This 85-hour Yoga Alliance Accredited Prenatal Yoga Course is about honoring the Goddess within women at the most sacred time in their lives. You will learn how to sequence yoga classes that are specifically designed to empower and prepare women for birth.

This training is open to RYT-200 Yoga Teachers or those who have a decent level of yoga experience and want to learn more about the pregnancy and birthing process. The training will leave you feeling empowered to work with pregnant women in all trimesters, offer solutions for post-natal care, and feel empowered in your own pregnancy and birthing process. The program is inclusive of 72-hours of the in-person program + 13 hours of coursework (case studies and assignments).

What will you learn:

• Anatomy and Physiology of fetal development and pregnancy
• Stages of labor and birth
• C-Section, Episiotomy and complication of childbirth
• Common birth interventions
• Common discomforts of pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Contraindications of pregnancy, prenatal and postnatal yoga sequencing
• Discussion, practice, and leading of asanas and asana modifications for pregnancy and birth
• Discussion, practice, and leading of pranayamas appropriate for pregnancy and birth
• Discussion, practice, and leading of visualizations for relaxation and meditation
• Leading and sequencing a prenatal yoga class including language, visualization, and hands-on assisting
• Developing teaching skills with feedback
• Hows and whys of strengthening the pelvic floor
• Postnatal recovery and practice

Prerequisite: The center only accepts 200-hour students and graduates on this course. If you do not have the 200-hour certification, you will be required to have an interview with the facilitators first.

You will also need to order the following 3 books:

Birth Matters – Ina May Gaskin

ISBN-10: 1583229272 or ISBN-13: 978-1583229279

The Birth Partner – Penny Simkin

ISBN-10: 155832819X or ISBN-13: 978-1558328198 (Ideally 3rd or 4th edition)

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born – Tina Cassidy

ISBN-10: 0802143245 or ISBN-13: 978-0802143242

Course Content:

Module 1:

• Introduction
• Anatomy & Physiology of Pregnancy
• Stages & Complications in Pregnancy
• What Does Pregnancy Feel Like?

Module 2:

• Postural Alignment & Methodology
• Sequencing & Class Structure
• Visualization & Relaxation Techniques
• Stages of Labor in Childbirth
• High-Risk Pregnancy
• C-section & Episiotomy

Module 3:

• Practice Teaching,
• Preparing the Pelvis for Birth
• Water Birth & Fetal Development
• Anatomy & Physiology of the Pelvic Floor & Diastasis Recti
• Practice Teaching

Module 4:

• Exercises/Movements for Pelvic Floor Health & Postnatal Recovery
• Post-Natal Yoga Class
• Postural Alignment of Post-Natal Yoga
• Practice Teaching