Prenatal Yoga Training
Course Details
A training program for doctors and yoga teachers to help expecting mothers to:
- prepare for birth and mothering
- reduce common complaints during pregnancy
- work with physiological and emotional changes
- know breathing techniques during labour
- know what to avoid and when
Curriculum:
- Poses to avoid during pregnancy
- Poses to include with modification, with and without props
- Yoga and Pilates for Upper Body
- Yoga and Pilates for Lower Body
- Yoga postures for common health problems during pregnancy
- Precautions required 8th month onwards
- Pranayam and breathing techniques for labour
- Special practices – Chair Surya Namaskara, Vini Yoga, Yin Yoga, Garbha Gayatri Namaskar, Mudras and Bandhas
- Special Techniques for relaxation – baby visualization and meditation
Eligibility:
- Certified yoga instructor with sound theoretical and practical knowledge of asanas
- Fairly good level of fitness with no physical ailments
Teaching methodology:
Lectures
Practical sessions that cover:
- Principles of instructing, demonstrating and observing
- Assisting and correcting
- Teaching cues and communication
Assessment:
Session planning, sequencing, Teaching skills
