Description
Learn to teach Postnatal Yoga from early after birth through the first year
This course is for those who recognise this pivotal time deserves special attention and specific yoga practices. Covering progressive yoga practices for the early postpartum all the way through the postnatal year and how to integrate postnatal women safely into a regular yoga class. Birthlight practices acknowledge the fact that a good postnatal recovery, whatever the birth experience, contributes significantly to each mother’s long term health and well-being and to her ability to bond deeply with her baby over time.
- – understand the physiology of the postpartum and what best supports recovery after birth with specially adapted yoga.
- – offer Postnatal classes in a range of formats, 1:1, group, with or without babies, as preparation for the 4th trimester, postnatal workshops and pamper days, or incorporate postnatal yoga into your baby massage or baby yoga classes.
- – develop the skills and confidence to give appropriate practices to women in different phases of recovery, with different yoga experience, and with different postnatal symptoms
- – how to incorporate babies into the session, without massage or baby yoga, so they don’t feel ignored and mums feel they can still do something for themselves.
- – continue classes with women from your prenatal classes who already know you.
Friday – Sunday 9.30-1.30pm each day with short breaks
Part 1 Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2026
Part 2 Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2026
Course Cost: £340 members/£375 non members Early bird until 15th April, late bird £395/£430
Payment plan available- 3 payments before the start of the course or you may be able to use Pay in 3 on Paypal . More info>>
As a refresher for those who have trained in Postnatal Yoga with Birthlight before: £95 members/£130 renewing-members
| Who | For Yoga teachers and Yoga Therapists who wish to offer specialist yoga classes for postnatal recovery.
Applicants are welcome from those with other backgrounds working with women after birth, including those who have trained in Birthlight Baby Yoga. Please contact us: [email protected] There is pre-course reading & thinking to do for this course. |
| What (description) | This course covers Birthlight yoga practices for the postpartum and early postnatal period (the fourth trimester, first 12 weeks after birth) through to the end of the postnatal year. Holistic adaptations of yoga at this pivotal time support mother-baby bonding and promote women’s long-term health and wellbeing.
For full details see: https://birthlight.com/perinatal-yoga |
| Where | Live online zoom sessions UK/Global |
| When
All dates need to be attended |
Friday – Sunday 9.30-1.30pm each day with short breaks
Part 1 Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2026 Part 2 Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2026 Friday – Sunday 9.30-1.30pm each day with short breaks Part 1 Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2026 Part 2 Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2026 |
| Why | To receive a Birthlight Postnatal Yoga teaching Certificate from Birthlight
Accreditation With Yoga Alliance in process |
| How | More info>>Format: This course is fully online in live sessions on Zoom
Tutor: Kirsteen Ruffell Breakout rooms will be used for group and pair work. Pre-reading and thinking will be given before the course and between part 1 and 2. |
| Qualification | Birthlight Postnatal Yoga teaching Certificate on completion of all coursework |
| Contact Hours | 24hrs |
| Equipment Needed: | Yoga mat, rebozo/long wide non stretchy scarf, yoga blocks/bolster, 2 blankets/flat cushions, a chair, a doll to learn how to model where the baby can be in the practices including baby holds, space to move around. |
| Max Participants: | 20 |
| New membership included in price? (y/n) | Y |
| Tutor created LearnDash material? (y/n) | y |
| Coursework included? (y/n) | y |
| In addition to the resources online a PDF Manual will be shared with all students. You may choose to print it or certain parts of it.
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