Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Training
Our 90- Hour Teacher Training prepares you to:
Teach public prenatal and postnatal yoga classes and specialty workshops (see below for details)
Support a pregnant person safely when they drop in to your public yoga class online or in-studio
Empower yourself as a pregnant person
Inform your one-to-one sessions with your yoga students, doula clients, midwifery clients and those you support as an L&D nurse or childbirth educator
On-Demand Option
Our most flexible model of study to support your schedule, needs and pace. Training can be completed on your timeline, and features video recordings from a live training and check-ins with a lead teacher.
We turned the recordings of our 2021 online training into an asynchronous on-demand training.
All our offerings are Pay From Your Heart. Recommended Rate $800.
Live Option
Take the 90-hour Prenatal Training with a live group of peers, either in-person or online livestreamed via Zoom.
Due to COVID, our live trainings have been postponed. Dates of the next training are TBD.
All our offerings are Pay From Your Heart. Recommended Rate $1500.
A certified Birthing Mama® teacher can teach the following:
Prenatal Yoga group classes and private yoga sessions
Postnatal/Parent & Baby/Baby & Me Yoga group classes or private sessions
Sharing circles with specific focus points (fertility, conception, pregnancy, racial inequity, postpartum, motherhood, loss, menopause)
Prenatal Yoga for Couples Preparing for Birth Workshop
Mother/Birthing Person Blessings & Yoga Circles to honor a ritual in the childbearing years
Holding Space for Loss Groups or Private Sessions (may require additional training)
Deep relaxation, meditation and yoga nidra classes for the childbearing years
Birth Story Processing Private or Group Sessions
Fertility and Conception Support Circles and Yoga Classes
Tea Times and Other Meet-Ups with one another to continue the journey
Program Registered by Yoga Alliance
Guest Teachers
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Naima Beckles
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Amy Wright Glenn
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Rajaveni Balasundharam
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Kristin Avonti
Topics Covered
Anatomy and Physiology of pregnancy
Fetal Development
Common discomforts & remedies
Modifying Classic Postures for pregnancy/Posture Clinics and How to Modify for Pregnant Students in a regular class
Whole Body Support Templates
The 4 trimesters (3 trimesters of pregnancy plus the first month of postpartum period)
Emotionality During Pregnancy
Spirituality During Pregnancy and connecting to the Divine Mother
Intro to herbs and nutrition for pregnancy
Lungs, Breathing and Breath Practices
Chanting and Sounding Techniques
Visualization, Meditation and Yoga Nidra
Strengthening/toning and releasing your pelvis
Yogic Philosophy as it relates to pregnancy
Ethics of teaching prenatal yoga
Pregnancy Rituals & Holding Space for Loss
Honoring Inclusivity and Diversity
Abdominal Anatomy and Tone
The symbol of Mira Alfassa/”The Mother”, in practice and teaching
Stages of labor and birth, including anatomy
Nutrition & Herbs for Labor, Birth and Postpartum
Yoga for releasing, softening, opening for childbirth
Tools for finding comfort during labor
Prenatal yoga for couples preparing for birth
The energetic body in relation to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum
Creative Projects to cultivate awareness and presence
Self Care Practices
Subtle body theory and yogic philosophy as it relates to pregnancy and birth
Support for Optimal Fetal Positioning
Trusting Intuition, Seeing and Releasing fear
Appropriate use of Touch for Prenatal students
Restorative yoga for pregnancy
Breathing and meditation techniques
Sequencing for a prenatal and a postnatal yoga class
Postnatal/Parent and Baby Yoga
Postpartum recovery and rituals
Four faces/qualities of the Divine Mother
Marketing your practice and Business of Prenatal Yoga classes and workshops
Payment Details
All Shraddhā Yoga trainings are offered with our Pay From Your Heart model, where we tell you the recommended rate and ask you to respond with your heart’s guidance of what you are able to give.
On-Demand 90-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Recommended rate = $800
Requirements for Certification
Practice/watch ALL videos included in this training
Reading for each of the 4 modules and homework that needs to be turned in to obtain certification — SEE HERE FOR DETAILS
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