Take a full spectrum pre and post natal Yoga teacher training course! These courses are for yoga teachers as part of the womans specialist in Yoga Teacher Training or as a stand alone course for all trainees as well as acupuncturists, childbirth educators, chiropractors, doctors, doulas, craniosacral/massage/shiatsu therapists, midwives, nurses, therapists and of course pregnant women! It is also Yoga Alliance applicable for the RPYT ( registered  Pre /Post natal   Yoga teacher certification.) Cost is $630+HST for the discounted bundle course that covers pre/post natal certifications. This training will give you the knowledge and skills required to support and help prenatal and post natal women make informed choices. Help you asses a pregnant student and post natal student physiologically, and be able to use the proper props, modifications and hands on corrections for yoga. It will also give you a solid foundation of techniques used to help women and couples during labour. This training will also be required as part of our upcoming Doula training.
In this course we will:
Learn tools to be able to teach and design yoga classes for pregnant women, as well as couples and those interested in fertility
Appropriate Yoga postures for pregnancy and various modifications, pranayama (breathing) for relaxation, guided meditation, positive affirmation & restorative postures for pregnancy
How to foster and support women in preparation for birth in a natural and holistic way
Learn Positions for labour and types of yogic breathing to prepare and support the laboring Mother during her birth
Understand how to teach and support pregnant students in all phases of gestation
Gain an understanding of the psychological, physical and emotional states of pregnant women
Discover how to enhance fertility through yoga practice
Learn to prepare couples for birth, ensuring they make informed choices
Practical business and marketing tools for Prenatal Yoga
practice your teaching skills in the course
Yoga for mothers/parents and newborns, mothers/parents and babies (once rolling begins), mothers/parents and toddlers/preschoolers
How to inspire and support women postpartum
Physiological, energetic and emotional considerations after birth
Pelvic floor support
Abdominal reconditioning
Working with c-section recovery
Assess specific post natal needs and address them safely with yoga and modifications
Gain the understanding of developmental stages of babies from infancy on
Discover how to encourage participants to stimulate the developmental stages of their infants through movement and touch
Post natal considerations and practice
Client and business management
Practice teaching and designing classes for participants with their babies
A certificate is given upon completion of this course.  20 hours are applicable towards Yoga Alliance continuing education credits.  Take this course and the Prenatal course weekend for 40 hours of comprehensive training or alternately as part of the WYS Certification.