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Discover how Itsy Bitsy Yoga® combines yoga, infant developmental movement, and parent/child bonding in this 5-day facilitator training with Helen Garabedian. Learn how to properly teach and sequence over 75 exclusive Itsy Bitsy Yoga poses, their benefits, precautions, and developmental variations for babies/tots from birth to 24 months with parents.

If you practice yoga and are drawn to working with babies, tots and parents you are a great candidate to train and certify as an Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator. Facilitators create a supportive environment that helps parents witness and support their child's unfolding development while deepening the parent/child bond through yoga.

The Itsy Bitsy Yoga Training and Certification program is led by Helen Garabedian, Author of Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better, and Grow Stronger (Fireside/Simon & Schuster). Helen is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Infant Developmental Movement Educator and mother of one who has worked with young children and practiced yoga and meditation since she was a child herself. Her work is internationally recognized by the media, and highly respected by the yoga and early childhood community. She speaks at international conferences and serves as a consultant to baby product manufacturers and organizations leading parent/baby education programs.

The Baby & Tot Itsy Bitsy Yoga training will provide you with:

• The most comprehensive yoga program and facilitator training for babies and tots from birth to 24 months.

• An understanding of an infant’s developmental movement progression from birth to walking.

• Posture benefits, precautions, variations, and sequencing techniques for over 75 Itsy Bitsy Yoga poses.

• An education of Infant anatomy, physiology, reflexes, cues, and psychology as it relates to yoga.

• The ability to discuss the specific role yoga plays in the development of an infant. Over two dozen examples are given of how, why, and when babies do yoga naturally.

• Many ways to introduce tummy time and other optimal positions for an infant’s development and a parent’s comfort.

• An experiential understanding of bonding, infant & toddler development,yoga poses for babies and tots, partner yoga, and co-relaxation techniques.

• Dozens of practical 'IBY' techniques for teaching yoga to babies/tots. You will discover how well the "Itsy Bitsy Magic Poses" and "Helen's bag of tricks" keep everyone smiling and happily engaged throughout the class.

• An opportunity to observe and assist baby and tot yoga classes during the 5-day training.

• Develops your confidence in teaching yoga to this age group. And we pride ourselves on grooming safe, effective, and nurturing Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitators for babies and tots.

In this training, you will receive the knowledge and skills needed to teach Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes while earning CEU's towards the National Yoga Alliance certifications. Ultimately, this training will empower you to successfully promote and teach fun, beneficial, and nurturing yoga classes for babies, toddlers and their parents.


Baby & Tot IBY 5-day Facilitator Training Fee is $695 and it includes:
• the 200+ page Baby & Tot IBY Facilitator Manual.
• A copy of Helen's book Itsy Bitsy Yoga
• IBY T-shirt
• Letter of Attendance/training hours
• Certification packet
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Baby & Tot IBYF Certification Process:
1.) Attend the 5 day Baby & Tot IBY Yoga training with Helen Garabedian.
2.) Complete recommended reading before or after the training.
3.) After attending the 5 day training, arrange and promote two IBY mini-sessions in your community (one for babies with a parent and the other for tots with a parent). Each IBY mini-session is 4 consecutive class meetings.
4.) Four months from the date you complete the 5-day Baby & Tot training, the following items from the Baby & Tot certification packet are due in order to receive your Baby & Tot IBYF certification:
• Take-home Baby & Tot Itsy Bitsy Yoga Exam
• Eight (8) completed parent evaluations from the community mini-sessions (4 baby and 4 tots)
• Two Class Reflection Reports (One Baby & One Tot)
• Signed Non-Exclusive Limited License Agreement enabling you to take full advantage of the benefits of being a Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator for Babies & Tots.
• Non-certified yoga teachers must also include the Yoga Self-Study Exam with a $25 processing fee.
• Bio of less than 50 words for www.itsybitsyyoga.com (and photo if available.)

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