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Lotus Yoga Academy's Prenatal Yoga teacher training weekends are intensive, fun, practical and packed with information for those wishing to specialize in the growing area of pre and post-natal yoga. These Intensive Teacher Training’s are designed to equip you with a greater knowledge, confidence and a comprehensive ‘tool kit’ of appropriate asanas (postures) and practices for safely teaching pregnant woman during all stages of pregnancy and to prepare for birth.

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Become a Prenatal Yoga Instructor!

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Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Continuing Education: For existing Yoga Teachers

Course Curriculum

  THE MODERN MOTHER

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  • Understanding the pregnant body

  • Stages and phases of labor

  • Common pregnancy discomforts, health concerns, and precautions

  • The Trimesters of Life and Growth.

  • Subtle Bodies

  • Guided Meditation during pregnancy

PRENATAL YOGA ASANA

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  • Asana & Alignment Principles for Pregnancy Asana to support a healthy pregnancy.

  • Prenatal variations and alternatives

  • Prenatal Yoga Sequencing for each Trimesters.

  • Common discomfort of pregnancy and how to modify using yoga asana.

  • Benefits, precautions, modifications for all trimesters.

  PREGNANCY ANATOMY

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  • Understanding the pelvis and pelvic floor muscles as they relate to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.

  • Muscle release techniques

  • Labor Anatomy, understanding labor & childbirth

  • Anatomical and Physiological changes during pregnancy.

  • Anatomy of Movement and Anatomy of the Pelvis

CLASS SEQUENCING & STRUCTURING

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  • How to sequence a prenatal yoga class suitable for all trimesters.

  • Teaching & Practicing Warm Ups, standing, balancing, seated and side lying postures.

  • Incorporating props.

  • Pranayama, Meditation, Relaxation & Yoga Nidra

  • How to design and structure themes for sequences.

ENERGY HEALING IN PREGNANCY

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  • Balancing Chakras during pregnancy.

  • Safe & Effective Essential Oils during pregnancy.

  • Reiki during pregnancy.

  • Crystals for pregnancy

BUSINESS SIDE OF PRENATAL YOGA

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  • Helpful hints about best times to run classes.

  • Marketing your classes to increase class size.

  • Starting up your own Prenatal Yoga Business.

  • What to charge for classes or a series of classes

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Course Materials

  • Lotus Yoga Prenatal Teacher Training Manual (over 100 pages).

  • Lotus Yoga Prenatal Teacher Training workbook.

  • Certification of Completion 

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Upon completion of this program, the trainees will be certified through Lotus Yoga and qualified to teach

Prenatal Yoga.

Course Dates: Choose one of the following weekends.

Sat/Sun November 5 & 6, 2020  from 11 -6:00pm both days

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Sat/Sun February 5 & 6, 2021  from 11 -6:00pm both days

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Sat/Sun April 24 & 25, 2021  from 11 -6:00pm both days

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Location: Lotus Yoga Academy / Guelph

Email: mary@lotusyogastudio.ca to register!

 

Investment: $425 plus HST due at time of enrollment