Module Two : Yoga for Pregnancy

with
Janet Balaskas and Alice Charlwood


Tuesday 21st - Friday 24th September 2010

email: activebirthfoundation@msn.com

Early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment
as places are limited for this course.

Guest yoga teacher

Bev Bonner

Telephone 01672 520 107 for more information

· Discover how to help pregnant women to be well-prepared for labour and birth by awakening the intelligence of the body with yoga

· Explore the relationship between gravity, the body and the breath

· Teach women to develop awareness of posture and optimal foetal positioning

· Increase your understanding of the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth

· Learn to teach basic yoga for pregnancy - what is and isn’t appropriate

· Know what to avoid, what is contra-indicated, and when and how to respond to special needs

· Teach pelvic floor exercises effectively

· Develop the art of touch and how to use your hands while you teach

· This course includes a daily personal practice of yoga under the expert tuition of a guest teacher. Yoga mats, belts and blankets will be provided.

This course is for those who would like to become pregnancy yoga teachers, or are already teaching yoga to pregnant women. We recommend that you attend the Module 1: Active Birth course before or after this module so that you have a thorough knowledge of labour and birth physiology with which to inform your classes.
Gentle meditative exercise during pregnancy is ideal preparation for the challenges of labour, birth and motherhood. Janet Balaskas pioneered the use of yoga in pregnancy in the late 1970s. Her classes inspired and informed the first active births and set the standard for pregnancy yoga as it is taught worldwide today. If you are unfamiliar with yoga practice, this course will help you to explore the possibility of a new and highly effective approach to birth preparation. If you practise or teach yoga already, this course will deepen your knowledge of how to work safely and appropriately with pregnant women.

If you are a trained pregnancy yoga teacher:

Module 2 will increase your knowledge and give you an understanding of our unique approach. You have the option of attending this 4-day course only, or progressing to Module 3 if you wish to learn from us in greater depth and go on to become an Associate of the Active Birth Centre .

If you are a beginner to this work :

While this module provides a wonderful introduction, it is not a complete training in teaching pregnancy yoga in itself. This will take more time than a four-day course provides. You will need to develop both a personal practice of yoga and the ability to teach yoga to pregnant women by progressing to complete Module 3: Pregnancy Yoga Apprenticeship.

Further information

Please wear loose comfortable clothing (trousers or leggings) and be prepared to work barefoot or in socks.

Lunch is not provided but there are several inexpensive basic local eateries nearby. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided in the breaks.

It is useful to have a model pelvis and doll with you on this course.

This intensive course costs £625 inclusive (discounted to £595 for applications received before 30th July 2010). See page 6 in the prospectus for details of how to apply. A deposit of £195 should accompany your application. Upon acceptance, payment of the balance may accompany your letter confirming you will take up the offer of a place, or must be paid in full six weeks before commencement of the course at the latest.