Learn How to Teach a Safe, Supportive & Creative Yoga Practice for Expectant Mothers

This training is for yoga teachers interested in delving into the world of pregnancy and yoga. The 20-hour immersion week-end will prepare students to work with the special needs of prenatal students, and certify them to design and teach a safe, specifically prenatal class. This is also the first in the 3 level program for the Om Births Prenatal Teacher Training and 85hr PYT designation with Yoga Alliance.

The workshop will include sections on: 

• The anatomy and physiology of Pregnancy

• Yoga’s view the pregnant body and how this model differs from the western medical model

• Historical practices in Birth and how those practices have affected the birth process.

• Myths surrounding prenatal yoga: which postures are truly contraindicated and why?

• Appropriate postures for a prenatal yoga practice and class

• Modifications for different stages in pregnancy

• Yoga solutions to common pregnancy aches and pains.

• Meditation for both pregnancy and birth

• Pranayama for a prenatal practice

• Yoga practices for childbirth preparation

• Prenatal class components and sequencing, including discussion of how to conduct “circle time” and foster community through open communication in class

• Student teaching opportunities

• Immediate post-natal yoga considerations and steps for re-introducing mom back to practice

All students will receive a training manual containing the above components as well as suggested prenatal sequences for class development.

Friday 6-8 pm || Saturday 9am-6pm || Sunday 9am-6pm

Training hours: 20hrs
Cost: Contact Mandala Garden Farms for Registration details