95-Hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training Participant AgreementThe Yogees Yoga 4 Kids 95-Hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training is designed to provide a supportive, collaborative, and professional learning environment rooted in ethical instruction, child-centered teaching, inclusive practices, and developmentally appropriate yoga education.
By participating in this program, I agree to the following expectations and standards.
Professional Conduct and Learning EnvironmentI agree to contribute to a positive, respectful, and inclusive learning environment for all participants, instructors, guest experts, and staff.
I will:
Treat all participants with kindness, professionalism, and respect.
Respect diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and identities.
Participate in discussions and activities in a constructive and supportive manner.
Provide feedback professionally and receive feedback with openness and respect.
Communicate honestly and professionally in all training-related interactions.
Refrain from disruptive, discriminatory, threatening, intimidating, or inappropriate behavior.
Yogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC. reserves the right to remove a participant from the program, without refund, for behavior that is disruptive, unsafe, discriminatory, harassing, or inconsistent with the values and expectations of the training.
Anti-Harassment PolicyYogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC. is committed to maintaining a learning environment free from harassment, bullying, discrimination, intimidation, or retaliation.
Harassment of any kind, whether verbal, physical, written, visual, electronic, or online, will not be tolerated.
Participants who experience or observe inappropriate conduct are encouraged to report concerns to Yogees Yoga 4 Kids leadership.
Professional Communication and CollaborationChildren's yoga teachers do not work in isolation and are often part of a larger support network that may include parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, therapists, administrators, and community partners.
Participants agree to:
Communicate professionally and respectfully with children, families, educators, fellow trainees, instructors, and other professionals.
Use clear, respectful, and collaborative communication.
Maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries.
Respect the expertise and roles of parents, educators, specialists, and other professionals.
Support the well-being, safety, and success of children through ethical and collaborative relationships.
Scope of PracticeParticipants understand that this training is educational in nature and does not provide medical, psychological, therapeutic, or clinical credentials.
Participants agree to:
Teach only within the scope of their training and experience.
Refrain from providing medical, psychological, therapeutic, diagnostic, or legal advice unless separately qualified and authorized to do so.
Refer concerns to qualified professionals when appropriate.
Use observational rather than diagnostic language when discussing children's experiences or behaviors.
Certification RequirementsEnrollment in the training program does not guarantee certification.
To receive certification, participants must successfully complete all program requirements, which may include:
Required training hours and attendance
Coursework and assignments
Reflections and assessments
Self-study activities
Observations
Teaching practicum experiences and documentation
Ongoing adherence to professional and ethical standards
Participants understand that practicum experiences are completed as teachers-in-training and not as certified children's yoga teachers.
Participants agree to accurately represent their training status and credentials at all times.
Yogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC. reserves the right to determine whether completion requirements have been satisfactorily met and to withhold certification if requirements are not completed.
Yoga Alliance and RCYT® InformationYogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC. is a Registered Children's Yoga School (RCYS) with Yoga Alliance.
Successful completion of this training may be applied toward Yoga Alliance's Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT®) credential, subject to Yoga Alliance's current eligibility requirements, policies, fees, and application procedures.
Participants are responsible for independently reviewing and satisfying all Yoga Alliance requirements. Yogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC. cannot guarantee acceptance, registration, or credentialing by Yoga Alliance or any other professional registry or credentialing organization.
Participants may represent themselves as having completed the Yogees Yoga 4 Kids 95-Hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training only after all program requirements have been successfully completed and certification has been awarded.
Child Safety and Professional ResponsibilityParticipants acknowledge that the safety and well-being of children are foundational principles of children's yoga instruction.
Participants agree to:
Prioritize the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of children.
Use developmentally appropriate language, activities, and expectations.
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with children and families.
Obtain appropriate permissions and consents when teaching children.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, organizational policies, school policies, and child protection requirements.
Follow mandatory reporting requirements when applicable.
Exercise professional judgment and seek additional guidance when concerns fall outside their scope of practice.
Completion of this training does not replace background checks, licensing requirements, employer-specific qualifications, insurance requirements, or other legal requirements related to working with children.
AcknowledgmentI acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to comply with the expectations outlined in this Participant Agreement. I understand that failure to comply with these standards may result in corrective action, additional requirements, suspension, removal from the program, or withholding of certification at the discretion of Yogees Yoga 4 Kids, LLC.