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Do you want to help kids to feel calm?

Let me teach you how!

Step into the vibrant and supportive Inspired Kids community and learn how you can share

yoga and regulation tools with kids in your own authentic way.

The kids of today need help to cope with this fast paced, tech-driven, divisive and often stressful world.

Will you be willing to coach them so they can thrive in this world and

be resilient, present, aware, emotionally intelligent, integrated, compassionate and calm?

No matter what your previous experience is, there is a training option for you.

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The 3 Inspired Kids Training Pathways

1) "Inspired Kids Calm Coach"

Calm Coach (Level 1, 2, 3) is for you if you want to include the tools of yoga with the kids you work with. The starting point for any pathway is Calm Coach Level 1. It covers what you need to get started. All other levels build upon it.

After Calm Coach Level 1 you can upgrade to Calm Coach Level 2 or Level 3 to receive live mentorship calls PLUS more tools for early childhood, teens, Autism, kids who have experienced Trauma, workshops & one on one sessions. Or upgrade to Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training and learn how to teach a Kid's Yoga class.

Get started with Calm Coach Level 1 HERE

There is an option to suit you...

2) "Inspired Kid's Yoga Teacher Training"

Kid's Yoga Teacher Training (Level 1, 2, 3) is for you if you are a Yoga Teacher who wishes to specialise as Kid's Yoga Teacher. Level 3 is only for Yoga Teachers who want to be a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher.

There is an option to suit you...

3) "Calm Tools for Kindy"

Kindy Teacher workshops are for you if you are a Kindergarten teacher or Early Childhood Teacher or Child Care educator who wants to bring yoga-based tools into your classroom to help the children to feel calm.

See more HERE

There is an option to suit you...

The Inspired Kids
Calm Coach pathway

The Inspired Kids Calm Coach pathway has been designed for people who work or connect with kids / teens but aren't yoga teachers.

Rather than learning how to teach a yoga class, you will learn how to integrate the tools of yoga (breathing; relaxation; meditation; regulation) throughout the day in situations like:

🩵 kindy / child care / school classroom

💙 hospital; medical or allied health settings

🩵 one on one coaching or counselling sessions

💙 an anxious or overwhelming moment

🩵 tantrums/ meltdowns

💙 bedtime

The Inspired Kids
Yoga Teacher pathway

The Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher pathway has been designed for people who are yoga teachers who want to teach classes for kids/ teens.

You will receive Calm Coach PLUS learn how to teach a yoga class that includes age appropriate breathing, relaxation & meditation, poses, games, partner yoga & regulation activities, so that you can confidently teach in:

🩵 kindy / child care/ school classroom

💙 yoga studios

🩵 workshops

💙 family classes

🩵 camps/ retreats / festivals

💙 one on one sessions

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Inspired Kids Calm Coach

Level 1: Understand anxiety & dysregulation; learn how to teach breathing & somatic practices; create your own guided meditations

Hours: 4
Format: watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer; downloadable notes
Cost: $188 (AUD inc GST)
Dates: start and finish any time

Level 2:

Learn additional tools for early childhood & teens, self care and learn how to run a workshop.

Hours: 26 (includes Level 1)
Format: 5 x live mentorship calls + watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer; case studies + quizzes + downloadable notes
Cost: $888 (AUD inc GST, minus what you paid for Level 1)
Dates: calls 21 Aug - 16 Oct, 2024

Level 3:

Learn additional tools for kids with Trauma; Autism; building emotional intelligence and facilitating one on one Calm Coach sessions.

Hours: 70 (includes Level 1 + 2)
Format: 10 x live mentorship calls + watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer; case studies + quizzes + downloadable notes
Cost: $1888 (AUD inc GST, minus what you paid for Level 1/2)

Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher

Level 1: Learn how to structure a kid's yoga class; which poses to teach (and avoid); how to manage the classroom; play yoga games PLUS everything from Calm Coach Level 1.

Hours: 15 (includes Calm Coach Level 1)
Format: watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer; downloadable PDF notes
Cost: $444 AUD inc GST)
Dates: start and finish any time

Level 2: Learn how to plan for a term of classes + incorporate more Yogic philosophy + more games + more techniques + anatomy PLUS everything from Calm Coach Level 2

Hours: 44 (includes Level 1 + Calm Coach Level 2)
Format: live mentorship calls + watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer; case studies + quizzes + classes + notes
Cost: $1222 (AUD inc GST, minus what you paid for Level 1/ Calm Coach)

Level 3: Learn how to combine everything you have learnt into meaningful classes using your own unique teaching style. (Only open to Yoga Teachers)

Hours: 95 (includes previous levels)
Format: live mentorship calls + watch videos at your own pace from your phone or computer + case studies + classes + quizzes + notes + in person training (Sunshine Coast)
Cost: $2444 (AUD inc GST, package price)

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"You deliver content in such an informative and easy to understand way. The PDF notes are great. I'm so eager for the next modules."

~Lara

Kids Aerial Yoga & Yoga Teacher

Who is this training for?

💙 The Kid's Yoga Teacher Training was designed for Yoga Teachers who are wanting to teach kids & teens or be a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher.

🩵 The Calm Coach training is designed for Allied Health professionals; Mental Health professionals; Nurses; pathology & health professionals; Educators: early learning; kindy; primary; secondary; support; tutors; Life coaches wanting to coach children/ families ; adults who wish to share tools with kids they care about.

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There is a training option for you whether you:

have no prior experience
are a professional who wants to add some tools into your current role working with kids
are a Yoga Teacher wanting to specialise as a certified Registered Children's Yoga Teacher

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More than just Yoga...

Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise in mental health issues in kids and teens. There has also been a noticeable shift in the way that adults attend training courses. For that reason, Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training has adapted to meet the needs of this ever changing landscape of Kids Yoga Teacher Training and offers BOTH online and face to face training options to teach you the ancient wisdom of Yoga AND the lessons from modern, behavioural sciences about how to best approach anxiety and dysregulated behaviour.

The inspirational training is a blend of:

💙 Yoga Tools including breathing; meditation; mindfulness; yoga poses (learn which ones to do and which ones to avoid); guided relaxation; therapeutic movements; massage; mindful art & craft

🩵 Yoga Teaching frameworks to give you the confidence to plan engaging classes that weave in the depth of the teachings of Yoga.

💙 Additional training for early childhood; teens; kids with Autism; trauma informed practices; workshops and 1:1 sessions

🩵 Understanding emotional regulation and the way the nervous system responds to stress and anxiety

💙 How children and teens can build emotional intelligence and resilience

🩵 "Educate" sessions to help you understand WHY the tools work

💙 Group discussions; practice teaching and feedback

🩵 Optional additional face to face training to practice teaching the poses; breathing; games and group activities

Kid's Yoga Teacher Training

💙 The training includes Calm Coach PLUS the additional things you need to know to teach a safe, inspiring and educational, age appropriate Yoga Class for ages two to teen.

🩵 Options for online learning at your own pace (level 1); combined with zoom calls for group mentorship (level 2 & 3) or face to face training.

💙 There are no legal requirements for how many hours of training you need to do to teach Kid's Yoga, but the voluntary registration bodies (Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance) recommend 95 hours of specialised training on top of holding a Level 1 Yoga Teacher Certificate. (minimum 200 hours). The Inspired Kid's Yoga Teacher Training Level 3 is a registered 95 hour training. Other levels of training will still enable you to get a certificate for insurance.

🩵 Receive the lesson plan frameworks and get all of the tips from my 19 years experience of teaching yoga to toddlers, kindy children, school aged children and teens.

Face to face training

The Kids Yoga Teacher pathway has been designed for people who are already yoga teachers. Two days of inspiring, fun and informative hands on training to guide you to be a confident Kid's Yoga Teacher who offers quality, well-rounded classes.

You will get to practice and apply what you have learnt from the online component of the training with practical experiences of how to teach kids the tools for breathing, poses; meditation; emotional regulation; group & partner yoga and games.

You will have a chance to practice teaching and receive feedback within a small group for an intimate & quality learning environment.

Cost: $444 AUD (inc GST)

Date: 2025 dates TBC

Time: 9am-4pm

Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD

Pre- requisite:

Anyone who already holds a Kids Yoga Teacher certificate (from any school) + Calm Coach Level 1 (4 hours online, $188 AUD)

"The Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training has absolutely changed my life.

There is so much wisdom and heart put into the course. I walked away feeling like I was overflowing with knowledge and passion and ideas. The training changed my life in my own yoga practice, my parenting choices, my confidence. Every aspect of my life has had an improvement.

And I credit that to Stacey for reminding me of my unique gifts and my soul's purpose. An absolutely wonderful, informative, inspiring, honest and heartfelt course. Thank you."

~Jordana

Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training Graduate

What sets this training apart from others?

💙 Registered with Yoga Alliance (meets international training standards for Children's Yoga Teacher Training)

🩵 Taught by an experienced Registered Children's Yoga teacher with 19 years of teaching kids & teens in classes each week

💙 This Teacher Training has run in different formats since 2012 & has been updated to meet the ever-changing world

🩵 More than just yoga poses & "fun" games- we explore the brain; emotional regulation; anxiety & how to help kids

💙 The course covers how to teach ages two to teen

🩵 Training options range from 3 hours (open to anyone) through to a fully certified Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (100 hours)

💙 Small groups- you will be known by name & not get lost in a crowd

🩵 Aussie, down to earth, heartfelt & friendly teaching style

💙 You will be encouraged to find your own unique teaching style- not a cookie cutter approach

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Try before you buy...

Check out the FREE video to "taste test" the training before you commit to signing up.

You will get a glimpse of what the training covers, including:

a FUN spinal warm up for early childhood
an explanation of the nervous system and anxiety
brain integration
emotional intelligence
breathing technique
relaxation technique

Just click on the button below to join the Inspired community and online portal and gain instant access to the videos.

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About Your Training Facilitator - Stacey

Stacey Louise is one of Australia's most experienced and inspirational Children's Yoga Teachers.

Having always loved being with children, Stacey wanted to be a Kindy or Primary School Teacher, but once she started studying a Bachelor of Education, she found that it wasn't creative enough for her. She changed pathways and completed a Bachelor of Communication instead, which landed her a job working at Network TEN in Children's Television production followed by live to air news production. All the while, Stacey was practicing yoga and teaching group fitness classes before and after work.

Eventually the stress of the TV industry got too much and coupled with a diagnosis of an autoimmune disease, the decision was made to prioritise health.

She started her own business in 2005, teaching Yoga and fitness classes for both adults and children. Since 2012, Stacey has been facilitating Children’s Yoga Teacher Training. The Inspired Kids Training courses are practical, authentic, down to earth and whole-hearted. You will be encouraged to weave your own unique gifts, experiences, values and qualities into your interactions with children.

Over the past two decades, there have been many full circle moments, where the side steps along her career path have been beautifully integrated. For example, Stacey’s first experience of meditation was in a high school drama class- now she gets to teach meditation to school students. Her dream to be a Kindy teacher has turned into her dream job of teaching yoga to kindy aged children and facilitating training for their teachers. Her experience working in TV production and her desire to use the medium of television to educate and inspire kids to move their bodies mindfully, has led to the creation of many videos, TV appearances and online courses. And her greatest legacy is “Calm Fairies” where Stacey used her own experience of enduring hundreds of needles and medical appointments to create a program that helps children in hospital to cope with the stress of medical settings using the tools of Yoga.

Beyond all of her qualifications and achievements, it is Stacey’s passion for holding space and empowering others to find their way ‘home’ to their hearts and their true self that makes her shine the brightest.

Qualifications

~ Registered Senior Level Yoga Teacher (Yoga Australia)

~ Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance)

~ Registered Children’s Yoga Training School (Yoga Alliance)

~ Yoga Therapist working in Children’s Hospital wards (since 2005)

~ Short courses in : Trauma Informed Yoga for Children; Play Therapy; Meditation; Zen Thai Massage

~ AcroYoga Teacher

~ Kidfit Instructor; Group Fitness Leader; Personal Trainer (Cert 4 Fitness)

~ Bachelor of Communication (Theatre/ Screen Production)

~ Bachelor of Primary Education (first year only, not completed)

~ Currently studying a Diploma of Counselling

Career Highlights

~ Founder of “Calm Fairies” hospital program & app

~ Presenting a Yoga class on Peppa Pig You Tube Channel

~ Producing a Kids Yoga video series that screened globally on Gaia TV

~ Teaching Kids Yoga at Wanderlust Festivals at Sunshine Coast; Melbourne; Sydney; NZ

~ Travelling around QLD teaching over 80 workshops for Kindy teachers in 2022 & 2023

~ Presenting at C & K early childhood national conference

~ Teaching Yoga at All Hallows Girls School for 14 years

~ Teaching AcroYoga around Australia

~ Performing AcroYoga on national TV

~ Part of the Being Yoga Teacher Training team (Level 1 & 2)

~ Presenting Yoga Therapy at Yoga Fest

~ Presenting calm tools to nurses & pharmacists in hospital

~ Being a Yoga teacher at the EndED (Eating Disorders) "House of Hope" mindful studio

~ Teaching Yoga to children in a refuge for domestic violence survivors

~ Working in Network TV production

~ Positively impacting the lives of thousands of people over 2 decades

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can I start teaching yoga to kids & teens as soon as I complete training?

A. Yes. Yoga is not a legislated profession which means there is no law governing what you qualifications you need. We do however, have voluntary registration bodies (Yoga Australia & Yoga Alliance) who set Yoga training standards & guidelines. Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training meets those standards & is registered with Yoga Alliance. You will need to have insurance + a "working with children" (police check) card + first aid certificate along with your Inspired Kids Yoga certificate before you start teaching.

Q. Do I have to be a Yoga Teacher to attend this training?

A. No. You can sign up for Calm Coach Level 1, 2, 3 without any prior yoga experience and learn how to guide kids & teens through movements; breathing; mediation & regulation activities. Calm Coach has been designed specifically for people who work with kids & want to include calm tools into their interactions with kids, without being a Yoga Teacher.

You also don't have to be a Yoga Teacher to join Inspired Kids Yoga Level 1 or 2, but you do need to have some experience practicing Yoga.

You DO need to be a Yoga Teacher to attend the Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Level 3 (95 hr RCYT) certification. This level of training allows you to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher but you first must have a 200 hr (or more) Yoga Teacher certificate.

Q. Do I need to register with Yoga Alliance?

A. No. Registration is voluntary. As a professional, my advice is always to follow the path that helps you to be the very best you can be. When adhering to the guidelines of Yoga Australia/ Yoga Alliance, you will be participating in a lot of hours of study which will give you more knowledge; more experience; more liability and confidence. Being registered however, is not a requirement and not governed, policed, mandated or monitored.

Q. How do I become a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher?

Yoga Teachers can choose to register with either Yoga Alliance (international) or Yoga Australia (Australia & NZ).

To be a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher ("RCYT") with "Yoga Alliance" they require: Level 1 Yoga Teacher (200 hours) + 95 hours with a Registered Children's Yoga School. Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training is a Registered Children's Yoga School ("RCYS") with Yoga Alliance. Stacey is a registered "Experienced Yoga Teacher"; "Registered Children's Yoga Teacher" and "Lead Trainer" of a "Registered Children's Yoga School" with Yoga Alliance.

Yoga Australia recommend that before you teach Children's Yoga you have a certificate in Level 1 Yoga Teacher (350 hours) + 50 hours of speciality Children's Yoga Teacher Training. However, Yoga Australia no longer have a specific registration category for Children's Yoga Teachers so this is just a recommendation and is not mandated or a legal requirement. Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training was a Registered Children's Yoga School ("RCYS") with Yoga Australia when it was a registration category up until 2019. Stacey is a registered Senior Level Yoga Teacher and Children's Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia.

In summary, to be a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher you need to have a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certificate + a 95 hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training certificate. This is recommended but not mandated.

Q. Can I get insurance without being a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher?

A. Yes. Most insurance companies will insure you for what you have trained in, as long as the training is certified. I can recommend an insurance company. Only teach the content that features in the training or only in contexts you are already qualified and insured in. Eg. If you are a school teacher, you can incorporate what you have learnt into your classroom, provided your teaching insurance will cover you. If you are a Yoga Teacher, you can teach what you have learnt in the module and be covered under your Yoga Insurance. If you start your own business to teach Kid's Yoga, then only teach what features in this training.

Q. Have others set up their own business?

A. Yes, many people have set up their own business after the training and run classes, workshops and one on one sessions for kids. Others already had a business and integrated this into what they were doing.

Q. How else could this training be used?

A. Do you have an idea of how you would like to implement this work? Having a Calm Coach or Kid's Yoga Teacher qualification can be a great incentive for employees if they know you have an additional qualification in teaching calm tools and emotional regulation practices. So this can enhance the chances of working with children in school; day care; kindy; after school care; in allied health if you are wanting to work within those spaces in another role?

People often combine this with other qualifications they have already- tutor; counsellor; OT; nurse; teacher; educator; coach; play therapist etc.

Q. Is the course difficult?

A. Everyone will find the experience different, based on their past learning and their preferred learning styles. I don’t believe there is anything too complex in there. I have simplified explanations as much as possible. Some people are challenged by the online portion of the training which is self-paced. That is where the group calls help. Some students who identify as neurodivergent have struggled with the screen time, whilst others are totally fine with it. I've had teens do this training and were very capable. t is really individual. I suggest you start with Calm Coach Level 1 and see how it feels.

Q. What is the assessment?

A. Each level has a different assessment requirement. Calm Coach Level 1 has an optional assessment to write your own meditation. Other levels include some questions to answer. Kids Yoga Teacher Training requires you to submit class plans & practice teaching. Calm Coach requires you to work with real kids & self reflect.

Q. I can't make the group online calls- can I still join?

A. Yes. Whilst attending a call is ideal as it gives you more mentorship & a chance to ask questions in real time, if you can't make it, you can watch a replay of the recording.

Q. How long does Calm Coach / Kids Yoga Teacher Level 3 take to complete?

A. Most people take 9-12 months to complete it. We have 10 group calls on fortnightly basis. After that, you have 3 months to complete all of the course requirements. If you need an extension, we can decide together on a new finish date.

Q. What are the training hours?

A. The various levels of the training require different hours:

Calm Coach Level 1= 5 hours
Calm Coach Level 2= 22 hours
Calm Coach Level 3= 70 hours
Inspired Kids Yoga Level 1= 15 hours
Inspired Kids Yoga Level 2= 40 hours
Inspired Kids Yoga Level 2 + face to face = 50 hours (meets Yoga Australia standards for "Children's Yoga Teacher" Training)
Inspired Kids Yoga Level 3= 98 hours (meets Yoga Alliance standards for "Children's Yoga Teacher" Training)

Q. What is the cancellation policy?

Please ensure that this training is right for you, as I do not give refunds. This training is for people who are really committed to the work. I do understand that sometimes life throws us a curve ball, so I will consider exceptions provided in writing in extreme cases, at my discretion. In those cases, only a partial refund will be offered. This will be outlined in your registration contract.

Q. Do you offer scholarships & payment plans?

A. Yes. Payment plans are available. Each training offers a heavily discounted scholarship for someone who needs some financial support to achieve their dream. Please email me your request to be considered for a scholarship.

Q. Do I get a certificate?

Yes, you will receive a certificate outlining the areas you will be certified to teach & the hours of study.

Q. Am I too old? I am not sure if I am fit enough... etc etc

Sometimes, these kind of training opportunities can bring up the self doubt voice that says, "I am not enough". It will come in all different versions- "I am not young enough... fit enough... wealthy enough... smart enough... etc". I invite you to sit into this fear, and listen to that voice. Maybe it is an old, old voice that you know well. Ask it why it is coming up and why it wants to block you from this experience? If you are still seeking validation from me, then my answer is "YES. Yes you are enough." You can join the training at any age, with any level of fitness, income or other story. If your intention to teach yoga to kids and teens is true, and if this course feels aligned for you, then you will find a way to make it happen. And you will be welcomed with open arms.