Do you ever feel nervous or unsure about how to support a pregnant yoga student in your general yoga classes? Have you wanted to learn more about the pregnancy experience and the shifts that take place in the pregnant body?
In this 5-hour immersion, you will learn how to effectively modify your yoga class and support the pregnant yoga student with confidence and compassion.
Prenatal Immersion
supporting the pregnant yoga student
teacher – Chelsea Daniel
date – saturday, december 2nd
time – 11:30am – 4:30pm
location – the bhakti center / 2W yoga studio
admission – $108
for questions, please contact us at info@bhakticenter.org
Overview
You can expect to practice a prenatal yoga class at the beginning of the workshop. After you have embodied the practice, we will dive into lecture and discussion on topics including: the basic anatomy of the pelvis and pelvic floor, the benefits of prenatal yoga, how to incorporate safe and beneficial asana for pregnant students into your general yoga classes, why breathing and pranayama are important during pregnancy, using props for support, and how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for pregnant people! Some time will be given to brainstorming and practicing how to adjust a general yoga class sequence for a pregnant student.
This workshop is eligible for 5 hours of Continuing Education with Yoga Alliance upon request for a certificate.
What to Expect
- experience & embody a prenatal yoga class
- basic anatomy of the pelvis and pelvic floor
- physiological shifts that take place in the body during the 4 trimesters
- benefits of yoga for pregnancy
- how to incorporate safe and beneficial asana for your prenatal students into your general (non-prenatal) yoga classes
- contraindications for pregnancy
- pranayama practices safe for pregnancy
- using props to support the pregnant yoga student
- creating a welcoming and inclusive space for pregnant students
- practice teaching time
Interested in taking one of Chelsea’s classes before registering for the training? Check out our Yoga Class Schedule and sign up today!
Cancellation Policy
Refund window closes 3 weeks prior to training start date; all monies forfeited thereafter. Credit card processing fees apply.
Chelsea grew up in Atlanta, Georgia before calling NYC home for the past 8 years. She studied Yoga in Rishikesh, India at the Vinyasa Yoga School, trained in Ayurveda at Prema Yoga Institute, is a registered pre/postnatal yoga teacher and founder of Chickadee Yoga + Birth, teaches trauma-informed yoga for children, and is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®). Bhakti Yoga, leading and serving others in the mood of devotion and love to reveal the divine in each one of us, is the foundation upon which all of her offerings and teachings are built. Chelsea teaches from a place of compassion, humility, and integrity- striving to transmit the teachings of her teachers that have deeply touched her life.
