'Birthlight' Pre and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training Courses
About the Course
This course teaches a range of adapted yoga poses to suit the various stages of pregnancy, along with movements and
breathing techniques to use in labour, and gentle yoga to suit the postpartum period.
The practices are explained with a comprehensive background of subtle anatomy and physiology of women during this time.
Theory and practice are blended for a deeper understanding of the beneficial effects of yoga at this special time in
women's lives.
This course explores not only the physical aspects but also the emotional and spiritual changes which are part of the
transition to motherhood.
Participants are invited to discover facets of yoga they may not have come across before, particularly in relation to
deep pelvic muscles, pranayama, spinal alignment and self-nurture.
Course Structure
The full diploma consists of three stages...
Stage One is a three day intensive providing students with a thorough foundation of knowledge in which the three t
rimesters of pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period are covered with anatomy and physiology.
Stage Two is self practice and research over a period of at least six months (and up to a maximum of two years).
During this time students set up their own classes and observe other teachers. Students need to document and analyse
this practical work. In addition, students will select their special area of interest from a selection of ideas in the
field of perinatal yoga and research this to complete the diploma coursework which can be either one 5000 word essay or
four shorter essays, (approximately 1000 words each).
Stage Three is the diploma weekend. A two day course for the completion of the full diploma. This stage includes a detailed
review of students' coursework and teaching experiences, followed by tuition on yoga applied to special ailments, yoga
from the antenatal class to the labour ward, and yoga to help mothers who have experienced a difficult birth or postpartum.
This stage is an excellent opportunity to discuss your experiences with your fellow trainees and share thoughts on what
has worked in your classes and different ways to explain the various concepts of yoga for pregnancy.
Who can attend the course?
This course is suitable for qualified yoga teachers looking to expand their knowledge to the field of yoga with pregnant
women and new mothers. It is also open to midwives, health visitors and childbirth educators with a sound yoga background.
Qualification gained
For yoga teachers, the qualification awarded will be a Diploma in Perinatal Yoga Teaching.
For midwives, health visitors and childbirth educators, the qualification awarded will be a Diploma in Birthlight Yoga Teaching.
Your Teachers
Jane Collins will be tutoring these courses. Francoise Barbira Freedman will be in attendance for the diploma stage
at the end of the courses
Francoise
Francoise, who designed the course, has spent many years developing pre and postnatal yoga and is respected worldwide as
an authority on the subject. Francoise's background is in medical anthropology. She is an associate of the University of
Cambridge, where she does research and teaches as an affiliated lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology. After
spending long periods of fieldwork in Peruvian Amazonia, including two pregnancies, she was inspired to share the gentle
approach to parenting of her Amazonian hosts among friends in the UK. As a trained yoga teacher and therapist, Françoise
used the idiom of yoga to create an original programme of movements and nurturing relaxation for mothers to be and new
mothers with their babies.
Jane
Jane is a fully qualified Sun Power Yoga Teacher (with BWY accreditation) and has been practicing yoga for more than 12
years. She has been teaching pre and postnatal yoga classes for the past four years, having trained with Francoise, and is
passionate about its positive effects for women. Jane has a strong belief that a happy, comfortable and calm mother can
have a more empowered and enjoyable pregnancy and labour and that this positively effects the rest of a woman's life, and
her child's life, and in turn benefits the whole family and the people that surround that family. Motherhood is an
extremely important role and as perinatal yoga teachers we can provide some of the support that mothers need.
Course Costs
The cost for stage one's three day course is £400.
A deposit of £75 is required to secure your place. The remainder can be paid in instalments.
The cost for the diploma weekend is £290
Please contact Jane via email if you are interested in attending a course.
janecollinsyoga@aol.com.
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