Postnatal Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training
This comprehensive 60-hour Postnatal Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training is designed for individuals who are passionate about this transformative work and are seeking a thorough and enriching learning experience.
COURSE DATES: MAY – JUNE 2024
COURSE FEES: Launch price £360 (available until 1st May) Full Fee: £475 Both can be paid either in full or as a 2 part payment plan.
ONLINE: Location: Zoom
Part 1
Friday 24th May: 10am – 5pm
Saturday 25th May: 10am – 5pm
Sunday 26th May: 10am – 5pm
IN-PERSON: *Attendance is compulsory. The session will also be available online for those who cannot travel into London.
( Session with babies)
Location: London TBC
Sunday 2nd June: 10am – 5pm
ONLINE: Location: Zoom
Part 2
Saturday 29th June: 10am – 5pm
Sunday 30th June: 10am – 5pm
WHY TRAIN WITH US?
With a combined half century of dedicated experience in guiding women through their postnatal journey, Nadia Raafat and Vera Dubrovina are experts in accompanying and supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and into motherhood.
This postnatal training programme offers a unique opportunity to learn from their expertise in the field of postnatal support, recovery, and empowerment. Rooted in the body’s innate wisdom and deeply respectful of the physiological nuances of postpartum healing, the curriculum equips you with the skills to teach a unique programme of yoga and mindfulness that is specifically tailored to promote long-term maternal physical and mental health and wellbeing.
COURSE LEADERS:
NADIA RAAFAT
Nadia is a senior yoga teacher and committed yogini with 20 years teaching practice in Hatha and Tantra traditions as well as Buddhist-based Mindfulness. She is a perinatal specialist having trained in Pregnancy, Postnatal, and Baby Yoga, Birth Dance and Biomechanics for Birth. Nadia is also a trained holistic pelvic health specialist with a special interest in postpartum holistic pelvic health. Inspired by her own four birth and postpartum experiences, she became a doula in 2008 and has been attending births and supporting new mothers ever since. She has been training teachers since 2014 and launched her own teacher training programmes in 2020.
Nadia is currently mid-way through a Psychosynthesis Counseling and Psychotherapy training with the Psychosynthesis Trust. She has also undertaken training in Birth Trauma Recovery with Make Birth Better.
VERA DUBROVINA
Vera is a senior yoga teacher, yoga therapist and teacher trainer with a particular specialism in female health including fertility and pregnancy. She is also a Birth and Postnatal Doula, Antenatal Educator, HypnoBirthing and Postpartum recovery support, as well as a fully trained Meditation, Mindfulness & Yoga Nidra teacher. Vera will be co-teaching the full curriculum.
Vera has done intensive training across many postpartum disciplines including Mizan Therapy, postpartum closing (Angelina Martinez, Rocio Alacron, traditional Slavic practices), postpartum nutrition, herbalism, aromatherapy and homeopathy in addition to her formal training in breastfeeding, baby massage and Postnatal Yoga. She brings this wealth of knowledge to pass on to the next generation of postpartum recovery specialists.
WHO CAN APPLY?
This comprehensive 60-hour postnatal yoga and mindfulness training is designed for individuals who are passionate about this transformative work and supporting new mothers. Whether you are a yoga teacher, midwife, doula, childbirth educator, physiotherapist, hypnotherapist, hypnobirthing practitioner, or complementary therapist, our programme provides a supportive and empowering professional community where you can grow and expand your knowledge and skills
You don’t have to be a yoga teacher but you need to have at least 6-12 months prior yoga experience. A solid background in yoga means you’ll be more familiar with the basic yoga postures, practices and terminology.
You don’t need to be a Mindfulness teacher either, but you do need at least one year of Mindfulness practice.
Our teacher training courses are designed as post-graduate study for qualified yoga teachers, or further learning for keen birth practitioners who are planning on using this knowledge to support the work they already do.
THE CURRICULUM
Our curriculum delves deeply into how the teachings and practices of yoga and mindfulness can enhance and support the transition into early motherhood. You’ll gain the knowledge and expertise to teach safe and appropriate yoga practices tailored for the postpartum period to specifically facilitate optimal postnatal restoration and recovery.You’ll learn key Mindfulness practices which support the experience of matrescence and how to share these teachings in an engaging and effective way.
In addition to our core teachings, our unique Teacher Training programme encompasses:
- A thorough exploration of the anatomy and physiology of the postpartum period
- Progressive sequencing through the postpartum year.
- Progressive pelvic floor rehabilitation.
- Specialist exercises for promoting safe and healthy recovery following intervention including C-Section Recovery.
- Understanding the social, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of the motherhood journey
- Yoga philosophy for the path of motherhood
- Guidance on breastfeeding and its integration within yoga practice
- PostPartum mental health including recovery from difficult births, birth trauma and loss.
- Techniques for facilitating group sessions where mothers and babies participate together
- Nurturing the mother-baby bond
- Basic baby-soothing skills
- Community space holding: Initiating and facilitating group discussion within the class environment
- Awareness of safety considerations and precautions in yoga instruction
- Guidance on signposting and best practices for accessing additional support and assistance when needed.
ACCREDITATION
This training course is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals (YAP).
All course graduates will receive certification from YAP as Postnatal Yoga and Mindfulness Specialists.
Please note you will only be insured to teach public Postnatal Yoga classes if you hold a general 200 hour yoga teaching qualification alongside this specialist Postnatal training.
We strongly recommend undertaking a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training in addition to our specialized courses before teaching any public yoga classes.
