June 10th – 12th 2022
When you think about the next generation, what do you most hope for? If you are looking for ways to help shape the lives of tomorrow’s adults, consider taking a special opportunity to come to the Assisi Institute as we prepare to host a Kids’ Yoga Camp this summer and launch a weekly program this September.
Join NYC-based teacher Lara Hocheiser, founder of Flow and Grow Kids Yoga and author of multiple nonfiction books on mindfulness, and Rochester yoga teacher Krystal Stimus as they bring a special children’s yoga and mindfulness training and retreat event to our area.
Picture the ripple effect of the children you impact. Imagine what is possible with us as you learn:
* Mindfulness appropriate for the classroom and life anywhere (4 hrs, 18+ activities)
* Yoga for children methodology based in child development and best practice (6.5 hours, more than 50 activities)
* Yoga philosophy for children in secular and nonsecular settings. (6.5 hours)
This training is all-inclusive and suited for all levels of yoga or mindfulness practice. We cater to all learning styles: visual, kinesthetic, and reading/writing. Continuing Education Credits are available through Yoga Alliance, as well as progression into a 95-hour children’s yoga certification. All who complete the course will receive a 150 page book full of resources for all settings as well as a certificate of completion which will be appropriate for your use as a teacher/facilitator for Kids’ Yoga.
All participants will have the opportunity to make the weekend into a retreat at the Assisi Institute, which features a yoga studio, temple, and lovely grounds. Community meditation and asana practice, chanting, a catered, shared meal Saturday evening, and even a sound bath will make this weekend training into a gift you can give to yourself. A number of rooms at the Assisi Institute will be available for those who wish to stay overnight Thursday (for early arrivals) through Saturday. We highly encourage fully immersing yourself in this experience! Rooms will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. A small kitchen is available for preparation of vegetarian-only meals.
Enjoy a look at our tentative schedule for the weekend here.
Dates: June 10th – 12th 2022 (with optional early arrival in time for our community Kriya Yoga Meditation Service on Thursday evening June 9th)
Tuition: $350
A $50 deposit is required at registration.
Payment arrangements are available
For registration, questions, or special accommodation requests, email kstimus@gmail.com
Lara Hocheiser, E-RYT, RCYT, RCYS, YACEP, BA, and panelist at the National Kids Yoga Conference 2020, 2021 and 2022. has spent the last 15 years working in early education and 12 of those studying and living the path of yoga. She is the founder of Flow & Grow Education, an educator, public speaker, mother, wife, entrepreneur, teacher, kids yoga specialist, avid reader, and lover of the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking countries. Lara is the author of Mindfulness Workbook for Kids and Mindfulness for Beginners in Ten Minutes a Day, which are available wherever books are sold.
Krystal Stimus, Pharm D, RYT-200, holds a 23-hour children’s yoga certification as well as a Hikyoga certification. She has completed training in leadership, diversity, and social justice. She is a NYS-accredited interscholastic coach. She earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from St. John Fisher College with a pediatric rotation at Golisano Children’s Hospital. She holds adult, child and baby first aid/CPR/AED certification through the American Red Cross. She has completed a Child Abuse Recognition and School Violence Prevention course. Krystal is an avid meditator and active member of the Assisi Institute, as well as a student of the science of Kriya Yoga and yoga philosophy.
