Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

This training teaches the tools for offering safe movement to an expecting mother, how to safely and effectively teach a prenatal yoga class, and how to cultivate compassion, confidence and body appreciation through yoga. Childbirth is often compared to running a marathon; Prenatal yoga offers tools for expecting mothers to prepare for the thrilling marathon of childbirth and support the best possible transition into motherhood. 

This training is designed for:

• Movement Educators
• Yoga Teachers
• Doulas
• Midwives
• Doctors, Nurses, those in the medical field 
• Expecting Parents
• Parents
• Anyone who is interested in healthy and safe movements for expecting mothers and their journey with movement with pregnant belly and post baby arrival.

This training explores and teaches:

• Benefits of Yoga for Expecting Mothers
• Precautions and guidelines for a safe class
• Anatomy for yoga during and after pregnancy
• Pelvic floor
• Psoas
• Common discomforts and remedies
• Health Concerns, Precautions and Contraindications
• Language importance for expecting mothers
• Affirmations and use for expecting mothers and new moms
• Meditations and use for expecting mothers and moms
• Yoga and Birth Preparation
• Yoga Philosophy for expecting mothers and moms
• Teaching Methodology
• Safe variations and incorporating props
• Formatting and theming your class
• Classroom management
• Business of Prenatal Yoga
• Bonus Tips and Tools for teaching a wonderful class

Learning Objectives:

After completion of this training, students will be able to safely and effectively teach a prenatal or postnatal yoga class. Students will know how to offer safe variations for expecting mothers, be familiar with safety precautions and offer suggestions to help cultivate body awareness and comfort for an expecting mother through yoga. Students will also have an understanding of how to teach expecting mothers the application of yoga philosophy for childbirth and motherhood, offering tools for life for an inspired pregnancy supporting the best possible transition into motherhood.

• Prerequisite: YFL Foundations 
• All students will receive a certificate of completion after teaching a sample prenatal yoga class observed and approved by Ziya and Jacky.
• Yoga Teachers registered under Yoga Alliance may receive 25 CEU credits.
• Teaching position with YFL may be considered after completion of training, but is not guaranteed. 
• All graduates are welcomed into your YFL Training Facebook group to stay connected, ask questions, get support from Jacky, Ziya and other YFL graduates.