Overview
Perinatal Yoga designates yoga applied to pregnancy, birth and the early postnatal period. At Birthlight we have supported continuity of care from the start, offering yoga classes for women from pre-conception all the way to the time when they are ready to resume their general yoga practice.
The Birthlight Perinatal Yoga course offers a distilled teaching of the adaptations of classic yoga to pre and postnatal yoga that Françoise Freedman has developed over twenty years. The practices are explained with a comprehensive background of subtle anatomy and physiology of women during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum. Theory is never separated from practice but always blended in for a deeper understanding of the beneficial effects of yoga at this special time in women’s lives.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for the training of yoga teachers who hold a recognised teaching yoga qualification. It is particularly recommended to teachers who are motivated to develop a specialisation in yoga with pregnant women and new mothers.
Course Objectives
This course enables students to develop a practical understanding of the way classic yoga can be adapted to the demands of pregnancy childbirth and the postpartum. The course blends western knowledge of anatomy and physiology with an understanding of traditional yoga techniques and Ayurvedic teaching. It has been developed after over ten years of teaching and training at the Biomedical Trust in London and also includes many aspects of Yoga Therapy.
Our style is interactive and very practical. We will gear the content to your individual needs, and we have a reputation for responding to issues as they arise. We make sure that the material can be assimilated by all participants in a non-competitive and supportive atmosphere.
Course Contents Include:
- Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and childbirth
- Maintaining the alignment of the spine through pregnancy and after birth.
- Using the pelvic ligaments and muscles
- Deep breathing and the pelvic muscles
- Yoga and the psychosomatic dimensions of pregnancy
- Yogic breathing in pregnancy and childbirth
- The application of yoga in the preparation for labour and birth
- Techniques for teaching relaxation
- Helping women make their own choices during pregnancy and birth
- Yoga after birth - muscle toning, posture and emotional well-being
- Balancing possible pathologies with the normal
Further Training
All Birthlight Part 1 course holders are warmly encouraged to continue developing their practice and teaching by undertaking case studies and coursework, which will lead to the Birthlight Diploma, which is the full qualification needed to become a qualified Birthlight teacher.
Read about Part 2 of the Diploma
Read the full Course Overview
For more information please contact the Birthlight office.
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