying down.

Inclusive yoga can benefit children of all ages and abilities, especially those with sensory, cognitive, or physical challenges. Some groups who benefit include:

  • Children with physical disabilities — to increase mobility, strength, and body awareness
  • Children with developmental disabilities — to support executive function and social-emotional skills
  • Children with mental health conditions — to regulate anxiety, attention, and mood
  • Neurodivergent students — including autism, ADHD, SPD, and learning differences
  • Caregivers — for co-regulation and improved self-care

Grounded Kids Yoga helps all children access safe, meaningful movement with emotional safety and confidence.

Yoga for children with diverse needs is structured to support sensory input, regulation, communication, and self-confidence. We use visuals, props, predictable sequences, and breathwork tools that reduce overwhelm and create a sense of safety.

In Grounded Kids Yoga, we modify traditional poses, adjust pacing, and offer therapeutic routines like Calm Down Pose, Rock and Roll, and Just a Sip. These help kids process vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile input while learning at their own pace. The goal Is to empower each child to feel capable, connected, and grounded in their own body.

Yes, we invite and encourage caregivers to participate. They often say it is the best part of their day! Practicing yoga together strengthens co-regulation between child and adult, reduces caregiver stress, and models emotional literacy.

In Grounded Kids Yoga, caregivers may join in partner poses, breathwork, or calm-down routines — either during class or as part of the home extension practice. This inclusion helps families develop a shared language of movement and connection.

Yes. Many people experience pain relief and increased range of motion. They learn techniques for physical relaxation and embodied mindfulness. Speech Therapists, OT’s, PT’s, Physicians and Nurses who have taken our training to integrate yoga into their work with children endorse and often prescribe yoga.Yes.

Grounded Kids Yoga is adaptable and accessible by design. We offer modifications for children with physical limitations, including low-tone muscle groups, restricted mobility, and balance challenges. We use props like blocks, blankets, and the wall to support alignment and safety.

Our approach emphasizes functional movement, self-awareness, and joyful participation — not performance. Teachers are trained to meet students where they are and offer safe, empowering choices.

Yoga is generally safe for children with medical conditions when taught with awareness, proper training, and parent/provider communication. We recommend medical clearance for children with seizure disorders, cardiac or spinal issues, or other chronic conditions.

Grounded Kids Yoga teaches instructors to avoid pressure on vulnerable areas (like the cervical spine in children with Down syndrome), adapt for fatigue or low energy. The intention is to provide benefit without harm — always honoring each child’s unique needs. It is important to note that the safety and effectiveness of the practice will depend on several factors, including the individual's specific medical condition, their overall health status, and the qualifications and experience of the yoga teacher leading the practice.

Yes. Teachers may incorporate visual aids, tactile cues, and modified poses to accommodate different abilities and needs. Yoga can help with sensory integration, which is the ability to process sensory information from the environment. It can also help improve motor coordination and balance, and reduce anxiety and stress.

By reducing stress and anxiety, increasing self-awareness and self-esteem, improving mood, promoting relaxation and better sleep, and enhancing focus and concentration. For individuals with special needs, who may face unique challenges and stressors, yoga can provide a safe and inclusive space to practice mindfulness and movement.

Breathing techniques give kids a physical, doable tool in moments when language, logic, or reasoning aren’t accessible. During an emotional outburst, the nervous system is in a state of dysregulation — breathwork becomes the bridge to self-awareness.

Grounded breath practices like Take Out the Trash, Just a Sip, and Grounded Hand Breath calm the body and activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Over time, this builds interoception and self-trust. Breath becomes a self-regulation skill — not a punishment, but a permission to reconnect.

Yoga provides structured sensory input and calm, rhythmic routines that support children with Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). It helps regulate overstimulation, reduce anxiety, and improve body awareness and communication.

We use visuals, pose cards, and step-based flows to build predictability and safety. Poses like Snake, Child’s Pose, Go to Your Room, and Down Dog target proprioceptive and vestibular input. Breathing exercises like Bubble Gum Breath and Left Breath Right support nervous system balance. These practices empower children to self-regulate, transition more smoothly, and feel confident in their environment.

Yoga helps regulate the sensory system by offering structured, predictable input across all senses. Grounded Kids Yoga emphasizes safe, clear personal space with visual aids, mats, and routines. For those with hypersensitivity, calming breathwork and supported stillness reduce overwhelm. For hyposensitivity, energizing poses and breath activation build alertness and connection. Yoga helps children modulate their input and gives them tools to feel more in control of their world.

Yes — though both can be therapeutic, they serve different roles. A kids yoga class is generally group-based, structured for learning and fun, and offers general support for social-emotional development, regulation, and body awareness. Yoga therapy, by contrast, is more individualized. It's tailored to a child’s specific diagnosis or challenges and may be delivered one-on-one or in a very small group. At Grounded, our classes are designed to be inclusive and adaptable, but not diagnostic or clinical. However, many therapists use our methods in yoga therapy settings — especially for children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and sensory differences — because our approach is rooted in brain-based, child-centered movement and breathwork.

Breathing techniques give kids a physical, doable tool in moments when language, logic, and reasoning aren’t accessible. When a child is mid-outburst — yelling, shutting down, or spiraling — they’re often in a state of nervous system dysregulation. They can’t just “calm down” because their body doesn’t feel safe. Breath practices like Take Out the Trash, Just a Sip, or Grounded Hand Breath activate the parasympathetic nervous system and shift the child into a more regulated state. Over time, using breath during and after outbursts rewires the body’s response to stress. It becomes a bridge between overwhelm and reconnection — not a punishment, but a self-care invitation.

Yoga for Families and Caregivers

These FAQs answer how families and caregivers can use yoga to connect with children, reduce stress, and create supportive routines at home. Whether you’re a parent, guardian, or family member working with a neurodivergent child or simply seeking calmer mornings and more connected evenings, Grounded Kids Yoga offers accessible tools that strengthen co-regulation, emotional fluency, and nervous system health.

Absolutely. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we encourage caregivers to join in — not just to model calm, but to feel it. Practicing yoga together builds co-regulation between child and adult, strengthens emotional connection, and gives everyone shared tools to move through stress and transition.

Whether it’s a 2-minute breath break, a bedtime pose routine, or a weekend mini-flow, yoga becomes a language of safety, not performance.

Yoga offers families a way to reset together. It improves communication, supports emotional regulation, and helps both kids and adults learn how to calm their own nervous systems, not just talk about it.

Parents report fewer meltdowns, better transitions, and more joyful connection when yoga becomes part of the family rhythm. For children, it models self-awareness and teaches that movement, not perfection, is the goal. For caregivers, it’s a chance to slow down and co-regulate through breath, play, and presence.

You don’t need a yoga mat or studio to begin. Use pose cards, breathing visuals, or downloadable routines to create simple moments of connection:

  • “Wake Up Mountain” in the morning
  • “Left Breath Right” breath before homework
  • “Calm Down Pose” before bed

Any space in your home can become a calm corner. Short, repeatable rituals — even 5 minutes — help kids (and adults) build emotional literacy, reset after hard moments, and move into the next part of the day feeling more regulated. Click here for a few simple routines.

Yes. Our approach is about participation, not perfection. You don’t need to be flexible — you just need to be willing.

Grounded Kids Yoga teaches foundational movements that are accessible for all bodies. We emphasize functional alignment, sensory awareness, and breath practices that work for caregivers with injuries, tension, or stress. You’re not expected to lead — just to join. Children feel safer when the adults in their life practice with them, not just tell them what to do.

Yoga gives families practical tools to respond — not just react — to stress. Whether it’s a transition meltdown, sensory overload, or sibling tension, short yoga-based routines help everyone move from chaos to calm.

We recommend pairing grounding poses (like Child’s Pose, Tree Friends, or Go to Your Room) with breath techniques like Take Out the Trash or Feather Breath. These practices train the nervous system to reset more quickly, and over time, create a shared language of safety and regulation inside the home.

Start with what’s natural and easy to imitate. Take 5 Breath, Feather Breath, or Take Out the Trash are favorites that families can do together — at the breakfast table, in the car, or during bedtime wind-down.

We recommend choosing one breath to focus on each week, practicing it daily in short bursts. Over time, this helps children associate breathing with connection — not correction.

Yes — and they’re a powerful way to build trust, communication, and laughter. Partner poses like Nice To Meet You, I've Got Your Back, and Back to Back Breathing help kids practice boundaries, cooperation, and shared focus.

For caregivers, these moments offer a chance to attune physically and emotionally without needing to “talk it out.” Partner poses remind us that movement and breathing together can be playful and healing.

Yoga doesn’t just benefit kids; it’s a powerful tool for adult regulation, too. When you breathe, move, or ground with your child, you’re not only supporting them , you’re supporting your own nervous system.

Even 2 minutes of intentional breathing or a supported forward fold can help shift you out of overwhelm. We encourage caregivers to participate alongside their child, using each practice as a moment to connect, co-regulate, and feel supported themselves.

Yoga gives families a shared emotional language through movement, breath, and play. Practicing together helps children feel seen, safe, and supported, especially after tough moments.

You might try a short evening ritual: Rock and Roll followed by Just a Sip and a quiet pose together, such as Back to Back Breathing. These routines deepen attachment, foster trust, and remind everyone that home is a place of return.

Transitions are often challenging for kids, especially during busy or overstimulating parts of the day. Yoga gives families a predictable, body-based way to move through these moments.

Start with a short routine like “I Am Ready” mantra, Do The Twist pose, and Take Out the Trash breath. Repeating the same sequence helps wire the nervous system to expect calm, and supports smoother transitions with less friction.

Benefits of Yoga for Kids

These FAQs explain the many physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits of yoga for children. From building flexibility and strength to improving focus, confidence, and self-regulation, discover why yoga is one of the most effective tools for supporting whole-child development at home, in school, or in therapeutic settings.

Yoga improves strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and posture, all without competition. It also supports healthy motor development by helping kids explore how their bodies move and how to feel safe in their own skin.

At Grounded Kids Yoga, we focus on functional movement, not forced shapes. Children build proprioception, increase stamina, and gain core strength through poses like Warrior, Tree, and Rock and Roll. These benefits carry into daily life, from sports to sitting at a desk.

Yoga activates both sides of the brain, strengthens the prefrontal cortex, and builds interoceptive awareness, all of which support attention and executive function.

Breath and movement sequences like Focus in Time help kids learn how to shift from distraction to concentration. Over time, they build the internal tools to calm themselves and stay engaged in learning, even during transitions or emotional moments.

Yes. Yoga helps children learn how to release physical tension and move through strong emotions. Poses that bring the head below the heart like Down Dog, Calm Down Pose, and Child’s Pose all activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps the body feel safe.

When paired with breath techniques like Focus 5 or Take Out the Trash, yoga gives children a full toolkit for calming their body and mind. It doesn’t remove stress but helps them build resilience and respond more skillfully to it.

Yoga builds self-awareness, emotional regulation, confidence, and empathy. In Grounded Kids Yoga, children learn to notice their feelings, name their sensations, and move in ways that help them reset. Mantras, breathing, and heart actions help children connect to themselves and others. Through breath and movement, yoga helps kids embody emotional states like steadiness, openness, and strength. It gives them more than just understanding, it gives them lived experience.

Yoga encourages cooperation, communication, and trust. Partner poses and group flows teach children how to move together, make eye contact, and support each other without pressure or performance.

In classroom settings, yoga helps reduce conflict, increase self-regulation, and promote positive group energy. It gives children tools to stay connected to themselves while relating more peacefully to others.

Yes. Yoga helps kids feel capable and proud without relying on comparison or performance. As they practice poses and breathwork, they experience progress in their own bodies without being measured against anyone else.

At Grounded Kids Yoga, we emphasize choice, exploration, and self-trust. This builds inner confidence, especially for kids who may struggle with anxiety, learning challenges, or low self-worth.

Yoga strengthens brain areas responsible for focus, memory, impulse control, and emotional regulation. When children pair breath with movement, they activate both hemispheres of the brain and strengthen their prefrontal cortex.

Sequencing poses, switching sides, and returning to a grounding shape all build neural pathways that support attention and flexible thinking. These skills are especially helpful for academic learning and social success.

With consistent practice, kids build habits that support lifelong well-being. They learn to notice how they feel, choose tools that help them regulate, and respond to challenges with more resilience.

Many Grounded Kids Yoga students report sleeping better, feeling more connected to their body, and using breathwork during stressful moments even years after starting. These are skills they carry into adolescence and beyond.

Yoga supports the whole child — physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially. It strengthens muscles, improves balance, and supports healthy movement patterns. It also teaches emotional literacy, self-regulation, and empathy.

At Grounded Kids Yoga, our practices are rooted in connection and nervous system health. Grounded Kids Yoga supports healthy movement, emotional growth, and nervous system regulation. Each breath and pose gives children a felt sense of strength, safety, and connection to themselves on a deep level.

Yes. Yoga can be adapted for toddlers, teens, and everyone in between. It can also support children with physical disabilities, neurodivergence, or trauma histories.

In Grounded Kids Yoga, we focus on making each pose feel accessible, not forced. We offer visual cues, sensory supports, and modifications that meet students where they are and helping all children feel included and empowered.

Mindfulness and Breathing Exercises for Kids

These FAQs explain how to use simple mindfulness and breathing techniques to help kids calm down, self-regulate, and improve focus. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or therapist, learn how to teach child-friendly breathwork and mindful movement practices that support emotional wellness, classroom behavior, and nervous system health.

Breathing consciously is one of the fastest ways to regulate the nervous system. At Grounded Kids Yoga, we use child-friendly techniques like Lotus Breath, Bubble Gum Breath, Just a Sip, and Take Out the Trash. These exercises help release tension, shift focus, and bring the body into a calmer, more regulated state.

Choose one breath and practice it consistently at the same time each day to build a calming habit that children can rely on when they feel overwhelmed or overstimulated.

For young kids, breathing should be visual, simple, and playful. Use props like feathers, pinwheels, or pose cards with visual cues. Instead of saying “deep breath,” guide them with phrases like:

  • “Smell the flower, blow the dandelion”
  • “Blow up a pretend balloon”
  • “Just take a sip of breath”
  • Breathe in, lift arms up, breathe out, lower arms (or legs).

Teaching breath through imagery and rhythm makes it stick — and keeps it fun.

Yes. Mindfulness helps kids tune into their body, breath, and emotions, all of which support better focus and calmer reactions. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we use breathwork and movement as mindfulness tools, not separate from them.

Practices like Feather Breath, Grounded Hand Breath, and Snake Pose with slow transitions, lifting up on the inhale and returning to the ground on the exhale, give kids a felt experience of calming down. These tools are especially helpful for children with ADHD, sensory needs, or high emotional reactivity.

Mindfulness doesn't need to be still or silent. Try:

  • Breath Freeze Dance (pause and do a pose when the music stops)
  • Pose-and-Breathe cards (choose a pose and match it with a breath)
  • Ground Your Five Senses scavenger hunt
  • Rock and Roll followed by Just a Sip
  • Use food to engage the 5 senses by eating mindfully

These games help kids build awareness without pressure — and support classroom routines, therapy settings, and home life alike.

Mindfulness is about noticing what’s happening in your body, thoughts, and surroundings without needing to change it. Meditation usually involves sitting still and focusing on one thing like breath or sound.

For kids, mindfulness is more accessible when it’s built into movement, storytelling, or breath. Grounded Kids Yoga integrates mindfulness into every practice, so children build attention and self-awareness through experience, not pressure.

Transitions are one of the hardest times for kids to stay regulated. Breathing techniques help children pause, reset, and move to the next task without carrying overwhelm with them.

Use short, consistent breaths like Take Out the Trash, Just Breathe, or Breath of Joy between subjects, before lunch, or after recess. Repeating the same breath sequence trains the nervous system to shift gears smoothly.

Yes, props and visuals make breathing more concrete and fun. Use:

  • Feathers, pinwheels, or bubbles
  • Breathing pose cards for visual cues
  • Just Breathe pose while listening to a singing bowl
  • Hand tracing (Grounded Hand Breath)

These tools are especially helpful for young children, neurodivergent learners, and anyone who benefits from tactile or visual cues.

Even a few minutes a day makes a difference. Consistency matters more than duration. Just 2–5 minutes of breathing or mindfulness each day builds stronger attention, better self-awareness, and faster recovery from stress.

Many teachers use a short breath as part of morning meeting, while families may practice before school or bedtime. Repetition is what wires the nervous system to remember it in real-life moments.

You might notice your child calming down more quickly after a stressful moment, remembering to take a breath on their own, or pausing before reacting. These are signs their nervous system is learning how to self-regulate.

Other shifts may include improved focus, smoother transitions, fewer meltdowns, or even asking to repeat a favorite breath or pose. Results build gradually through repetition, not perfection.

Yes and it's especially effective when it’s visual, rhythmic, and trauma-informed. Kids with ADHD, autism, or sensory processing needs often benefit from structured, body-based mindfulness like Rock and Roll, Grounded Hand Breath, or 5 Elements mini flows cards.

Start small, keep routines predictable, and avoid forcing stillness. When offered with respect and flexibility, breath and movement become tools that help kids feel safe and supported in their own bodies.

Evidence-Based Research on Kids Yoga

These FAQs summarize the research behind yoga and mindfulness for children. Learn how evidence supports yoga’s impact on behavior, focus, trauma recovery, SEL, and academic outcomes and how Grounded Kids Yoga is designed to align with what actually works in clinical, school, and therapeutic settings.

Yes. Research shows that yoga and mindfulness can help children improve focus, emotional regulation, body awareness, and stress response. These outcomes are especially relevant in school and therapeutic settings.

Grounded Kids Yoga aligns with this research by using evidence-informed practices like breathwork, movement, and SEL integration. We’ve seen success across classrooms, clinics, and community programs.

Some of the most cited studies show that yoga improves students’ self-regulation, attention span, classroom behavior, and emotional well-being. Research from schools and pediatric clinics supports yoga as a safe and effective intervention for children with anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and sensory processing challenges.

Grounded Kids Yoga builds on these findings by providing structured, adaptable tools that match what’s been shown to work — including visual supports, predictable routines, and child-centered sequencing.

Yoga strengthens the parts of the brain that manage emotion, attention, and decision-making. Breathwork activates the parasympathetic nervous system, while movement increases body awareness and motor planning.

Kids who practice yoga often experience fewer outbursts, more consistent focus, and a greater ability to recover from stress. In schools, this translates to better behavior and stronger learning engagement.

Yes. Many studies show that yoga supports children who have experienced trauma or live with chronic anxiety. Practices that include slow movement, rhythmic breath, and clear routines help calm the nervous system and create a sense of safety in the body.

Grounded Kids Yoga is built with this in mind. Our training emphasizes co-regulation, sensory support, and emotionally fluent language, all of which are essential for trauma-aware teaching.

Yoga supports learning by improving attention span, impulse control, and classroom readiness. Students who practice mindfulness often have better focus, stronger memory, and reduced test anxiety.

In Grounded Kids Yoga, our methods are used during morning meetings, transitions, and brain breaks, all moments that shape the school day. These tools don’t replace academics. Yoga supports learning by improving attention span, impulse control, and classroom readiness. Students who practice mindfulness often have better focus, stronger memory, and reduced test anxiety.

Research supports yoga as a tool for building emotional awareness, regulation, and resilience in children. Practices like breathwork and mindfulness help kids notice and name how they feel, while movement gives them safe ways to shift energy.

Grounded Kids Yoga builds these skills through structured flows, heart actions, and mantras. Our students don’t simply learn about emotions, they learn how to respond to them in healthy, embodied ways.

Yes. Studies show that yoga improves attention, impulse control, and self-awareness in children with ADHD, autism, and sensory processing differences. It supports both executive function and emotional balance.

Our curriculum offers visual tools, predictable routines, and adaptive poses that meet these needs with care and clarity. Many of our most loyal schools and therapists work with neurodivergent students who thrive using Grounded Kids Yoga techniques.

Our program is built to support what research shows works: co-regulation, breath-based tools, trauma-informed routines, and whole-child development. We offer techniques that match clinical, classroom, and SEL outcomes without losing the heart of the practice.

We also provide CEUs and PLUs as well as graduate level credit for salary advancement through partnerships like Courses4Teachers, so educators and therapists can use our training for salary advancement and continuing education.

School-based studies show that yoga improves classroom behavior, increases focus, and helps students manage stress. Programs that include short brain breaks, breathwork, and movement have led to fewer disciplinary incidents and stronger emotional awareness.

Grounded Kids Yoga is used in public, private, and charter schools nationwide and is designed for seamless integration into morning meetings, enrichment blocks, and after-school programs.

We share select research highlights and case studies in our blog and training materials. One published study based on Grounded Kids Yoga found that hospital-based yoga helped pediatric patients improve breathing, flexibility, and emotional coping during cancer treatment.

For links to peer-reviewed articles and professional development resources, visit our blog or contact us for custom documentation.

Yoga for Homeschool and Family Routines

These FAQs show how yoga fits into family life, homeschooling routines, and everyday transitions. Whether you’re a parent, homeschooler, or caregiver, learn how to use Grounded Kids Yoga to support calm mornings, movement breaks, lesson transitions, and moments of connection. You’ll also find links to tools like our Focus in Time curriculum and printable pose cards to make daily practice easy, structured, and developmentally appropriate.

Yoga fits naturally into homeschool routines as both a physical activity and a mindfulness practice. Grounded Kids Yoga provides thematic lessons and structured flows that align with subjects like science (the 5 elements), social-emotional learning, and literacy (through pose-based storytelling).

Our Focus in Time curriculum is specifically designed for classroom and homeschool use, with quick, repeatable sequences for transitions, self-regulation, and cognitive resets. It includes pose cards, scripts, and tracking tools that make yoga easy to integrate into daily plans.

Many families use yoga as part of morning warmups, mid-day sensory breaks, or closing routines. Yoga builds attention, flexibility, and emotional readiness for learning.

Yes. Most U.S. states accept yoga as a valid form of PE for homeschoolers, especially when structured and documented. Grounded Kids Yoga offers evidence-based flows that meet movement benchmarks for strength, balance, and coordination.

Using our training tools, pose card decks, or Focus in Time sets, parents can lead consistent practices and track participation. Sessions can include warmups, active poses, mindfulness, and cooldowns — covering the full spectrum of physical activity.

Yoga also builds motor planning, body awareness, and nervous system regulation, making it a valuable addition to your PE portfolio.

Movement breaks help homeschool students reset their energy, shift focus, and release tension. Poses like Mountain (for grounding), Rock and Roll (for energy reset), and Tree (for balance and concentration) are especially effective.

Our Focus in Time deck includes 5-minute mini-flows organized by the elements — Earth for stability, Water for transitions, Fire for confidence, Air for new perspective, and Space for reflection. You can use these to match your child’s emotional and academic needs throughout the day.

Keep it consistent: 1–2 poses between subjects can change the whole tone of your learning environment.

Yes. Yoga sequences help children move smoothly between tasks by calming their nervous systems and activating attention. Transition poses like Half Sun Salute, Go To Your Room, and Take Out the Trash support regulation and focus between learning blocks.

Use Grounded Kids mini-flows as “reset buttons” — especially during moments when your child is distracted, anxious, or stuck. Movement paired with breath teaches the body to complete one thing and prepare for the next.

Many families schedule 2–3 quick flows each day: before lessons, after snacks, and before independent work time.

Family yoga builds connection and co-regulation. Sibling pairs can try partner poses like Mirror Warrior or Partner Tree Friends, which encourage focus, trust, and teamwork. Sequences like “Get Your Energy Out,” “Feel Your Feelings,” or “Balance Together” are great for group use.

Try rotating who leads the class, using a pose card draw, or letting each person choose a favorite. Many families use yoga as a reset before bedtime, during after-school chaos, or as a way to bond without screens.

Consistency matters more than perfection. Even five minutes of shared breath and movement can shift the emotional climate of the home.

Grounded Kids Yoga offers several ways to bring yoga into your homeschool plan. You can join live studio sessions for homeschoolers, participate in virtual classes via Zoom, or use our Focus in Time curriculum for at-home practice.

We also support homeschool co-ops and enrichment programs across the country with printable pose cards, thematic mini-flows, and lesson planning guides. Whether you prefer to teach yoga yourself or follow a structured path, our resources are designed to meet both emotional and academic goals.

Yoga builds emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and focus — the foundations for learning. When children feel safe, calm, and connected, they’re better able to concentrate, transition, and retain new information.

In Grounded Kids Yoga, each sequence is built to support attention, emotional resilience, and nervous system balance. You can use yoga to ease transitions between subjects, reset during frustration, or ground your day with consistency and rhythm.

Our 5 Elements framework makes it easy to match yoga to your unit studies. For example:

  • Earth flows build grounding and stability — perfect for units on nature or geography.
  • Water flows support emotional movement — great for storytelling or history.
  • Fire flows build confidence and strength — ideal during testing or performance weeks.
  • Air flows spark new perspective — great when introducing a new subject.
  • Space flows encourage rest and reflection — useful for mindfulness journaling or quiet resets.

You can also adapt Grounded Superheroes, Mandalas, or Pose Cards into seasonal themes or literature-based studies.

Yes. Yoga helps children notice when they’re becoming dysregulated and gives them the tools to shift. Grounded Kids Yoga includes specific poses and breath techniques that support frustration tolerance, flexibility, and emotional reset.

In homeschool settings, where emotions often run high between parent and child, yoga creates a shared language for self-regulation. Even a short sequence like Just Breathe, Take Out the Trash, and Rock and Roll can change the emotional tone of your home in minutes.

Use yoga as a shared transition, not a separate lesson. Younger children can join in with simpler poses, visual cards, or songs, while older kids focus on alignment and flow.

Pose cards and story-driven mini-flows are especially helpful. Try giving younger siblings a leadership role by choosing the next pose or demonstrating their favorite animal shape. This builds confidence, keeps everyone engaged, and turns yoga into a whole-family rhythm that fits into your homeschool structure.

Yoga for Teens' Emotional and Mental Health

These FAQs explore how yoga can support children’s emotional and mental well-being by helping them manage stress, anxiety, big feelings, and mood swings. Learn how movement, breathwork, and mindfulness can be used to build resilience, reduce emotional outbursts, and support a calm, confident nervous system.

Yes. Yoga is shown to support teenagers' mental health by reducing anxiety, increasing emotional regulation, and building resilience. Grounded Kids Yoga includes evidence-based techniques like breathwork, movement, and SEL practices that can help teensfeel more in control of their bodies and emotions. Energy Circuit reminds them that they are not alone and they are an important part of the universe. By combining rhythm, repetition, and reflection, each session becomes a chance to strengthen nervous system health and emotional literacy.

Yoga creates an immediate shift in energy. It can brighten mood, increase confidence, and offer a physical path to hopefulness. Movement sequences like Wake Up Mountain, Breath of Joy, and Garden Club promote engagement and release emotional tension. Practices that include affirmations, eye contact, and connection through movement can help them reframe their thoughts and increase optimism. Regular yoga creates a familiar structure where they eel safe to express, reset, and recharge, especially when routines are varied, creative, and accessible. For teens, yoga improves mindset by giving them nonverbal ways to explore identity and inner strength. Journaling, intention setting, and choosing their own rhythm lets them build emotional ownership without needing to explain or perform.

Yoga helps children and teens notice what they feel and shift toward a more regulated state. Grounded Kids Yoga teaches how to recognize internal cues through breath, movement, and pause. For younger kids, that might mean practicing Calm Down Pose or using visual aids for pose choices. For teens, it may involve learning to track physical tension or choosing a sequence that reflects their emotional needs. Over time, these tools become part of how they move through life with more awareness and control.

Poses that involve grounding, strong activation, and safe release can be helpful for kids processing anger. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we use Go To Your Room, Rock and Roll, Warrior II Decide, Take Out the Trash, and Elemental Flows to help children feel their power and let go safely. These movements offer a channel for energy without shame and supporting healthy expression, not suppression. Teens may need more grounding and activation through strong standing flows that match their level of intensity. Giving teens options to express without judgment is important.

Yoga teaches that all feelings are welcome, and all states can shift. As children build movement fluency and self-awareness, they begin to trust their ability to handle challenge. Teens especially benefit from sequences that reflect real emotional terrain — balancing, holding, failing, recovering. When they practice with props, breath cues, or reflective prompts, they learn that regulation is possible and effort is meaningful. This builds resilience from the inside out.

Consistency builds safety. In Grounded Kids Yoga, we return to familiar shapes, breath rhythms, and transitions to help children and teens feel what it’s like to settle. For younger children, this might mean Earth Element poses in a calming corner. For teens, it often means offering choice, using dim lighting or soft props, and minimizing public corrections. When students know what to expect and feel ownership over the experience, they begin to feel at home in their body again. Yoga teaches us to accept ourselves as we are and remember that we are enough.

Look for subtle shifts. A child might start breathing deeply on their own, ask for a favorite pose, or calm more quickly after frustration. A teen might journal without prompting, show more awareness of body tension, or mention feeling better after movement. You may also notice changes in sleep, flexibility, or social behavior. Emotional growth doesn’t always show up during class — it shows up in how they move through their life.

If your child or teen feels calmer, more centered, or more able to respond instead of react, yoga is helping. You don’t need them to explain — just observe how they show up in everyday challenges. Are they making choices? Expressing when they need space? Returning to a breath or pose you practiced together? These signs show that the practice is integrating. Emotional outlets don’t have to be loud. Sometimes, it’s the quiet tools that go deepest.

Yes. With consistency, yoga becomes a proactive regulation tool. For teens, yoga may support emotional clarity before an outburst even happens. Providing time for quiet breath, physical reset, or journaling during class helps teens process emotions in ways that feel private and supportive. The key is offering tools, not pressure, and honoring each student’s pacing.

Yes. Yoga gives kids and teens practical ways to calm the nervous system and reconnect with their body in the present moment. Grounding shapes, focused breathing, and sensory-friendly sequences reduce reactivity and restore a sense of safety. Teens may benefit from more autonomy — choosing their own breathwork, journaling between poses, or practicing in a way that honors privacy and internal reflection. These choices create an environment of self-trust and resilience.

Yoga in Schools and Classrooms


These FAQs explain how to bring Grounded Kids Yoga into school environments, including morning meetings, SEL blocks, PE classes, and after-school clubs. Learn how to adapt your teaching to fit short time blocks, classroom spaces, and the needs of diverse students—while improving focus, behavior, and emotional literacy across the day.

Start with short, accessible practices like breathing techniques or simple standing poses that can be done behind a desk. Morning meetings, brain breaks, and transitions are ideal entry points. Our Focus in Time Instructional Kit includes five classroom-ready sequences ranging from 4 to 10 minutes, designed to support focus, regulation, and classroom readiness — no mats required. Many schools begin with just one sequence per day and build from there.

Use short sequences that offer a clear beginning, middle, and end. Our Focus in Time kit includes five themed sequences that fit into 4–10 minute blocks and help children shift energy, improve focus, or reset after stimulation. Popular poses include Breath of Joy, Go to Your Room, Focus 5 and Bubble Gum Breath. These work well during transitions, after recess, or as part of a calming routine before a test or writing block.

Yoga helps students learn how to recognize and shift their internal state using breath and movement. This improves self-regulation, focus, and emotional resilience. Teachers report fewer disruptions, smoother transitions, and improved classroom climate when consistent yoga sequences are used. Grounded Kids Yoga activities are also SEL-aligned and support MTSS, IEP goals, and whole-child learning models.

You don’t need mats or a separate space. Most of our classroom sequences can be done standing or seated at desks, using only visual supports like pose cards or printable guides. Our Focus in Time posters and pose decks make it easy to lead sessions with minimal prep. Teachers also use dry-erase checklists, whiteboard prompts, or PowerPoint slides to display poses during transitions.

Grounded Kids Yoga is built to align with CASEL SEL competencies and schoolwide wellness goals. Each sequence and pose is tied to specific emotional, cognitive, and physical outcomes, making it easy to integrate with PBIS, behavior support, and social-emotional learning time. Our curriculum bundles also include printable guides, reflection questions, and alignment with academic standards.

Yes. Grounded Kids Yoga sequences are adaptable for large-group settings like PE class, gymnasiums, or assemblies. Our 11 x 11 Pose Cards were created exactly for this purpose. Choose simple, standing poses with visual cues and repeatable patterns — such as the sequences from our Focus in Time Kit or the 6 Essential Lesson Plans. Use call-and-response cues, mirroring, or designated student leaders to support engagement. No mats are needed for Focus In Time or any standing poses.

Yoga fits beautifully into after school and enrichment programs because it offers kids a chance to move, reset, and connect at the end of a structured day. You can offer a short weekly club, a themed series (like our Grounded in Color program), or a stand-alone workshop focused on focus, flexibility, or emotional skills. Our lesson plans and pose cards make it easy to guide engaging sessions even if you’re new to teaching yoga. These practices support classroom readiness, reduce end-of-day stress, and create a positive closure to the school day. Many schools use our Grounded Kids Yoga Clubs as an approved enrichment offering — and we provide everything you need to get started.

Start by aligning yoga with your school’s existing goals — like SEL implementation, behavior support, or student wellness. Our curriculum is aligned with CASEL standards, PBIS, and IB frameworks, which makes it easy to include in grant proposals or district-wide initiatives. Many teachers also print and share our Focus in Time sequences or lesson plan templates to show how easy it is to embed yoga into the school day. We offer training options that qualify for CEUs and PLUs, which helps gain support from leadership.

Visual tools help children stay engaged and self-directed. Our classroom-friendly pose cards, Focus in Time posters, make it easy to lead short sequences without needing a projector or mat. Many teachers hang posters in calming corners or use pocket charts to build custom sequences with students. Mini Pose Cards are perfect for games such as Concentration. These tools support inclusive instruction, reinforce regulation skills, and help establish consistent movement routines across the day.

You don’t need to be a certified yoga teacher to lead movement and mindfulness in your classroom. Our certification pathway is designed for educators, therapists, counselors, and support staff with no prior yoga experience required. All trainings are trauma-informed, SEL-aligned, and classroom-tested. You’ll receive lesson plans, pose cards, scope and sequence support, and lifetime access to materials. Many of our graduates teach yoga as part of morning meetings, SEL blocks, or full clubs and PE rotations.

Yoga for Kids by Age Group

These FAQs explain how to teach yoga to children at every developmental stage. You’ll learn how to tailor your approach for toddlers, preschoolers, elementary students, and teens using Grounded Kids Yoga’s classroom-tested methods. Discover which poses, routines, and techniques work best for each age group — so kids stay engaged, regulated, and supported as they grow.

Children can begin practicing yoga as early as toddlerhood, with adult supervision and developmentally appropriate activities. At Grounded Kids Yoga, we start as young as 18 months using songs, simple movement cues, and visual aids to build body awareness and self-regulation. For this age group, yoga looks more like playful exploration with clear, calming structure.

With toddlers, it’s all about rhythm, repetition, and relationships. Use short songs, predictable movements, and engaging visuals. Our Grounded Kids approach for this age group includes games like “Breathe with Me” and simple shapes like Mountain and Butterfly. Always model rather than direct, and build connection before expecting cooperation.

Preschoolers thrive on imaginative themes and rhythmic movement. Poses like Down Dog, Washing Machine, and our Pre-Grounded Mini Flow work well when paired with music, chants, or storytelling. From the Step 2 manual, we love using the “I Am Happy, I Am Good” chant with coordinated breath and hand gestures to support emotional regulation and motor planning.

Use quick transitions, clear visuals, and consistent routines. This age group benefits from playful themes, short pose sequences called mini flows, and breath practices that include movement like like Lotus Breath or Bubble Gum Breath. Our lesson plans for ages 3–6 include elements of social-emotional learning, games, and yoga stories that combine movement with reflection and peer interaction.

Elementary students benefit from structured sequences, purposeful themes, and longer pose holds. We recommend using our 6 Essential Lesson Plans, which are aligned with IB standards and include age-appropriate themes like focus, confidence, friendship, and energy management. These lessons balance breath, movement, and discussion in a 30-minute video format with accompanying written lesson plans.

The best part about our programs and curriculum is that it meets any child where they are, but won't leave them there. When introducing yoga to older kids, focus on choice, clarity, and relevance. Use clear visual aids, offer pose options, and connect themes to their lived experiences. Start with foundational sequences from the Grounded Kids methodology like Root Down and Rise Up or Rock and Roll and Rest, which build body awareness without requiring prior yoga experience.

Middle schoolers benefit from routines that support identity, emotional regulation, and social confidence. Grounded Kids sequences like I Am Strong and Just Breathe offer a mix of physical challenge and self-reflection. Journaling, partner poses, and themed affirmations help tweens explore yoga as a personal tool, not just a class activity.

Teens need yoga that supports autonomy, nervous system health, and emotional processing. Once they have a foundation al knowledge of poses, allow them to create their own mini flows based on somethng they are working on in their own life such as patience or responsibility. We teach you how to do this skillfully in Step 2. Journaling, music, and themes like “Acceptance” or “Inner Strength” help teens connect with yoga in a way that feels relevant, safe, and empowering.

Yoga supports developmental needs across all ages. For toddlers and preschoolers, it builds motor coordination and emotional language. Elementary students gain focus, flexibility, and self-regulation skills. Tweens and teens build resilience, body awareness, and emotional fluency. At every stage, yoga provides tools for movement, breath, and connection.

Use layered instruction and visual supports. Offer simple base poses with optional enhancements so each child can choose their level. Incorporate group poses, mirroring games, and breathing practices that can be done side by side. Our Grounded Pose Cards and coloring books are especially helpful in creating inclusive mixed-age environments.

Kids Yoga Products and Resources

These FAQs highlight the most useful tools, products, and downloadable resources for teaching yoga to children. Whether you’re planning classes at home, in schools, or in clinical settings, discover how to use pose cards, posters, mandalas, affirmations, and themed curriculum materials to keep kids engaged and learning.

Our 84-pose card deck is one of our most loved resources. Each card includes pose names, illustrations, cues, and chakra-based organization. You’ll find individual, partner, and group poses, making the deck easy to use in classrooms, therapy rooms, or at home. We also offer downloadable coloring book sets that teach pose names, energy awareness, and emotional expression through creative activities — perfect for homeschool, calm corners, or SEL integration.

Pose cards offer structure and inspiration. You can lay them out in a sequence, have kids draw one at a time, or build themed flows based on the chakra or element system. Each card includes alignment tips and benefits so even new teachers or parents can lead confidently. Our Focus in Time deck gives quick classroom-ready mini-flows, while our standard deck supports full lessons with creative play built in.

Yes. We offer a wide selection of printable downloads including yoga-themed coloring books, SEL-based journaling activities, pose-based bingo games, and hand drawn black and white mandalas for visual art meditation while coloring. These resources reinforce what children learn in movement through creative reflection. Many families and educators use them as transitions, calming stations, or mindful quiet-time options.

We offer large and small pose posters, chakra sequence visuals, and a beloved 5 element based I Am... affirmation deck. These are ideal for classroom calm corners, yoga rooms, or homeschool walls. Kids retain poses and alignment better when they see images and words together. Our posters are beautifully designed with developmentally appropriate cues to reinforce safety and confidence.

For group use, we recommend our Focus in Time instructional kit, pose card decks, classroom bundles, and 5 element mini flow cards. These tools make it easy to introduce yoga to students of all ages. Our materials are organized by theme, chakra, or element, which helps educators plan consistent, meaningful sequences. Everything is created to be teacher-friendly, visually engaging, and SEL-supportive.

Yes. All of our products are designed to be accessible for parents, educators, therapists, and caregivers with no prior certification. Our pose cards, lesson plans, games, posters, and coloring books include clear instructions, alignment tips, and age-appropriate visuals. You can use these tools to create calming routines, support emotional regulation, and build body awareness — whether or not you’re teaching in a formal setting.

Our bundles include a curated mix of pose cards, coloring books, printable worksheets, lesson plans, and visual aids. For example, the 5 Elements Bundle includes our 5 Elements curriculum, student workbook, and themed mandala coloring books. The Focus in Time kit includes 5 instructional mini-flows with visuals. Bundles are designed to help you build a full toolkit for yoga, SEL, and creative expression — with options for home, school, or therapeutic use.

Younger children benefit most from visuals, storytelling, and guided repetition. Our pose cards for early childhood, printable yoga pose coloring books, and simple games help toddlers engage through play. Older children enjoy more structure, thematic lessons, and self-led exploration. For them, we recommend full pose decks, curriculum bundles, and tools like the Focus in Time or I Am Who I Am mandala sets that integrate self-awareness and reflection.

Our I Am Who I Am Elemental Mandalas include element-based affirmations designed to support emotional literacy, self-awareness, and grounding. Each mandala focuses on a quality like focus, connection, expression, or trust. Kids can color them, reflect on the affirmation, and use them in calm-down corners, SEL lessons, or journaling. They’re popular with both classroom teachers and therapists supporting kids with regulation or self-esteem goals.

Yes. Our tools are used by a wide range of professionals and families — including classroom teachers, occupational therapists, social workers, and homeschooling parents. Whether you’re introducing yoga into a school day, using visual aids in therapy, or building a home-based routine, our products are designed to be flexible, inclusive, and developmentally supportive. You don’t need special training to begin, just curiosity, consistency, and care.

Kids Yoga Videos and Online Learning

Looking for high-quality kids yoga videos and online learning tools that are safe, effective, and actually keep kids engaged? You’re not alone. Parents, teachers, and therapists are turning to online yoga content more than ever — but not all programs are created equal. In this section, we’ll answer the most common questions about how to use video-based yoga for kids, what makes a program trustworthy, and how to make screen time a tool for regulation, not just distraction.

Start with short, videos that are developmentally appropriate and easy to follow. Choose a teacher your child connects with, and focus on sequences that include breathing, movement, and rest — not just high-energy poses. You can explore free videos on our YouTube channel, or use the 6 Essential Lesson Plans and Videos bundle for a more structured introduction. We also have 7 yoga for teens videos as part of our Grounded In Color bundle. Each video is designed to support nervous system regulation while building consistency and trust.

For safety and emotional support, it’s best for an adult to stay nearby, especially when kids are first starting out. Many Grounded Kids Yoga videos are designed for co-regulation, meaning caregivers, teachers, or therapists are invited to join in. Practicing together helps model healthy movement, build connection, and ensure a positive experience. Whether you’re using our YouTube channel or one of our video bundles, shared participation makes a big difference.

Look for programs led by certified children’s yoga instructors with trauma-informed training and a clear educational philosophy. Videos should align with child development stages, include breathwork and mindfulness, and avoid overstimulation. Grounded Kids Yoga offers a free YouTube channel with sample practices, and our 6 Essential Lesson Plans and Videos are used by schools and therapists to bring consistency, clarity, and co-regulation into daily routines. We also offer themed videos within our Grounded in the 5 Elements bundle and our Grounded in Color bundle. All videos are grounded in our evidence-based method and aligned with social-emotional learning.

Kids can absolutely learn yoga online, especially when the videos are developmentally aligned and trauma-informed. Online content makes it easy to repeat favorite practices, integrate movement into routines, and use yoga as a tool for regulation at home or school. Our video bundles, including Grounded in the 5 Elements and Grounded in Color, offer themed class sequences that support emotional, physical, and energetic growth. For those wanting more support, we also offer live and hybrid certification trainings.

For preschool and early elementary ages, videos between 5–20 minutes are ideal. Older children and teens may benefit from slightly longer sessions when themes of emotional regulation or mindfulness are included. None of our videos are longer than 30 minutes to ensure full participation. Our 6 Essential Lesson Plans and Videos designed for real-world use include 30 minute sequences. Our Focus In Time bundle is classroom ready for morning meetings to transitions — all ranging from 4 to 10 minutes to match natural attention spans.

Yes. Every one of our video bundles is supported by clear, easy-to-follow guidance. The 6 Essential Lesson Plans and Videos come with printable plans that include objectives, pose breakdowns, and prompts. Our Grounded in the 5 Elements and Grounded in Color bundles each include themed sequences designed to build emotional literacy and energetic balance. Whether you're a parent, educator, or therapist, you’ll have everything you need to guide the experience with confidence and purpose.

To make yoga video time meaningful, choose sequences that invite active participation, emotional awareness, and nervous system support. Position the screen where kids can follow along with ease, and encourage them to check in with how they feel before and after. Avoid “entertainment yoga” that focuses on gimmicks or speed. Our Grounded Kids Yoga videos are crafted as therapeutic tools, not screen fillers, and help transform digital moments into moments of connection and growth.

Unlike many kids yoga videos online, ours are not created for entertainment or distraction. Each Grounded Kids Yoga video is based on evidence-informed practices, developmental alignment, and our trauma-informed teaching methodology. You won’t find cartoons, characters, or overly animated voices. Instead, we use clear language, pose illustrations in full color or in the case of our product bundles, real kids, Every one of our videos include grounded movement sequences that help children of all ages and adults regulate their nervous systems, build confidence, and feel supported in body and mind.

Yes, when used intentionally, yoga videos can ease difficult transitions by helping kids shift their energy and reconnect with their bodies. A short sequence after school can help release tension and support co-regulation before starting homework or evening routines. Bedtime videos that focus on slow movement and breath can prepare the nervous system for rest. We recommend choosing calming videos — not entertaining ones — that prioritize regulation over stimulation. Our free videos were designed with these transitions in mind.

Absolutely. Yoga videos can be a powerful part of school and therapeutic settings when chosen with care. Many educators use short sequences from our Focus In Time Videos during morning meetings, transitions, or brain breaks. Therapists often integrate our Grounded in the 5 Elements or Grounded in Color series into sessions to support emotional processing or sensory integration. These aren’t just movement breaks — they’re intentional tools that support self-awareness, regulation, and co-regulation.

Policies, Access, and Certification Logistics

These FAQs clarify everything you need to know about accessing your training materials, downloading resources, handling login issues, and understanding payment and refund policies. Whether you’re enrolling in a certification, purchasing a yoga club kit, or downloading printable tools, this section gives you clear guidance and peace of mind.

Anything that you buy and download is yours forever. You’ll always have access to your training materials, pose card sets, and lesson plans. We believe once you invest in your growth, you should be able to return to the content whenever you need it.

We offer most of our products in both digital and hard copy formats. You can choose the format that works best for your teaching style, classroom setup, or travel needs.

Reach out directly to Amy at amy@groundedkids.com. She’ll help you get back into your account and make sure you can access everything you’ve purchased.

Yes. We offer monthly payment plans for certification trainings and split payment options for large product orders. You’ll see the available plans at checkout, or you can contact us for a custom setup.

We offer a full refund on event registrations within 3 days of purchase, minus credit card fees. If you cancel a training after 3 days, you’ll receive a credit to use within 2 years. Cancellations for yoga clubs after 3 days result in a credit you can use on any event or product, including personalized yoga lessons. Digital products and physical items are non-refundable. once sent.

Yes. All certification graduates receive a printed and digital certificate. If you need CEU documentation or a custom completion letter, just email Amy to request it.

We don’t send automatic notifications, but you’re always welcome to email and ask if an updated version is available. If you’d like the latest version of a training manual, we’ll let you know how to purchase it.

Yes, as long as you haven’t started the training. If your spot is unused, we’re happy to transfer it to someone else.

All of our core training materials are printed and shipped to you for online attendance oer biven to you for in person trainings. If you’d prefer a digital copy for accessibility, just let us know and we’ll send it.

No deadlines here. You can complete your training at your own pace and come back to it anytime — as long as we stay in touch.

What Makes Grounded Kids Yoga Different?

Wondering what sets Grounded Kids Yoga apart from every other kids yoga program out there? This isn’t just another certification or set of flashcards. Grounded Kids Yoga is a complete methodology that weaves together child development, trauma-informed care, energetic systems, and real-world teaching tools into one powerful, life-changing experience. Rooted in the chakra system and five universal elements, our approach equips you to teach with clarity, confidence, and heart, whether you're in a classroom, studio, therapy setting, or living room. Led by deeply experienced and widely respected educators Amy Haysman and Sedef Dion, Grounded Kids Yoga offers the most comprehensive kids yoga training available, with printed curriculum, pose cards, themed lesson plans, and direct mentorship you won’t find anywhere else. If you’re searching for a program that honors the whole child and gives you everything you need to lead with purpose, you’ve found it.

Grounded Kids Yoga is built on the belief that children deserve real, rooted yoga. Our methodology is based on the chakra system and five universal elements, delivered in ways that are developmentally aligned, emotionally fluent, and trauma-informed.

Each training step comes with a full bundle of teaching materials you won't find anywhere else, pose cards, and curriculum tools so you're ready to teach real yoga right away. Grounded Kids Yoga is not a watered down version of a bunch of different kids yoga trainings. Our program is original and created by expert educators and moms with a total of 7 kids. Everything we teach has been tested and approved by children of all ages, true yoga masters, pediatricians, chiropractors, OT's, PT's, speech therapists, leaders in the fields of special education and trauma and parents. Amy and Sedef are experienced educators and authentic leaders who have trained thousands of professionals while continuing to mentor and teach themselves. Our graduates say it best — they feel changed, not just certified.

When children learn yoga with intention, they gain tools for self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience. Real yoga creates space for them to notice their breath, connect with their body, and grow into their own strength and stability.

Our lessons do include play, imagination and creativity, but everything we offer is designed to support the nervous system and emotional development. Teaching real yoga gives kids a lifelong foundation for inner clarity, focus, and well-being. When yoga is reduced to movement without mindfulness or breath awareness we miss the opportunity to help kids develop lifelong tools for emotional intelligence, regulation, and self-awareness. Real yoga builds a child's inner compass. It helps them understand their breath, their choices, and their relationship to the world around them.

At Grounded Kids Yoga, we respect children as capable, intuitive beings. Our approach teaches yoga with depth and clarity so that even the youngest students learn more than poses; they learn presence, patience, and power. You’re not just filling time in a classroom or studio or entertaining them at home, you’re giving kids skills they’ll carry for life.

Every part of our training is grounded in the real lives, rhythms, and needs of children. You will learn our 84 signature poses and how to sequence based on energy, attention, age, and emotional readiness. Our lesson planning template includes space for alignment actions, heart actions, “tune in” practices, and guided integration.

This means you’re not just teaching kids how to stretch — you’re teaching them how to self-regulate, connect, and reflect. We help you see beyond behavior to the nervous system underneath it, and meet each student where they are with both clarity and compassion.

Yes, this training prepares you to teach in all of those settings with confidence and clarity. Grounded Kids Yoga is designed for real-life application, whether you're leading a classroom of students, guiding a therapy group, or simply looking for ways to connect more deeply with your own children or grandchildren.

We teach you how to adapt each practice for the environment you’re in — including desks in a classroom, cushions in a therapy space, or a rug in your living room. You’ll learn how to use movement, breath, and language to create safe, meaningful experiences that support focus, emotional regulation, and connection. Many of our graduates use what they’ve learned both professionally and personally every single day.

Our certification offers a complete, intentional system designed to support you as both a teacher and a person. You’ll receive printed manuals, full-color pose cards and mini pose cards, curriculum books aligned to the chakras and five universal elements, lesson templates, creative tools, and teaching prompts that help you bring clarity, purpose, and creativity into every class. Everything is built with real teaching environments in mind — from classrooms and therapy offices to after-school programs and family settings.

The Grounded Kids Yoga method was developed by educators with deep experience in child development, yoga, and energetic systems. It is rooted in years of classroom teaching, therapeutic application, and work with children of all ages and needs. Every tool we provide is grounded in care, tested in real-world use, and designed to support meaningful learning and emotional growth.

You’ll receive a framework that’s clear and adaptable. We provide structure and guidance, and you bring your own presence, creativity, and lived experience to what you teach. Think of it as a canvas, a set of paints, and a palette — you paint the picture. Grounded Kids Yoga teachers build from a strong foundation and create something that feels personal and alive.

This certification also includes a strong element of mentorship. Amy and Sedef remain actively involved and accessible. They are experienced educators who continue to teach and support every member of our community. Many graduates stay connected long after completing the training, returning for collaboration, encouragement, and guidance as their teaching evolves. Our program is built with intention and generosity, and that spirit stays with you.

Our training complements and enhances professional skills you already use. Whether you're a classroom teacher, a licensed therapist, or a yoga instructor, you will leave with a new level of insight into how to guide children through movement, breath, and self-awareness.

We give you a system that is both structured and flexible. You’ll receive language that supports regulation, tools that deepen social-emotional learning, and a framework that allows you to respond with clarity and purpose. Many experienced professionals have said this training gave them resources they had been searching for in other programs without success.

No prior experience with yoga is required. We welcome parents, educators, counselors, and anyone who feels called to support children through meaningful, movement-based practices.

You’ll learn the fundamentals of alignment, language, and energetic understanding as part of the course. What matters most is your willingness to show up, learn with openness, and offer kids a space to grow.

Our training helps you understand your own nervous system before you begin teaching others. We guide you through the science behind stress responses, regulation, and polyvagal theory, and then show you how to apply that understanding in a way that feels safe and empowering for children.

You’ll learn to recognize signs of dysregulation, teach from a place of grounded presence, and use movement, breath, and imagery to support emotional healing. Our curriculum builds self-awareness and resilience in both teachers and students.

After you complete training, you’ll still have access to the people and tools that helped you grow. We provide continued guidance through private groups, resource updates, and ongoing connection with Amy, Sedef, and the wider Grounded Kids Yoga community.

The materials you receive are meant for long-term use. These include lesson plans, pose cards, visual guides, creative games, and templates for different teaching environments. Our goal is to give you everything you need to keep growing and teaching with confidence.

The value of this training is felt long after the sessions are complete. Many of our participants come for professional reasons, but stay connected for deeply personal ones. The most common feedback we receive is that this training helped people feel more connected to themselves, not just more prepared to teach. One person told us, “I feel like I came home to myself.” Another shared, “I signed up to learn how to teach yoga to kids. What I didn’t expect was how much I would grow, heal, and reconnect with my own joy.”

This program invites you to show up as you are and build something meaningful from that place. You are guided, supported, and respected through every step of the journey. The materials are beautiful and useful. The teaching is clear and heartfelt. The people you meet often become part of your lifelong community. If you are looking for something that will strengthen your sense of purpose and help you feel steady and inspired again, this training is an investment in that kind of transformation.