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After this training, a pregnant woman walked into my active Vinyasa class. And I knew with confidence exactly what to do to make the class safe & appropriate!

- Morgan Miller, Vinyasa Yoga Teacher

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

Teaching Yoga to pregnant beings is magical, inspiring, feminist work. 

It’s also just practical. Sometimes your student will be pregnant. 

This 75-hour training dives deeply into womxn's anatomy, functional movement in pregnancy & how to modify asana & breath-work for pregnant folks.

By its completion...

You’ll be ready to lead safe, effective, meaningful Prenatal Yoga classes

And feel confident when pregnant students come to your non-prenatal class. 

 

Once you can modify the practice for pregnancy, we guarantee you'll be a far more resourceful & confident instructor. 

 

  • Physiology & energetics of pregnancy 
  • Common discomforts & practices that help
  • Which poses to avoid & why
  • Sequencing a Prenatal Yoga class
  • The "obstetric pelvis" & its significance
  • The progression of labor & birth

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:

  • Yoga Teachers
  • Birth/Pregnancy Specialists

YOGA TEACHER PREREQUISITES:

  • Six months of yoga teaching experience. Exceptions will be considered. Please ask.
  • Carry your own yoga teacher liability insurance.

PREGNANCY/BIRTH SPECIALIST PREREQUISITES

  • Possessing a sincere, regular yoga practice.

 

What an experience! I felt pushed (in a good way) to go beyond what I thought I was capable of. This is where Juliana's mentoring skills come into play. She creates a learning atmosphere that encourages self-growth and exploration.
- Leah Mehta-Marciante, Vinyasa Yoga Teacher

“Mother is the first Guru.” 

― South Asian Teaching

PROGRAM DIRECTOR & LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Juliana Mitchell, C-IAYT (she/her) began teaching prenatal yoga in 2006 and her life was forever changed. She's the creator of Carried Downward Breath; A Prenatal Yoga Training, which she’s led for over a decade. Juliana is also the creator of Movement & Breath for Labor, through which she's aided numerous couples in prepping for birth. And has loved serving as doula at a few births.

An avid student of the pelvis, Juliana offers classes and trainings in Yoga for Pelvic Wellness.

She's acted as a Yoga mentor to Dr. Shilpa Babbar, OBGYN on a randomized controlled trial to measure prenatal Yoga's impact on fetal behavior (Truman Medical Center, Kansas City). And provided guidance to Dr. Barbara Chuback, Urologist, (Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC) on early stage planning of a study to assess Yoga's impact on pelvic floor dysfunction.

Her teachers include: Judith Lasater, Mother Nature, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

OUR FACULTY HAS INCLUDED 

 

Caprice Abowitt; birth educator, doula, prenatal yoga teacher

 

Nathalia Gibbs; full spectrum, harm reduction doula

 

Ikaika Regidor; yoga teacher & LGBTQ consultant

 

Mikka Bonel; yoga therapist specializing in holistic approaches to prenatal/postnatal care 

 

MaryJoanna Grisso of Peace House Yoga specializes in adaptive yoga steeped in trauma sensitivity.

 

We're grateful to & so proud of our skillful, committed & diverse team of guest teachers!

Energetically, this work is so profound!

A great many have 'a mother wound.' This training is an alchemist’s opportunity to bring light to that space.

As we shine light on this aspect of self, we learn to hold space for our students to do so for themselves & by extension their family & community.

This has ripple effects into the world.

Once you can modify the practice for pregnancy, we guarantee you'll be a far more resourceful & confidant instructor. 

You'll simultaneously have amassed the skills to:

  • Teach a gentle Yoga class.
  • Modify for larger bodies.
  • Possess baseline skills to adapt the practice for a large range of practitioners. 
  • Have an enhanced capacity to hold space for self & others.

This is leadership. 

 

There have been many pregnant humans in my classes lately and it made me very grateful for the knowledge passed to me during the prenatal TT.

- Asia Wolf, Yoga Teacher & Reiki Practitioner

I feel so grateful to do this work & feel incredibly uplifted by all you have taught me, that I can share with others. Thank you with my whole heart for all that you share!

- MaryJoanna Grisso, Yoga Teacher

 

"Thank you for a very nourishing, growth experience. What you have taught during this training is useful, not just for prenatal yoga, but for all my classes. I feel that you made wonderful use of all of our time together and truly gave us our money’s worth. More importantly, you shared with us your spirit, and for that, I am most grateful."

- Karen Johnston, Yoga Teacher /Fitness Instructor

"I participated in this training and it was AWESOME. I learned so much about pregnancy, prenatal yoga, and female anatomy. I highly recommend this program!"

- Alyssa Rubin, Hot Yoga Teacher

 

 

This 75 Hour Program

can be offered in person or livestream.

 

 

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Want to host this program at your studio?

 

 

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