Mum and Baby Yoga Training

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What better way to increase your client base during a baby boom by training to teach postnatal yoga.

The first year is very important in the bonding of mother and baby. Women get precious little time to sit and enjoy motherhood in relaxing surroundings! Postnatal yoga with babies is a great opportunity for mothers to spend time with their babies, enjoying their development and watching the changes unfold.

Furthermore, women can feel a sense of isolation after having a baby and meeting as a group with others can give a great sense of companionship. Mothers are also keep to try and regain their shape and bring back pelvic tone.
Carrying and feeding babies along with interrupted sleep can play havoc with a mothers wellbeing so taking the opportunity to address their needs in a post natal class can be of huge benefit.

Who is this course for?

This course is open to yoga teachers and pregnancy yoga teachers.

Course structure

During this module, you will learn about the specifics of a postnatal mother, whether she gave birth naturally or had a medical intervention. You will learn how to improve and alleviate postnatal problems and help start working on their core muscles.
The module will also show how a mother can engage her baby in yoga asanas and do some basic yoga moves with her baby and includes:

Post natal anatomy
The principles of post natal recovery (core alignment, pelvic stability, pelvic floor strength)
Infant development
Post natal specific problems
Post natal asana
Post natal pilates
Infant engagement
Infant yoga
How to help with breastfeeding and common infant problems

Dates, Cost & Details

This course runs as module V in our perinatal yoga training. For details see our full perinatal training portfolio here.