About the 100-Hour Certification Program Sedona Sol Yoga Children's Yoga Teacher Training is an adventurous, informative, and fun 12-week online program. The objective of the program is to teach how to guide and maintain mindfulness education and yoga education primarily in a school or community setting such as yoga studios, gyms, or online formats. Each children's yoga lesson is differentiated by age group and has been implemented/refined in real classrooms. The beginning of the course covers educational standards and the most recent scientific research that supports the practices of mindfulness, meditation, self-care, and physical education aspects of yoga poses. The course overview is as follows:
Age-appropriate mindfulness and yogic techniques
Yoga movements and postures that build muscles, body awareness, and self-confidence
Community-building strategies that encourages group harmony
Classroom management tips so that students can focus on mindfulness, yoga, and peace teachings
Children's Ayurveda and basic children's ayurvedic nutrition
Children's Yoga for Children's with Special Needs
Children's yoga on various mediums, like online formats
Online Component Fee: $799 Total Fee: $1899 October, 2024 to January, 2025
Days: Wednesdays or Saturdays Times: 7:00- 9:00 pm MST or 8:00 am-11:00 am
Lesson 1: Introduction/Research Mindfulness & Power of Gazing Lesson 2: Mindfulness & Sounds that Heal/Silence Lesson 3: Mindfulness & Simple Images Lesson 4: Mindfulness & the Power of Touch Lesson 5: Mindfulness & Yoga Nidra/Guided Meditation Lesson 6: Yoga: Introduction to Instructing Yoga Movement/ The Power of the Breath Lesson 7: Yoga: Breathing Exercises for Children Lesson 8: Yoga: Seated Poses that Relax Lesson 9: Yoga: Simple Standing Poses Part 1 Lesson 10: Yoga: Simple Standing Poses Part 2 Lesson 11: Yoga: Sun Salutations Lesson 12: Yoga: Crafting Yoga Sequences Lesson 13: Ayurveda & Children, Part 1 Lesson 14: Ayurveda & Children, Part 2 Lesson 15: Yoga for Special Needs Children Presentations Lesson 16: Independent Study Overview & Closure
Step 2: Payment Process: Write checks to Ana Hansen and send it to 6446 State Route 179, Suite 204, Sedona, Arizona 86351. You can Paypal at: paypal.me/sedonasolyoga. Venmo: www.venmo.com/u/SedonaSolYoga. You will receive confirmation of your payment.
Step 3: You will receive the link to the online classroom. Once you have received your link, then you can participate on the first day.
Ana Camacho Hansen started her spiritual journey as a young girl. Her mother and father were the first to expose her to devotional practices. Her mother is a devotee to Mother Mary and has been praying the rosary for over fifty years. She remembers going to rosary gatherings as a teenager at Estela Ruiz's residence in the south side of Phoenix, Arizona.
While attending the University of Rochester, she studied women studies, political science, and English. Her spirituality and devotion to God anchored her as she developed her academic career. She particularly enjoyed learning about religious women and how they used their devotion to real change in the world.
In 2001, Ana began her formal studies in yoga and Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras. Her first yoga class was a video with Patricia Walden, given to her by her twin sister, Melissa. In the summer of 2003, she completed Yoga Alliance's 200-hour level teacher training through 7 Centers Yoga Arts in Sedona, Arizona. She met many of her gurus of yoga: Rama Jyoti Vernon, Shraddhasaggar (Ruth Hartung), and Ambaya (Pilar Martin of Ambaya Gold). In 2005, Ana completed her Yoga Alliance 500 hour level teacher training program with the International Yoga College.
In 2007, Ana made a pilgrimage to India with her husband, where she focused on visiting many temples, ashrams, and other sacred sites. The highlight of her trip was her experience in Rishikesh, India. Here she bathed in the Ganges and meditated. This experience redirected her life and had a profound impact on her. In January of 2008, Ana attended her first Vipassana 10 Day Retreat and learned the practice of Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka.
In March of 2009, her greatest guru was born; her son. Today, Ana teaches peace curriculum, kids mindfulness, and kids yoga at local Sedona schools. Ana also teaches hatha yoga, chakra yoga, and vipassana meditation. Ana is the lead director of Sedona Sol Yoga's 100-hour Children's Yoga Program. She also is the author of Yoga for Big Hearts and Little Hands: A Handbook of Yoga Poses for Children.