Our Services

Perinatal Yoga

Pregnancy, birth and postnatal – courses include: Perinatal Yoga Diploma Parts 1&2, Postnatal Yoga Certificate, Birthlight Yoga for Maternity Professionals 1&2, Childbirth Preparation for Birth Partners, PBAC (Yoga for Positive

Aqua Yoga

The Aqua Yoga area consists of the following courses – Aqua Yoga, Aquanatal Yoga, Well Woman Aqua Yoga, Well Woman Aqua Yoga Diploma, Aqua Yoga Therapy Days and much, much more.

Baby Yoga

The courses which come under Baby Yoga are: Integrated Baby Massage and Baby Yoga, Baby Yoga (Parts 1&2), Toddler Yoga, and Yoga for Babies and Toddlers with Special and Additional

Baby Swimming

Birthlight Baby Swimming Area consists of courses: “Baby Swimming Teacher Certification (Parts 1&2)” and “Aquatic Nurture for Newborns” (Short Course / CPD). Additionally, “Foundations of Swimming for Toddlers”, “Aquatic Nuture

Well Woman Yoga

The courses which make up Well Woman Yoga discipline are: Well Woman Yoga Diploma 1&2, Fertility Yoga, Yoga for Menopause, Yoga for the Pelvic Floor, Yoga for the Prevention &

Bespoke Yoga Courses

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In the last 30 years, Birthlight has offered a wide range of in-house trainings for a wide range of providers. Birthlight can come to you for in-house and
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Our Story

Birthlight started with informal, small birth preparation classes taught by Francoise in Cambridge in the 1980’s. As an anthropologist at Cambridge University, Dr Françoise Freedman was asked to share parenting skills that

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Our Teams

Dr. Françoise Freedman

Dr Françoise Freedman is the Founder and Director of Birthlight. She is a pioneer, Senior Yoga Teacher, acclaimed writer and lecturer of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. 

Françoise interlaces her academic research at Cambridge with Birthlight’s mission. She

Kirsteen Ruffell

Kirsteen Ruffell is the Co-ordinator for Birthlight’s land-based training courses and is one of our experienced Perinatal and Baby Yoga Tutors. She is a registered Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals, has been teaching yoga since 1998 and began

Carol Anne Procter

Carol Anne is a Special Baby Swimming tutor and a Certified Aquatic Specialist with more than 10 years experience in warm water therapy for adults and children. Having one of her own daughters living with a disability from birth has

Collective Birthlight

The fourth team member is the collective, it is you and the common and related work that you do, maybe in related disciplines or maybe in the directions you take after coming on a training with us or attending
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LATEST NEWS

Yoga Relaxation with your Baby: the Best Treat of Early Parenting?
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Yoga Relaxation with your Baby: the Best Treat of Early Parenting?

Start with awareness, add mindfulness: you are doing yoga …

Relaxing jointly with your baby triples benefits. You relax, (s)he relaxes,
the two of you relax together. Relaxation is an essential part of all

Birthlight Baby Yoga: A Daily Antidote to Overparenting?
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Birthlight Baby Yoga: A Daily Antidote to Overparenting?

The first episode of the ‘Bringing up Britain’ programme (Radio 4 Episode 13 October2020 ) explored various facets of the relentless micro-management and monitoring that are now part and parcel of being a parent.

Birthlight Pioneers: Getting to Know Liz Doherty
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Birthlight Pioneers: Getting to Know Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty

Birthlight Pioneer

As co-grandmothers, Liz and I started our conversation talking about our grandchildren. Liz has three, from

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