Prenatal & Postnatal
Yoga and Wellness Teacher Training
Our 90- Hour Teacher Training prepares you to teach public prenatal and postnatal yoga classes and to support a pregnant person when they arrive to your public drop-in classes. This course is also extremely useful for pregnant people, doulas, midwives, and labor & delivery nurses.
Birthing Mama is an invitation to see pregnancy, birth and motherhood as a spiritual practice — it’s an invitation for us to wake up, feel our intuition, strength and resilience as we prepare for birth and motherhood.
Pregnancy and Birth are a profound time of transformation and a pathway to awakening. It is a rite of passage that changes our lives forever. A time of miracle, awe and challenge as we witnesses the becoming of a new being inside our bodies.
This transformation is happening daily – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and it is both difficult and wonderful. The practices and wisdom of yoga are a profound support to people going through this life passage.
On-Demand Option
Take the 90-hour training at your own pace.
We turned our 2021 livestream training into an asynchronous online training!
Live Option
Take the 90-hour training with a live group of peers.
Due to COVID, our live trainings have been postponed. The next cohort dates are TBD.
Lead Teacher
Corinne Andrews
Corinne is the co-director of Shraddhā Yoga, lead teacher of the 100Hr In Depth Study and 200 Hr Embodyoga® Teacher Training, the Developer and lead teacher of the Birthing Mama® 90hr Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Training, and author of the new book Birthing Mama: Your Companion to a Holistic Pregnancy Journey. She has been teaching yoga to people of all ages (beginning in the womb!) and abilities since 2003.
Corinne trained in Classical Ashtanga Yoga as taught by Baba Hari Das, Embodyoga® with Patty Townsend (on-going since 2004), Shiatsu, Meridian Yoga, Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga, Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, MYT for Trauma, On-going Yoga Philosophy Studies, and as a Birth Doula. She is continuously upheld and inspired by her spiritual teacher GurujiMa and is deeply grateful for her presence and teachings of living yoga and a life divine here on earth. Her other great spiritual teachers are her two beloved teenage children and all that they have illuminated for her since conception.
“Attending the Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Corinne has transformed my understanding and connection to birth, motherhood, and the power of the divine feminine. This training was a perfectly-woven fabric of the physical aspects of supporting pregnant and postpartum mothers, through herbal remedies and yoga postures, and building the energetic presence to be truly present with and honor all women and their sacred process of becoming a mother. More than just a PYTT, this training has helped me grow into a better mother, stronger woman, and far more devoted yoga practitioner. I hope the wisdom and love that is so deeply embedded in this training can connect with all those who love mothers and babies far and wide.”
— Lily Vreeland, 2017 Birthing Mama® 90-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Purchase Corinne’s book: Birthing Mama: Your Companion for a Holistic Pregnancy Journey
Corinne “birthed” this book in 2021, and it is designed to be a guide along your journey of pregnancy and beyond. Material in the Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Training forms the foundation of the Birthing Mama companion, and it is recommended reading for the course.
Program Registered by Yoga Alliance
Topics Covered
Anatomy and Physiology of pregnancy
Fetal Development
Common discomforts & remedies
Modifying Classic Postures for pregnancy/Posture Clinics and How to Modify for Pregnant Students in a regular class
Whole Body Support Templates
The 4 trimesters (3 trimesters of pregnancy plus the first month of postpartum period)
Emotionality During Pregnancy
Spirituality During Pregnancy and connecting to the Divine Mother
Intro to herbs and nutrition for pregnancy
Lungs, Breathing and Breath Practices
Chanting and Sounding Techniques
Visualization, Meditation and Yoga Nidra
Strengthening/toning and releasing your pelvis
Yogic Philosophy as it relates to pregnancy
Ethics of teaching prenatal yoga
Pregnancy Rituals & Holding Space for Loss
Honoring Inclusivity and Diversity
Abdominal Anatomy and Tone
The symbol of Mira Alfassa/”The Mother”, in practice and teaching
Stages of labor and birth, including anatomy
Nutrition & Herbs for Labor, Birth and Postpartum
Yoga for releasing, softening, opening for childbirth
Tools for finding comfort during labor
Prenatal yoga for couples preparing for birth
The energetic body in relation to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum
Creative Projects to cultivate awareness and presence
Self Care Practices
Subtle body theory and yogic philosophy as it relates to pregnancy and birth
Support for Optimal Fetal Positioning
Trusting Intuition, Seeing and Releasing fear
Appropriate use of Touch for Prenatal students
Restorative yoga for pregnancy
Breathing and meditation techniques
Sequencing for a prenatal and a postnatal yoga class
Postnatal/Parent and Baby Yoga
Postpartum recovery and rituals
Four faces/qualities of the Divine Mother
Marketing your practice and Business of Prenatal Yoga classes and workshops
“Birthing Mama Prenatal Yoga Training is a beautiful balance of physiology, emotional awareness, and holistic preparation for birth and motherhood. Corinne’s instruction is inspiring and so personally restorative. I’m excited to share the gifts of Birthing Mama with my community.”
— Kindreth Hamilton, Integrity Women’s Health
Payment Details
Recommended rates for each training are listed below.
All trainings are offered with our Pay From Your Heart model.
Live Option: 90-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Recommended rate = $1500
On-Demand Option: 90-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Recommended rate = $800
Policies and Certification
Level 1
First 45 hours of the full 90-Hr training – Modules I & II
Level 2
Second 45 hours of the full 90-Hr training — Modules III & IV
For Birthing Mama certification and registration with Yoga Alliance, one must complete both Level 1 and Level 2. To teach public group classes, one must also have a 200Hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification in any tradition. To bring these practices into your private practice with doula, midwifery or nursing clients you do not need an additional 200hr yoga teacher training although it is recommended to go deeper into your yogic studies (which you can do with our Embodyoga 100hr In-Depth Study and 200hr Teacher Training.
Requirements for Certification
For live training: attend all training weekends of both Level 1 and Level 2 – make arrangements with lead teacher if you need to miss any class time
For on-demand: watch all videos carefully and absorb material before moving on
Observe and write a reflection of 4 in person or livestream classes AND Attend and write a reflection for 4 in person or livestream classes (total of 8 classes, comprised of 6 prenatal and 2 postnatal/parent and baby classes or can be configured based on what aspect you are most drawn to based on the list of optional classes to helpful the extra classes requirement)
Design and practice teach 2 different 1 – 1.5 hr classes to one or more pregnant people (or they can pretend to be pregnant) and turn in your written class plan with reflections and observations about how the classes went. Design and practice teach 1 1-1.5 hour postnatal/parent & baby yoga class and turn in your written class plan with reflections and observations about how the class
Complete Reading Assignments and other Homework/Reflections that are given for each weekend
To teach public prenatal yoga classes, you must also have a 200-Hr Certification of any tradition
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