85 hrs Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training with Sally Parkes (BSc).

This course is fully certified by FEDANT and The Yoga Alliance UK, and is taught by highly qualified and experienced and tutors. 

Venue:  Lotus Shala, 2-4 Parliament Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2QZ.

We are pleased to announce a brand new venue for our Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training course, at the wonderful Lotus Shala Studio, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Affordable accommodation can be found nearby through airbnb.co.uk

This course covers both pre and post-natal and is grounded in sound physiology and anatomy as well as the knowledge and expertise to deliver safe, effective and uplifting classes and one to ones. This is achieved via a combination of appropriate asana, pranayama, mudra and visualisations. The Shakti (female) energetics that resides in all women and allows such an amazing event: (conception, pregnancy and birth) to occur is honoured. Yoga and methods developed from Pilates and gentle exercise rehabilitation, to assist post-natal recovery is discussed,taught and practiced.

Topics covered:

• Yoga related movements for all the trimesters to stretch and strengthen the physical body and help alleviate common conditions of pregnancy.
• Appropriate relaxation, pranayama, visualizations and meditation.
• Working with an exercise ball or chair for both pregnancy and in preparation for labour
• The spiritual aspects of pregnancy and birth.
• Positions for Optimal Foetal Positioning
• Mula Bandha – the importance of a healthy pelvic floor and the correct alignment of the pelvis during pregnancy and the post-natal period.
• Birth and labour – description of a `normal’ birth using both anatomical images and a dummy baby and model of the pelvis.
• Positions for the three stages of labour
• Post-natal recovery including exercises following Caesarean Section.

This course teaches you to deliver classes and one to one lessons that are:

• Safe and effective
• An even blend of the yoga system
• Empowering
• Uplifting
• Informative
• Non-judgemental
• Supportive

You will finish the training course with the skills to:

• Teach a well-rounded yoga class that honours a woman’s mind and body at this special and sacred time.
• Adapt your general classes for any pregnant ladies who also attend.
• Integrate yoga props and small equipment into your classes and one to ones to make them more bespoke.
• Adapt the class for those with injuries and/or common ailments such as lower back pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, low/high blood pressure and fatigue.
• Have a clear understanding of why it is important to incorporate all elements of yoga into a class.
• Have the knowledge of what actually happens to the body during pregnancy and birth.

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This course covers 56 contact hours and 24 hours will be your private in-home study/readings before the course commences – as per the Yoga Alliance guidelines

Homework, Assignments and Exam:

Students will be asked to write a short pregnancy yoga sequence after the third day to teach towards the end of the course to the rest of the group. This will constitute the practical exam for the course. There are also several assignments to complete including three class observations (ideally prior to the course), teaching practice and a case study. You will also be expected to thoroughly read the course training manual.

Reading list to purchase prior to training:

•  ‘Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful’ by Gurmukh
• ‘Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond’ by Francoise Freedman
• ‘What Mothers Do’ By Naomi Stalden

Yoga Alliance and FEDANT Certification:

All graduates will receive a certificate upon completion. This non-residential training is 80 hours (including private study time) to meet with the standards of The Yoga Alliance UK, and is also certified by the Federation of Antenatal Educators. The course is open to anyone with a keen interest in ante-natal education and a passion for sharing their knowledge after the course with mums-to be. You will receive all the guidance and knowledge you need to set up your own successful classes and one-to-ones, and you will be able to be added to FEDANT’s register of Ante-Natal Educators. If you have a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training certification already, you will be permitted to register with The Yoga Alliance UK as a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher.