Radiant Child Yoga
Radiant Child® Yoga Program (RCYP) is a comprehensive training program designed for anyone who is interested in teaching children yoga. The vision of RCYP is to create a world of peace through the union of yoga and children.
RCYP was founded by Shakta Kaur Khalsa, who recognized the need for children to be given the opportunity to thrive and blossom through the gift of yoga. Radiant Child Yoga began in 1999, and is one of the very first training programs for teaching children yoga ever offered anywhere in the world. It has grown from teaching groups of 5 or 10 to groups of 50-100 as yoga for children has become more widely known for its beneficial effect on children’s health and happiness.
Radiant Child Yoga training courses are offered all around the United States and internationally. Shakta has extended the program by training trainers in the RCYP Facilitator training program.
RCYP participants include yoga teachers of all traditions, schoolteachers, therapists, parents and grandparents. Previous yoga experience is helpful although not required. Participants gain a wide variety of practical yoga tools and tips, and have fun playing at being a child again.
RCYP training levels 1, 2, and 3 include certificates of course completion and an opportunity to be listed as a teacher on this site. Complete descriptions of each level can be found in our course description page.
RCYP has been approved for CEUs in public schools, as well as Yoga Alliance 500 level accreditation. This course has been presented at Montessori and Head Start conferences and therapy centers for ADHD and Autism worldwide. Radiant Child Yoga has been featured in major newspapers around the world, and well-known publications such as Odyssey magazine in South Africa, and Yoga Plus in the United States.
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