Become an Accredited Meditation Teacher
If you are looking to train as a professional meditation teacher for young people we can help you realise that dream.
For the past 20 years, Connected Kids has successfully trained people to teach meditation professionally, to children and teens up to age 18.
Our training has grown internationally helping thousands of young people learn mindful skills, through our professional teachers.
We’ve helped young people reduce stress and anxiety and feel calmer, more confident and happier. We’ve supported and championed our members to take their passion and develop a career teaching meditation.
Our programe is unique through the inclusion of mindful teaching methods that work for young people with SEN, autism, ADHD, anxiety and trauma – and our work accredited by 3 international organisations – IMMA, IICT and BCMA.
Shelley, USA
Our approach is mindfully child-centered
Our specialty is training you to work from an intuitive, child-centered connection. This combines practical skills with the ability to tailor a meditation session to meet the needs of all young people – including those with or without trauma, care-experienced, SEN, Autism and ADHD.
Connected Kids is a special program for special people. It’s more than a certificated course. The Connected Kids team is dedicated to helping you with your future success as a meditation teacher so you can connect to children and teens to help them feel happy, safe and calm.
That’s why we continually create additional resources that help you develop as a meditation teacher and promote your work to those that need it.
It’s a highly skilled course that takes you on a personal development journey.
Ana, Belgium
Turn your passion into a rewarding career
On the Connected Kids program, you’ll be joining educators, psychologists, mental-health experts, yoga teachers, therapists, counselors, and social workers from around the globe who have transformed their passion into a successful career teaching meditation.
If you are new to working professionally with children, you’ll join hundreds of others who felt the call to create a successful teaching practice as a Professional Meditation Teacher to share with young people worldwide.
My approach to working with children is completely different and much more effective. The course has equipped me with the skills to work on a deeper level with kids, tuning into their energy and underlying issues using simple and effective techniques.“
Anon, UK
What’s special about the Connected Kids professional program?
- Innovative and effective methods that help you deliver meditations that work with children of all abilities – SEN, Trauma, anxiety, ADHD, Autism
- Flexible learning – our combo of online modules and online classes gives you the flexibility to fit this into your daily life
- Adaptive ideas and creative tools that can support all ages (toddlers to teens)
- Access the support team – online support available 24/7
- Join other professional meditation teachers – through our online community to exchange ideas and ask questions
- A practical assessment procedure – giving you the confidence and skills to teach professionally.
- Accredited – IICT, IMMA, BCMA
What does the professional course look like?
There are 8 professional modules – each carefully curated to motivate and support you to accredited, professional certification – you will have *lifetime access to these.
- “Taking part in the training was life changing for me. Through my own journey of developing self-awareness and self-compassion, I feel empowered to help children reach this deeper level of connection with themselves, a true honour and privilege, and a complete joy to behold.” Mary, UK
Accredited program
Choose how you want to pay
- *Interest free payment plan – spread the cost over 12 months – £311 deposit plus first month and then £99/month for 11 months.
- Or purchase with access to our training modules and continuous online support – £1499 lifetime cost.
You can choose your currency (we cover most currencies from US $ to euros!)
Non-certified option – £799
Frequently Asked Questions
We pride ourselves on the extensive online support we give. Plus you'll be given access to our exclusive online community of members who continually share tips, ideas and experiences.
Some of our members complete the course in 6 months, others take the full time available to them.
When you activate the modules we'll give you 12 months to book in for the 3 live online classes that lead to certification. Extensions are available if there are unforeseen circumstances.
After the final, live class. you will have 12 months to complete your practical assessment work; designed to build your confidence and mentor you through your teaching practice. You have lifetime access to the online modules if you purchase the certified option.
Purchase of the non-certified option gives you 12 months access to the online study modules.
- 10 case studies (5 x group and 5 x 121 sessions),
- 1 x audio/video recording of delivering a meditation to children,
- a teaching meditation business essay – to give you the confidence to set up a professional practice or enhance your current practice
- **police/PVG check
- an online written test
**PVG/criminal record checks; we require a copy of a basic disclosure/police check (or equivalent in your country) to confirm that you have a clear history with no criminal charges at the time your disclosure/police certificate was issued (certificate date must be valid within 18 months of completing your final live class for the Connected Kids training).
This insurance to teach as a Connected Kids Tutors along with your Professional Connected Kids Tutor certificate, will enable you to work privately with families as a Meditation Tutor and satisfy the requirements of organisations and the education sector who are seeking professional services from a Children’s Meditation Teacher.
Connected Kids is based in the UK but we have people worldwide who take our courses. We alternate our classes to accomodate this and release new dates (and times) frequently throughout the year. You can view our current schedule here.
Once you complete the modules, online classes and have submitted (and passed) your assessment. IMMA, BCMA and IICT have all reviewed our programme teaching and assessment procedures to accredit our program. This allows our members to join these associations and/or secure insurance to teach meditation in over 35 countries worldwide through IICT. This applies to the purchase of the certified option only.
The Connected Kids professional program trains you to work with young people up to 18 years of age.
Throughout the course we'll suggest different ways to adapt the mindful activities and styles to accomodate different ages - toddlers to teens.