Prenatal (Pregnancy) Yoga Teacher Training: 50 hours

Pregnancy is a time of profound physical, emotional and psychological change and yoga can provide stability, a safe, holistic and supportive space where individuals can cultivate a deeper connection with themselves, their babies and their community.

The first part is a comprehensive 8 day intensive (In Studio) training at Kindred Yoga Studio with Senior Yoga Teacher Toni Osborne focuses on how yoga can enrich the daily experience of pregnancy through such a special time of transformation. And how ancient wisdom, holistic practices and evidence based techniques can positively affect the outcome and experience of labour and childbirth which is an incredible honour to share and be a small part of.

Participants on the course can expect a supportive environment for interactive learning, open discussions, practical experience of teaching, observations, feedback, how to build classes and a community.

They will gain the knowledge, skill and confidence to hold safe, balanced classes that address strength, flexibility, relaxation and mindfulness specific to pregnancy and how to also integrate pregnant students within their general classes.

Our participants will leave feeling inspired to create their own inclusive, accessible yet creative classes that align with their own personal style of teaching.

• The physiological and emotional changes changes that occur during pregnancy

• The anatomy of pregnancy, including how the body adapts and changes to support the growing foetus.

• Safety guidelines: Participants are taught how to sequence and modify traditional yoga poses to make them safe and accessible for pregnant students.

• Contraindications and precautions to ensure the safety of students throughout all stages of pregnancy.

• Pranayama: Breathing techniques specific to pregnancy to facilitate focus, connection with baby, relaxation, manage anxiety and pain during pregnancy and childbirth. 

• Asana Adaptations: Specific yoga poses that help alleviate common pregnancy discomforts, strengthen key muscles for childbirth, and restorative poses that promote relaxation.

• Meditation and Relaxation: Practices that promote mental and emotional well-being, including chanting, mantra, mudra, visualisations, guided meditations and yoga nidra to help reduce stress, improve sleep quality, to enhance the experience of pregnancy and childbirth.

• How to create a welcoming environment, class set up and the safe use of props.

• Birth Education: Education about the stages of labour and childbirth, including techniques for managing pain and promoting a positive birth experience enhancing and broadening skills as pregnancy yoga teachers.

• Sequencing and class planning honouring the physical and emotional needs of each trimester, learning how to structure classes to provide a balanced practice.

• Creative sequencing covering themes, elements and chakras.

• Inclusive, effective communication skills to guide and support pregnant students in their yoga practice, providing safe hands-on adjustments with consent, sensitivity and care.

• Ethical Considerations involved in teaching yoga in pregnancy, how to create a supportive and inclusive environment that respects the diversity of students.

• Participants have the opportunity to teach a pregnancy yoga class and receive feedback to support their growth as teachers.

• Continued Support and Resources: After completing the training, students are provided with ongoing support and resources to continue their professional development as pregnancy yoga teachers.

toni osborne

A love of dance started with a scholarship to Italia Conti Academy in 1987 and Toni has not stopped exploring new ways to enjoy and teach movement ever since.

Alongside dance contracts, she trained and worked as a Personal Trainer and Sports Massage Therapist from 2003 and also started practicing yoga around this time.

Toni decided to share the benefits of yoga by taking her first teacher training with yogahaven in 2012 and has been teaching and studying yoga full time as a career ever since.

Whilst teaching full time, Toni has remained a student, has a regular yoga practice and has invested in studying extensively with inspirational teachers.

Toni is eternally grateful to all her teachers for their generous sharing of knowledge, they have not only enriched her personal practice through pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood but also transformed her perspective on yoga and life itself.

With over two decades of teaching movement, Toni is passionate about providing inclusive and supportive classes which allow pregnant and postnatal students to be valued as part of a welcoming yoga community throughout some of the most transformative times in their lives.

Toni’s Website

what to expect if you enrol

12 days of In Person Training with Toni Osborne - 6 Intensive weekends

1. Carefully selected Guest Tutors

2. Pregnancy Yoga teaching manual and/or Postnatal Yoga teaching manual

3. Class structuring plans

4. Written assignments

5. Quizzes to support learning

6. Reading lists

7. Online resources and pre recorded classes to observe and support learning

8. The option of attending three In Studio Observations of Pregnancy Yoga Classes and/or Postnatal Yoga Classes

9. 1hr Private Session with Toni Osborne - Online 

10. Part 1: Teach a 60 minute pregnancy yoga class - practical examination

11. Part 2: Teach a 60 minute postnatal yoga class online with Toni - Practical examination 

tuition fees 

BOOK BOTH: Prenatal & Postnatal for £100 off
£1050

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: 50 hours
£775

Postnatal Yoga Training: 25 hours
£375

6 month payment plans available for an additional includes £35 GoCardless admin fee.

Are you ready to become confident in prenatal and/or postnatal training?