85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (RPYS)
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
ChildLight’s 85-Hour Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS) prepares participants to confidently guide their yoga students through safe & meaningful yoga practices throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Prenatal yoga celebrates the parent and baby connection and the beauty and power of a person’s changing body. We cover best practices for safety, sequencing, and teaching techniques for prenatal and postnatal yoga.
As a physical practice, yoga during pregnancy supports strength, endurance, and flexibility. Many expecting people find that regular practice improves circulation, combats fatigue, and reduces tension and stiffness in muscles and joints. As a mental discipline, yoga cultivates focus and emotional stability. Breathing exercises during prenatal yoga help parents relax deeply and connect with baby. ChildLight’s well-rounded training addresses the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of yoga for pregnancy as well as important background information on health, anatomy, nutrition, Ayurveda and more.
WATCH
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
 This training is open to anyone who has completed or is currently enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training program.
MODULE 1: Prenatal Yoga Foundations
25 contact hours
- Essential Components of a Prenatal Yoga Class
- Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
- Asana (Poses) and Variations / Modifications for Stages of Pregnancy
- Basic Sequencing for Prenatal Yoga
- Teaching Beginners
- Theming and Philosophy of Yoga for Pregnancy and Parenting
- Visualizations / Meditations / Chants / Poems for Prenatal Yoga
- Breathing techniques
- Vocal Toning
- Managing expectations around pregnancy and birth
- The Power and Importance of Sharing Birth Stories
- How yoga supports mental health from conception through new parenthood
- Common Pregnancy Symptoms, Concerns and Implications for Yoga Practice
- Common Pregnancy Questions & Myths
- Nutrition for Pregnancy
- Three full yoga practices
- Practice Teaching
MODULE 3: Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification (RPYT)
25 contact hours / 10 non-contact hours
PREREQUISITE: Modules 1 & 2
- Ayurveda for the Childbearing Years
- Trauma Informed Teaching in Pre/Postnatal Yoga
- Infertility Lesson: What Yoga Teachers Need to Know
- Essential Components of a Prenatal / Postnatal combo Class
- How Prenatal Yoga can help with postpartum recovery
- Postnatal Timeline
- Postnatal Yoga Benefits
- Postnatal Yoga Essentials
- Pre/Postnatal Abdominal Conditioning
- Postnatal Yoga Nidras
- Sequencing for Postnatal Yoga
- Postnatal Yoga Sequencing with Babies
- Working with Babies in the Room
- Postnatal Nutrition
- Three full yoga practices
- Advanced Practice Teaching Exercises
- The Business of Teaching Prenatal Yoga
- RPYT Certification Discussion
MODULE 2: Prenatal Yoga Advanced Teaching Concepts
25 contact hours
PREREQUISITE: Module 1
- Childbirth Education for Yoga Instructors
- Adaptations for Pregnant Students In a Non-Prenatal Class
- Prenatal Yoga Nidra & Relaxation Scripts
- Essential Oils for Pregnancy and new motherhood
- Prenatal Partner Yoga
- How to teach without Props
- Addressing Mixed Levels / Mixed Bellies
- Advanced sequencing & themes for Prenatal Yoga
- Demonstrating in Prenatal Yoga
- Hands on Adjustments in Prenatal Yoga
- Trainee Article Presentations on Pregnancy / Yoga Related Topics
- Three full yoga practices
- Practice Teaching
CE HOURS / APPROVED PROVIDERS
Trainings are valid for Yoga Alliance CE hours and possible CEUs or PDPs from your credentialing organization.
Yoga Alliance
Since 2014, ChildLight Education Company has been a Yoga Alliance approved Registered Children’s Yoga School, a Registered 200 Hour Yoga School and a Registered Prenatal Yoga School providing teacher training and continuing education.
Courses4TeachersInc.
ChildLight Education Company is a Continuing Education Provider through Courses4Teachers. The credit they offer is graduate-level professional development semester credit, through the University of the Pacific, designed for salary advancement and/or to renew credentials for teachers in districts across the U.S.
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC)
ChildLight Education Company is an approved program provider as a non-matriculated course or program that will improve the ability to get a job or encourage further study for VSAC grant recipients who are not enrolled in high school.
Department of Rehabilitation in California
ChildLight Education Company is an approved entity for training with the State of CA, Department of Rehabilitation.
***Participants have also had CE hours accepted through Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT), and the Foster Care system in addition to PT, SLP, American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and individual school districts across the country.
CERTIFICATION
Anyone who completes all required training hours and successfully completes the certification process for Module 3: Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification (RPYT) will be listed as a “ChildLight Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor (85hr)” on our website.
TUITION
In-Person: $425 per module
Live Virtual: $385 per module
Self-Paced Online: $299 per module
Self-Paced, Online All Three Modules: $799
Includes fully-illustrated downloadable manual. Scholarship Opportunities & Group Discounts are available on a limited basis.
Register with a purchase order here.
Upcoming Trainings
All trainings with Megan Morris, virtual via Zoom.
MODULE 1
Dates: September 22-24, 2023
Times: Fri & Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-4pm ET
MODULE 2
Dates: October 20-22, 2023
Times: Fri & Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-4pm ET
MODULE 3
Dates: November 17-19, 2023
Times: Fri & Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-4pm ET
SELF-PACED LEARNING
with Live Support
Click Here for Details & Make Your Purchase in the dropdown menu below!
Please Note: All three modules must be completed in order to register for your 85-hour RPYT certification.
REGISTRATION
$299.00 – $799.00
-