Understanding the relationship with health care professionals and considering what best advice and practice is. Seeing holistic issues in pregnancy and learning how to manage them carefully and professionally.

The building blocks of every class. Specialising yoga to the needs of pregnant women, including practise and teaching skills for trimester-specific yoga techniques. Teaching the full range of yoga asanas appropriate for pregnancy and explaining the benefits. Including a downloadable manual of pregnancy yoga postures, and when they should be used. Techniques include: alignment for the expectant mother, how to practise yoga techniques safely, how to guide into stress management, mindfulness and relaxation.

Teaching a safe class. A discovery of the amazing, and ever-changing, pregnant body. Development, adaptations and contraindications, what’s happening throughout pregnancy and what this means for your yoga instruction. Plus, guidance on additional needs including Pelvic girdle pain, pubic symphysis disorder, round ligament pain, and other common complaints. Our content is written with editorial by our specialist physiotherapy expert.

Understanding the balance of positive teaching when it comes to birthing. Being aware of special circumstances for birth and being mindful to teach inclusion. Teaching active birth techniques and pranayama for birth.

The importance of building a community in your class, and how to do it. Encouraging pregnant women to self-care. How to lead a mindful pregnancy.

Plenty of practical yoga practice in the adapted sun salutation, yoga for pelvic girdle pain, yoga for baby positioning, yoga for pregnancy anxiety, yoga for mum and baby connection, mindful breathing, birth breathing, active birth, deep relaxation and much more!

We support you to start teaching your community group, with information on brand presence, business planning and marketing musts.

Full attendance of the course, 5 short essays (600 to 1000 words each), demonstration of safe teaching during the training.