Well woman Yoga Diploma

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgb63f8ba1be15-accordion-header pgb63f8ba1be15 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgb63f8ba1be15-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Well woman Yoga Diploma </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <div class="wp-block-cover"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim"></span><img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-101414" alt="well woman yoga" src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/francoise-teach-well-woman-1200.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"><p></p> <p class="has-large-font-size">Well Woman Yoga Training</p></div></div> <div style="height:53px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>Well Woman Yoga offers all women unique ways to traverse the hormonal, physiological and emotional changes they inevitably go through during their life cycles, whether they have previous yoga experience or not.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Well Woman Yoga enables all women to increase their health and well-being.</li> <li>This therapeutic yoga empowers women on and off the mat, at all stages of the reproductive cycle and beyond. </li> <li>The practices promote hormonal balance and the regulation of the menstrual cycle before and after childbirth or during the childbearing years. </li></ul> <p>Whether you are already passionate about improving womenu2019s experiences of pelvic health, menstruation, reproductive health or just starting in this area, this course will give you the experience and skills you need to start running effective enjoyable sessions in general well woman yoga classes. Or you may choose to offer more specific themed classes or workshops and tailored 1:1 sessions, specialise in offering classes for a particular life stage such as fertility or menopause or integrate the practices into your existing classes. </p> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 31%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><h2 class="wp-block-heading">On This Course You Will Learn ...</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>an enjoyable fluid and dynamic style of yoga without compromising on a safe range of motion, stability and balance. </li> <li>a range of practices and adaptations making it equally accessible and beneficial for beginners and those who have practised yoga before.</li> <li>how to help women create or regain strength and flexibility in healthy spinal alignment contributing to their wellness. </li> <li>how the practices relate to the nervous system and endocrine system, womenu2019s emotions and life stage.</li> <li>micro-movements of the pelvis and isometric toning with the breath that promote deep awareness and health of the whole pelvic area, which is central to womenu2019s vitality.</li> <li>to create a welcoming and caring environment which enhances all aspects of well woman yoga.</li> <li>to be able to offer circle practices, small group and pair practices to promote a sense of connection while allowing each woman to develop her own transformative yoga practice.</li> <li>how to integrate appropriate mudras and sound practices.</li></ul></div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wellwomanyog-683x1024.jpg" alt="well woman yoga" class="wp-image-101418 size-full" /></figure></div> <ul class="wp-block-list"></ul> <p></p> <div style="color:#ddd" class="wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1"><hr style="height:30px" /></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:35% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wellwomanyog2-683x1024.jpg" alt="well woman yoga" class="wp-image-101419 size-full" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><h2 class="wp-block-heading">This Training is Facilitated by ...</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>several different tutors bringing a wealth of experience together to share</li> <li>breakout rooms to give time for discussion </li> <li>looking at case study scenarios</li> <li>online resources including additional notes, articles and references </li> <li>a modular format giving you time to digest and integrate between modules</li> <li>access to the recordings of the online sessions so you can enjoy practising and rewatch again when you want</li> <li>full feedback on coursework (for those wishing to complete the full qualification)</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Structure of Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma Training ...</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>3 compulsory core training modules 40 contact hours: Foundation, Pelvic Health & Menstrual Health + 1 self study Ayurveda module</li> <li>1 elective module - see dates for 2024 Electives</li> <li>Each weekend comprises: Friday 6.30-8pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm, Sunday 9.30am-1pm (UK times)</li> <li>Self study and Coursework, for those wanting the full certification, which includes documenting case study classes (6 for foundation & 3 for the Elective)</li></ul> <p>Whilst the Well Woman Yoga course does not include Pre & Postnatal Yoga, the Well Woman Yoga course very much complements our Perinatal Yoga training. Students may start with the 3 compulsory core modules or they may begin with one of the elective modules as a standalone course and then decide to take the full training. Ideally the Diploma is completed over a period of 2 years.</p></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">WHY YOU SHOULD TRAIN IN BIRTHLIGHT WELL WOMAN YOGA</h2> <p>#1. Well Woman Yoga offers all women unique ways to traverse the hormonal, physiological and emotional changes they inevitably go through during their life cycles, whether they have previous yoga experience or not. With Well Woman Yoga all women can increase their health and well-being because</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>they can enjoy a fluid and dynamic style of yoga without compromising on a safe range of motion, stability and balance. </li> <li>strong and flexible muscles in healthy spinal alignment contribute to wellness, this is the foundation of our teaching in relation to the nervous system and the endocrine glands.</li> <li>this therapeutic yoga empowers women on and off the mat, at all stages of the reproductive cycle and beyond. </li> <li>the practices promote hormonal balance and the regulation of the menstrual cycle before and after childbirth or the childbearing years. </li> <li>Micro-movements of the pelvis and isometric toning with the breath promote deep awareness and health of the whole pelvic area, central to womenu2019s vitality</li> <li>they can practise yoga in a welcoming and caring environment which enhances all aspects of their yoga</li> <li>in face-to-face classes, circle, small group and pair practices promote a sense of connection while allowing each woman to develop her own transformative yoga practice</li></ul> <p>#2. You will learn a new skill set to specifically support womenu2019s health and well-being, this may be a totally new area of teaching depending on your background or add substantially to what you are already offering, whether you come from a yoga teaching, yoga therapy or another professional background.</p> <p>#3. Whether you are already passionate about improving womenu2019s experiences of pelvic health, menstruation, fertility, menopause, or just starting in this area this course will give you the experience and skills you need to start running effective enjoyable sessions in generalised well woman yoga classes, more specific themed classes or workshops and tailored 1:1 sessions or integrating the practices into your existing classes.</p> <div style="height:58px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Structure of Birthlight Welll Woman Yoga Diploma Training</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>3 compulsory foundation training modules + 1 self study Ayurveda module</strong></li> <li><strong>1 elective module </strong></li> <li><strong>Self study and Coursework</strong></li></ul> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/well-woman-yoga-for-womens-health.png" alt="Birthlight Well Woman Yoga" class="wp-image-101131" /></figure> <div style="height:58px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What You will Learn</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Principles and hands-on techniques to help you support wellness patterns in women, irrespective of age, health status, degree of fitness or life trajectory. </li> <li>A strong focus on core strength, understood both anatomically and energetically</li> <li>Yoga practices promoting hormonal balance and the regulation of the menstrual cycle before and after childbirth are presented and explained in the light of current advances in yoga anatomy and principles of yoga therapy, combining Ayurveda and bio-medical approaches. </li> <li>The fundamentals of structure and movement together with breathing patterns as specific to womenu2019s bodies</li> <li>The main principles of Ayurveda with relevance for womenu2019s health, in parallel with neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinology (with particular attention to the Vagal system and hormonal balance). </li> <li>Appropriate mudras, use of breath and sound.</li> <li>Experiential anatomy, supported by the use of visual materials and research articles, to assimilate anatomy and physiology in direct ways.</li> <li>Tried and tested sequences with therapeutic benefits that can be integrated in programmes for groups or individuals</li> <li>Elements of practice that yoga teachers can integrate in therapeutic programmes to individualise the practices according to womenu2019s ages, energy levels and health status.</li> <li>Resources for creating a welcoming and caring environment for teaching Well Woman Yoga in studios or in clinical settings.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Assessment, Self-study & Coursework</h2> <p>You will be assessed throughout the course with quizzes and informal teaching practicals. To gain your Diploma you will need to submit:</p> <p>1 case-study for the Foundation </p> <p>1 case study for the Elective Module</p> <p> Each case study documents 4 successive sessions, in a group class or a 1:1.</p> <p>Answer a worksheet of 20 questions. </p> <p>A recording (10 minutes) of your teaching as specified by the course tutor</p> <p>As an extension of the training the self-study hours and coursework consolidate your understanding and skills. All coursework is thoroughly read and commented on to make sure you continue refining and developing your teaching beyond the training days.</p> <div style="height:58px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Testimonials about Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma Training</h2> <div class="wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-c31c57a8 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__with-tweet uagb-blockquote__tweet-style-classic uagb-blockquote__tweet-icon_text uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none"><blockquote class="uagb-blockquote"><div class="uagb-blockquote__content">u201cWell woman yoga has led me to Ayurveda, it has helped me to heal, balance my hormones and my cycle and to grow. I have inspired other women in Bristol and one of the ladies attending my workshops a year ago is now in the process of completing her Diploma with Francoise Freedman. I feel blessedu2026u201d </div><footer><div class="uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left"><cite class="uagb-blockquote__author"><em>Bindie 2020</em></cite></div><a href="/" class="uagb-blockquote__tweet-button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z"></path></svg>Tweet</a></footer></blockquote></div> <div style="height:59px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-3aec154c uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__with-tweet uagb-blockquote__tweet-style-classic uagb-blockquote__tweet-icon_text uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none"><blockquote class="uagb-blockquote"><div class="uagb-blockquote__content">u201cI have also done the wellwoman course with Francoise. Itu2019s a wonderful course that I canu2019t recommend highly enough. Iu2019ve worked successfully with women trying to conceive, prevented women from having surgery with prolapses, helped women manage the side effects of menopause so that they can have a better quality of life as well as manage my own endometriosis (from used to having to take strong pain relief, which was giving me gastro problems, to now not taking any pain relief at all). It has been a life-changing course.</div><footer><div class="uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left"><cite class="uagb-blockquote__author">Alex 2016</cite></div><a href="/" class="uagb-blockquote__tweet-button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z"></path></svg>Tweet</a></footer></blockquote></div> <p></p> <div style="height:58px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p></p> </div>

Yoga for Fertility and Early Pregnancy Support

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgabfd6682fdfe-accordion-header pgabfd6682fdfe accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-chevron-down"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgabfd6682fdfe-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for Fertility and Early Pregnancy Support </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>This short course is an opportunity for you, as a yoga teacher or therapist, to deepen your understanding of yoga to support women (*in the broadest sense of the term) who wish to have a baby but face challenges at various stages along their fertility journeys. Successful conception is seen as the main goal but avoiding loss in the early weeks, whether conception has been spontaneous or facilitated by IVF, can be just as important. About a fourth of womenu2019s infertility diagnoses are inconclusive. For women over their mid-thirties, age is often quoted as a critical factor, but this is not always the case. Anecdotal evidence can be contested but it shows the power of psycho-somatic factors in unexplained infertility: this is how yoga can be most helpful.</p> <p>Whether you have already trained with Birthlight or not, you may be aware that gentle therapeutic yoga can promote feminine wellness, including fertility, from a holistic perspective integrating mind, body emotions and spiritual dimensions of being.</p> <p>This therapeutic yoga course translates recent anatomy and physiology research into original practices that are effective to enhance blood circulation and innervation of the lower pelvis, ensuring optimal function of the ovaries before and after ovulation. In IVF cases, this can make a significant difference for egg extraction and fertilisation. Slow breathing takes these practices to the essence of yoga, inducing an effortless relaxed state. Going beyond a focus on pregnancy tests, you will be invited to guide women in a connected, empathic, and holistic way along fertility journeys that are linked with very personal stories.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> </div></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why join this course now?</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>With Birthlight fertility yoga, both women who for unknown reasons do not conceive spontaneously and women who have opted for assisted conception can benefit from the practices in a holistic, medium to long term perspective that hopefully will include their babies. </li> <li>Medicalised approaches to fertility are remarkably precise, but they often ignore relaxation as a key factor of success. Women and their partners need to be shown how to self-nurture to navigate through what is invariably a very emotional process. Birthlight has identified a range of relaxation practices for use on and off the mat to effectively neutralise the effects of stress in the body.</li> <li>In this course, all contributing factors are considered, from habitual tension in posture to breathing patterns in response to emotions, and from attitudes to matrescence that may not be fully conscious to self-empowerment through self-awareness and interoception.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is special about this livestream course?</h2> <p>The two trainers who co-tutor this course, Franu00e7oise Freedman and Vera Dubrovina-Thompson, are highly experienced in this yoga specialty. Franu00e7oise pioneered fertility yoga classes in London in the 1990s, with success rates that attracted media attention. This short course is a module for the Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma, which focuses on reproductive health and wellness through womenu2019s life cycle. Vera, after developing excellent yoga skills to teach and care for women, and working as a birth keeper, has made fertility a focus of her London-based career. She supports women along their fertility journeys.</p> </div>

Yoga for Holistic Menopause

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pga4ccccd11512-accordion-header pga4ccccd11512 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pga4ccccd11512-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for Holistic Menopause </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <div class="wp-block-cover is-light"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim"></span><img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-93800" alt="holistic menopause" src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/holistic-menopause-e1659104807136.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"><p class="has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size">Holistic Menopause</p></div></div> <div style="height:36px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>Menopause is one of the big transformative phases of womenu2019s lives that may leave them struggling with their yoga practice as well as their everyday lives. Join us on this short course to learn how the Birthlight yoga approach and practices can help women to adapt more easily to the changes whether they are experienced yogini or new to yoga. The Birthlight Menopause course has continually evolved since it was first taught in a Well Woman Yoga module created for the Yoga Biomedical Trust by Franu00e7oise Freedman in 2002. As in all Birthlight courses, participants experience and learn to teach enjoyable yet effective practices that are accessible to all women.</p> <p>This course includes:</p> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:48% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/women-2300105_640-e1604589753540.jpg" alt="menopause" class="wp-image-63472 size-full" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>An integrated knowledge of physiology of the menopause as a process that ends womenu2019s reproductive cycle but that can help them renew themselves in their lifecycle, whether they are mothers or not.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Yoga Asanas for alignment, grounding and centring through physical changes: strengthening, bone-building and stamina-creating practices.</li> <li>Yoga breathing practices that help regularise hormonal fluctuations and promote balance</li> <li>Practical Yoga Sequences that women can use at home to cope with fatigue, adrenal depletion, hot flushes and insomnia</li> <li>Pelvic floor yoga the Birthlight way with special applications for the menopause (with bandhas)</li> <li>Pelvic and self-integrity (pelvic floor, lower chakras and the Hara life-centre) with yoga </li> <li>Less known yoga practices to engage with emotions and access calm inner strength: transforming anger and grief with heart connection </li> <li>Playful and creative flow practices to enliven Shakti - the hub of primordial feminine creative energy in womenu2019s lives u2013 during menopause years.</li> <li>Pathways to relaxation to soothe the nervous system, from quick easy practices to an exploration of deeper relaxation in restorative poses. </li> <li>An opportunity to share with other women about the experience of the menopause in an honest and non-judgemental environment</li></ul></div></div> <p>This short course is open to Yoga teachers and other professionals working with womenu2019s health and well-being.If you have already done Well Woman Yoga courses, you may want to update your skills and learning and use this as a CPD. </p> <p>As a teacher or a professional, you may want to use this course to support your own menopausal journey.</p> <p>Participants will receive a digital certificate of attendance. If you would like more than a Certificate of Attendance you can complete the coursework to gain a Birthlight Certificate in Yoga for the Menopause. Coursework consists of a worksheet (10 questions) and two documented case-studies (either one group and one individual, or two individual case studies, face to face or online). Coursework can be completed within six months and will be carefully assessed with personalised feedback. This Short Course also counts as an elective module of the Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What our Participants Say ...</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p><strong><em>I will recommend this course to other yoga teachers. In my opinion, yoga teachers should be aware of various aspects of women's lives. We all have women of all ages in our classes and thanks to the knowledge gained in this course, we could adjust the practice to their needs!</em></strong></p><cite>-- Sally, 2023</cite></blockquote> <div style="height:21px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p><br><strong><em>I really enjoyed this training and connecting with other yoga teachers over the weekend. Lots of ideas for including practices to support peri-post menopausal women, through classes or workshops. Belinda is an excellent tutor and ensures everyone has the chance to contribute and share their ideas.</em></strong></p><cite>-- Sarah, 2023</cite></blockquote> </div>

Yoga for Pelvic Health

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgf7782595b876-accordion-header pgf7782595b876 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgf7782595b876-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for Pelvic Health </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Coming soon!</p> </div>

Yoga for Breast Health

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pg9d4f4d71a780-accordion-header pg9d4f4d71a780 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pg9d4f4d71a780-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for Breast Health </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Course Overview for Yoga for Breast Health</h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:34% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/breast-health2-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-101119 size-full" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><p>Regulated by the endocrine system, breasts respond to hormonal changes through womenu2019s lives from teens to post-menopause years. Breasts matter about how women feel about themselves .</p> <p>Breast health is ignored in most yoga teacher training courses. Yoga teachers and therapists interested in promoting womenu2019s health with yoga will gain new insights about how to adapt practices to suit womenu2019s breasts, rather than women having to endure discomfort. </p> <p>This Well Woman Yoga module/CPD offers relevant knowledge from Ayurveda and Yoga, and a wealth of practical resources that women can use at different stages of their lifecycle whether they wish to take care of their breasts in a preventive perspective or to maintain their health and wellbeing after undergoing breast cancer treatment.</p></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Participants will gain awareness of ....</h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Breast anatomy and the key u2018muscles of yogau2019 that can be activated in supporting breasts. What happens when breasts change</li> <li>Anatomy and Physiology of breasts in Ayurveda</li> <li>Why and how spinal alignment and correct breathing matter</li> <li>The relation between breasts, heart, and the lymphatic system. Breasts and shakti are related</li> <li>How to accommodate yoga asanas to breasts rather than breasts to asanas</li></ul></div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/women-breast-health-2-1024x483.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-101122 size-full" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Practices taught will include ...</h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:38% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/yoga-for-breast-health1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-101120 size-full" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Two Self massage of breasts sequences (one short, one longer), with instructions about using oils suitable for the breast tissue</li> <li>Self-care for lymphatic drainage (with and without axillary nodes)</li> <li>Yoga-based practices and Asana variations to promote breast health</li> <li>Yoga sequences to ease sore breasts during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and lactation period</li> <li>Breast-based self-nurture with yoga for all women, using mudras and visualisation</li> <li>Gentle but effective stimulation of marma points to promote breast health</li></ul></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Participants acquire knowledge of ...</h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>How to practically help women celebrate their breasts as they are and find harmony with their breasts through their life trajectories and choices (augmentation, reduction, implants)</li> <li>How to use yoga for breast health to develop a more integrated awareness of self care</li> <li>Yoga practices to help women reclaim their breasts after breastfeeding</li> <li>Yoga practices to help women reclaim breasts or breast space-after surgery, with or without breast reconstruction</li></ul></div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/yoga-for-breast-health-course-800x450-1.png" alt="yoga for breast health" class="wp-image-100697 size-full" /></figure></div> </div>

Birthlight Yoga to Optimise Pelvic Floor Tone

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgd2e57fe05030-accordion-header pgd2e57fe05030 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgd2e57fe05030-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Birthlight Yoga to Optimise Pelvic Floor Tone </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What will I learn?</h2> <p>You will learn a new skill set to optimise womenu2019s pelvic floor muscle function through their lifecycle. This may be a totally new area of teaching depending on your background or add substantially to what you are already offering. Therapeutic yoga for the pelvic floor introduces you to a whole new world of teaching that supports women in an area relatively neglected both in yoga and in healthcare. Whether you are already passionate about improving womenu2019s wellbeing with dedicated u2018Well Woman Yogau2019 or just starting in this area or simply want to practise for yourself, this day will add to your professional development and personal understanding.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why this mini-course now?</h2> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote alignright"><blockquote><p><strong><em>Preventing pelvic floor dysfunction and restoring optimal function when possible are central to Yoga for promoting womenu2019s wellness and vitality through life.</em></strong></p></blockquote></figure> <p>With yoga for the pelvic floor, all women can increase their well-being because:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>the current focus on pelvic floor toning is not working. The two extremes of weak muscles and overtone both cause widespread dysfunctions that cause great (often unspoken) suffering for women. Elasticity implies tone but the reverse is not true. A balanced female pelvic floor needs u2018coordinationu2019, not just strength.</li> <li>an over toned pelvic floor is counterproductive for birth preparation and for supporting good pelvic floor function at any time. Pregnancy and physiological birth have long been considered the main risk factors for development of pelvic floor dysfunction, but statistics show that healthy functioning of pelvic floor muscles can be compromised even when birth has been by C section.</li> <li>yoga teachers and therapists need to understand the interactions between the muscles, fascia, ligaments and joints that impact on pelvic floor function. The effects of the nervous systemu2019s state on the ability of the pelvic floor to function well in daily life will also be considered. This course makes this knowledge accessible as a visual shortcut to complex anatomy and physiology.</li> <li>therapeutic yoga micromovements are effective to alleviate chronic ailments (stress incontinence, mild prolapses) in a long-term postnatal recovery perspective as symptoms are often aggravated in the Perimenopause and beyond.</li> <li>interoception is central to the development of Shakti, the feminine creative power. Pelvic floor awareness is key to the expression of Shakti in both tension and deep relaxation. There is a need for a better understanding of Mula Bandha for female yoga practitioners</li> <li>the active engagement and release of pelvic floor muscles can be experienced effectively with yoga both on and off the mat without the use of internal props.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">This 6-hour course includes:</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Breakout rooms for review and exchange of information, guided practice, and time to ask questions in person and clarify teaching points.</li> <li>A wealth of experience to share drawing on both personal, professional and collective teaching experience and observation over several decades.</li> <li>Additional resources accessible online as pre-reading or post-reading materials</li> <li>Recordings of the online sessions, available for 6 months to support your learning journey and professional development. This mini-course also counts as 6 hours of CPD for Birthlight teaching members.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Who is this course for?</h2> <p>We welcome teachers, therapists and yoga pactitioners from all traditions.</p> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div>

Yoga for the Prevention and Repair of Diastasis Recti

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pg0c0a78d9b86e-accordion-header pg0c0a78d9b86e accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pg0c0a78d9b86e-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for the Prevention and Repair of Diastasis Recti </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>In this CPD we look at what Diastasis Recti is and how to resolve it after birth. Weu2019ll include some simple dou2019s and donu2019t for postnatal yoga practice, daily life and carrying and lifting babies. We then look at the practices that will best help restore the integrity of the linea alba to use in Postnatal classes and for women to take home to fit into their day.</p> </div>

Yoga to Prevent and Alleviate Pelvic Girdle Pain

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgca92a522c030-accordion-header pgca92a522c030 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgca92a522c030-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga to Prevent and Alleviate Pelvic Girdle Pain </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Coming soon!</p> </div>

Yoga to Support Breast Cancer Recovery

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pg9bc84e8ff4bd-accordion-header pg9bc84e8ff4bd accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pg9bc84e8ff4bd-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga to Support Breast Cancer Recovery </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Coming soon!</p> </div>

Marma Therapy for Well Woman Yoga Teachers / Therapists

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgd9bdfa9df5c3-accordion-header pgd9bdfa9df5c3 accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgd9bdfa9df5c3-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Marma Therapy for Well Woman Yoga Teachers / Therapists </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Coming soon!</p> </div>

Cesarean Scar Healing with Massage and Yoga

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pg6afcc9406d5a-accordion-header pg6afcc9406d5a accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pg6afcc9406d5a-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Cesarean Scar Healing with Massage and Yoga </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Yoga teachers and other professionals working with postnatal women can add to their Postnatal yoga repertoire by adding these specialist practices to enhance deep physical and emotional healing through all the tissue layers.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Part 1 </h2> <p>Part 1 focuses on self-massage of the C section scar with breath and awareness, based on anatomy. Three short progressive sequences offer both general and specific resources for different scars and stages of healing, to prevent or alleviate adhesions. Guided self practice and debrief. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Part 2 </h2> <p>Part 2 includes an original Birthlight set of yoga micromovements to support long term core strength, blood circulation and innervation after a C section plus selected yoga resources to address the energetic and emotional aspects of C sections (use of sound, mantra, affirmations, mudra and heart-womb meditation)</p> </div>

<div id="ui-id-1" class="pgaea030c6009b-accordion-header pgaea030c6009b accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon"> <span class="accordion-icon-idle fas fa-angle-down"></span><span class="accordion-icon-toggle fas fa-angle-up"></span> </span> <div index="" class="pgaea030c6009b-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > Yoga for Bone Health </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <div class="wp-block-cover" style="min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim"></span><img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-101505" alt="" src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-dids-5499558.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained"><p class="has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size">Yoga for Bone Health</p></div></div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Get informed - understand which types of movements and asanas are safe for people with osteoporosis and osteopenia.</h3> <p><strong>This CPD aims to</strong> raise awareness of the dou2019s and donu2019ts in teaching yoga to women over 45 who may need to review and renew their yoga practice but who remain attached to sequences that can become harmful as they age. As you gain a better understanding of osteopenia and osteoporosis, you will be able to design safe and enjoyable routines to promote womenu2019s health and,significantly, their embodied self-confidence to move freely as they age. Given the impact of the perimenopause on bones, this awareness needs to start in womenu2019s forties. With well adapted yoga, we CAN turn the challenge of thinning bones into a powerful catalyst for healthy and even enjoyable ageing.</p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote alignright has-small-font-size"><blockquote><p>You will be able to design safe and enjoyable routines to promote womenu2019s health and,significantly, their embodied self-confidence to move freely as they age</p></blockquote></figure> <p>Osteopenia, the loss of bone density with age, is inevitable but can and must be slowed down before it leads to osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become less dense and predisposed to fractures. There are no obvious symptoms of either osteopenia or osteoporosis. Often, people are unaware they have it unless theyu2019re tested for it, or unfortunately, they find out after they break a bone. Bone loss is a fact of ageing, but osteoporosis is not, and yet 1 in 3 women over 50 suffer from an osteoporotic fracture.<br>There is currently a debate about the therapeutic value of yoga for reducing osteopenia and alleviating osteoporosis, if not reversing these conditions. Controlled studies in 2009 and 2015 byLoren Fishman, MD, found that practising yoga asanas can increase bone density if done consistently and properly. This led to the claim that u201cyoga builds bonesu201d ** Recent cautions however (Mayo Clinic study 2019*) suggest that yoga practice must be adapted to be safe, and that certain asanas such as spinal flexion and twisting are best avoided for yogini diagnosed with or at risk of osteoporosis.</p> <p><strong>This CPD course addresses</strong> the pressing need for yoga therapists and yoga teachers to understand which types of movements are safe for people with osteoporosis and osteopenia and to communicate this knowledge to their students. The micromovements advocated in Birthlight Well Woman Yoga are effective and safe for women over 50 to mitigate the loss of bone density. Fluid yoga moves can also improve balance and flexibility, which can prevent falls and therefore reduce the risk of fractures. u2018Doing no harmu2019 is a leading principle for yoga teachers/therapists.</p> <div class="wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-background" style="background-color:#790141"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><h3 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color">What You will Gain</h3> <p class="has-white-color has-text-color">Anatomy and physiology foundations for understanding osteopenia and osteoporosis, with special attention to the spine and the pelvis.<br>Well Woman Yoga puts priority on elongating the spine. We follow the view put forward in the Mayo Clinic study that spinal extension exercises are safer than flexion exercises in reducing the risk of fractures in osteoporosis and that strong abdominal curls are to be avoided. Even though recommending twisting poses for osteoporosis is now considered controversial, Well Woman Yoga follows Dr. Fishmanu2019s view that in all her research, she has never seen twisting poses cause fractures.<br>u201cTwisting poses would be helpful to put some pressure on the spine. The bones respond to the pressure by building more bones. You want to put pressure on the bones, but you donu2019t want to put too much pressure on the vertebrae,u201d says Fishman. Mild twists like the seated twisting poses apply gentle pressure to the bones without harming the vertebrae.</p></div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img src="https://birthlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/iStock-1046581376-1024x683.jpg" alt="bone health cpd" class="wp-image-101501 size-full" /></figure></div> <p>Anatomy and physiology foundations for understanding osteopenia and osteoporosis, with special attention to the spine and the pelvis.<br>Well Woman Yoga puts priority on elongating the spine. We follow the view put forward in the Mayo Clinic study that spinal extension exercises are safer than flexion exercises in reducing the risk of fractures in osteoporosis and that strong abdominal curls are to be avoided. Even though recommending twisting poses for osteoporosis is now considered controversial, Well Woman Yoga follows Dr. Fishmanu2019s view that in all her research, she has never seen twisting poses cause fractures.<br>u201cTwisting poses would be helpful to put some pressure on the spine. The bones respond to the pressure by building more bones. You want to put pressure on the bones, but you donu2019t want to put too much pressure on the vertebrae,u201d says Fishman. Mild twists like the seated twisting poses apply gentle pressure to the bones without harming the vertebrae.</p> </div>