Pregnancy yoga teacher training course
Come and train to be a fully qualified Pregnancy Yoga Teacher in our Newcastle City Centre studio.
Pregnancy is such a special time and teaching Pregnancy Yoga is a complete joy.
Learn how to create safe, supportive and nurturing pregnancy yoga classes and yoga courses.
Be confident in how to adapt yoga for common pregnancy ailments, teach birth preparation and hold space during this transformational time.
Develop your depth of knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth, and learn how to adapt a yoga practice to a pregnant woman’s changing body.
The course is fully accredited by the Yoga Alliance Professionals and once you pass, you’ll be able to create classes and teach pregnant women.
The learning experience doesn’t end when you receive a certificate, though. You’ll also receive support after the course in the form of tutorials to help you set up your classes.
Pregnancy yoga teacher training at Newcastle Yoga School
The yoga teacher training for pregnancy course is held at Newcastle Yoga School in our city centre studio over 3 days.
In addition to the in person training there will be some online elements for you to do at your own pace.
This is to make it as flexible and accessible as possible while still retaining the benefits of in person training.
Why complete pregnancy yoga teacher training with Newcastle Yoga School?
Here at Newcastle Yoga School, we have a passion for using yoga to support pregnant women and empowering yoga teachers to feel confident that they can safely accommodate the changing pregnant body in their classes.
We believe that pregnancy yoga is a style of yoga all by itself, with different aims and objectives. During the pregnancy yoga teacher training course, you will learn how to create and teach safe and supportive pregnancy yoga classes and accommodate pregnant women.
Our pregnancy yoga teacher training course has an emphasis on the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy. You will learn how yoga can help with the different stages of pregnancy, from the prenatal period, through to the birth and post-natal time.
As with all our yoga teacher training courses, we will also look at the real-world realities of setting up classes. You will receive two tutorials after the course finishes to support you when you’re set up and teaching yoga on your own.
Is a pregnancy yoga teacher training course suitable for me?
This is a prenatal yoga teacher training course.
It’s suitable for yoga teachers who want to teach pregnant women attending their general or restorative yoga classes, as well as yoga teachers who want to offer pregnancy yoga specific classes or online courses.
Drs, antenatal educators, doulas, midwives and childbirth educators who would like to use pregnancy yoga in their jobs, will also benefit from a yoga teacher training for pregnancy certificate, allowing them to teach pregnant women the benefits of yoga.
Please note: if you are not already a certified yoga teacher, you will need to demonstrate a regular personal yoga practice for at least two years, before undertaking this course.
“This is a fabulous course. As a doctor, yogi and mother I learned so much and highly recommend it. I’ve loved teaching pregnancy yoga as part of my job.”
Beccy Say
Pregnancy yoga teacher training course content: What will I learn?
| Oxytocin | What this hormone does and how yoga helps in the production of it. |
| Pranayama | Breathing techniques for relaxation, labour and birth and how these work in the body. |
| Affirmations and Mantra | How students can set their own affirmations and mantra and use them to calm their minds. |
| Savasana | How to modify this during pregnancy. |
| Pelvic Floor | The anatomy of the pelvic floor and how to strengthen it during pregnancy. |
| The Female Pelvis | The anatomy of the female pelvis and how to keep it stable to prevent back pain. |
| Pelvic Girdle Pain | How to adapt your class for pelvic girdle pain, what to avoid and how to prevent it. |
| Optimal Foetus Positioning | How to use yoga to promote optimal foetus position for birth. |
| Different Trimesters | What is Diastasis Recti, how to check for it, what to avoid, and how to help? |
| Asana | Which asana groups to avoid and how to modify them in a general class. |
| Context | Being clear about where the boundaries of your knowledge are, and the power imbalances in your role as ‘teacher’. |
| Trauma | Being sensitive to trauma in the room. |
| Birthing Choices | Pointing women towards further information if they request it, without allowing any personal biases from getting in the way. Supporting all birth choices. |
Pregnancy yoga teacher training: Dates and prices
12th—14th May 2023
The price for everything is £850
A £250 deposit is to be paid immediately, with the remaining balance due by February 2023.
Early bird offer: If you pay your deposit by December 2022, the price for everything is £750
Newcastle Yoga School graduates get a further £50 discount.
Searching for a Pregnancy yoga teacher training course?
If you are interested in becoming a pregnancy yoga teacher training student at Newcastle Yoga School, please get in touch. Even if you’re simply curious about the course or not one-hundred-per cent sure about applying, drop us an email or use the contact form and we’ll arrange a time to discuss whether this is the right path for you.
Newcastle Yoga School is proud to be fully accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals
Yoga Alliance Professionals is dedicated to raising the calibre of yoga teacher training. Being accredited means that the school meets the high standards set out by Yoga Alliance Professionals’ strict guidelines.
Following your graduation, you are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance Professionals. As a Yoga Alliance Professionals teacher, you can purchase comprehensive teaching insurance and register your name on the Yoga Alliance Professionals’ website.
Pregnancy yoga teacher training with Jo Hutton
Newcastle Yoga School was founded by Senior Yoga Teacher, Jo Hutton.
In 2011, she qualified as a Yoga Alliance Professionals accredited yoga and pregnancy yoga teacher and has also completed her postnatal yoga teacher training certificate. She has helped over 1000 pregnant women learn the benefits of yoga for pregnancy.
She is known for her fun, laid back classes, and her down-to-earth teaching style. She is passionate about the mental health benefits of yoga. Supporting people to learn how to use yoga to support themselves is central to her yoga philosophy.
Alongside Newcastle Yoga School, Jo also runs Happy Yoga Newcastle, a yoga studio in Newcastle upon Tyne and The Happy Yoga Community, an online hub of all thing’s yoga.
When she’s not teaching or practising yoga, you might catch Jo on her couch covered in cats or exploring the UK by train with her husband.
