Frequently Asked Questions

Past grads have taught prenatal yoga:

• privately
• in studios across the US & internationally. 
• within a correctional facility
• within a homeless shelter

They've also:

• launched entire prenatal yoga programs 
• offered 'prenatal couples yoga' workshops
• led ‘Intro to Prenatal Yoga’ within 200-hour TT 
• created & led their own PYTT

Our alum report feeling confident when a pregnant person walks into their non-prenatal class. 

And share that their Prenatal Yoga knowledge has led them to be skillful at teaching

• gentle classes
• larger bodied folk
• persons with fibroids
• to generally feel confident thinking through how to modify poses in a wide array of situations.

All together, this has opened up a wide array of teaching opportunities. 

There is no investment greater than investing in one's self. 

When you invest in Carried Downward Breath; A Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training you're not just adding a certification, you're developing the tools to cultivate a lifelong, abundant and sustainable career as a yoga teacher.  

Payment plans are available, please ask. 

Diversity Scholarships are available for under-represented, under-resourced persons. Those who pay full tuition are supporting the scholarship recipients in their journey too. 

We ask that students make a high level commitment to attend all training days. That said, it's understood that commitments may pre-exist or arise. 

For this reason...

Training days are recorded

All training days are recorded & shared. Students who need to miss livestream classes are responsible for studying what they missed, via the recordings. 

The recorded sessions are available to the people in the program only and for up to 3-months following the end of the program.

If you know you need to miss a portion please reach out to Juliana (the program director) via [email protected] to discuss. 

Here are just a few of the things that make this thoughtful program extra special:

LEARNING TO TEACH THE KEY ELEMENTS 

There are 13 "Key Elements" to teaching a safe, effective & meaningful Prenatal Yoga class. Our curriculum is organized to clarify the why & the how of these 13 critical aspects. You'll learn to teach and deeply understand these elements and in so doing, will be confidant to teach a safe, effective & meaningful Prenatal Yoga class.

THE MANUAL & COURSE MATERIALS (LIFETIME ACCESS)

Our curriculum is thoughtfully scaffolded to support the way people learn, heal & grow.

Our course materials are housed in program called Kajabi and grads of the program have lifetime access to these course materials. 

THE PEER MENTOR PROGRAM/COMMUNITY

We're a community who support and mentor each other. You'll get to meet prior grads (peer mentors) who can answer your questions. Once you've graduated, you'll be invited back as a peer mentor too. This allows you to sit in for future program at no additional price; where you can both reinforce material you're still learning and share your growing knowledge. 

In this way, community connections extend beyond certification. We don't give lip service to community, we build & foster it actively.

Vinyasa, Restorative, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Anusara, Iyengar-influenced & Jivamuktu teachers take this training.

Some of our teacher trainees are newer teachers others are quite seasoned. 

We've been joined by a few nurses, an OB, a PT, a midwife-in-training, birth educators & doulas.

Regardless of lineage, gender, 'experience' or other detail, we gather as a circle of equals and a community of mindful learners on a sacred quest. 

Yes. You simply need to be called by your heart to this work and then add training to that inclination.

Motherhood/parenthood is not a prerequisite.

No, it does not. 

Prenatal Yoga has such depths to be explored. And that is the total focus of this training.

My main teacher Judith Lasater encourages us 'to dig deep and not wide'. :)

That being said, Level 2 of this training (Advanced Prenatal Yoga  Techniques; Harnessing Prana) includes Introduction to Teaching Post-Partum  Yoga.

Yes! However, you must also have a committed yoga practice.

Please note that upon completion you'll would be awarded a 'certificate in prenatal yoga study' rather than being certified as a prenatal yoga teacher.  

Any questions about this please reach out to the Program Director Juliana Mitchell [email protected]

No, it is not. We love and stand by our own benchmarks of proven excellence, and the curriculum that arises from that. 

These are values that are at the core of this community: 

Learning/Questioning/Forging your way 

Everyone has the right to question what’s being taught to them. Juliana does not want you to ’teach like her’ she wants you to teach like YOU!

We sit as a circle of learners and as a circle of teachers. 

The Power of (Y)our Word

Language is powerful. How we speak of ourselves and one another matters greatly.

The Intersection of Science and Spirit

Juliana sees spirit and science as being ultimately the same. And sees our yogic studies as being a way to celebrate this intersection.  

You are Sacred. You are a Genius. 

This community will hold space for your sacredness and for your unique expression of genius. We will encourage you to be in direct experience with your sacredness and your unique expression of genius. All while holding tender space for our beautiful and awkward fallibility, 

Diversity is a Blessing

We are committed to the truth that diversity is a blessing, richness, and strength

In honor of Yoga/in gratitude of Yoga

Juliana feels great gratitude and respect for the cultures and the peoples of India for birthing and cultivating the Yoga traditions over thousands of years. It’s her intent to live actively with the question: What does it mean to be a modern western yogi and modern western yoga teacher? And within that, what does it mean to be aligned with honoring the ancient system of Yoga and the people from whom these traditions come?

Born = Worthy

All beings are worthy. Not because of their achievements, but just by virtue of their existence, all beings are worthy. 

Before reserving a spot in a Living Now Yoga program, please ensure you're sincere & committed. That care & respect mean a great deal, thank you! However, if despite that sincere level of commitment you need to cancel your spot in a Living Now Yoga program: 

POSTPONEMENT-

Should you need to cancel prior to the program’s start date, you may put 100% of your paid tuition amount toward a future Living Now Yoga program. 

Should you need to cancel as of or after the program’s start date, we'll likewise make best efforts to accommodate your joining into a future Living Now Yoga program of equivalent hours & tuition cost. We care about you as a person and would make best efforts to work with you. 

REIMBURSEMENT

Prior to the start date, we would refund the tuition less a processing fee of $200. There are no tuition refunds as of the program’s start date.

Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with anything else you may have questions about.