Level 1: start your adventure
Get a feel for the playful foundation of teaching yoga to children.
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How Rainbow Yoga Online Training Works
Helpful details, human support and colourful resources from the Rainbow Yoga world.
See the learning journey clearly before you enrol.
A little peek into the Rainbow
Meet the energy, creativity and connection behind our online training. Press play for a taste of each level.
Level 2: keep growing
Explore the next step in your Rainbow Yoga teaching journey.
Choose your pathway
Start by comparing our online kids yoga teacher training courses, then use this guide to plan your study and understand the enrolment journey.
Level 1 Online
A practical foundation of approximately 50 hours. Start online, learn at your pace and build the skills to create joyful, safe and purposeful yoga experiences for children, families and groups.
- Games, stories, breath and relaxation
- Partner and group yoga
- Class planning and teaching structure
- Safety, inclusion and adaptation
- No prior yoga teaching qualification required
Full Journey: Levels 1 + 2
Choose the 145-hour Full Journey when you want both levels from the start: the 50-hour Level 1 foundation followed by the 95-hour Level 2 course. Level 2 includes Additional Needs and Anatomy & Physiology, so you do not need to buy those courses separately with this pathway.
Fit the training around your life
Studying in Australia, the United States or elsewhere? These online pathways are self-paced, so you can build your regular study time around work and family. Plan time to practise with children and complete the assessment as well as watching the lessons. If you are planning the Yoga Alliance RCYT pathway, the Level 2 final live assessment needs to be arranged with the team; see the completion details below.
- Starting out? Choose Level 1 for a practical foundation. You do not need to commit to both levels to begin.
- Ready for both levels? Choose the Full Journey to follow the foundation and advanced course together.
- Already completed Level 1? Check the standalone Level 2 prerequisites before purchasing a package that repeats your foundation.
Your course certificate follows the published completion requirements. Before enrolling for a specific school, studio or professional role, check that organisation’s qualification requirements and your insurer’s requirements. Our certification and recognition guide explains the separate professional-registration pathways.
Keep your purchase focused. The Teaching Kids Yoga book PDF is already included in Level 1 and the Full Journey. If you would also like a tool for organising your own classes, explore the Rainbow Yoga Class Builder as an optional, separate planning tool.
Use the country and currency selector for your market, then check the currency code and final amount at checkout. Online training does not require book shipping; a printed book added to your order has its own delivery charge.
What happens after payment?
You receive your enrolment confirmation and the current access instructions by email. Each product page shows the training-specific format, current investment and completion information. If any detail is unclear, contact us before paying. We would rather answer honestly than leave you guessing.
Will I receive a certificate?
Eligible trainings provide a certificate after the stated course requirements are completed. Review the specific product page for the certificate and completion details that apply to your pathway.
What do I need to complete for Level 1 online certification?
Level 1 includes study, reflection and a practical teaching assessment. Plan time to work with children as well as watching the course videos.
- Complete every lesson. Watch the videos, read the lesson text, answer the prompt questions and mark each lesson complete.
- Complete the FUN Exam. Answer all 30 questions correctly.
- Plan and teach a short themed class. Include all four parts: Connect, Yoga Poses, Something Fun and Quiet Time. Teach at least two children and make room for their ideas and participation.
- Submit your class plan, playlist and teaching video. Aim for a 10-minute class; the video must be no longer than 20 minutes. Show the complete class with your teaching and interactions audible. A phone recording is enough; a time-lapse does not meet the assessment instructions.
- Give course feedback and complete the review process. The course guidance asks you to allow up to 14 days for video-assessment feedback.
If you need help arranging the practical assessment, contact us before enrolling so you understand what is required. Your Rainbow Yoga course certificate and any professional-body registration are separate.
What do I need to complete for Level 2?
Level 2 develops your teaching through ongoing practical work, with a trainer review before certification.
- Watch all videos, read all lesson text and answer the prompt questions after every lesson.
- Submit every required class plan and practice or teaching video.
- Watch other students’ videos and give feedback where the lessons ask you to do so.
- Answer all questions in every quiz correctly.
The training team reviews your submissions, checks your quizzes and evaluates the progress in your teaching practice before issuing your 95-hour Rainbow Yoga certificate. Follow the course’s graduation instructions to confirm the name you want on your certificate.
Planning the Yoga Alliance RCYT pathway? Rainbow Yoga’s course instructions require your final assessment class to be taught live on Zoom with Gopala attending. Contact the team to arrange this and check the separate professional-registration requirements. The Full Journey combines Levels 1 and 2, so you complete the requirements of both levels.
What if I need help?
Rainbow Yoga is run by people, not a maze of automatic doors. Contact us with questions about the right level, your professional background, access, payment or whether the training suits your goals.
How to choose an online kids yoga teacher training
Start with the children you want to work with and the kind of teaching you hope to offer. A useful training helps you plan a whole class, adapt when the group changes direction and make room for different ways of participating. Look at the learning activities and completion requirements as well as the course title.
Choose your starting level
Level 1 online kids yoga teacher training is the approximately 50-hour foundation. It includes games, stories, poses, breathing, mindfulness, partner and group yoga, and class planning. You do not need a previous yoga teaching qualification to begin.
Already completed an eligible foundation? Explore Level 2 advanced kids yoga teacher training. If you want both levels from the start, the Full Journey combines Levels 1 and 2 in approximately 145 hours of self-paced study.
Make practice part of your week
Set aside time to experience an activity yourself, reflect on it and consider how it might work with your group. At two hours a week, a 50-hour course is roughly six months of study; at four hours a week, roughly three months. These are planning examples. Learning, practice and completion requirements matter more than racing through videos.
Understand the certificate
Our kids yoga certification and recognition guide explains the difference between completing a Rainbow Yoga course and applying for professional registration.
A Rainbow Yoga certificate follows successful completion of the published requirements for the relevant course. Professional-body registration is a separate process. Check the course details and the requirements of your intended workplace, insurer or professional body before enrolling if you need a particular form of recognition.
Find the right support for your setting
Teachers working with varied sensory, communication or movement needs can explore the Additional Needs and Inclusive Kids Yoga course. It is educational professional development, with an emphasis on choice, adaptation and participation.
See the teaching approach before you enrol
Gopala Amir Yaffa, Rainbow Yoga’s co-founder and online trainer, has taught yoga since 1995. These published teaching examples give you a practical introduction to the movement, creativity and connection behind the training.
- Let children help create the sequence. In seven playful Sun Dance ideas, explore a movement story, follow-the-leader and a wave of poses around a circle. Try one idea, invite children’s suggestions and adapt the movements to your group.
- Make space for a classroom pause. Our yoga at school guide begins with comfortable movement and breathing that can fit beside a desk or in a small circle. Seated and quiet participation are welcome too.
- Give teens a voice. Read seven ideas for teaching yoga to teenagers, including shared music choices and creative movement. Build with the group’s interests and respect each person’s boundaries.
For more activities to explore, download the 50 free kids yoga games.
See a student's teaching assignment
Our published story about Level 2 student Liz Hut teaching yoga in Cambodia includes a video she submitted as a teaching assignment. Watch it as one example of taking course ideas into a real group, alongside the current Level 2 completion requirements.
As you watch, notice how a teacher invites participation, gives children time to respond and connects one part of the class to the next. Use those questions to reflect on your own practice; one student's experience is not a promise of the same outcome for everyone.
What Level 1 students say
These excerpts come from reviews published on our Level 1 course page. Read the full reviews there for each student’s experience.
“I feel very ready and inspired to teach yoga for children.”
Temea, reviewing Level 1 online training
“Every time I watched a video, I couldn’t wait to try it out with children myself.”
Wonhee Noh, reviewing Level 1 online training
“Really enjoying this training learning so much and bringing it to the life of my kids everyday”
Marie Dorrian, sharing her experience while studying Level 1
Prefer learning in a room together? See the current in-person teacher training dates.
Find the training that fits you or ask us about your teaching goals.