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1)Shakta's schedule can be viewed on the calendar, or as a list . The schedule is generally set eight months to a year in advance. From time to time additional courses are added, so check back or join the our monthly newsletter for updates.Visit the Trainers page for more information.

Courses are sponsored by a variety of people, including yoga centers and those interested in bringing yoga to children. It is therefore very important to view the flyer for the course you are interested in attending.

All the information that you need is on the flyer including the course costs, early registration discount deadlines, the course date and location, and a way to contact the sponsor for additional information. When you find a location that works best for you, please click the flyer link.

If you don't see a course that works for your schedule, please join our monthly newsletter. The newsletter provides course dates as well as additional information about the program and other courses offered by Shakta.

You may also find a course in your area by checking with the Radiant Child Yoga Trainers around the world. There are around 20 hand-selected trainers who have worked closely with Shakta as the founder of the program. Visit the Trainers page for more information.

2) The fees for the course vary slightly from location to location, so you need to check the course flyer for the exact cost.  When you attend the course you receive a Radiant Child Yoga tote bag filled with take home materials including Shakta's:

• Fly Like A Butterfly and Kundalini Yoga books
• Four CDs: Children's Yoga Songs and Meditation, the Deeply Relax and Meditate and Happy and Cozy CDs
• Yoga in Motion DVD
• Yoga in Motion Workbook
• Radiant Child Yoga Level 1-2 manual
• Radiant Child Yoga level 3 manual
• Present Moment Awareness Guided meditation CD

The retail value of all these materials is $250. They are offered at 30% off when you take the course, and the cost is included in your course fee.

The fee also includes an opportunity to be listed as a teacher on the childrensyoga.com website.

3) You can take the Level 3 course by itself, but there are so many wonderful "upgrades" to the program that we encourage you to take the combined Level 1 and Level 2 course again.  You will receive a reviewer's discount, which will be determined by the amount of materials you already own.  You can contact us at info@childrensyoga.com to find out more information about the reviewer's discount.

 You are also welcome to opt for the level 3 course only.  Please contact us at the aforementioned email to determine your cost for attending a "Level 3 only" course.

4) Level 3 (Heart & Soul) is unique.  It is open to all, whether they want to take RCY1-2 or not. The Heart and Soul work with Children course focuses on deepening your relationship with yourself and with children. So you can take this course without ever taking RCY 1-2, or you can take the Level 3 course before or after taking Level 1-2.  If you do take the courses in this order (Level 3 before Level 1 and 2) we will provide you with an updated certificate retroactively.  You must request the new certificate by contacting us at info@childrensyoga.com.

Discounts are offered for groups of four or more. Contact us at info@childrensyoga.com to discuss the amount of your discount.

5) Discounts are offered for groups of four or more. Contact us at info@childrensyoga.com to discuss the amount of your discount.

6) This is a training course for anyone (including those with no yoga experience) to be able to begin or continue to teach children yoga.  It comes with a certificate of course completion. A person who takes the course is not "certified." They have taken a 20 to 30-hour training course and receive a certificate as verification of their training. If you wish to be certified in children's yoga, please visit our Certification menu item to read about the 95 and 200 hour RCY training. The basic RCY 1-3 is the first step in getting certified, and counts as the first 30 hours of the certification process in both the 95 and 200 hour training

7) Not usually. Most organizations that people wish to teach with are satisfied knowing that you have attended the basic RCY levels 1-3 course.

A person who has no yoga experience would do well to begin to take classes at the same time they are sharing what they've learned in this class.  If the person has yoga experience but no certification with a yoga school, they may certainly share what they've learned in the Radiant Child training program with children in schools, fitness and yoga centers, or any venue. The decision of whether or not to hire a children's yoga teacher with or without yoga certification (for teaching adults) rests entirely with the employer/school administration.

8) Yes. We have worked with them closely to ensure that our courses meet their certification criteria. You can also attend RCY Modules (see Certification) which can be applied to YA 500 hour level, and eventually will apply for Radiant Child Yoga 500 level training (currently RCY is a 200 hour course, but there are plans to extend it to 500 hours in the future.)

9) Continuing Education Credits (CEU's) are very discipline specific.  You will need to check with the professional organization within your specialty (i.e. Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy or education, etc.)

Most professional organizations have a specific form that we are willing to complete to explain the topics covered during our course.  In the past, we have been able to help our course participants in several disciplines receive Continuing Education Credits (CEU's).  In fact, every time RCY was submitted for approval for public school CEUs, it was approved.   Please contact us at info@childrensyoga.com for further assistance in this area.

10) If the certificate was given, but misplaced or lost, we will mail you one for $8 handling fee. If, for some reason, you did not receive a certificate, we can mail one to you at no charge .  Please provide the following information through email:

• Name (as it should appear on the certificate)
• The name of the course name you attended
• The date you attended the course
• Your mailing address

11) You do not need anything but a desire to teach children (some yoga experience is helpful) in order to come to any of the RCY courses.  When you begin to use your training and set up children's yoga classes, most places will want to know you have yoga experience, some may want you to be a certified teacher for adult yoga, although that is mostly not the case.  At the end of the weekend, you will have a certificate of completion for the course hours.  Liability insurance is recommended for teaching both children and adults.  We cover that information at the course.

12) We are planning to offer part of the 200 hour all around the country (in the form of 20 hour modules) and then the summer portion (105 hours) will be in the Northern VA area. Radiant Child levels 1-3 taken at any time before the rest of the 200 hour training will count as the first 30 hours of the 200 training.

13) You can be added to our monthly newsletter list by Signup for our monthly newsletter and entering in your e-mail address.  We do not share or use our e-mail addresses for any other purpose.

14) There is an unsubscribe option at the bottom of our newsletter.

15) US orders should arrive within 3 business days, international orders take 5-10 business days to arrive. Sometimes international orders take a few days longer as they must be processed through customs. If you have questions about an order or do not receive it as noted above, please contact us at info@childrensyoga.com.

16) Currently several mini-classes are available at http://www.yogatherapyweb.com/yogaspirit/teachers/shakta-kaur-khalsa

They are designed to provide information about a variety of children's yoga topics. They are each one hour long, and while they are helpful, especially for those who cannot attend a course in person, they do not qualify for a certificate of RCY course completion.

17) Yoga Alliance announced the formation of the 95-hour Children's yoga specialty on Oct. 10, 2010. www.YogaAlliance.org
Radiant Child Yoga has designed a program that is based on the criteria required by Yoga Alliance, and will be offering 95 hour Children's Specialty training beginning Spring 2011 for those who are RYT-200 and RYT-500. You can get started by taking RCY basic 30-hour training course anywhere it is offered, if you have not already done so.

 

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