How to Run an After-School Yoga Club Kids Beg to Come Back To
How to Run an After-School Yoga Club Kids Beg to Come Back To
A Little Yogis Educators Guide to Retention, Magic, and Momentum
After-school yoga clubs are one of the most powerful ways to build both impact and income as a kids yoga teacher. When done right, they don’t feel like “another activity.”
They feel like a safe place, a creative outlet, and a weekly ritual kids never want to miss.
This guide will walk you through exactly how we help Little Yogis Educators turn simple yoga clubs into thriving, wait-listed programs.
Why After-School Yoga Clubs Work So Well
After a long school day, kids don’t need more rules or lectures.
They need:
• Movement
• Connection
• Emotional release
• Play
Yoga clubs give them all four.
And for you?
They provide:
• Recurring income
• Strong parent relationships
• A loyal student base
• Easy upsells into camps, workshops, and private classes
When you get the structure right, your yoga club becomes the heartbeat of your local business.
Step 1: Create a Club Identity Kids Fall in Love With
The secret to retention is not your poses.
It’s your story.
Kids want to belong to something that feels special. That means your club should have:
• A name (Yoga Club, Calm Club, Unicorn Yoga Club, Superhero Yoga, etc.)
• A visual identity
• A ritual
This is why our Little Yogis Educators use:
• Membership cards
• Stickers
• Theme weeks
• Welcome rituals
These tiny details create a feeling of “this is my club.”
👉 Start here: Our Yoga Club Printable Kits & Flash Cards give you everything you need to create this experience without starting from scratch.
🔗 https://littleyogisacademy.ca/shop OR Free for Little Yogis curriculum members and licensees.
Step 2: Structure Every Class Like a TV Episode
Click on the image to download from our resource library
Kids love predictability mixed with surprise.
We recommend this simple class flow:
1. Welcome Circle
Greeting song, breathing ball, or movement game
2. Theme of the Week
Unicorns, emotions, jungle, sports, weather, superheroes
3. Yoga Adventure
Use flash cards, storytelling, and movement
4. Calm-Down + Mindfulness
Breathing, visualization, or quiet coloring
5. Club Ritual
Sticker, stamp, or closing affirmation
This structure builds emotional safety and makes kids excited to return next week.
👉 Our themed lesson plans and weekly flows are inside the Little Yogis Educators Community:
🔗 https://littleyogisacademy.ca/members
Step 3: Use Props That Do the Teaching For You
The fastest way to level up your club is to stop relying on your voice alone.
Visual and tactile tools increase engagement dramatically.
Educator must-haves:
• Laminated yoga flash cards
• Breathing balls
• Calm-down cards
• Scarves & sensory props
• Laminator
We recommend:
• Scotch Pro Laminator
🔗 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07Q4WT1FW
• Amazon Thermal Laminating Pouches
🔗 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BQRT2Y0
• Colourful Card Rings for flash cards
🔗 https://www.staples.ca/products/26006-en-3-inch-metal-ring
👉 Our Little Yogis Flash Cards & Calm-Down Kits are designed specifically for lamination and classroom use:
🔗 https://littleyogisacademy.ca/shop
Step 4: Turn Students Into Long-Term Members
The biggest mistake teachers make is running their club like a drop-in class.
Clubs should feel like membership.
Printable Landyard Tags
Click here to download the creative files to make these landyards for your students
We recommend:
• Multi-week sessions (6–10 weeks)
• Weekly themes
• Certificates or badges
• Take-home printables
When families feel invested, they stay.
Inside the Little Yogis Educators Community, you get:
• Retention scripts
• Parent emails
• Club pricing strategies
• Marketing templates
• Community support
🔗 https://littleyogisacademy.ca/members
This is where real business growth happens.
Step 5: Plug Into the Little Yogis Ecosystem
You never have to build this alone.
When you join Little Yogis Educators, you get:
• New lesson plans monthly
• Seasonal after-school club themes
• Marketing assets
• Business coaching
• A supportive global teacher network
Your yoga club becomes part of something bigger.
And your students feel it too 💖
🔗 Join here: https://littleyogisacademy.ca/members
Want Your Yoga Club Done-For-You?
Our shop has:
• Unicorn Yoga Clubs
• Mindfulness Kits
• Flash Cards
• Breathing Tools
• Print-and-Go After-School Packs
Everything is designed to save you time and make you look professional from day one.
🛍 Browse the Little Yogis Shop:
🔗 https://littleyogisacademy.ca/shop
Final Thought
The most successful after-school yoga clubs are not built on perfect poses.
They are built on belonging.
When kids feel safe, seen, and celebrated, they come back.
When they come back, your business grows.
We are so excited to see what you create 💫
Welcome to the Little Yogis Educator family.