Course overview

In today's fast-paced educational environment, stress and burnout are common challenges faced by teachers and students alike. This course introduces the ancient practice of yoga as a powerful tool to enhance mental and physical well-being within the school setting. Participants will explore how yoga can reduce stress, foster a positive and mindful approach to education, and improve overall health. The course is designed not only to teach yoga practices but also to provide insights into integrating these practices into school settings and in the classroom. Participants will learn how to foster a harmonious educational environment inside the school and in the classroom where teachers, students and the whole school staff can thrive, using yoga as a tool to improve concentration, reduce stress, build trust, improve self-confidence and cultivate a positive and supportive learning community.

​Learning outcomes

This course allows participants to get acquainted with yoga techniques that foster well-being in educational environments. Through a practice-based approach, participants will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to integrate yoga into their teaching approach, enhancing focus, resilience, stress management and overall mental and physical health in the classroom.
The general aim of this course is to offer teachers and school staff a holistic approach to well-being, combining the principles of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, catering to both beginners and those with prior experience in yoga.
Thanks to this course the participants will:
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• Gain foundational knowledge of yoga practices and their benefits for mental and physical health;
• Learn how to incorporate yoga into the classroom to enhance learning, concentration, and emotional balance;
• Deepen self-awareness and awaken physical, psychological, and social potential;
• Develop strategies for using yoga to reduce stress and anxiety among teachers and students;
• Explore methods to build trust, teamwork, and a positive atmosphere in the classroom through yoga-based activities;
• Understand how yoga can foster creativity, self-confidence, resilience and a mindful approach to education;
• Share experiences and best practices with educators from across Europe, fostering a broader understanding of educational challenges and solutions;

Courses planned

2024
04/08/2024 - 10/08/2024 (Bologna)
13/10/2024 - 19/10/2024 (Bologna)
13/10/2024 - 19/10/2024 (Palermo)
13/10/2024 - 19/10/2024 (Tenerife)

2025
19/01/2025 - 25/01/2025 (Tenerife) 
26/01/2025 - 01/02/2025 (Palermo)
06/04/2025 - 12/04/2025 (Palermo)
06/04/2025 - 12/04/2025 (Tenerife)
11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 (Bologna)
​17/08/2025 - 23/08/2025 (Bologna)
17/08/2025 - 23/08/2025 (Palermo)
17/08/2025 - 23/08/2025 (Tenerife)
09/11/2025 - 15/11/2025 (Bologna)
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​If none of these dates suits you please mind that if there are at least 8 participants interested we may organize an additional session ad-hoc for your school.

Target audience

This course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, adult education schools, higher education and NGOs. Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels.

Language

The course is held in English. For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language. 
Please write an email to [email protected] to get more information about it.

Standard daily programme

Please find below the standard indicative daily programme that will be personalized on participants needs and professional profiles.
Our standard programme comprises 7 days, of which the first one is dedicated to networking, preparation and cultural immersion and the last one to follow up, specific needs and cultural activities. Please note that we always do our best to accommodate the specific needs of our participants in a flexible way, including but not limited to budget restrictions and travel arrangements. Participants can choose to arrive 1 day before the start of the course and/or leave one day after the end of it in order to enjoy a deeper cultural immersion. Upon specific request we may organize longer or shorter versions of this course.

Sunday	-  Participants arrival  - Orientation and information about the venue and the city   - Networking activities  - Walking tour in the venue’s city
Monday	- Course introduction - Teambuilding exercises - Needs and expectations evaluation - Introduction to yoga philosophy and the main yoga terminology - Understanding the scientific evidence supporting mind-body interventions in education - Practical session: Basic yoga postures (Asanas) for beginners - Group discussion: Integrating yoga into daily teaching routines
Tuesday	-  Morning yoga practice and meditation -  Exploring the connection between yoga and emotional intelligence - Yoga for emotional balance: Techniques for managing anger and promoting happiness ​- Practical session: Yoga for team and trust building in classrooms -  Cultural activities in the venue’s city
Wednesday	-  Morning yoga practice and meditation - Practical session: Yoga for stress relief - Breathing exercises (Pranayama) for stress management - Group activity: Designing yoga-based activities for stress and anxiety reduction -  Optional cultural visit outside the venue’s city
Thursday	-  Morning yoga practice and meditation -  Mindfulness and meditation: Tools for enhancing focus, presence and self-awareness - Outdoor yoga session: mindfulness exercises to establish connections with the environment - Sharing session: Techniques for creating a mindful classroom environment
Friday	-  Morning yoga practice and meditation -  Practical session: Yoga for enhancing creativity and self-confidence in students -  Group discussion: Yoga scenarios in educational settings - Implementing an educational yoga program: challenges and solutions -  Farewell dinner
Saturday	- Space for discussion of future cooperation and planning follow up activities - Course roundup and final evaluation - Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony - Additional training session tailored to specific needs (optional) - Participants departure

Other relevant facts

• Methodology
• Costs and Erasmus+ Funding
• Certification and Validation of learning outcomes

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We tailor the working methods based upon participants’ needs, attitudes and professional profiles in order to ensure high productivity, effectiveness and transferability into practice.
The standard methodology is highly practical and participative with hands-on approach that comprises real-job examples, case studies examination and simulations. We embrace collaboratively working methods that foster mutual learning and cooperation among participants. Our focus is on learning outside the traditional classroom setting and to create  an interactive and international environment. The pedagogical methods that we use are based upon experiential training, group and peer activities, learning-by-doing and best practices’ exchange.
Morning Wrap-up and brief daily evaluations are foreseen to ensure quality of education and to adapt the learning programme to participants' needs better tailoring the education.
Free time has been planned to give to the participants time to assimilate the concepts, develop further the group activities, ask trainers for further clarifications, etc. Networking and cooperation among participants will be supported and stimulated at each stage.
We organize optional social, networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to know  the venue place as well as to exchange best-practice and establish professional cooperation and links.
The training and staff team is multinational thus giving a full European dimension to the course.

Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs to attend our training courses including travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our training courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+ and we offer different options to ensure the best comfort and quality at a price that is within the Erasmus+ grant.
We are proud to tailor our training courses to both participants' learning and practical needs and to ease your participation at our training courses, we will gladly take care of all the practical arrangements. If you prefer, you can take care of some of the practical arrangements by yourself (e.g. meals, local transport...), though we will manage the organization of your accommodation in order to ensure optimal logistic organization, safety and time-efficiency. We always provide board and lodging in the same hotel in which we organize the course  thus ensuring optimal comfort and potential of networking with the fellow participants. Read more about  how we take care of your subsistence and practical arrangements. 
The most common option that we offer to schools and organisations in 2025 costs 1405 EUR in Bologna, 1330 EUR in Tenerife and Thessaloniki and 1225 EUR in Palermo, Porto and Rimini and includes course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in single room, 2 coffee breaks per day, walking tour in the venue’s city, a sum-up dissemination video. The standard option in Bologna, Tenerife and Thessaloniki includes all meals from Sunday lunch to Saturday lunch, while in Palermo, Porto and Rimini includes all breakfasts and three networking meals in local restaurants. Few of our courses include extra services and activities hence having a different pricing option, which will be communicated upon receiving the pre-registration.​
For schools sending 2 or more participants we can offer accommodation in double rooms and we can provide as well accommodation for people or relatives accompanying the participants.
When attending our courses, we recommend you to request 9 days of individual support for your subsistence costs, 7 days for the course plus 2 additional days for the travel. In this way you can have more flexibility in planning your stay and you can enjoy all the cultural activities planned from the first to the last day of course. You can read here more about the Erasmus+ funding. Shall you have need any help with filling the budget during the application stage or have any problem with your grant please let us know and we will see how to support you.

At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded a certificate of attendance, together - if requested - with the Europass Mobility Certificate. The certificate are in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards and include a short description of the course and its learning outcomes, dates, venues, the name of the course provider and the course instructor(s).
We support the participants in every step of certification and validation of learning outcomes with specific focus on European instruments and Erasmus plus requirements such as staff mobility/learning agreement, quality commitment and Europass mobility certificate.
We experienced that schools and education organizations may require additional documents to certify the competences learned or the presence in the training course. Upon request we can provide additional certification and reporting documents as well as we provide photos of the training course and a sum-up video that can be used for visibility and dissemination purposes.

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