28-hour self-paced specialist training

Additional Needs Kids Yoga Training

Teach more inclusively, with greater choice, dignity and care

Learn practical ways to adapt the environment, language, pace and activities so more children can participate as themselves.

Real inspirationLearn in a way that feels alive, practical and human, not like a dry list of techniques.

Visible skillsTurn play, movement, breath and stories into classes you can guide with confidence.

40,000+ teachersJoin a worldwide community trained to bring more belonging, calm and connection to children.

Trainer: Gopala Amir Yaffa
Format: Self-paced online specialist training
Language: English
Training time: Approximately 28 hours
Status: Registration open

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Practical transformation

Learn tools that change the energy of a room.

Rainbow Yoga combines play, structure and humanity so you can guide children with more presence, creativity and care.

InspirationRemember why this work matters and feel energy to begin.

CompetenceBuild classes with clear steps, purpose and choices.

BelongingJoin a worldwide community that values connection before perfection.

More to see

Inclusion is easier to trust when you can see care in action

The work is playful, respectful and practical: more choice, clearer communication and more ways for children to belong.

Children practicing calm, breath and mindfulness in a diverse classroom — Shared movement

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Watch the feeling

See how inclusion can feel playful, respectful and practical.

Additional Needs training is about adapting the environment, communication, choices and activities so more children can participate with dignity.

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A short page can only say so much. These videos let you feel the movement, laughter, teamwork and teaching style before you decide.

Additional Needs training Inclusion with dignity

When we fall, we get up Resilience through joy

Rainbow Yoga for Additional Needs Adapt with care

When we fall, we get up

Inclusion also means permission to try, wobble, laugh and begin again.

Additional Needs teaching is not about creating a perfect class. It is about building enough safety, choice and playfulness that children and adults can participate as they are, recover when things do not go to plan, and keep discovering what is possible.

Resilience is a skill. Joy helps it grow.

Evidence-informed joy

Play is not a decoration. It is serious learning wearing a brighter outfit.

Research on school mindfulness, yoga, movement, guided play and educational relationships points toward something Rainbow Yoga has practised for decades: children learn best when they feel safe, active, connected and invited to participate.

Yoga and mindfulness, adapted for children

Reviews of school-based yoga and mindfulness describe promising outcomes for attention, self-regulation and wellbeing, with an important caution: study quality varies, and the practice must be age-appropriate.

Play with purpose

Guided-play research supports a balance of child choice and sensitive adult guidance. That is why our games have intention, adaptation and reflection, not just noise and movement.

Relationship is part of the method

Research on belonging and teacher-student relationships links supportive connection with stronger social, emotional and learning outcomes. Rainbow Yoga trains adults to lead connection, not just poses.

We do not promise medical or therapeutic outcomes. We teach practical, human, adaptable tools you can use within your professional, family or community role.

School yoga review School mindfulness review Guided play review Teacher relationship meta-analysis

Learning you can use

What you will be able to put into practice

This is not about memorising activities. It is about understanding them well enough to adapt with care.

Offer meaningful choice without isolating a child

Adapt movement, language, pace and sensory load

Create clearer routines and transitions

Support communication in more than one form

Notice strengths, preferences and signs of overload

Build group belonging without demanding sameness

Your learning journey

A clear progression, not a box of disconnected activities

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Designing for participation
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Choice, communication and consent
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Sensory-aware teaching
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Movement adaptations and alternatives
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Transitions, regulation and group belonging
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Working within your professional scope

Is this for you?

For adults who want to create better spaces for children

A strong fit if you…

You are an educator, yoga teacher, parent or carer.
You work with young people or as a support professional within your scope.
You value play, cooperation and human connection.
You are willing to learn by doing and reflecting.

You do not need…

To be the most flexible person in the room.
Advanced poses or a performance-focused practice.
To make medical, therapeutic or developmental promises.
To assume one certificate guarantees professional acceptance everywhere.

Who leads this training

Gopala Amir Yaffa

Founder of Rainbow Yoga and creator of its playful, connection-centred teaching method.

Meet Gopala

Before you register

Clear answers to the questions that matter

What this training includes

Learn respectful, practical ways to adapt the environment, communication, sensory experience, movement and group activities so more children can participate with dignity, agency and choice. This is educational training, not a clinical qualification.

Is this a clinical qualification?

No. It is educational professional development and does not qualify you to diagnose or treat a condition.

Is the training only for yoga teachers?

No. Educators, carers, therapists and other professionals may find the practical inclusion tools useful within their own scope.

Will every strategy suit every child?

No. The training emphasises observation, choice and adaptation rather than one universal technique.

Who teaches the course?

Gopala leads this online specialist training.

Are payment options available?

Eligible options appear at checkout, and you can contact us when money is the only barrier.

Format, study time and access

Format: Self-paced online specialist training

Training time: Approximately 28 hours

Check the enrolment instructions for the current access and completion arrangements.

Certificate

A Rainbow Yoga specialist training certificate is issued after the published completion requirements are met.

Professional registration, insurance and employer acceptance vary by jurisdiction, insurer, employer and professional body.

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After the training

Keep the spark alive with class plans, resources and community.

Registration is only the beginning. We want you to use what you learn with confidence, return for inspiration and stay connected to the Rainbow Yoga movement.

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Experiences shared

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Amazing Class!

Hi,

I took Rainbow Yoga Training in Bethesda, MD many years ago and decided to enroll in Additional Needs since I have started 2 programs with Yoga with people with different abilities at different places I've worked. i believe all children deserve the ability to express themselves physically and have fun with others -- this class provides the building blocks to enrich children's lives at different levels and open up skillsets they may not have realized they had --- it's basically for everyone , since soooo many different peoples have differing ability levels, and allows you to adapt your teaching to many different kinds of people, of all ages and ability levels.

This was the best class. I learned so much! I would recommend 100%!!!!!

Amazing in depth course

This is such a brilliant course, the way it’s broken down makes learning so much easier as I can easily go back and forth checking things or revisiting and practicing again. It’s fabulous for technical information and important principles and has really helped me develop my own teaching style too. I really feel my confidence growing as it covers everything I was hoping for and more. Would definitely recommend!

Neurodivergent / Additional Needs Kids Yoga Online Training

Yoga Online training for neurodivergent/additional needs kids

Great course, practical and fun!

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