Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Course Outlines

Basic Prenatal

  • Anatomy and physiology of fetal development and pregnancy

  • Stages of labor and birth

  • Discussion, practice and leading of over 35 asanas and asana modifications for pregnancy and birth

  • Discussion, practice and leading of 8 pranayamas appropriate for pregnancy and birth

  • Sounding techniques for pregnancy and birth

  • Leading and sequencing a prenatal yoga class including language, visualization and hands-on assisting

  • How’s and why’s of strengthening the pelvic floor

  • Overview of pregnancy discomforts and use of asana and pranayama for relief

  • Partner prenatal yoga

  • Gentle massage techniques for pregnancy and labor

  • Belly casting

  • Marketing the prenatal yoga class

  • Client management

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Advanced Prenatal

Childbirth education curriculum

  • Trimester changes, choices and self-care

  • Medical care

  • Nutrition

  • Stages of Labor

  • Opening and pushing

  • Comfort during labor (including yoga and partner yoga supported poses)

  • Pain Coping Strategies (yoga and other)

  • Hospital procedures and medication

  • Mother’s recovery

  • Breastfeeding

  • Bonding with baby

  • The emotions of pregnancy

  • The dynamics of group learning

  • The nuero-biology of healthy relationships

  • Pelvic floor anatomy/Labor/Childbirth

  • Understanding the energetic body in relation to pregnancy and childbirth

  • Subtle body

  • Koshas

  • Chakras

  • Understanding the gunas

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““Your training reminded me what a great community our yoga community is and why I wanted to teach in the first place. It was caring, nurturing teachers like you and the women in the class that drew me to yoga in the first place and continues to make me want to grow in my practice and share it with others. I took from your training a lot more than just knowledge of leading pregnant women in their yoga practice. I learned over that weekend that we all need a little self-nurturing, self-exploration and self-love, even if we are not bringing a life into this world. Thank you!””
— Kellie, NJ