Byron Bay 100 hr Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
Become accredited as a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher
RPYS (Registered Prenatal Yoga School with Yoga Alliance)
Cost $2250
Click here to Register your place now 15- 24 June 2012
This fully residential 10-day intensive held in beautiful Byron Bay certifies you to become a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) with Yoga Alliance, and offers the highest qualification currently available in this specialized area.
Offered in conjunction with Bliss Baby Yoga, it represents the most in-depth course of its kind currently available in Australia and is designed for yoga teachers or women’s health professionals who wish to specialize in the growing field of yoga for pregnant women and new mothers.
This course is the natural follow-on for any students who have previously completed the Bliss Baby Weekend Prenatal/Postnatal Weekend Intensives or Online Courses.
Course Overview
This exciting new niche-course offers the opportunity to explore the theoretical background and practical applications necessary to safely and appropriately conduct pregnancy and post natal yoga classes (including ‘mums and babies’ yoga). Course Director, Ana Davis, is well known in Australia and abroad for her prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher training workshops.
“The benefits and joys will last for many years. Ana, you have so much integrity in how you put together this course. I could not have asked for more. Thank you!” Gali Lawrence, Psychologist and Yoga Teacher
Course Methodology
With a balance between theoretical and practical components, the rich faculty of pre/postnatal yoga teachers and women’s health practitioners will cover course content that is both informative and comprehensive.
Learn the all-important background information on the stages of pregnancy and birth, and post partum physiological and emotional changes, from a team of experienced and qualified experts that include a Midwife and Registered Nurse, Child Birth Educator, Physiotherapist and Psychologist.
The course also aims to give students the practical skills and tools that will result in the development of an extensive teaching repertoire of appropriate and beneficial Asanas and other yoga-techniques for their pregnant and post natal students.
To fulfill the Yoga Alliance Registered Accreditation of RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) students will also be required to complete an additional 15 non-contact hours that will include specialized Case Study assignments.
“I loved the time I spent doing the Intensive Course with Bliss Baby and Byron Yoga Centre. I found it an experience I learnt from, forming friendships, and learning much in the way of feminine energy and physiology. It was also a very grounding and growing experience for me,” Laura Grogen, Yoga Teacher
Course Pre-requisites
The course is open to yoga teachers and trainees, or anyone who works with pregnant women and mothers, including midwives, doulas and nurses. Preferably, students will have at least one year’s prior yoga practice experience.
Pregnant women are very welcome to attend, ideally from 14 weeks gestation onwards.
Course Accreditation
Byron Yoga Centre is a Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS) with Yoga Alliance. This is a brand new speciality designation with this internationally respected accreditation authority and means that students enrolled in this course can receive a certificate that will enable them to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT).Physiology Teacher Trainer.
Your Teacher Trainers - experience & expertise
Course Director, Ana Davis, has over 15 years of teaching experience, including the last 7 years of specialising in teaching pre/postnatal students, as well as training teachers in this area.
Ana will be joined by a team of highly experienced and passionate women's health professionals. These will include Anna Watts, Childbirth Educator, doula and yoga teacher; Emma Grant, Director of Red Tent Yoga and Ayurvedic Practitioner; Tammy Coldwell, Registered Nurse and Midwife, Lauren Tober, Pyschologist and Yoga Teacher; Lisa Fitzpatrick, Physiotherapist, Anatomy and Physiology Teacher; Maria Kirstin, Yogalates teacher and teacher trainer.
“Where do I begin!? The whole experience was open, welcoming, friendly, informative, helpful – particularly feedback on practical sessions. As well as sharing circles and the whole group experience. The way in which the educators revealed their humanity and joined us for meals meant there was more time to chat,” Vicki Thomson, Midwife
Course Content
The following subjects will be covered:
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Pregnancy: the three trimesters, pycho- physiological changes to mum and baby
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Birth: stages of labour; supporting a woman in natural/active birth
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Anatomy & Physiology: understanding the changes to the pregnant and postnatal body
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Applied Anatomy & Physiology/yoga therapy: working with back conditions and other complaints specific to prenatal and postnatal students
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Safety guidelines for pre/post natal students (detailed analysis of contraindications)
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Practicing and teaching of safe and appropriate Asanas, pranayama, yoga nidra, savasana, meditation, visualisations, and partner yoga exercises for pregnant and post partum students
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Defining and recognising Postnatal Depression and 'Baby Blues'
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Establishing and running prenatal yoga classes (including marketing and business management)
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Establishing and running postnatal and 'mums 'n' bubs' yoga classes (including marketing and business management)
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Introduction to Baby yoga and massage
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Ayurveda for pregnancy, birth and beyond
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Restorative yoga as yoga therapy for prenatal and postnatal yoga students
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Working with props (modifying postures for pregnant students and new mothers)
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Adjustments and corrections for pre and postnatal students
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Nutrition and alternative therapies for pre/postnatal women
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Case studies for pre/postnatal yoga students
Course Schedule
In this intensive course you’ll start every day with a sample prenatal or postnatal yoga class with one of our experienced Bliss Baby Teachers, allowing you to really feel and experience what the postures and practices would feel like for a pregnant or new mother.
The remainder of your day will consist of a balanced combination of practical and theoretical sessions with a variety of specialist teachers. There will also time for practice-teaching and integration of the vast amounts of knowledge you’ll be learning.
Students need to arrive by 2pm on the first day to settle into their accommodation. Course introduction and orientation will begin at 3.00pm. The course finishes on the last day at 11am.
“You fill the course with a bunch of fantastic information, a wonderful energy and vibe, great teachers, delicious food and in-depth material,” Laura Grogen, Yoga Teacher
Course Venue
The 12-day component will be a residential training held at the Byron Yoga Centre, Byron Bay.
Accommodation
Stay in comfortable, clean twin share rooms with everything on site: accommodation, yoga studios, dining areas
*note, accommodation is subject to change
Food
Food at Byron Yoga Centre is market-fresh. Enjoy healthy and delicious vegetarian cuisine, organic wherever possible, designed along Ayurvedic principles to be light and cleansing.
Cost
Full tuition fee: $2, 250
This includes comprehensive course manuals, all meals (healthy vegetarian), and simple, clean shared accommodation for this specialized course.
Special Package: Bliss Baby 100 Hr Pre/Postnatal Teacher Training + 200 hour Byron Yoga Centre Level 1 Teacher Training
Those students who also wish to obtain their general, level 1 Teacher Training qualification in addition to the Bliss Baby pre/postnatal specialization, may be interested in our special package which includes a Byron Yoga Centre 20 Day Intensive Level 1 Teacher Training. The cost of this package is $5, 895 which represents an overall 10% discount off both courses.
Bookings
All bookings must be paid in full 6 weeks before start date. Byron Yoga Centre offers internet banking and credit card facilities.
Click here to Register your place now 15- 24 June 2012
Ana Davis, Director of Bliss Baby and Senior Teacher at the Byron Yoga Centre, also offers weekend workshops in prenatal and postnatal teacher training for those short on time.
“I just wanted to let you know that your beautiful yoga techniques are being shared up here in Saudi Arabia with a lovely group of mum's & babies. I love seeing the interactions between mother & baby as well as seeing mum's connect with each other. Such a great space! I did a one on one prenatal yoga with a woman I doula'd for (she now has a gorgeous baby boy) & she said it really helped with her pregnancy & birth. I do a Wednesday morning class which so far has been all women. I love energy of the class - reminds me of the energy shared in our training. Thank you! Namaste x”, Andrea Brailsford, Yoga Teacher
Byron Bay - General Information
Cape Byron is Australia's most easterly point, located on the North Coast of New South Wales. With its numerous beaches, unspoilt hinterland, and relaxed lifestyle, Byron Bay is a popular tourist destination. It is also a place where artists, musicians, dancers, writers, surfers, healers and of course yogis express their diversity and individuality.
The town has all major facilities: a hospital, cinema, supermarket, health food stores and great restaurants, as well as a flourishing alternative health industry. Bicycle is the easiest way to get around town and easily organised through Byron Yoga Centre.
The average summer temperature is 21C - 28C, and average winter temperature is 15C - 21C, There are also periods of heavy rainfall, especially in summer. The area has a total annual rainfall of 1734mm.
Byron Shire has a population of close to 30,000, while the town of Byron Bay has a population of about 9,000.
Byron Bay is located just off the Pacific Highway, 800kms north of Sydney, 175kms south of Brisbane. Airports are located in Ballina (30mins south) or Coolangatta (60mins north) and busses and trains arrive regularly.
The following websites provide information about Byron Bay and the surrounding area:
www.byronbay.com www.bayweb.com.au www.echo.net.au www.byronbaynow.com www.byronbay.org
