Wild Roots: Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
Somatic-Centered. Story-Based. Soul-Led.
30-Hour Certification | In-Person or Live via Zoom
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Dates & Timing Below
A Creative, Somatic, and Trauma-Aware Path to Teaching Yoga to Children
This 30-hour training invites you into a joyful and grounded exploration of yoga for children from infancy through adolescence. You’ll leave with practical tools, creative inspiration, and the confidence to guide children in schools, studios, family spaces, or therapeutic settings.
Rooted in over 20 years of both public education, global experience as a legacy trainer for Radiant Child Yoga beginning in 2004, under the guidance of Shakta Khalsa (Lana Reed), and having worked with hundreds of children & teachers globally, Lisa Brodrick brings her own unique approach to children’s yoga through Wild Roots—a certification path under Ohana Rising Yoga School that blends somatic education, storytelling, sound, and social-emotional learning.
Who Is This Training For?
This training is for anyone who works with children, including:
Yoga teachers
Educators and classroom teachers
Therapists and social workers
Parents and caregivers
Teaching artists, youth workers, and movement guides
No prior yoga certification is required.
Just bring your presence, your curiosity, and your love for working with children.
Training Format & Dates
Join us in-person at Ohana Rising Yoga School (Bradley Beach, NJ)
OR live on Zoom from anywhere.
All sessions are recorded for review, but live attendance is required for certification unless arranged in advance.
Training Schedule
Modules 1 & 2 – Foundations of Children’s Yoga
Friday, June 6 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Saturday, June 7 | 1–8:00 PM (1-hour break)
Sunday, June 8 | 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (1 hour break)
remaining hours include practicum, reading & mentorship (self-paced)
Module 3 – Integration & Inner Guide
Saturday, June 14 | 12:00–8:00 PM (1-hour break)
Final integration includes:
90-minute guided practice video
Personal reflection + readings
A 40-day personal sadhana to anchor your path as a children’s yoga guide
What You will Learn
This is a developmentally responsive and creatively driven training that integrates movement, mindfulness, and imagination in ways that support children’s learning and emotional regulation.
Drawing on principles of expressive arts, somatic education, and neurodiversity-informed teaching, you’ll explore how yoga becomes a language of play, presence, and deep connection. You will be prepared to share age appropriate classes in educational (school) settings and beyond!
Topics include:
Yoga & movement for ages infant to teens
Nervous system awareness & sensory integration
Storytelling, drawing, sound, and imaginative play
Trauma-aware, neurodiversity-informed classroom tools
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through yoga
Yoga in schools: structure, rhythm, classroom integration
Expressive arts + therapeutic creativity
Sequencing classes for families, small groups, or schools
Certification & Continuing Education
Receive a 30-hour Certificate from Ohana Rising Yoga School
Eligible for Yoga Alliance CEUs
This training counts toward the 95-Hour Children’s Yoga Specialization (as recognized by Yoga Alliance)
The 65-hour Wild Roots Integration Path (advanced training) will be announced Fall/Winter 2025 for 2026.
Arrangements can be made for level1-2 (20 hours) only. Contact us for arrangements.
Tuition & Sliding Scale Pricing
Supporter $650. For those with financial abundance, supporting scholarships and sustainability.
Sustainer. $555. Standard rate that honors the full depth of this experience.
Supported. $455 (limited spots). For caregivers, educators, and those needing flexibility.
Payment Plans are available an outlined on the registration form for 2 and 3 installments. You can register and choose your options below. We will email your payment link or plan based on your choices.
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about lisa
Founder of Ohana Rising Yoga School
Creator of the Wild Roots Children’s Yoga Path
“Having taught in diverse communities across the globe, I’ve found that the most powerful tools for connection and growth—no matter the setting—are play, music, storytelling, and dance. This is exactly what you will find here.”
Lisa Brodrick is a yoga educator, somatic guide, and creative movement facilitator with over 20 years of experience teaching in both public education and in the yoga world. Having grown up between the US & Argentina, she is first generation in the US & is the founder of Ohana Rising Yoga School, a Yoga Alliance–certified school rooted in somatic wisdom, seasonal ritual, and sacred practice. Her education is vast and holistic holding multiple certifications from her studies in Ashtanga Yoga beginning in 2001, Iyengar 2003, Sri Dharma Mittra beginning in 2004 to present, Kundalini yoga, Restorative & somatic work & Clinical Yoga Therapy.
For over 16 years, Lisa served as a global lead trainer & mentor for Radiant Child Yoga, under the leadership of Founder Shakta Khalsa (Lana Reed) certifying educators and leading trainings across the U.S., Central America, South Africa, and the Virgin Islands. She now offers her own signature children’s yoga methodology: Wild Roots—a trauma-aware, neurodiversity-affirming path that blends yoga, somatics, storytelling, expressive arts, and nervous system regulation.
Lisa’s teaching is grounded in the belief that movement, imagination, and rhythm are essential tools for healing and learning. She works closely with educators, families, and communities including KYDS of Asbury Park, NJ, to bring practices that support resilience, presence, and joy to both children and the adults who guide them.
When she’s not teaching, Lisa can be found cooking with her private chef work, walking her dog, surfing, or playing music.