Prenatal Teacher Training Winter 2020

Mindful Matriarch 85hour Prenatal Teacher Training
with Kelley Voegelin
Winter 2020
Mindful Matriarch Prenatal Teacher Training is for certified yoga teachers who are interested in offering pregnant women a safe, accessible and supportive yoga practice. This training educates teachers on the stages of pregnancy and labor, as well as safe yoga practices (asana, pranayama, meditation, mudra) for each trimester. Safe alignment and prenatal sequencing are explored, as well as development of awareness and coping techniques for the physical and emotional change of pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. Mindful Matriarch Prenatal Yoga is a sacred place for building endurance for the journey ahead while also embracing rest and renewal with tools that bring balance and wellbeing to a pregnant woman’s ever changing body and world.
A brief overview of the curriculum:
  • Asana & pranayama for each trimester
  • Contraindicated yoga
  • High-risk & other conditions
  • Modifications & sequencing
  • Pelvic floor exercises
  • Sounding, visualizations, meditation, mudra
  • Philosophy
  • Subtle Body
  • The womb’s cycle & practices
  • Birth choices & empowerment
  • Anatomy & physiology of pregnancy, childbirth & labor
  • Creating a supportive space for prenatal students
  • Postpartum
  • Practice teaching, feedback, practicum
  • Observe & assist in prenatal class
Dates:
Jan-April
contact kelvoeyoga@gmail.com for more information