Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

Join Bliss Baby Yoga Owner, Lead Teacher & Doula Nadine O’Mara for this 6 day in person Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training Immersion in beautiful Bellingen NSW Australia from the 28th October – 3rd November 2024. This course will equip yoga teachers, yoga teacher trainees, and women’s health professionals with the skills and knowledge to safely and confidently teach yoga to students during pregnancy and postnatally.

Consider this training a retreat while gifting yourself with knowledge. Set in a private space amongst the trees with the opportunity to swim in the salt water pool on breaks accompanied by wonderful meals, this training is not only an opportunity to educate yourself but also a retreat from the rigours of day to day life.

And if you are the someone who needs to be in the room with others face to face for your training, then this is for you!

Nourishing lunches are included, you might even be inclined to pick some herbs from the garden to accompany your meals.

You will gain so much on so many levels. Nadine shares the knowledge of her 16 years supporting birth as a Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher, birth educator and doula so what you will learn goes so much further than just the curriculum and manual (which is already comprehensive).

You may be a midwife or doula who needs some inspiration and some time with others who are passionate about birth in a supportive space, this immersion isn’t only for those who want to learn to teach Prenatal &/or Postnatal Yoga.

You will also gain 12 months complimentary access to our online Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training content that you can either start progressing through as soon as you enrol, or use it to deepen your knowledge once you start teaching.

This course includes 44 hours of face to face training.

As a further bonus, this course also includes 12 months access FREE to our Bliss Baby Yoga Online Mentoring Program for Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teachers worth $132 that will give you the support you need as you embark as a Prenatal Yoga Teacher.

Please note: this training has a maximum of 12 participants so you will receive a lot of personal attention. However this also means with limited spaces, this course will fill quickly so book your place now!

Dates & Times

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Monday 28th October – Wednesday 30th October 9am – 5pm

Thursday 31st October – own day for exploration & relaxation

Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

Friday 1st November- Sunday 3rd November 9am – 5pm

Over this six day course, the following topics will be covered.

PRENATAL COURSE CONTENT :

Benefits of yoga for pregnancy and birth
Safety guidelines for pregnant students
Modifying the postures for the various stages of pregnancy
The four trimesters: overview of physiological changes for
mum and baby
Perinatal Anatomy & Physiology
Postural alignment for pregnancy
Working with props for pregnancy
Restorative Yoga for pregnancy
Sequencing and the 5 Prenatal Posture Groups
Yoga Nidra and Visualisation for pregnancy
Partner Yoga for pregnancy and birth
Benefits & applications of squatting and pelvic floor toning
during pregnancy
Sounding/Chanting for pregnancy and birth
Benefits & applications of squatting and pelvic floor toning during pregnancy
Special sequences for pregnancy: ‘Pregnancy Pawanmuktasana’ & ‘Pregnancy Salute to the Sun’, and sample classes (stabilising & restorative)
How to use a chair in your Prenatal Yoga classes for extra stability & support
Applied Anatomy for Prenatal Yoga: back or pelvic problems & other common complaints
Overview of Stages of Labour and Birth
Yogic tools for labour.
Active Birth and Yoga
Pelvic floor work and connection with the breath in Prenatal Yoga

POSTNATAL COURSE CONTENT

Postnatal Yoga: Needs of the new mother: first 6 weeks and beyond;
Physiological changes including diastasis recti & prolapse
Postnatal safety guidelines
Sequencing and the 5 Postnatal Posture Groups
Restorative Yoga for new mothers
Diastasis Recti, diagnosing and how to support
Perinatal Mental Health—an overview of postnatal depression
Birth Trauma – how to approach and support
Mother and Baby Yoga: benefits and applications
Incorporating baby in the yoga postures
Yoga sequences with baby in a sling/baby carrier
Baby yoga, songs and rhymes for baby
Simple baby massage techniques
Establishing and running a ‘mums n bubs’ yoga class
Attend and support a mother and baby yoga class
2 X Comprehensive course manuals included.