Advanced Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training

Discover how to confidently teach pregnant students how to use the birthing ball throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond. This training goes far beyond basic labour positions, equipping you with the skills to fully integrate the ball into your teaching.

You’ll learn how to:

• Teach safe and effective use of the birthing ball at every stage of pregnancy
• Go beyond birth preparation and incorporate the ball into full yoga class sequencing
• Design entire classes or selected segments using the ball
• Learn how to teach a wide range of practices from all 4’s, seated, standing, kneeling, lunging as well as some of the traditional yoga postures
• Learn effective pelvic floor connection practices
• Integrate breathwork & relaxation using the birthing ball
• Offer practical comfort techniques to support physical ease and body awareness

We’ll also incorporate the small Pilates ball as a powerful tool during pregnancy.

You’ll learn how to:

• Use the ball to enhance pelvic floor awareness and functional engagement
• Connect breath with pelvic floor movement for more effective, responsive support
• Support release as well as activation which is key for birth preparation
• Improve proprioception and subtle body awareness
• Encourage efficient breathing patterns that support the nervous system as well as helping to prevent rib flare
• Integrate these techniques into your classes to stand out from the rest

Deepen your teaching with the powerful practices of Kriya’s, supporting both the emotional and physical journey into motherhood.

You’ll learn how to:

• Guide specific Kriya’s to build mental resilience and physical strength
• Integrate Kriya practices into your classes as part of birth preparation
• Teach accessible Kriya’s your students can confidently practice at home
• Understand the foundational principles and structure of Kriya practices
• Support students in using Kriya’s to release fear, cultivate confidence and build endurance for birth and motherhood

Expand your pregnancy yoga teacher toolkit with the wonderful peanut ball, an incredibly effective support tool for pregnancy, optimal fetal positioning, birth preparation and labour.

Learn the benefits and applications, including:

During Pregnancy

• Encourages optimal pelvic alignment and balance
• Helps relieve lower back, hip and pelvic discomfort
• Supports the release and stretching of the hips and inner thighs
• Promotes better posture and body awareness
• Provides comfortable side-lying support for rest and relaxation

In Preparation for Birth

• Encourages baby’s optimal positioning
• Gently opens the pelvis to create more space and release for engagement
• Supports functional movement patterns that prepare the body for labour
• Enhances mobility while maintaining stability and support
• Offers accessible options for students that are planning an epidural which they can practice in advance

During Labour

• Can help speed up labour progression by encouraging cervical dilation
• Supports upper, mid and lower pelvic opening while in bed (especially useful with epidurals) or not
• Reduces strain and conserves energy during long labours
• Encourages optimal fetal positioning and descent
• Provides comfort, in various positions
• Allows for effective side-lying and supported upright labour positions as well as kneeling

To attend this course students should have no less than 2 years of practice history, students should display a passion for yoga and health. This training is open to the following –

• 200hr trained yoga instructors
• Pregnancy yoga teacher certificate holders
• Midwives with yoga experience

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