WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THEY’RE EXPECTING

Pre and Postnatal Yoga Certification Course

Calling all yoga teachers and fitness instructors who would like to expand and enhance their skills to accommodate everyBODY in their class.

If you find yourself in the position where a pregnant person has walked into your class... WOW, what a privilege to be a trusted part of this parents journey!

We want you to feel confident and comfortable to support all Moms through their pregnancy and beyond, This is why we will be offering a 24 hour pre and postnatal training for yoga teachers and fitness insructors, taught by the amazing Meg Soucy, yoga teacher, teacher trainer, mom and certified birth doula.

This training will be tought in-person at Life in Bloom studio in Whitehouse Station, NJ and is for any 200 hour certified teacher or fitnss instructor looking to grow their skills and support pregant/postpartum moms.

This is an opportunity to really support mom and baby through one of the most impactful rides of their life! Not only will you leave with the skills to confidently support mom in all stages of pregnancy in your class; whether it be catered specifically for a pregnant person’s or whether it be a general population class that mom has walked into, you will be teaching skills to support mom in BIRTH! You will leave equipped to know how to specifically guide and give the extra care every mom needs in her life changing journey that lay ahead.

Dates: 

Wednesdays November 5, 12, 19, 26 

5:30-8:30pm

Saturdays November 8, 22, December 6

10:00am-2:00pm

What to Expect When they're Expecting:

• Prenatal Yoga General Information
• Benefits of yoga for pregnancy and birth
• Modifying the postures for the various stages of pregnancy
• The three trimesters: overview of physiological changes for mum and bab
•  Common Conditions During Pregnancy and Basic Precautions
• Addressing common complaints during pregnancy
• Yoga Philosophy and Pregnancy
• General Guidelines of Prenatal Yoga and Safety
• Prenatal and Postnatal Anatomy throughout Trimesters including hormonal influence and postural impacts
• Intro to pre and postnatal Ayurveda
• Prenatal Class planning
• Prenatal Centering and Warm-Up
•  Prenatal Sun Salutes
•  Prenatal Seated Asanas Modifications
• Prenatal Standing Asanas Modifications
• Prenatal Savasana
• Pre and postnatal queuing
• Prenatal Pranayama
•  Prenatal Meditation
• Postural alignment for pregnancy
• Working with props for pregnancy
•  Restorative Yoga for pregnancy
•  Yoga Meditation and Visualisation for pregnancy
• Partner Yoga for pregnancy
• Benefits & applications of squatting and pelvic floor toning during pregnancy
• A basic understanding of Affirmation and Mindset through the yoga sutras through pregnanc
• Overview of Stages of Labor and Birth
• Yogic tools for labor
• Active Birth and Yoga
• Postnatal Yoga: Needs of the new mother: first 6 weeks and beyond; physiological changes
• Postnatal safety guidelines
• Perinatal Mental Health—including an overview of postnatal depression
• Diastasis Recti—how to support and identify
• Mommy and me Yoga Class: benefits and applications, including a sample Mommy and me Yoga sample sequence and class.
• Incorporating baby in the yoga postures
• Supporting mom on zoom
•  Business of Yoga for the Prenatal Teacher including types of classes that you might teach.

 24 Continuing Education Hours 

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