Description
This pregnancy yoga teacher training is designed to be completed in 6 weeks, however you may take as long as you need to complete the course.
Course Content
- Asana and Pranayama for each of the three trimesters and the postpartum period
- Detailed list of all asana and how to modify for 3 trimesters and postpartum
- Teaching techniques, sequencing and class themes for pregnancy and postpartum
- Anatomy and physiology considerations for pregnancy and the postnatal period
- Mantra, mudra, meditations and visualisations for pregnancy, birth and postpartum (including examples)
- Yoga tools for labour and birth – including how to achieve pelvic alignment for optimal positioning
- Postnatal yoga for recovery
- Mums and Bubs yoga
- The business of pregnancy and postnatal yoga – how to market, class times, length, other considerations.
Pregnancy yoga teacher training will teach you:
- how to teach pregnancy yoga safely
- the benefits that yoga, meditation and breath work offers during pregnancy, for birth and in postpartum
- the physical, mental and emotional stress experienced by women during pregnancy and how yoga can support them
- the changes occurring in the pregnant body during the three trimesters and what yoga practises are safe/ not safe
- how to modify poses to accomodate for women during the different trimesters
- how pregnancy impacts alignment and posture in the body and how we can use yoga to reduce injury and implications for birth
- safe pranayama practices for pregnancy and birth
- how to use meditation and visualisation during pregnancy to connect with their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self
- yoga asana and practises that are unsafe during pregnancy
- common pregnancy conditions and how to modify a yoga practice for women with: back pain, sciatica, pelvic instability (SI and SPD), carpal tunnel, fluid retention, leg cramps, heart burn/ reflux, nausea, high and low blood pressure, low lying placenta, incompetent cervix, non-optimal positions like breech and posterior, haemorrhoids, varicose veins and vaginal bleeding. (Pregnancy is so delightful right?!)
- how pregnancy affects a woman’s endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory and muscular-skeletal systems and how this affects their experience of yoga.
- signs and symptoms of medical conditions during pregnancy that would require clearance from a health professional before practising yoga
- how a yoga practise can be used to encourage a connection between Mum and baby
- yoga poses and practises to encourage optimal positioning for baby in preparation for birth
- how to practise active birth positions and incorporate partners into the practice
- how to teach yoga classes that allow women to experience and practise the intensity of birth
- how to use voice and vocalisation as a tool for birth
- yoga tools as pain management techniques during birth
- how to structure pregnancy yoga classes
- language and cues to support a pregnancy yoga practice and what to avoid
- how to work with the core and pelvic floor safely
- how to confidently teach group pregnancy yoga classes to women in different trimesters and experiencing a range of pregnancy symptoms
- an opportunity to explore your own beliefs and experiences around pregnancy and birth and how these will influence your teaching.
What’s included in this pregnancy yoga teacher training?
This course includes a range of different mediums to help you learn including – video, audio, written, diagrams and interactive content. The weekly emails and tasks will step you through completing the content in 6 weeks. However you may take as long as you like to complete this course and receive your accreditation.
+ Comprehensive Digital Teacher Training Manual – ‘Teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga’
+ Six weekly video on the modules:
- The Four Trimesters
- Pregnancy and Postpartum conditions
- Yoga for Birth
- The tools – asana, pranayama, meditation, visualisations, mantra, mudras
- Teaching practicalities
- The business of pregnancy and postpartum yoga – how to establish your profitable yoga business including how to take your business online
+ Further activities (reflective and practical) to consolidate your learning.
+ Video and audio examples of teaching practices described in the course
+ One-on-one mentoring call with Bettina
+ Private community to ask questions and meet other prenatal yoga teachers.
What others are saying
EXCLUSIVE OFFER
I am currently expanding my business and am looking for women who want to be involved. After completing this pregnancy yoga teacher training you’ll be invited to apply for a position teaching in my Online Yoga Circle. This is my online membership site for pregnancy and postpartum yoga.
This opportunity will allow you to start teaching online immediately (and get paid) to an already established audience of over 20 000 women all around the world and is growing rapidly.
(PS. Don’t feel overwhelmed by the tech involved in this. If you can FaceTime your family and get on Instagram you have all the skills you need to be involved. I’ll teach you the rest).
FAQS
What are the pre-requisites to enrol in this training? Do I need to be a yoga teacher?
You don’t need to be a yoga teacher to enrol in this course. This course would be beneficial for anyone working with women in the prenatal and postnatal period (Eg. midwives, physios, doulas, etc) and who are looking for yoga tools to help support them physically, emotionally and mentally.
You will however get the most out of this course if you have some experience with yoga prior to the course (eg. 6 – 12 months of personal practice).
After completing this pregnancy yoga teacher training am I qualified to teach prenatal yoga?
This course alone does not qualify you to teach prenatal yoga. The minimum requirement is a Level 1 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Course.This course is designed as postgraduate study for yoga teachers wanting to specialise in the pregnancy and postnatal area.
However even if you aren’t a yoga teacher you are welcome to complete this course. Many women who work in other related fields find this course helpful to add to their skillset. Eg. midwife, physiotherapist, massage therapist, counsellor, etc
Is this registered with Yoga Alliance or Yoga Australia?
I do not register with either of these organisations. You can however use the 50 hours of this course to claim non-contact hours required for Yoga Alliance registration.
When do I have to complete the online course by?
You have lifetime access to the course content and can come back to it whenever you need.
Can I afterpay it?
This online course can be paid in instalments, just like afterpay. Use this link to set up your payment plan. I will email you within 24 hours with all the resources to get started.
Got a question I haven’t answered? Shoot me an email and I’ll get back to you asap.
Lou –
I love Bettina’s personality! She’s very much an open book and happy to share from her own experience. This made me feel like I know have a better understanding of what a mama to be really goes through and how I can assist her to make the journey more pleasant
Kaitlin –
Bettina’s teacher training is so well organised, and you can tell she is truly passionate about this work, and sharing it with others. The resources provided are so valuable and I learned a lot. I highly recommend this training!
Sarah –
There was a lot of great information and it was easy to understand. I really found the labour and birth part interesting and as I am 25 weeks pregnant I really want to use these techniques myself as I prepare for my own birth journey. Bettina is very knowledgeable when it comes to anything to do with fertility, prenatal and post natal. This is the second course I have taken with her and both have left me feeling very confident to teach and excited to share this Information with other women. 😊
Marissa –
The digital textbook with this course is amazing. It’s something I can keep going back to and learn more every time. It’s so so helpful.