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Baby & Tot Itsy Bitsy Yoga Training
As seen in Parents Magazine, PEOPLE, Yoga Journal, CNN and USA Today, Itsy Bitsy Yoga® for babies and tots from birth-24 months offers more than 75 unique and developmentally-centered yoga poses, songs and relaxations. This five-day training with Itsy Bitsy Yoga founder, Helen Garabedian, prepares you to become a Certified Baby & Tot Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator (CIBYF). We offer the most comprehensive yoga program and facilitator training for teaching yoga to young children and their parents. Come learn the nurturing IBY philosophy and discover the techniques created by Helen Garabedian and used by over 100 certified IBY facilitators worldwide.

The Relationship between Developmental Movement & Yoga
We will discuss the specific role yoga plays in the development of an infant. Helen Garabedian’s extensive research documents more than 25 examples of how, why, and when babies do yoga naturally. We will explore the developmental progression of an infant’s movements from birth to walking. You will learn ways to introduce tummy time and other optimal positions for development. We will also explore infant anatomy, physiology, reflexes, cues, and psychology as it relates to yoga.

Teaching Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Babies are not just younger children and toddlers are not miniature adults. The physical bodies, learning styles, and needs of babies and tots are very different from school-aged children. You will learn how to properly teach more than 75 Itsy Bitsy Yoga postures, benefits, precautions, variations, and sequencing techniques. Once we thoroughly examine the poses, you will get specific details on how
to promote yourself as a CIBYF, to organize classes, sequence poses, include props, incorporate themes, and build a week-to-week curriculum that will keep babies, tots, and their parents smiling.

Bonding is at the Heart of Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Yoga means to unite. Through Itsy Bitsy Yoga, you will learn how to help parents bond (or unite) with their babies, tots, and other parent participants. You will gain a greater understanding of the significant role and influence bonding plays in inner harmony and in all future relationships.

Experiential Learning
You will integrate what you learn with what you see and feel in order to build the inner awareness, self-confidence and practical experience needed to share yoga with babies, tots, and their parents.

• Observe Helen Garabedian teach baby and tot yoga classes.
• You will embody IBY poses as babies and tots do!
• See how Itsy Bitsy Yoga’s Magic Poses™ work to calm babies!
• Practice creating routines, sequencing poses and teaching poses in small groups.
• Organize, promote and teach community classes.
• Get marketing tools and answers to your business questions so you can be successful from the start!

During this training, you can earn general elective CEU's towards the 200-hour National Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification. Ultimately, this training will give you the wisdom to successfully promote and teach fun and beneficial yoga classes for babies, toddlers and their parents.

Helen Garabedian founded Itsy Bitsy Yoga International in 1999. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Infant Developmental Movement Educator, Infant Massage Instructor and the author of Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better, and Grow Stronger. Helen has practiced yoga and meditation since she was a child herself and as a mother she enjoys sharing yoga with her son Andrew. Ms. Garabedian is a sought after baby yoga & early childhood development expert and a consultant to other parent/baby education programs and toy manufacturers.

The baby & tot facilitator training is $750 and includes:
• Five days of interactive training with Helen Garabedian, founder of Itsy Bitsy Yoga
• A 200+ page IBY facilitator manual/reference book
• A certification packet, which provides you with all the necessary tools you will need to become a certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga facilitator
• A signed copy of Helen’s book
• An Itsy Bitsy Yoga t’shirt
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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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