Well Within Yoga & Wellness Centre
Cork City, Ireland
2012 DATES TBA

Radiant Child Yoga Levels 1 & 2
Children's Yoga Teacher Training Program Itinerary

This is a fun, insightful, and practical training course for yoga teachers of
all traditions, schoolteachers, and parents. Previous yoga experience is helpful, though not necessary. Come prepared to move your body and be young at heart!

Course includes:
• Guidelines for teaching yoga to children, from toddlers to teens
• How to guide meditation for children
• Use of yoga stories, songs, and games
• Yoga for ADD/HD, Autism, and at-risk youth
• Conscious communication skills for working with children
• How to adapt yoga for school systems
• Tips for keeping children focused and cooperative
• Vision time for contemplating your gifts and challenges in working with children
• How to structure and market children's yoga classes
• Using yoga sets to create body/mind changes
• Focus on meditation and pranayama (breathing) with children

Setting yourself for Success: The cornerstone of success as a children's yoga teacher is one's personal practice, so we will begin one day with an experience of Sadhana, the transformative power of daily yoga and meditation.

Group Presentations: In smaller groups you will collaborate to develop and present a program of children's yoga to the rest of the class. Bring your creative ideas and any props you want to use in your presentation.

RCY 1-2 course materials valued at €60 retail and included in the course fee are:
• Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga for Children, by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
• CD of Children's Yoga Songs and Meditation Music
• Kundalini Yoga by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
• Deeply Relax and Meditate CD
• A comprehensive teacher training handbook of over 55 pages

Optional extras in Ireland at €50 are:

• Happy and Cozy CD’s
• Yoga in Motion DVD and Workbook (using music from Happy and Cozy CD’s)

Level 3
Also known as Heart and Soul Work with Children, when taken with RCY1-2, this training completes the Radiant Child Yoga training and is essential in deepening communication with children. Covering:

• Practice conscious communication skills, such as Deep Listening and Engaging Cooperation
• Yoga for yourself and your children
• Yogic teachings about children, including the four phases of a child’s life
• The development of the child’s energy field and chakra systems
• Meditation practice to become fully present to yourself and your children
• Processes to align with your vision for your life work

RCY3 course materials valued at €25 retail and included in the course fee are:
• RCY Level 3 Manual (also called Heart and Soul Work with Children)
• Present Moment Awareness Practice CD

To receive certification in Radiant Child Yoga 1-3, a practicum is required. The practicum is to develop and teach a children's yoga class and to submit feedback to Amanda within 2 months of attending RCY 1-3 training. Further details are given at the training. A certificate of attendance is given if just taking Heart and Soul Work, or RCY1-2.

RCY is secular, having no affiliation to any particular religious beliefs therefore making it suitable for all children. RCY1-2 qualify as 20 credit hours, and RCY 1-3 qualifies as 30 credit hours for RYT-200 (registered yoga teacher, 200hrs) continuing education credits through Yoga Alliance.

Click here to download a Registration Form for Radiant Child Levels 1 - 3

Click here to download a Registration Form for Radiant Child Level 3 only

Arrival
Please arrive half an hour before course commencement on the first day of each level to facilitate registration. Please come back promptly from breaks. Break times will be advised on the first day.

Sunday will begin with a yoga and meditation practice, followed by a half hour break for breakfast. Please refrain from drinking coffee or eating breakfast before the workshop for your own comfort. You will be able to have as much coffee and breakfast as you like during the break!

Venue
Well Within Yoga & Wellness Centre, Thompson House, MacCurtain Street, Cork City Centre

The Well Within is on the same block of MacCurtain Street as the Gresham Metropole Hotel. It is located on the opposite side of the street in the Thompson House Building.

There is a very large sign on the building for 'Starwood.' The Well Within entrance is
almost directly below the multi-story 'Starwood' sign. Ring the intercom next to the red door to obtain entry. The Well Within is located on the 1st floor.

Directions

From Cork Airport (N27) On exiting Cork Airport you will approach a roundabout, on the main Cork to Kinsale road (N27). Take the first exit from this roundabout signposted for Cork City.

Go straight down the hill, passing through the two sets of traffic lights, until you reach the large roundabout at the bottom of the hill. Take the third exit from this roundabout, signposted for City Centre (N27).

Continue straight on through four sets of traffic lights. You should now be in the second lane from the left, and be turning left at the next junction (after the Elysian Building - 18 storey building on your right). Following this you need to turn right at the next junction, as to cross the river. Continue straight on now, until you come to a T-junction, at which you need to turn left.

You should see the Gresham Metropole Hotel on the opposite bank of the river. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right to cross the river, go straight through the next
junction, and then turn right at the following set. You are now on MacCurtain Street.

6:00pm – 9:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm

From Dublin (N8)
From the Dunkettle roundabout (next to Jack Lynch Tunnel) follow the signs for Cork City Centre (do not go under the tunnel). Continue straight on, you will come in the road along the River Lee, do not cross the river at any point.

Keep going straight on, and you will come to the rear of the Gresham Metropole Hotel (large yellow painted building from rear), once you have past the hotel, turn right at the next set of traffic lights. Followed immediately by another right at the next set of traffic lights. You are now on MacCurtain Street.

What to Bring
Notepad and pens/pencils, yoga mat & blanket or shawl, comfortable clothes
Bring any ideas and resources for class structuring/presentation on Sunday.

Meals
Lunch is not included in the price. There are restaurants, hotels, coffee shops and
supermarkets within 5 minutes walk of the centre where you can have a sit down lunch or purchase take-away, or you can pack your own. Water, herbal teas and fruit are provided for morning and afternoon tea.

Transport
Cork is the largest city in County Cork on the South-West Coast of Ireland and is easily accessible by public transport and by car. To plan your route by car, please visit http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/.

By Bus
Bus Éireann provide services to County Cork from Dublin, Waterford, Limerick and other counties. In addition, the Cork City services are operated by Bus Éireann. The bus station is located a short walk from the city centre, on Parnell Place. For further information on bus services telephone: +353 (0)1 836-6111, or visit www.buseireann.ie

By Rail
The Dublin / Cork line serves Co. Cork with stations at Charleville, Mallow, Cork, Fota and Cobh. The Dublin / Tralee line serves Charleville, Mallow, Banteer, Millstreet and Rathmore. Services operate to most of the country from Cork-Kent Station, including to Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, and Wexford. Cork-Kent Station is located just off Railway Street. For further information on rail services, telephone: +353 (0)1 836-6222, or visit www.irishrail.ie

By Sea
The Port of Cork operates seasonal Ferry services to Roscoff. Ferries from Britain
(Fishguard and Pembroke) and France (Le Havre and Cherbourg) serve Rosslare all year. All year ferries also serve Dublin Port and Dún Laoghaire from Holyhead. The driving time from Rosslare to Cork City is approximately 3 hours; Dublin is approximately 4 hours from Cork City. Route Details and Online Reservations of Ferry Services to the UK and France are available on CorkTourist.com

By Air
Cork Airport is located just outside the city, and operates daily flights to and from Britain and some major European cities. Route Details and Online Reservations

Parking
There is plenty of parking in this area, http://parking.corkcity.ie/ has a comprehensive
listing.

Accommodation
For those travelling from out of Cork, please visit http://www.cork-guide.ie/cork- accommodation.html for accommodation options.

Resource Area
There will be a table set up with information about and resources for children’s Yoga and related areas of health. You are welcome to bring any of your own brochures or business cards to network directly with other participants. Please be respectful of others needs and interests.

Questions
If you have any questions you can contact local co-ordinator Jai Kartar by email
or by phone 087 333 9642 or 021 487 7669, or Radiant Child Yoga
Facilitator, Amanda Reid by email.

Click here to download a Registration Form for Radiant Child Levels 1 - 3

Click here to download a Registration Form for Radiant Child Level 3 only

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