Want to see more kids, families, and schools focused on social emotional development?
The Mindful Yoga with Liz Teacher Training is a unique opportunity for you to step forward in changing our world. In giving children the gift of yoga and mindfulness you will not only benefit them, their peers and everyone they come in contact with—but it will also benefit you! You will learn how to model a steady and consistent practice for yourself, thus becoming calmer, focused, more self aware.
The Mindful Yoga with Liz Teacher Training is 17-hours and takes place over the course of one weekend (Friday-Sunday) in our flagship studio located in Poughkeepsie, New York. During this training you will learn how to teach yoga and mindfulness to children ages 2-17. Topics include: why kids yoga, brain games, age appropriate poses, partner and group poses, meditation and mindfulness techniques, props, and how to apply yoga in a school setting.
You will receive a training manual, lesson plans to start you off, a Mindful Yoga with Liz t-shirt, and a certificate of completion. Best part is that you’ll get to observe real life kids yoga classes in action!
All graduates are invited to join the MYL team by signing up for mentorship in your space or ours.
By the end of this training, you will have learned how to teach and lead with confidence, patience and integrity and you will have your own toolbox to successfully lead a Kids Yoga Class!
Hi! I’m Liz, AKA the kid whisperer. I can’t take credit for that nickname—parents and school educators gave it to me.
In the past decade, I’ve taught yoga to thousands of kids in all settings—schools, daycares, nurseries, camps, and our own Mindful Yoga with Liz studio based in Poughkeepsie NY. It’s truly my passion and purpose, and I wake up excited every day to do this work.
I began my own yoga journey while working at a fast-moving, corporate job in banking. My personal Yoga practice not only taught me how to breathe, but it also helped me become more self-aware and stay present, overtly decreasing my anxiety and, thankfully, increasing my sleep quality. The more I practiced, the more I realized the benefits were endless, and it quickly became part of my everyday routine.
In 2013 I committed to deepening my yoga studies and enrolled in my first (of many) Yoga Teacher Trainings. Within the first 48 hours, I knew I wanted to teach kids. I now hold over a dozen certifications ranging from teaching babies to adults—and the desire to continue to learn never goes away.
As the founder, owner, and head teacher of Mindful Yoga with Liz, I am most proud of our school-based programs, where myself and other MYL Teachers impact an average of 10 schools a year—that’s hundreds of kids who are embodying our unique techniques for self regulation, identifying their feelings, moving their bodies, and learning to rest.
If you have the desire to make a difference in a childs’ life with mindfulness and yoga—I am here to help you achieve that. I look forward to welcoming you at an upcoming MYL Teacher Training. Please reach out if you have any questions.
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We have a passion for working with kids. They’re the key to our entire future. We work with children and teens individually, in group settings, family settings, schools, and daycares throughout the Hudson Valley, in addition to our studio located in the Town of Poughkeepsie. We are humbled and proud to say we’ve been voted Best Yoga Studio by Hudson Valley Magazine four years in a row from 2020-2024
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