Pre-Recorded 28Hr Advanced Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
with Sally Parkes BSc
This course will be available from September 2025, as a recorded training, for self-study completion. Please let us know, if you would like to be informed of its release.
Pre-Recorded 28Hr Advanced Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training with Sally Parkes BSC
– includes module on Abdominal Separation
This 28hr Advanced Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training is presented by Sally Parkes and her carefully selected guest teachers.
This advanced training is designed for & open to ALL, from all backgrounds. Whether you are a midwife, doula, yoga teacher, or work in sports training, this training is open to all who have a keen interest in antenatal & postnatal education and a passion for sharing your knowledge, in order to help people on their postnatal journey.
This training focuses on the anatomy & physiology of the postnatal mother directly after giving birth, into the first six months that follow. It is particularly helpful for yoga teachers and birth workers who would like to offer a more bespoke approach to postnatal care for their clients, especially mothers that have experienced a challenging journey into motherhood and who are experiencing Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation).
The 28 hours are made up of the pre-recorded training course + additional study material, self-study time/reading and assignment completion.
You will receive:
- The pre-recorded training of this course in full, to download & revisit for life
- Additional pre-recorded postnatal classes
- A training manual & certificate in PDF format, sent via email
- A logo from Sally Parkes Yoga stating you are an Advanced Postnatal Yoga Teacher for you to use on social media for marketing
- Ongoing support via a WhatsApp group and our private Facebook group
For these trainings we have experienced midwife, university lecturer and yoga teacher guest speaker Luisa Lyons, talking about hormonal health in the postnatal mother @luisalyonsyoga
Topics covered:
- What does ‘being postnatal’ actually mean?
- The varying stages of being post-natal: reconfiguration, recovery, rehabilitation, rebuilding and how we can adapt our yoga asana application using Sally’s unique 4 Phase Postnatal Recovery Program
- Anatomy of the female pelvis including the effects of an increased Q-angle on recovery
- What happens to the pelvis during pregnancy and birth – nutation and counternutation
- The hormonal cascade effect that happens during and directly after birth
- The effects of lactation on the hormonal and skeletal system
- Adaptation of the application of yoga practices in relation to different birth experiences
- What is ‘Diastasis Recti’ and how can we use movement to help heal a separated abdominal area.
After this training you will be able to:
- Improve your teaching skills and feel more confident as a postnatal yoga teacher
- Deliver bespoke, small classes and one to one postnatal yoga sessions that cater for the mother who requires extra nurturing
- Adapt your existing postnatal classes for those who have experienced a particularly challenging birth of their baby or babies
Homework and Assignments:
Students will be asked to write two case studies and one essay. The will be no exam for this training.
Investment:
£337
For this Training you will need:
- A yoga mat
- 2 x yoga bricks
- 1 x yoga belt
- 1 x pashmina sized scarf
- Yoga bolster or 4 throw cushions in a pillow case
- One large birthing / fitness ball (at a height so when you are sitting on it, your hips are a little higher than your knees)
- Notebook, pens, highlighter
- Your training manual (this will be emailed to you)
About Sally Parkes – Course Founder & Leader
Sally Parkes BSc is a an author and senior yoga teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience in the yoga and fitness industry, as well as an Honours Degree in Exercise Physiology. She trained as an Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher in 2004 with Paul Dallaghan, before continuing her studies in Mysore, India. However, after studying extensively with guru Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, she heard her calling to teach Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga, and now specialises in delivering pre-natal and post-natal yoga teacher trainings internationally and online, and classes for the highly acclaimed www.movementformodernlife.com
Sally’s trainings are unique in that she shares her extensive knowledge in anatomy and physiology, whilst weaving in all elements of the yoga tradition in order to empower her teacher training students to be able to deliver safe, effective and nurturing pre and postnatal classes to future their clients.
Now a mother of two daughters, Sally also pens many articles for major publications and is the author of the bestselling book The Guide to Yoga Anatomy and regularly writes for Health and Fitness Education Training School @HFE1. Sally is known for her humour, warmth and inclusive presentations, and has delivered training in the UK, Asia, and the Middle East.
Cancellation Policy
Your enrolment on this course is confirmed once your deposit and/or course fees have been received by Sally Parkes Yoga Ltd.
Your deposit and subsequent course fees once paid, are non-refundable and non-transferable, once the training has begun.
We cannot take responsibility for any missed parts of training.
Attendance of and active participation in all modules, plus completion of coursework and assessments, as laid out by your course leader are essential in order for you to complete the course and receive your certification.
For in-person trainings, we are not responsible for any travel, accommodation, food or drink or other resources you may need to complete the chosen yoga teacher training course.
By registering and paying the course fees, you are agreeing to this policy. Thank you.
Thank you also for the course, I’ve done a few things on zoom over the last 18 months and it was by far the best experience I’ve had, really engaging, well structured etc and obvious the information was mind-blowing!
Calling all male yoga teachers! I’ve just attended a Postnatal Yoga (YAPTA) workshop with Sally Parkes which has been really useful for an area I previously considered pretty daunting. Sally made the session inclusive, informative, practical and enjoyable and I came away feeling confident of safely integrating any postnatal students attending my classes.
Would you like to host Sally at your yoga studio for any of our trainings or a bespoke workshop?
Please get in touch on info@sallyparkesyoga.com to discuss your requirements.
Read Sally’s article on stress and maternal wellness on the MFML Blog.
Investment: £337
All students will receive an electronic PDF manual & certificate upon completion of this training, assignments via email & an e-logo to use on your marketing materials to show that you have achieved these extra training hours.
This training is recognised by Yoga Alliance Professionals (UK) as ‘Further Training’ by Yoga Alliance USA as ‘Continuing Education’.
This Pre-Recorded training will be released in September 2025, please let us know if you’d like to be informed of it’s release.
Questions? Contact Sally via WhatsApp +44 7983 508018
I loved this course!
I’d already completed postnatal yoga training but found that once I was actually teaching classes, my clients’ experiences were so much broader and so frequently involved much more complexity than I felt confident addressing.
I love that now I am able to offer the proper 1-2-1 support & care, taking into account all that the client has been through and addressing it all with the attention they need.
Click here to read Sally’s article in Om Yoga Magazine: Understanding Abdominal Separation
