11 Day 85-Hour Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training in India
In this modern world women are becoming more powerful than ever before. Back in the old days, pregnant women were restricted as though they were breakable objects, but, no more. Pregnancy is no longer a reason to be held back. Pregnant women are active almost up until their full term, living full and normal lives and caring for their minds and bodies. This is why yoga is so beneficial, it keeps you mobile, flexible, and connected to yourselves.
This course offers a balanced mix of theory and practical curriculum, providing you with valuable knowledge and tools to teach yoga to pregnant women safely and confidently.
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Highlights
- Various classes and workshops daily
- Enjoy weekend excursions, a study tour, and a local ashram visit
- Experience a kirtan night, satsang, Ayurveda, and Indian classical dance
- Books and study materials will be provided
- Daily vegetarian meals and tea
- 10 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
10 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Garden
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
During your course, Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center can accommodate either single or shared rooms maximum of two persons with private bathrooms. AC / heater can also be provided for an extra fee.
The rooms are clean, spacious, well ventilated, and maintained all with their own private balcony and only a short walk from amenities such as shops and cafes.
There is Wi-Fi and washing machines facilities available for the students. Every room has a bathroom with a western toilet and hot and cold water in the shower. Students can choose between single bed or double bed accommodations according to their needs. Rooms are spacious, open, and inviting.
Bedsheets, pillows, bath towels, toilet paper, and blankets are provided. Free Wi-Fi is available on every floor. Washing machines are free to use during certain hours of the day.
Program
One of the most precious gifts in life for a woman is becoming a mother. During this time, you find many changes physically and psychological.
In this beautiful period of child growth in the womb and post conception, the beautiful mother needs special attention, support, and precautions to be followed which is beneficial to both mother and child. This purpose can be served by yoga, which helps to provide both physical and psychological balance with simple yogic practices.
Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center is providing a therapeutic prenatal yoga course in Rishikesh, where you can gain the knowledge of stages of pregnancy and principles, application of various safety protocols to follow. According to a survey, 15-16% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, so let's try your best to reduce this problem, through yoga.
Other benefits of doing prenatal and postnatal teacher training certification:
- You can train and take care of pregnant women and postnatal care for the mother.
- This training is also beneficial for those who are planning for pregnancy or childbirth.
Benefits of prenatal yoga teacher training course
- This strengthens hips, arms, back, and shoulders which help to carry the baby weight, as this increases the energy level of the pregnant women.
- The course is designed in such a way that helps pregnant women to reduce the lower back pain, as during this period the women will have lower back issues because of the belly bump. This also results in developing a lower back curve change.
- Because of lots of physical changes in the body results in a low stress, which can be managed with this course.
- Due to hormonal changes in the body, there will be a lot of mood swings and body imbalances. With this course, you can balance and restore the balance of the body.
- You can become certified yoga practitioners, who can help people during pregnancy.
Curriculum of the course
- Physiology during the pregnancy
- Benefits of doing yoga during pregnancy, birth, and post-natal
- Pregnancy yoga guidelines
- Conditions, complications, contra-indications, and cautions
- Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
- Using a resolve / sankalpa
- Process, physiology, and stages of labor and birth
- Positive thinking and living to create a happy baby, mother, and pregnancy
- Conception relief
- Specific information and precautions for each of the trimesters
- Pregnancy asanas
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Specific practices - mudras, pranayama, mantras, meditation, visualisation, relaxation, and yoga Nidra
- Ayurveda for pregnancy - garbha sanskar
- Diet for pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Yogic practices for labour and teaching methodology
Syllabus
Fundamental of prenatal yoga
- Importance of yoga in pregnancy
- Role of a teacher in prenatal yoga
- Different stages in pregnancy
- Understanding and creating the foundation of different practices
- How yoga practices can make your delivery safe and smooth?
- How can yoga aid in normal delivery?
- Overview of practices in the various phases of pregnancy
Understanding your pregnancy and child birth
- Preparation for conception
- Knowing your pregnancy
- Understanding fertility issues and addressing them
- Miscarriages and abortion, complications and conditions
- Understanding safe and unsafe practices in various stages of pregnancy
- Importance of fetus talk in pregnancy
- Labour and delivery
Trimester wise yoga asana practices
This part of the syllabus includes:
- Modifications of asana with props / restorative practices / modified slow paced yoga during and after pregnancy
- Precaution and contraindications of asana
- Simple adjustment and alignment for pregnancy
Practices includes:
- Warm-up
- Surya namaskar
- Standing asana
- Sitting asana
- Supine asana
- Twisting asana
- Kneeling asana
- Forward bending asana
- Backward bending asana
- Relaxation
- Labour pose for child birth
Anatomy and physiology
- Menstrual cycle and female reproductive system
- How conception happens
- Fetal development
- Hormonal changes during pregnancy
- Anatomical and physiological changes during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy
- Pregnancy related complications and conditions
- Post partum physiological changes
Concept of pregnancy in Ayurveda
- Disciplines during pregnancy
- Traditional guide for a womb
- Concept of conceive and its care
- Ayurvedic therapies and its balancing
- Concept of tri-dosha during pregnancy
- Sexual engagement
Mantra and its vibrations
- Importance of garbha samskara
- Mantra for overall wellbeing of mother and fetus
- Mantra for overcoming pain
- Mantra for gaining mental strength
Mudra, bandha, and Kegel practice
- Understanding the bandhas and its importance
- Understanding the mudras and its importance
- Difference between mudra, bandha and Kegel practice
- Practice of different mudras and bandhas
- Kegel practice
- Incorporating bandha practices in pranayama
- Incorporating mudra practices in pranayama and meditation
- Mudra practice for normal delivery process
Meditation and its transformations
This part of the syllabus covers the following topics:
- Why meditation is important in pregnancy
- Understanding the benefit of meditation in different trimesters
- Different techniques of meditation and practices
- Visualization aspect of meditation during pregnancy
Yoga Nidra and its wisdom
Sitting postures course syllabus includes:
- Introduction to yoga Nidra
- Importance of yoga Nidra during pregnancy
- Different techniques of yoga Nidra
- Practices during different stages of pregnancy
Diet and nutrition
- Nutrients that help during pregnancy, post-delivery and breastfeeding
- Foods to avoid and include in your diet during pregnancy
- Understanding your own doshas (prakriti)
- Understanding the tastes and its effect on your body
- Ayurvedic herbs information which can be adapted during pregnancy
Yoga philosophy and its forgotten science
- How lifestyle plays a vital role in pregnancy
- 8 limbs of yoga
- Panch kosha and its impact on pregnancy
- 4 pillars which impact a baby – food, sleep, sex, and fear
- How do you connect with your baby before and after birth?
Postnatal yoga
- Postnatal care of new mother and baby
- PPD – post partum depression and its solution
- Various practices to reconnect with your body after delivery
- How to slowly get into postnatal practices to build up strength and stamina in the body back to normal
Teaching methodology and practicum
- Trimester specific lesson plans
- Discussion about general sequencing
- Guidelines for yoga asanas, modifications, and contraindications
- Teaching practices
- Assessments / group discussions / case study / videos
Pranayama and its breathings
- Why pranayama is important during pregnancy
- Therapeutic aspect of pranayama
- How the various pranayama in the 3 trimester phase, helps a mother to find balance
- How pranayama takes care of hormonal changes in body
- Learning different techniques of pranayama with variations
- How to prepare the body for labour through breath awareness
Daily schedule
- 05:00 Bell
- 06:00 - 07:30 Post and prenatal yoga asana practice or teaching methodology
- 08:30 - 09:00 Pranayama, mudra, and shatkarma
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:30 Asana anatomy or physiology of male and female bodies
- 11:30 - 12:30 Self-study and group practice
- 13:00 Lunch
- 15:00 - 16:00 Philosophy / nutrition and Ayurveda
- 16:00 - 17:00 Yoga therapy
- 17:15 - 18:15 Meditation and yoga Nidra
- 19:00 Dinner
Instructors
Hemlata Saklani
Dr. Hemlata Saklani Bahuguna was born on 8 December 1985 at New Tehri, located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In her school years, she had average grades. But her involvement in extracurricular activities such as in debate or speech and also in some school level projects was great. After completing her school education Dr. Hemlata went on to attend Combined (P.G.) Institute Of Medical Science and Research (CIMSR), Dehradun where she graduated in Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She is expert in the field of yoga anatomy and physio-yoga-therapy.
Location
During the program, your stay will be at the Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center which is located in the most peaceful area of Rishikesh. The academy has magnificent views of the mountains in each of the neighbouring locations. Each of which have a peaceful and serene environment with lots of nature around you.
Food
Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center servers 100% vegan and sattvic food to all its students. The food is prepared hygienically using organic vegetables and is included in the fees. The food at the centre is well-known globally for its variety and taste.
Many might wonder that yoga is enough and you don’t need to regulate your eating habits. Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center believes that just practising yoga is not enough to get overall benefits of yoga because “Yoga” is not just another form of exercise but it is actually a way of life and if you eat healthy food along with yoga practice it will really create wonders for you as a healthy diet is an integral part of yogic life.
The kind of food you eat influences not just your physical well-being but also your emotional well being which includes your thoughts and emotions. According to yogic philosophy, the food you eat is not classified as proteins, carbohydrate, or fats rich foods. But instead, it is classified into three types according to the effect they have on our minds as - Satvas, Rajasic, and Tamas. Eating tamasic food makes you feel sluggish or lethargic. Rajasic food will make you feel active or maybe a little restless. On the other hand, sattvic food makes you feel energetic, enthusiastic and light.
Sattvic foods help to calm your minds and purify your bodies by stimulating the mind and body to action. Freshly cooked food which is consumed no later than 3 to 4 hours of cooking can be considered sattvic.
The food menu at Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center is prepared by Master Chef Sandeep Semwal Ji who has extensive experience of working at the best 5-star hotels all over the world and has vast knowledge about sattvic foods and its benefits to the human mind and body. His vast experience focuses on hygienic preparation of food and ensures that the food carries its nutritional values which are of great importance for living a healthy life.
Only eating the right kind of food is not enough and eating the right quantity of food at the right time also play a vital role in what effects it has on your body. Eating more than the required amount of food causes you to feel lazy and lethargic, whereas eating less will not provide you with enough energy to go about your daily routine.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Raw food
- Fruitarian
- Lactose Free
- Yogic
- Other dietary requirements on request
- Ayurvedic
What's included
- Course fee
- 10 nights comfortable accommodation
- Daily nutritious vegetarian meals and herbal tea
- Complete yoga kit and a school t-shirt
- Free taxi pick-up from Dehradun Airport (DED)
- Certificate of completion
What's not included
- Anything not mentioned as included
- GST
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer included
Jolly Grant Airport
14 km away from your destination
Transfer available for additional US$ 85 per person
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Dehradun Airport (DED). Transfer from the airport is included. Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training Center will pick you up from the airport. However, the closest and most convenient airport for you is to fly to New Delhi. If you are visiting India for the first time then it is better for you to take a flight to Dehradun (a nearby city) and from there, Dehradun is a 30-minute drive by car, so you save a hustle.
Delhi Airport to Rishikesh by car is a six-hour journey. They have a transportation package for 150 USD which will cover your airport pick-up, transfer from Delhi to Rishikesh (by car), and after completion of the course transfer back from Rishikesh to Delhi. One-way transportation from the Delhi Airport to Rishikesh can also be availed for 85 USD.
Arrival by train
Another good option is to travel by train (airport to New Delhi train station by car, then by train to Haridwar and from Haridwar to Rishikesh by car).
Arrival by bus
Travel by bus is quite cheap but a bit inconvenient for first-time visitors.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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