Description
Birthlight Yoga for a Holistic Menopause, Short course/Well Woman Elective
Dates: 11-13th July 2025- see times below
Cost: £275 new Members/£240 Members
*If you are already a Birthlight member please login in to apply your discount.
Who | This short course is open to Yoga teachers and other professionals working with women’s 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.
As a teacher or a professional, you may want to use this course to support your own menopausal journey. |
Course Description | Menopause is one of the big transformative phases of women’s 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 Françoise Freedman in 2002.
As in all Birthlight courses, participants experience and learn to teach enjoyable yet effective practices that are accessible to all women. The course includes:
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Where | UK/GLOBAL (Live on zoom + online learning platform) |
When | Friday 11th 18.30-20.00
Saturday 12th 9.30-17.00 Sunday 13th July 2025 9.30-13.00 |
Why | Gain an understanding of how yoga can help women going through the menopause for personal or professional applications in 1:1 or group classes. |
How | Tutors: Belinda Staplehurst
Format: Livestream Blended via Zoom Breakout rooms, quizzes and Q&A sessions will facilitate learning and lively interaction. Accompanying the live zoom sessions, our online learning platform illustrates the course with visual materials, online study and includes a pre-course component sent to participants ahead of the course. Birthlight annual membership fee is included in the price of this standard course (worth £35 annually). If you are already a Birthlight member then to receive your Birthlight membership discount please login and it will be automatically applied (purchase membership) |
Qualification | 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 a module of the Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma. For more information on the Birthlight Well Woman Yoga Diploma please contact us |
Contact Hours | 12 contact hours live on Zoom |
Equipment Recommended: | PC, Laptop or mobile phone and a good signal. A yoga mat and various props, a chair, space to move around. |
Max Participants: | 24 |
New membership included in price? (y/n) | Yes
Birthlight annual membership fee is included in the price of this standard course (worth £35 annually). If you are already a Birthlight member then to receive your Birthlight membership discount please login and it will be automatically applied (purchase membership) |
Online learning resources | Yes, including pre-course reading. |