Starchild Yoga SHINE

23/07/2025

I want to talk about nature disconnection and the mental health crisis in modern adolescents.
Over the last few years, I have been developing a program to reconnect young people to themselves, each other and the natural world. Nature lives not only around us, but within us too.
In YOUNG+WISE, we meet four elemental beings:
earth
air
water
fire
Inspired by them, we journey to our mind, our body and beyond for signs of connection and livelihood.
In this programme, we explore nature in practices that regulate; educate and inspire us. I look forward to facilitating many circles with young people in the future, and changing the way education fails so many.
If you work with young people and are looking for a resilience framework that reconnects and brings active hope, I’ve created this for people like us, and I would love to hear from you.
Now who can match these four to the above elements?
*For more info on the course, find the link in the bio.
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07/02/2025

REGISTER NOW to join our information session on the 17th Feb at 7pm and find out more about this nature inspired facilitator programme.

It’s time for the holistic approach to make its way into mainstream curriculum.

Do you what to learn practical and creative ways to meet the needs of young people?

This session will give you a taster of the method, approach and elemental practices used in YOUNG+WISE circles.

Your host is SIRI, an educator, mentor, yoga therapist and ceremonial space holder.
� She is the founder of circle facilitation training YOUNG+WISE™: a nature inspired wellness programme for young people - finding wholeness in a fragmented world.

She has dedicated her life to tending the lives of children and young people, as well as supporting adults to find meaning and purpose in the trials and tribulations of the modern world.

Siri has held more than a thousand circles, in different contexts, across age groups, in various countries, with differently abled participants, and within different cultures. She brings expertise, vast experience and embodied wisdom.

REGISTER below or DM for the link.

Certified facilitators insured by Wellbeing Insurance

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-AWS8q8iQPiVlVkkkd0QHg

13/08/2024

ONE DAY RETREAT in Wareham (September) with The Charlie Merton and me :)

You are invited to a day retreat in the magical Wareham forest Happy River Retreat
Siri and Charlie Merton are both experienced facilitators and practitioners. Their collective skills include a colourful mix of yoga, sound, cacao, goddess work, wheel of the year celebrations, circle sharing, elemental therapy, shamanic journeying and energy healing... plus a sprinkle of glitter and a touch of magic.

£120 early bird until 1 September and then £135

If you book Siri’s certified 1 day circle training on the Saturday (£160), you get a discount and pay £240 for both days.
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Charlie is a yoga teacher, music therapist and healer.
Siri is a yoga teacher, therapist & shamanic explorer.
Their approach is trauma informed, creative, intuitive and compassionate. Together they will weave magic and take you on a elemental journey for the day.

Expect mystery; alchemy; love; wisdom; humility.
Expect a sharing circle; gentle yoga, cacao & sound therapy; crafts; nature immersion; mindful practices; lunch and community.

An idea of the day:
arrival & sharing circle
prayer arrow making
delicious lunch and treats
cacao and elemental sound journey
closing ceremony

About your facilitators:
“Charlie is an alchemist of sound and yoga healing. Her knowledge, experience and caring nature make a retreat experience with her unforgettable!” – Maria

“Siri Arti is a knowledgeable, skilled, intuitive and compassionate practitioner who is unfazed by the edges and corners of the psyche.” – Yoana

Numbers are limited to 12/14 to keep it personal.
This retreat is perfect for facilitators who need some TLC themselves.

To book, get in touch via email or call
siriarti@starchildyoga.com (shinewithsiri.com) 07710 334 286
or info@nadapriya.com

happyriver.co.uk/event/retreat-for-a-day-with-charlie-and-siri-arti/

Siri and Charlie are both seasoned & experienced facilitators and practitioners. Their collective skills include a colourful mix of yoga, sound, cacao, goddess work, wheel of the year celebrations, circle sharing, elemental therapy, shamanic journeying and healing.

07/08/2024

Book a free zoom call with me Soni can walk you through our platform.

This is a self led children’s yoga training, to make the world a softer landing place for all.

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20/06/2024

Did you know that you can book a free consultation to discuss your potential pathway to become a children’s yoga teacher?

https://www.shinewithsiri.com/book-online

Book a free call, I look forward to chatting with you.

05/06/2024

SEEDS OF INSPIRATION
After practicing yoga for 20 years and working as a kindergarten teacher for 15, I merged my career in education with my passion for yoga and Starchild Yoga™ was born. What I discovered as I wove the two together is that the Montessori methodology of education compliments the mystical and philosophical world of yoga perfectly.

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SPREADING THE LOVE
I committed to developing a training that would certify and empower others to teach using this approach, and having fine tuned it over time, Starchild Yoga™ Teacher Training offers a unique and holistic approach to do this.

Near to 400 teachers are using this combination of skills to meet the child, offering them a safe space to gather, explore, learn and reach for the sky.

The tools, coming from a mixed modality of yoga and education, provide a nurturing space for children to learn about breath, body & mind through explorative movement and mindfulness. This holistic education reaches the whole child and empowers with life skills that accompany them through childhood, and into adolescence.
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To join this powerful movement for peace, through education, check out our webpage, we would love to have you on board.

01/06/2024

Starchild Yoga™ is an Education for Peace. It was inspired by Maria Montessori's work to educate the adults so we can work towards global peace.
With the world at WAR and countries in crisis, we this education for peace more than ever.

With more than 380 certified teachers making the world a softer place for young people, we pride ourselves in our commitment to creating and maintaining this education for peace in this new self-led online format.

Start your self-led Teacher Training now and join the Starchild Yoga™ an Education for Peace.
Curious? Click the image below to watch Siri talk more about the Starchild Yoga™ courses.

And if you want a chat or to take a walk around the learning portal, go to our website and book a pre course consult.

The war that rages inside of each of us needs to find peace.
Embodied education is the way forward.

Love Siri

30/05/2024

Be more tree

Imagine nature, being a tall tree rooting down into the earth, while also reaching up into the sky, branches high. As we emulate these forms, we find our way back to our rightful place alongside the nature beings, and the separation falls away.
So, be more tree as you start in a comfortable standing pose.
Shift your weight to one foot, and be mindful how that impacts the standing leg, the trunk and roots of your tree.
Lengthen the standing leg and press the foot into the ground, send those roots down.
Lift the belly and chest and when you feel stable, lift one foot and place it on the ankle, shin or inner thigh, avoiding the knee as it can destabilise the joint.
Hold your gaze to a point ahead, imagine the visual you have from way up high.
Arms lift to the side for stability, then bring the hands together in front of the chest as you feel your branches grow and rise.
If that feels stable, raise the hands in front of the body and reach to the sky, opening branches wide for balance.
Replace the hands together, lower them down the midline and return them to the sides.
Replace the other foot and take time to feel your trunk, standing tall before repeating on the other side.

tips:
Find a neutral pelvis to know how far to open the knee, avoid misplacing the hips
Explore the metaphor of the tree with its roots, firm trunk, and deep roots
Use a wall for stability
Add playfulness when working with balance, be curious when exploring the combination of grounding and balance, this serves you in life when things flow and grounding is also needed.

benefits:
Strengthens the lower body
Grounds the body through a single leg
Helps with balance and focus, finding stability through the tides
Builds confidence
Can improve posture and lengthen the spine to counteract spinal compression caused by slouching
Strengthens and stretches legs
Builds core strength
Lifts energy
Stabilises body and mind

19/05/2024

Register to join our Young & Wise information evening on the 3rd June at 7pm.

18/05/2024

Become a facilitator of embodied wisdom.

Join our movement for embodied education that aims to reclaim wellness for young people by meeting the needs of our times through movement, mindfulness and connection.

Get in touch to know more.

In person training coming soon to Dorset.

17/05/2024

Happy Mindful Friday

Today we want to share a simple practice to soften the day.
We will use our imagination and nature to find connection and quieten the mind.

Find a comfortable position and close your eyes if it feels OK to do so
Place one hand on your chest, this acts as calming through connection (self-regulation)
Now call to mind a flower you are familiar with, or a field of flowers, or a tree with blossoms... and use your imagination to zoom into the flowers and notice things about them

look at their shape, colour, size, texture... you might even be able to imagine their scent!

let your mind be curious

And when it feels the right time to end the practice, bring your hand to your lap and slowly open your eyes.

Now you might want to draw your imaginal flower, or describe it with your friends or classmates.

Have a great Friday and remember to be playful as you create!

16/05/2024

For anyone who wants to know more about this multi modality training to meet ages 12-24.

As a Young & Wise™ facilitator, you will join the movement to reclaim wellness for adolescents.

This 90hr facilitator training, which is inspired by nature, and packed with evidenced-based mind body practices, promises to be a game changer for adults working with young people.

As an in person immersive training, it certifies adults to facilitate groups of adolescents, in a holistic and embodied way. The Young & Wise™ embodied education program is a fantastic complementary qualification to sit alongside professions in therapy, parenting, family services, wellness, yoga or education.

Over five elementally inspired weekends, we work with nature connectedness; mind body practices; journeys & rituals; soundscapes and more.

We are living in a world where chaos, uncertainty and isolation is on the rise, depression and anxiety a baseline for many, and hopelessness is breaking people.
Our focus with Young & Wise™ is on CONNECTION and COMMUNITY, creating nourishing spaces for young people to feel the power of being accepted and welcome, seen and heard, in this fast paced changing world.

With Young & Wise™ we value the relationship between elders and youth, and recognise the benefit of the flow that moves in both direction. In these spaces, we create a world where we learn from each other, we co-create and skill swap while sharing space together.

We not only want you to join our movement, we need you to. Together we will advocate for young people and make this an inspiring, empowering and transformative world for them to live in.

Young & Wise™ - an education for embodied regulation was created for young people to know how to stand tall, grounded in the earth, while reaching for the stars.

A Q&A webinar coming soon.

To know more, check out our webpage:

Welcome to Young & Wise™ facilitator training, a 90hr certification training to facilitate sharing circles that foster connection, teach life skills, and promote wellness.