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

For certified Yoga teachers, this in-person, 20-hour immersion will prepare you to work with the special needs of Prenatal Yoga students and certify you to design and teach a safe Prenatal Yoga class. The workshop will include sections on:

• The anatomy and physiology of pregnancy

• Yoga’s view of 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 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 Postnatal 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. This training is fully recognized by Yoga Alliance as giving a teacher the skills to safely and knowledgably teach a Prenatal Yoga class. To receive full Yoga Alliance “R-PYT” status, this weekend counts as the first of 3 modules for those who want to pursue this much higher-level accreditation. CE credits for Yoga Alliance are available for this course.

Friday, July 29, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, July 30, 8:30am-5:30pm
Sunday, July 31, 8:30am-5:30pm

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