85 Pre & Post natal Teacher Training

with Sue Elkind & Stefanie Castson

Learn how to support women during their journey into motherhood in this comprehensive training in prenatal yoga, conscious birthing & postnatal yoga with two experienced, international, seasoned Yoga Teachers Sue Elkind & Stefanie Castson both E-RYT 500, RPYT.

Explore how to weave the great teachings of yoga seamlessly into Mother Nature’s blueprint, encouraging women to experience a more joy-filled pregnancy, empowered birth and confident postnatal transition.

Half of the 85hr Training takes place live April 10-14 2024. The other half will be offered through a preparatory online course (lectures, lessons, videos) 6 weeks prior to start and two follow up live online zoom sessions.
An extensive printed manual is included in the Training, including Sue’s Book: Dig Pregnancy, Birth, & Baby: A Conscious & Empowered Approach to Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga

An expansive training manual will be provided and students will be expected to complete homework assignments, including book report, observation and practice teaching throughout, and completion of Final Exam.

Teachers will also find this training applicable to teaching restorative, infertility, chair, partner, beginning and seniors yoga.

The Training will include:

• Navigating pregnancy & parenthood with yoga
• The essentials of a healthy prenatal yoga practice
• Trimester specific practices
• Hormonal physiology of pregnancy/childbirth
• Prenatal specific anatomy & physiology
• Core and pelvic floor health for pregnancy
• Meditation and mantra for pregnancy
• Relaxation techniques to support birth
• Cellular memory of birth experience
• Labor Support for Pregnancy
• Fertility awareness and conscious conception
• Restorative yoga for pregnancy
• Prenatal nutrition
• Pregnancy conditions
• Postnatal specific anatomy & physiology
• Postnatal core and pelvic floor health
• 4th Trimester-specific recovery practices
• Creating Themes to inspire your students
• Teaching Pregnant Women in a Public Class
• Modifications and Alternatives in Postures
• Observation & verbal adjustments
• Sequencing for pregnancy conditions
• Sequencing Prenatal Classes
• Prenatal Yoga Teaching Practicum

Date

• 02nd – 06th October 2024 for onsite course, daily from 9:00 AM - 6.30 PM

Eligibility criteria

• You have completed a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Course and received a certificate
• If you are undergoing any medical treatment or if you have a medical history, please inform us and provide a medical certificate (depending on the case).
• Pregnancy: inform us of your pregnancy and provide a doctor’s approval.

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Good to Know

• The training is conducted in English. To fully benefit, you should have a working knowledge of the language.

Accreditation and Certification

Sanapurna is accredited through the Swiss Accreditation Service. All of our teacher trainings are certified by ISO 29990, eduQua and QualiCert. These certifications have become indispensable for training providers to ensure a high quality of education according to international and local standards.

Testimonials

"This was an AMAZING training! The perfect combination of study and practical application. I feel as if I am bursting with knowledge and am incredibly excited to share all that I learned with my students. I feel that my teaching has become more confident, and I am giving my students a more complete class. I am so grateful to Sue for allowing me to take part in this – she is a SUPERB instructor! Thankful to Allie for her assistance, to Tracy for her behind-the-scenes admin, and to all the women for sharing their knowledge and experience.” Bethany Reilly

"I really enjoyed this training with Sue and the great group of women that came together for it. I appreciated the focus on both the physical and spiritual and also the nice blend of strengthening and restorative. Sue is an extremely knowledgeable teacher and I loved getting to learn not just about yoga but also more about pregnancy and birth as well. Thanks Sue! " ~ Megan Braemore

"It was an amazing experience that opened my mind to a new way of teaching and a new niche for my business. I loved the content and the idea of supporting the mothers in this special moment of their lives. “Débora Policastro

"I've learned a lot and now feel a new power in me that I never felt before towards pregnancy and birth. I really enjoyed the connection in the group and everything we shared together during the training.” Raffaella Simeone

"This was an AMAZING training! The perfect combination of study and practical application. I feel as if I am bursting with knowledge and am incredibly excited to share all that I learned with my students. I feel that my teaching has become more confident, and I am giving my students a more complete class. I am so grateful to Sue for allowing me to take part in this – she is a SUPERB instructor! Thankful to Allie for her assistance, to Tracy for her behind-the-scenes admin, and to all the women for sharing their knowledge and experience.” Bethany Reilly

"I really enjoyed this training with Sue and the great group of women that came together for it. I appreciated the focus on both the physical and spiritual and also the nice blend of strengthening and restorative. Sue is an extremely knowledgeable teacher and I loved getting to learn not just about yoga but also more about pregnancy and birth as well. Thanks Sue! " ~ Megan Braemore

"It was an amazing experience that opened my mind to a new way of teaching and a new niche for my business. I loved the content and the idea of supporting the mothers in this special moment of their lives. “Débora Policastro

"I've learned a lot and now feel a new power in me that I never felt before towards pregnancy and birth. I really enjoyed the connection in the group and everything we shared together during the training.” Raffaella Simeone