Yoga for All Ages and Stages

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Lifespan Yoga® was created to bring yoga to all ages and stages of the lifespan. I think learning yoga should be easy, accessible and available for each stage of the lifespan. We offer YTT 200, YTT 95, other yoga training courses, educational yoga products, paperbacks, and eBooks in the shop.

There are 2 ways to become a Lifespan Yoga® Teacher. Contact me here.


Lifespan Yoga® Teacher Training (YTT 200) 

This YTT200 is an excellent opportunity for students motivated to take their yoga practice to the next level, begin teaching yoga, or who someday plan to specialize in Gentle, Chair or Kids Yoga. Lifespan Yoga®Trainees can expect an introduction to a variety of gentle styles of yoga for every age and stage of life, an emphasis on the 8 Limbs, meditation and the art of teaching deep relaxation. The program is very accessible and includes a lot of Chair Yoga. It is built around community, ethics, integrity and compassion for self and others. It is infused with Beth’s experiences in a variety of yoga traditions and her stories from living in 3 very different yoga centers. Lifespan Yoga®, LLC is a federally registered trademark and a Registered Yoga Alliance School. Contact me here.

Lifespan Yoga® Kids and Teens Yoga Teacher Training at the 95 hour level (RCYT) 

YTT 95 a Registered Children’s Yoga School. It is designed for students who would like to teach children ages 0-18. This teacher training results in a certificate of completion of 95 teacher training hours. This enables students with prior RYT to register as RCYT with the Yoga Alliance. Lifespan Yoga® Kids and Teens (RCYT) is designed around ages and stages of childhood and practicum is in schools and other child learning environments. Lifespan Yoga®, LLC is a federally registered trademark and a Registered Yoga Alliance School. Contact me here.

Babies

Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga with Baby: A Parent’s Guide to Ethics, Daily Habits, Mindfulness, Meditation and Peace. This book is focused on the infant development and raising peaceful children. There are activity pages and journal pages for new parents, all organized by the 8 limbs of yoga. Kids Yoga Teacher Training programs can add it to the resources for those yoga teachers planning to teach Mommy and Me Yoga.

Toddlers

Toddlers (age 1-3) can be a challenge. The toddler stage of the lifespan is outlined in my first book entitled Lifespan Yoga®: Developmental Psychology Meets the Practice and Teaching of Yoga, Newborn to Age 18, used in YTT 95 Kids and Teens training.

This book has a section for each of the stages of child development. I was inspired by the stages set forth by psychologist Eric Erickson.

Preschoolers

If your preschooler enjoys coloring, download and print this free coloring book entitled Nikita’s Sun. I wrote this story for one of my three year old yoga students and she used it every week in yoga class. Coloring and stories are a perfect way to learn in the preschool stage of the lifespan. Also see Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga for Kids in the shop.

Kids 5-11

Kid’s Yoga is very popular for school age children. I have a few resources for parents and yoga teachers dedicated to this stage of the lifespan. Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga with Kids is a 2-in-1 eBook for parents and their kids aged 5 through 11 interested in practicing the 8 limbs of yoga. It includes information about the 8 limbs of yoga for parents and teachers, as well as activities and coloring pages for children to better connect with these life lessons. It is also available in paperback on Amazon.

Pre-Teens

Preteens (aged 12-14) come to yoga for exercise, stretching, stress management, and sometimes mental health issues like ADHD. The ADHD Workbook and Planner is full of helpful information for parents and preteens struggling with ADHD. Early detection and yoga can make a world of difference.

Teens 14-16

Teens (aged 14-16) are a difficult group to write for. I am currently working on Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga for Teens. Contact me if you would like to pre-order this eBook. 

This Gratitude Journal and Workbook is for all ages but teens who like to write may enjoy this prompt for a daily practice of gratitude.

Teens 16-19

Teens aged 16-19 are in a unique stage of development as they enjoy much more freedom (driving!) and begin to launch from their childhood homes. I took my first yoga class at this stage of my life. I wrote this book wishing I had all this information back then (and for the next 40 years). Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga: A Modern Yogis Guide Ethics, Daily Habits, Mindfulness, Meditation and Peace. 

The 20’s

The 20s are often called “adulting” today. Moving out of the family home, living alone or with roommates, pursing a career or higher eduction. All of these things can cause stress and confusion. In addition to Living the 8 Limbs of Yoga: A Modern Yogis Guide Ethics, Daily Habits, Mindfulness, Meditation and Peace for those who are not already doing it, I suggest journals, planners and organizers. The 8 Limbs of Yoga Journal is available in eBook or in paperback on Amazon. 

30’s and 40’s

The 30s and 40s are known as mid-life and I was always surprised there was limited developmental research about this stage of the lifespan, compared to children and seniors. Many people training to be yoga teachers fall in this stage of life. If this is your interest, review the Lifespan Yoga teacher Training programs here. 

I like live yoga teacher training but I do teach online, on Zoom and a short online course. 

The 50’s

The 50s are a time of transition and another popular age group filling up gentle and restorative yoga classes. As we begin to move through these years, we practice the foundation of yoga: nonviolence. The book Nonviolence in this Moment is an eBook designed to be a personal practice. It is also on Amazon. The companion journal Nonviolence Journal and Workbook: 108 Prompts for Peace provides a place to record your practice. The journal is also on Amazon in paperback.

The 60’s

The 60s were once viewed as retirement and leaving work and career. As life expectancy continues to increase, people in their 60s are active and joining us in gentle and chair yoga. My first Chair Yoga book Chair Yoga: Lifespan Yoga® for Health and Wellness book is an eBook and also in paperback on Amazon. 

If you are retiring (or retired) and traveling here is a free Travel Planner. 

The 70’s and Beyond

For those in their 70s and beyond, I wrote the above Chair Yoga book and added Beth’s Chair Yoga Sequences This is an eBook full of my favorite chair yoga sequences. It is designed for chair yoga students and chair yoga teachers who want a gentle and quick sequence.

I have also spent 14 years moving yoga into health care settings so I wrote this short eBook for others like me, who see patients in hospitals, cancer centers and community health centers benefiting from gentle and chair yoga.