What’s Covered

• Initial 1-2-1 consultation to discuss your intentions and goals

• Pregnancy Yoga Sequences

• Class Safety and contra-indications

• Techniques for wellbeing during pregnancy

• Yoga nidra and relaxation

• Yoga for Childbirth

• Hypnobirthing visualisations

• Pregnancy ailments and therapeutics

• Anatomy & Physiology

• Email follow-ups with your mentor from Course Faculty

• Access to Online resources and specialist reading list

Course Outcomes

By the end of the course you will:

• Be able to confidently and safely, practice and teach pregnancy yoga classes whether 1-2-1, within a group or within a modified general yoga class.

• Deepen your understanding of pregnancy and birth so that you understand intuitively, why a practice/pose may or may not be appropriate

• Gain technical understanding of the stages of labour, process of birth and pelvic anatomy and bring your insights into your pregnancy classes

• Understand yogic concepts of subtle energy body to provide an holistic and integrated yoga practice

• Offer a class that builds a warm, welcoming community. You’ll create an atmosphere in class that invites sharing and connection, to baby, self and others.

• Appreciate flow-state and how it can be cultivated as part of birth preparation and for childbirth itself

• Offer a quality rich class experience with the techniques of breathing exercises, meditation, mudra, mantra, bandha, sankalpa, visualization and yoga nidra as well as a little taste of hypnobirthing, Thai yoga massage and a sound bath.

• Understand, appreciate and develop the arts of teaching yoga, including the art of holding space, art of verbal cueing, art of story telling.

• You will be equipped with the business know-how, skills and motivation to set up as a professional Pregnancy Yoga Teacher