We present to you this 50 hour online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, complete with 24 hours of video content, 2 hours of audio, an illustrated 150+ page manual packed with our Bliss Baby Yoga unique six posture groups, class plans, visualisation scripts and more, as well as journalling guides and quizzes through out the course to help consolidate your learning. All based on the most recent research into Prenatal Yoga!
Plus you will have access to our live online Q&A sessions with our lead trainers during your studies should you need any help along the way!
This Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course offers a balanced mix of theory and practical exercises providing you with valuable knowledge and tools to teach yoga to pregnant students safely and confidently.
Here’s a look at our course content
VIDEO Lectures & Tutorials:
- Foundations and Principles of Prenatal Yoga
- Benefits of Prenatal Yoga (Part A & B)
- Safety Guidelines for Prenatal Yoga (Lectures and tutorials)
- Surya Namaskar for Pregnancy
- Inversions, Savasana and 3 variations on Child’s Pose for Pregnancy (3 x tutorials)
- Postural Alignment for Pregnancy (3 x tutorials)
- 4 part lecture series on changes in the four trimesters
- Adapting Yoga for the 4 Trimesters (4 tutorials)
- Working with Props
- Lectures and tutorials on our SIX Prenatal Posture groups (yes we’ve added an extra one!)
- Sequencing for Prenatal Yoga – 6 week course OR drop in classes
- Yoga for Pelvic Stability
- Prenatal Yoga Therapy – 2 x lectures learning how to adapt yoga to support various conditions of pregnancy
- The stages of labour, intervention and caesarian section (three tutorials/lectures)
- Introduction to Active Birth and Optimal Fetal Positioning
- Meditation, Visualisation, Yoga Nidra, Mantra and Mudra for Pregnancy and Birth
- Pranayama for Pregnancy and Birth
- Sounding and Chanting for Labour (audio)
- Partner Yoga (lecture and prac)
- Setting Up & Marketing your Prenatal Yoga Class
Sample Classes
- Yoga for Birth
- Chair Yoga for Pregnancy
- Prenatal Yoga Class Using all 6 BBY Posture Groups
- Restorative Yoga for Pregnancy
- Mixed Group Class accommodating various challenges of pregnancy
- Prenatal Yoga to support SPD, placenta previa, prolapse or a cervical suture
- Gentle practice for the 3rd Trimester
- Pawanmuktasasana sequence for pregnancy
PLUS printable class plans for ALL of the above
Visualisations
- Womb connection visualisation for pregnancy
- Yoga Nidra for Pregnancy
- Birth Visualisation
including printable scripts for the above
Add to this 9 x audio guided journalling exercises and 6 x quizzes!
Once you’ve enrolled and your payment is confirmed, you’ll be sent an email with your log-in details to log in to your special student account where you can get started with your course.
The Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course is easy to navigate—it’s all clearly laid out and you don’t have to be a ‘techy’ person to figure it out!
This course consists of 6 modules. Each module consists of a varied and stimulating mix of video lectures, sample video classes, audio tutorials, guided journalling/review and accompanying reading from the course manuals. Have your yoga mat (and sometimes other props like bolster, brick as we’ll clearly specify) at the ready as there will be practical segments to some of the lectures. The focus of this course is on ‘experiential learning’ so that you can experience many of the recommended practices yourself.
At the end of each module there are short quizzes (see below under “Course Assessment Requirements”) to keep you engaged and ensure you’re integrating the information we’re giving you, and to help you prepare for the learning to come in the next module.
Your attendance at our live Q&A sessions is not compulsory but can be very helpful to your learning. If you can’t make the live times, you can pre-submit questions and watch the recording later.
Please note, your access to our live Q&A sessions is only while you are completing the course. Your access to the live sessions ceases when you certify however you will be able to access these sessions again as a graduate teacher via our new membership coming your way soon!
Course Assessment Requirements
At the end of each module you will be required to complete a short quiz that helps you solidify the learning. An 80% pass mark is required, but don’t worry, the quizzes are multiple choice/ true-false and you can re-do the quiz as many times as you need to.
While you are not required to submit most journal entries we will ask for you to upload a photo of the last journal entry, just to confirm you have completed the course.
Then, all you need to do is complete our Online Feedback Form (your feedback is soooo important to us!) and you will receive your Completion Certificate that you can either print out or keep digitally to send to registration bodies (eg: Yoga Alliance / Yoga Australia) to gain all-important CPD (Continuing Professional Development Points).
A Completion Certificate (PDF electronic file) is provided once you’ve completed the course. The total course hours on this completion certificate is 50 non-contact hours.
Members of both Yoga Alliance and Yoga Australia are required to complete ongoing professional development to keep their membership current. By completing the Bliss Baby Yoga Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course, teachers are able to accrue some of these necessary professional development hours as well as to gain the all-important knowledge and skills to launch them into this specialised area of women’s health.
(The following information re: Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance requirements for CPD was true at the time of publishing – please check the Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance websites via links below to confirm their requirements).
For Yoga Australia members, 12 CPD points (Continuing Professional Development) must be accrued each year to keep your membership active. You can read more here.
Yoga Australia assess the hours for CPD based on the following:
- Passive activities like watching a video or listening to recorded audio earn 0.5 CPD points per hour
- Interactive learning is in-person or online activity that involves discussion, feedback, examination or review, and this earns 1 point per hour
Our Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course is made up of material that requires review (journalling) and quizzes (examination) on the content hence our content can be considered 1 CPD point per hour. The reading elements can be considered a passive activity. Hence this Bliss Baby Yoga Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course of 50 hours can be claimed as 35 CPD points (20 hours of video requiring review, 2 hours of audio, journalling (1.5 hours) case studies (2 hours) and quizzes (approx 1.5 hrs) equalling min. 25 hours in total) plus approximately 20 hours of passive video watching and reading at 0.5 points per hour.
For Yoga Alliance members, according to their Continuing Education Requirements, every 3 years starting from your initial date of registration, each RYT and E-RYT must complete and log a minimum of:
- 45 hours teaching yoga, and
- 30 hours of yoga related training
Our 50 hour Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course (non-contact hours) can therefore meet the 20 non-contact hours requirement.
FAQ: Is this course registered with Yoga Alliance?
We offer an RPYT Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training Course here. This 50 hour course can be registered as CE points with Yoga Alliance but also forms the basis of our RPYT course.
FAQ: If I want to be able to teach Prenatal Yoga classes, do I have to already be a qualified yoga teacher to enrol in your online course?
Our Bliss Baby Yoga training courses are designed as post-graduate study for qualified yoga teachers, and are not alone designed to qualify graduates to teach prenatal / postnatal yoga classes to the public if they are not yet a qualified yoga teacher (having completed a minimum Level 1 / 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training).
The prerequisite to enrol in our courses is at least 6-12 months consistent prior yoga practice experience – so that you are familiar with the basic postures / practices / terminology and can therefore gain the most from this training. We strongly recommend undertaking a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training in addition to our specialised teaching before teaching any public classes, so that you can be insured as a qualified yoga teacher.
However you may be a pregnant yoga practitioner, midwife or doula who is doing this for your own knowledge and therefore will gain much wisdom from the training and will learn to safely modify your own practice for pregnancy.
Read more about accreditation here.
The beauty of this online option of our Bliss Baby Yoga Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is that you can complete it in your own time, to fit around your other commitments. The total course hours that will be recorded on your Completion Certificate are 50 hours—this is what we estimate it will take you to complete this course, including the homework tasks, background reading and completing your final assignments.
Because we understand that you’re fitting this course around other commitments that may include yoga teaching, working, or being a mother, you have 12 months to complete this course, and the information and resources in this course downloadable (yours to keep forever). How you pace your study-load, that’s up to you, and what works best for your lifestyle.
You can however purchase an extension here if life gets in the way and you think you won’t complete in 12 months.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about our Online Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training course delivery and accreditation, including the following, please click here.
- Do the Bliss Baby Yoga online courses certify me to be able to teach in the USA/UK?
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Who is this course for
Our Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course provides you the flexibility of studying from your own home, at your own pace, at a time that suits you. It is ideal for qualified yoga teachers, recent teacher training graduates or those still completing their yoga teacher training who want to specialise in the growing field of prenatal yoga.
The course is also beneficial for keen yoga practitioners who are pregnant or new mothers. It will help to deepen your knowledge of how yoga can support you during these new and exciting stages in your life.
Midwives and doulas will also gain a lot from this training, however please note that to run prenatal yoga group classes we suggest they complete a 200 hour training as well.
Course Teachers
NADINE O'MARA
Nadine O’Mara (E-RYT 200, RPYT, YACEP, Yoga Australia Lvl 3 Teacher, DONA Certified Doula, B. App. Sc.) is an experienced Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga teacher, doula and our Bliss Baby Yoga Managing Director, who is passionate about supporting women’s health, especially around birth.
In addition to sharing her knowledge via our Bliss Baby Yoga online courses and content, Nadine also runs her own business, Conscious Birth. Nadine provides doula support and yoga for women and their partners around Bellingen on the NSW Mid-North Coast. She also offers birth education, self care and restorative yoga workshops for mothers, facilitates mother’s circles, family yoga and retreats for women and/or families. She believes that a gentle birth and the creation of a positive family life helps shape a more peaceful planet.
“Nadine is clearly passionate about women’s health. You can tell has many years of practise and teaching under her belt as she was professional but so relatable. I look up to her and I love her style – it was an absolute pleasure to be in the session with her and guided by her through the practise” Simone
ANA DAVIS
Ana Davis (E-RYT 500, RPYT, Yoga Australia Registered Level 3 Senior teacher, qualified Doula, Dip. Remedial Massage, B.A. Honours) has long been passionate about exploring the benefits of yoga and meditation for women’s monthly and life cycles.
Ana has been a keen yoga practitioner since 1990, teaching yoga since 1996, and in 2005 founded Bliss Baby Yoga – offering specialised yoga teacher training courses in the areas of Prenatal, Postnatal, Restorative and Women’s Yoga. In 2013, Ana also founded Moving with the Moon which offers workshops and classes on yoga for the menstrual cycle, menopause and fertility.
Ana’s first book “Moving with the Moon: Nurturing Yoga, Movement and Meditation for Every Phase of your Menstrual Cycle” was released in late-2018 and is now available in both print-book and E-book formats.
This online course has been written and recorded by Ana Davis. Online course students will experience the core audio lectures with Ana, as well as see Ana teaching a real Prenatal Yoga class, and can practise along with Ana’s prenatal Pawanmuktasana sequence, Sun Salutations, and prenatal restorative video class. Ana is also a facilitator on our Online Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training course, Online Level 1 Restorative Yoga Teacher Training course, and Online Level 1 Fertility Yoga Teacher Training Course.
Kind words about Ana from our Online Course graduates:
“Ana – you are such an amazing and gifted person and teacher. We’re all lucky you discovered your calling and can share your knowledge with us. Your communication is really clear, and your voice is so pleasant and easy to listen to that the audio lectures were a real pleasure.”
“I loved Ana and the way she taught and how knowledgeable she is. I looked at a lot of online classes for this and was very happy I decided to take this one.”
ANNA WATTS
Anna Watts has been a beloved guest teacher for Bliss Baby Yoga courses throughout Australia for some years now. Anna, a mother to two beautiful, adult daughters, is a professional Childbirth Educator and Doula Trainer who has been working with pregnant women and couples for over 25 years. Her wide experience includes a Diploma in Childbirth Education, Diploma in Counseling, Cert IV Training & Assessment, training prenatal yoga teachers, facilitating birth classes, prenatal yoga and supporting many births as a doula.
Anna shares her wisdom on birth through the the video lecture “Stages of Labour” as well as the “Celebration of Birth” yoga nidra and birth visualisation audio as part of our Online Complete: Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training course.
Kind words about Anna from our Online Course graduates:
“I liked the info on stages of labour by Anna Watts, as I’m currently pregnant myself and have been avoiding research on this area (I thought it might freak me out!). But session 5 has actually reassured, rather than frightened me. I am feeling better about my own impending labour.”
“Anna Watts is the warmest and most gentle person and that really comes across in the video! Anyone who has her as a doula would be so lucky.”
“Anna – you are also wonderful. Watching and listening to you in the video lecture was one of the most memorable parts of the course for me, your explanations and commentary throughout was really gentle, nurturing and accessible. (I was watching it through the eyes of a newish mum who had a very difficult birth). I feel if I am ever pregnant again, I will be more confident about the birth process, and a lot of this has to do with seeing that video and hearing your commentary and input.”
VALERIE HAMILTON
Valerie Hamilton is a registered nurse/midwife, childbirth educator and a qualified yoga teacher with a Masters of Midwifery and Graduate Diploma in Health Research. Valerie has lectured in anatomy and physiology, women’s health, life science, midwifery and prenatal yoga throughout Australia and overseas, with her most recent lecturing position being at Griffith University, Queensland. She has also presented her qualitative midwifery research on student led antenatal clinics both nationally and internationally.
KANAKO YAJIMA
Kanako Yajima has been practicing yoga since 2000 and teaching since 2006. She has been trained in various styles of yoga including Solomon Yogalates, Ishta System with Rachel Zinman, and Vini Yoga & the Five Element Form with Peter Clifford. She has completed a number of Pre & Postnatal Yoga trainings and has been working with pregnant women and new moms since 2010.
Kanako has also worked internationally in many teacher trainings, retreats and workshops as both interpreter (for Japanese groups) and as a teacher trainer.
Thanks to her experience as a yoga translator/interpreter and her dedication to knowledge and growth, she has been immersed in various teachings including yoga philosophy, anatomy & physiology, pranayama and meditation and her versatile and unique teaching styles reflect that extensive knowledge and experience.
She is grateful everyday for being a mother to her daughter as it has been the most challenging yet beautiful and transformational yoga sadhana in life and she loves sharing the magic of yoga practices with students from that heart-felt space.
Kanako is a Senior Course Facilitator for our Bliss Baby Yoga Online Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training courses, and works as a translator for our Japan-based Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training courses.
Our Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course trainees will have the opportunity to meet Kanako (or Rosie / Star / Mari) face-to-face during the final one-on-one Skype session.
Kind words about Kanako from our Course graduates:
“I found the Skype session enormously helpful. Kanako was super thorough, precise and very thoughtful. Clearly she cares about this work and that too was inspiring.”
“I loved my Skype call with Kanako! She went through my assignment thoroughly, with great explanations, examples and alternate options. Even though only 1 hour, I really enjoyed and benefited from it.”
ROSIE MATHESON
Rosie Matheson is a passionate women’s health and wellbeing educator and mother of two, now based in Bali.
She has trained extensively in Hatha Yoga, and is a qualified Doula. Rosie’s many offerings for women include classes, workshops, and teacher training courses in yoga for fertility, healthy menstruation, women’s life cycles, and both the prenatal and postnatal phases of life.
Rosie’s foundational work in women’s yoga was conducted during a three year residency on Koh Phangan, Thailand. There she participated in over 700 hours of Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training courses in addition to attending Yoga Therapy workshops, meditation courses, and a variety of women’s retreats and classes.
Teaching women close to home and across the globe, Rosie regularly leads trainings for students in the USA, Japan, Italy, and Australia. Rosie’s passion is in educating women on the power of their bodies, and the undeniable correlation between celebrating your feminine form and living an empowered and vital life.
Her genius is in presenting these ideas in a way that is accessible, nurturing, and inspiring to women everywhere.
Rosie is a Senior Course Facilitator for our Bliss Baby Yoga Prenatal & Postnatal and Fertility Yoga Teacher Training courses, online, throughout Australia and internationally, and also offers Online 1:1 Mentoring for yoga teachers and personalised yoga classes.
Our Online Prenatal and Postnatal course trainees will have the opportunity to meet Rosie (or Star / Kanako / Mari) face-to-face during the final one-on-one Skype session.
Kind words about Rosie from our Online Course graduates:
“I had my final Skype session with Rosie and her energy was definitely felt even though it was via Skype. She gave me some great suggestions for my teaching and clarified a few points. More than anything I felt that she was a supportive mentor, and as a teacher sometimes it is hard to let our guard down and open ourselves up to vulnerability since it is usually us people are coming to for guidance and learning. I am thinking of booking more Skype sessions with her – it was a true blessing to find this training, for so many reasons: the resources, the cost is so reasonable, the lecture format is timed on our own schedule which is perfect if you have a scattered schedule with teaching, etc and also for the personal growth and development. I do feel a part of the Bliss Baby community now…thank you.”
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Main prices are in Australian dollars and include GST for Australian residents.
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Stand Alone:
$550.00 AUD
($346 USD / £267 GBP)*
You receive:
ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE + manual
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Bundle:
$680.00 AUD
($428 USD / £330 GBP)*
You receive:
ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE
Prenatal and Postnatal Anatomy & Physiology Extension Module
Pelvic Floor Anatomy & Physiology for Women’s Health Module
You Save $55 AUD
Prenatal + Postnatal RPYT Certified Course
$980.00 AUD
($618 USD / £476 GBP)*
You receive:
ONLINE COMPLETE PRENATAL & POSTNATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE
LIVE Q&A SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS
LIVE ONE ON ONE 60 MINUTE CALL
2 X DOWNLOADABLE ILLUSTRATED MANUALS
+ BONUS LECTURE: PRACTICAL YOGA PHILOSOPHY FOR PREGNANCY
Prenatal Yoga Teacher & Doula Bundle:
$1440.00 AUD
($907 USD / £699 GBP)*
(or 3 x $485 Payment Plan)
You receive:
ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE + manual
ONLINE DOULA TRAINING + manual
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If this is not your first purchase on our site, you’ll receive a reminder email with your log in details for the account you already have with us. Once you log in to the site, you’ll be directed to your member page where you can access your course and get started!
(Note: if you have previously purchased other courses or classes with us, you’ll be able to conveniently see and access all of your courses here in the member section of the website)
3: Learn
Enjoy the learning— a juicy mix of video and audio lectures, video demonstration classes, and a slew of informative and inspiring reading and notes!
You can work at your own pace, and because we appreciate that you may be busy juggling teaching, parenting, and/or other work with your study, you have one full year from your date of enrolment to access and complete our courses and download all resources included within the course to keep forever for future reference. Our courses are designed to fit around your busy life.
Navigating your way through the course is simple and easy, but if you have any questions or issues at any time, we are only an email away!
In addition to homework tasks and extension reading/ viewing, after each module of the course you will be required to complete a short quiz that helps you consolidate your learning.
4: Case Study Assignment
Once you’ve completed all of the course modules, you’ll reach the Case Study Assignment section of the course. This is a fun, rewarding exercise that helps you pull all the key knowledge together about safely teaching pregnant and postnatal students with specific therapeutic needs.
Complete the Case Study in your own time and then simply upload your assignment through the website. One of our teachers will mark it and return it to you.
5: Completion Certificate
After receiving back your certificate you’ll be prompted to complete a Feedback Form on the website and then, congratulations! You’re done! You will receive your course Completion Certificate that you can either print out or keep digitally to send to registration bodies (eg: Yoga Alliance / Yoga Australia) to gain all-important CPD (Continuing Professional Development Points). And you will then be ready to confidently and safely teach prenatal and postnatal yoga students.