Children's Yoga Teacher Training Collaborative

 This training will benefit professionals working in the fields of  yoga, infant health, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dance/movement therapy, bodywork, energy medicine,somatic therapy, craniosacral therapy, somatic psychology, birth psychology, early intervention, pediatrics, post partum doula, & baby nursing to name a few.

The training focuses on work with babies from pre conception through the fetal period, and birth  on up to the development of the spine, feet, nervous system, and brain. We correlate yoga poses to the developmental movement components of tummy time, side lying, rolling, creeping, crawling, sitting in vertical pushing to stand, & walking. There is a strong emphasis on infant anatomical development and the nervous system as it relates to WELCOMING and optimal growth.   We will consider conception,  fetal and birth imprints in our training and how to accommodate these along with how conception,  fetal or birth trauma can impact development in body,mind, and social emotional development..

• Gain experiential knowledge of infant developmental movement patterns
• Correlate developmental movement with yoga poses
• Learn considerations of infant anatomical structures
• Develop ways to support essential bonding & attachment relationships between caregivers & babies
• Learn basic principles of pre and perinatal psychology and health
• Learn observation skills
• Learn how the senses are key to movement and learning
• Learn & create developmentally appropriate activities for incorporating this work into your own professional practice.

We will explore physical practice of developmental movement using ideokinesis, games, & observation. There will be theoretical presentations and discussions, . All participants will receive an extensive training manual, the bookelt, Tummy Time for a Healthy Body & Mind, and a DVD/usb of pre-mobile and mobile babies GoGo Babies® groups. Students will be invited to observe ongoing GoGo Babies® classes on zoom and bring questions to the following weekend meetings.  There will be reading and homework activities along with a review/exam.

Participants are encouraged to hold a degree in a relevant profession or work directly with infants or children, however this work can easily be applied to those working with special needs, toddlers. children, teens, and adults as it is foundational.

* Pregnant participants are welcome but will need to modify the experiential activities.

email e2bklyn@mindspring.com for more information. 

$400 early bird before February 15th, $475 after February 15th. Paypal (friends/family style please) to e2bklyn@mindspring.com or  Venmo payment to @Ellynne_Skove code 3180.  Checks to Bright Start Babies LLC 61 Tompkins Place Brooklyn, NY 11231.

Ellynne Skove, lcat,bc-dmt, ncc, cbc, rpp, e-ryt has been working as a Somatic therapist and educator for over 30 years.  Her focus as a licensed creative arts therapist and developmental movement expert is in pre and perinatal psychology and health.  Ellynne is a long time member of APPPAH and a mentor in the PPPNE program.  She presents in the USA and abroad regularly, has published articles and studies, as well as produced many videos for new parents. http://www.brightstartbabies.net/about/bio/