Kids, family and school yoga training

Become the Kids Yoga Teacher Children Will Remember

Turn yoga, mindfulness, movement and play into joyful experiences that help children connect, grow and thrive.

Teaching joyful connection around the world since 2007.

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Move Imagine Connect Breathe
Established 2007 Founder-led method with global teaching history.
Over 40,000 graduates Improving the lives of millions of children and families all over the world.
Online and in person Flexible study plus live training pathways.
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Children and families creating a joyful Rainbow Yoga circle together

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What if learning could feel this alive?

Watch how movement, mindfulness, stories and play become practical teaching tools for children, families, schools and communities.

Meet Our Founder

Meet Gopala, Rainbow Yoga's Founder and Chief Play Instigator

Gopala has taught yoga since 1995 and founded Rainbow Yoga in 2007 to make yoga more social, playful and connected. The method grew from a belief that children learn best when they feel included, curious and free to participate with their whole bodies. Rainbow Yoga is not about perfect poses. It is about creating experiences where children, families and communities can move, imagine, cooperate and belong.

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Founder-led training shaped around connection, movement and play.

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Transformation, not just curriculum

Leave Ready to Create Classes Children Want to Return To

  • Plan engaging age-appropriate classes
  • Adapt activities for different needs and abilities
  • Use stories, games, music and movement meaningfully
  • Facilitate groups with confidence
  • Build cooperation without competition
  • Teach practical mindfulness in playful ways

Graduate stories

Real Outcomes

April Crisanti

Saving planning time

"Having access to amazing lesson plans that can be adapted for all ages is saving me so much planning time."

Franka Balvin

Fresh inspiration for classes

"I get new inspiration for my classes nearly every day and there are new sparkles in each class."

Jenifer Hope

Feeling connected to a global circle

"I feel connected to like-minded people who are trying to make the world a better place one kids yoga lesson at a time."

Rainbow Yoga students practising a joyful partner yoga pose

This Is More Than Learning Yoga Poses

Children often engage better when they can move

Rainbow Yoga uses active learning, stories and participation instead of expecting children to sit still through long explanations.

Play can support cooperation and confidence

Games are used intentionally to practise communication, imagination, self-awareness and shared success.

Belonging helps learning feel safer

Partner and group activities encourage connection, confidence and shared success without competition.

50 Kids Yoga Games Every Teacher Should Know

Get a beautiful Rainbow Yoga guide with 50 playful games you can use to bring movement, imagination and calm into your next class.

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Why become a kids yoga teacher?

Make the World a Better Place With Us

Gopala and a child practising a playful Rainbow Yoga partner pose

Hi, I'm Gopala, the visionary behind Rainbow Kids Yoga. For three decades, I have dedicated my life to transforming children's lives through yoga. Since 2007, Rainbow Yoga has supported over 40,000 graduates worldwide.

Together, we are making a real difference, one child, one school, one family and one community at a time. My mission is simple: make yoga joyful, relevant and engaging for young hearts and minds, so children can grow happiness, confidence, resilience and connection.

The most fun job in the universe

Kids yoga teaching is playful, creative and deeply alive. You get to move, laugh, tell stories and help children discover what their bodies and hearts can do.

Children and families need you

Yoga can support movement, calm, connection and confidence at a time when many children are navigating physical, mental and social strain.

Education creates change

Through games, nature, stories, kindness, friendship, equality, resilience and self-expression, yoga becomes a practical language for positive change.

Rainbow Yoga in real life

Follow the Rainbow

See playful kids yoga moments, training inspiration and community updates from the Rainbow Yoga family.

Kids, youth and family yoga education

Kids Yoga Teacher Training, Certification and Mindfulness Education

Rainbow Yoga helps yoga teachers, school educators, therapists, parents and community leaders bring yoga, mindfulness, breathwork, stories and movement to children, tweens, teens and families. Since 2007, more than 40,000 graduates have taken Rainbow Yoga tools into classrooms, studios, homes and communities around the world.

For new kids yoga teachers

Start with real class tools

Learn how to plan age-appropriate classes, use games and stories, guide relaxation and keep children engaged without needing perfect poses.

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For schools and families

Bring mindfulness into daily life

Use playful yoga to support confidence, cooperation, emotional awareness, family connection and school wellbeing programs.

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For complete certification

Build a deeper pathway

Move from foundations into a broader certification journey with practical teaching confidence and a fuller Rainbow Yoga method base.

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Compare online, in-person, specialist and complete certification pathways, then choose the training that matches the children, families or communities you want to support.

What is kids yoga teacher training?

Kids yoga teacher training prepares adults to teach yoga, mindfulness, breathwork, relaxation and creative movement to children in ways that are age-appropriate, playful and emotionally supportive.

Can I complete kids yoga certification online?

Yes. Rainbow Yoga offers online kids yoga certification as well as live, in-person and livestream trainings for students who want flexible study options.

Do you teach mindfulness for schools?

Yes. Our trainings include practical mindfulness activities for classrooms, school wellbeing programs, yoga studios, families and community groups.