Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

85 Hour SHAKTI PRENATAL YOGA METHOD TEACHER TRAINING

NEXT TRAINING DATES:

Next St. John’s training dates TBA. Contact Bobby@ShaktiYogaMethod.com to host this training in your area.
LOCATION:

St. John’s NL, In-person at 10 Clancy Drive, Quidi Vidi Boathouse. Live stream option also available. Contact Bobby to host this training in your area.
INVESTMENT:

$1200+hst ($1380) CAD. $300 deposit required upon registration
INCLUDES:

10 days of lecture, comprehensive prenatal yoga instruction manual, prenatal yoga nidra scripts & MP3s, and ongoing mentorship with instructor. Ability to register with Yoga Alliance as RPYT for RYTs.
REGISTRATION:

Will open when next training dates announced.

HOST A TEACHER TRAINING:

Shakti Yoga teacher trainings and workshops are taught in various locations within Canada, and internationally. Host this workshop in your area and save the cost of travelling to learn. Contact Bobby@ShaktiYogaMethod.com to discuss specific details on hosting this or other workshops and trainings.

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Who’s This Program For?

Childbirth professionals working with pregnant women who wish to complement their professional work. This would include doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, childbirth educators, acupuncturists, physiotherapists, massage therapists, therapists, etc.
Pregnant women who would like to deepen their understanding of prenatal wellness, optimize their experience of pregnancy and develop skills to create a peaceful and yes, even Enjoyable birth experience
Anyone looking to deepen their knowledge of prenatal yoga & birth preparation. This includes those wanting to effectively support friends or family members during pregnancy and birth experiences.
Teachers of yoga who want to deepen their understanding of the prenatal experience and develop confidence teaching prenatal classes. RYTs will qualify to register with Yoga Alliance as RPYT.
Those wanting to become a RPYT (85 Hours)

About The Program

The Shakti prenatal Teacher Training presents a teaching philosophy that recognizes the multifaceted needs of expectant mothers. Participants learn to utilize asana, pranayama, meditation, visualization, birth education topics, and birth stories to prepare mothers physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for pregnancy, birth and motherhood. This training provides:

Comprehensive Manual
Prenatal Yoga Nidra Scripts and MP3s
Prenatal yoga benefits and precautions
Anatomy & physiology of pregnancy
Approaches for supporting emotional changes during pregnancy
Considerations for each trimester
Common prenatal conditions
Asana for specific pregnancy discomforts and birth preparation
Asana for early labour and to promote optimal baby position
Vinyasa, gentle, and restorative approaches.
Using props and modifications in a prenatal class
Chakras; Pregnancy and the energetic body
Sequences for prenatal yoga classes & how to create your own
Practical teaching and assisting experience
Ongoing mentoring support
Pranayama for pregnancy and birth.
Visualization and meditations for expectant mothers
Mantra and affirmations for prenatal mothers
Language analysis and usage for prenatal classes
Specific cues, breaths, and movement to direct the nervous system.
Incorporating birth education into prenatal yoga classes
Using birth stories to prepare and empower
Prenatal partner yoga.
Birth education for couples
Teaching comfort techniques for labor
Stages of labour and delivery
Pelvic floor anatomy
Postnatal core and diastasis recti considerations
Pelvic floor recovery exercises and myths
Postnatal recovery asana and precautions
Approaches to support physical, mental, emotional postpartum needs
Mantra, affirmations and nidras for postpartum coping and healing
Incorporating baby into yoga recovery

Program Requirements

Pre-Requisites

Applicants should:

Have some yoga experience, and/or experience supporting pregnant women in any setting. Contact Bobby@ShaktiYogaMethod.com for clarification.

Certification

Graduates will receive a certificate showing they have successfully completed the Shakti Yoga Method 85-hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training. Graduates may register with Yoga Alliance as a RPYT.

Certification Requirements include:

Attend 10 days of lecture, asana, and teaching practice.
Read Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth & submit book review.*Text may vary with specific program
Submit prenatal yoga class plan, peer observation forms, practicum class video, and instruct one peer class exchange

Program Format Below Specific to programs held in St. John’s:
St. John’s program format broken into 3 components that combine to meet 85 hour requirements to qualify for registration with Yoga Alliance as a RPYT.
1. Four-day/two weekends (4 days) Lecture series
2. Two-day Shakti Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
3. Participation in two 24-class prenatal session (1.5 hours/1x weekly for 12 weeks). First 12 classes for observation & questions, second 12 classes require some practical teaching experience. These 3 segments are priced individually and can be done in any order. Contact Bobby@ShaktiYogaMethod.com for more details.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

BOBBY BESSEY, B.Sc., RYT 500, RPYT, CD (DONA), HBCE (HypnoBirthing Educator)

Bobby Bessey, B.Sc., E-RYT 500, RPYT, Doula CD(DONA), HBCE (HypnoBirthing Educator) is the creator and director of Shakti Yoga Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training and co-director of Yoga Teacher Training Newfoundland & Labrador, both Yoga Alliance registered teacher trainings. The Shakti Prenatal Yoga Method is a proven method that Bobby now trains teachers to instruct worldwide.

Bobby specializes in prenatal yoga classes and birth education. After years of yoga study and instruction Bobby became pregnant with her first son and immediately recognized the profound impact that a yoga practice can have on prenatal health and well-being. In addition to over a decade of instructing prenatal and postnatal yoga classes, Bobby is a birth doula, HypnoBirthing instructor, registered prenatal yoga instructor (RYPT), and a mother of two. Bobby draws on a background of yoga instruction, birth support, and hypnosis-based birth education to create a training that provides participants with a multi-faceted approach to supporting mothers-to-be. She enjoys combining her love of anatomy and physiology with the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and birth for an informational and balanced prenatal perspective. Her passion for making pregnancy and birth the enjoyable and sacred experience it is meant to be is conveyed in her joyous approach to teaching prenatal, birth and motherhood related classes.

Testimonials

Yes! This training exceeded my expectations. I practiced prenatal yoga when I was expecting but it did not include all the birth education. I think that would have been life changing for me. I want to combine birth education with yoga and this training was more than I thought I would get (but I shouldn’t be surprised since I did the 200 hr TT and know what positive intentions and knowledge you have!!). I feel prepared but need to get more practice to get into the groove.

The most beneficial parts: doing the class as a participant; seeing the resources you use (posters, pelvis
models, diagrams); having the training manual; discussion

Tara Cornick

Yoga Teacher
In 2021, I had the opportunity to take a 1:1 Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course with Bobby Bessey in Hanoi. It was one of the best learning experiences I have ever had. Not just a course on how to teach yoga to pregnant women, the program also opened up a treasure trove of useful knowledge related to pre- and post-natal care for women, especially pelvic floor health – an important but under-regarded topic.

Bobby is a dedicated, approachable, experienced teacher who has been a birth doula for many years. Her deep understanding of the female body, combined with her practical experience and love for the profession, brings to the course an authentic, inspiring, and receptive learning atmosphere. I was particularly impressed by the way she integrated knowledge of anatomy, maternal psychology, and maternity care skills into each lesson. Each posture and exercise was thoroughly analyzed from a safety perspective and appropriate for each stage of pregnancy. In addition, knowledge about the pelvic floor, how to recognize, care for, and recover is also a highlight of the course – not only for pregnant mothers but also useful for all women who care about their long-term health.

Năm 2021 mình có cơ hội được học khóa đào tạo giáo viên Yoga Bầu (Prenatal Yoga) 1:1 với Bobby Bessey tại Hà Nội. Đó là một trong những trải nghiệm học tập tuyệt vời nhất mà mình từng có. Không chỉ đơn thuần là một khóa học về cách hướng dẫn yoga cho mẹ bầu, chương trình còn mở ra cho mình một kho tàng kiến thức bổ ích liên quan đến chăm sóc phụ nữ trước và sau sinh, đặc biệt là về sức khỏe sàn chậu – một chủ đề quan trọng nhưng còn ít được quan tâm đúng mức.

Bobby là một cô giáo tận tâm, gần gũi, giàu kinh nghiệm, người từng làm birth doula (birth doula là người tốt nghiệp đại học Y khoa, 4 năm tập trung vào sinh nở) trong nhiều năm. Sự hiểu biết sâu sắc về cơ thể người phụ nữ, kết hợp cùng kinh nghiệm thực tiễn và tình yêu nghề của cô, đã mang lại cho khóa học một không khí học tập chân thực, truyền cảm hứng và dễ tiếp thu.

Mình đặc biệt ấn tượng với cách cô lồng ghép kiến thức giải phẫu, tâm lý mẹ bầu và kỹ năng chăm sóc thai sản vào từng buổi học. Mỗi tư thế, mỗi bài tập đều được phân tích cặn kẽ từ góc độ an toàn và phù hợp với từng giai đoạn thai kỳ. Ngoài ra, những kiến thức về sàn chậu, cách nhận biết, chăm sóc và phục hồi cũng là điểm sáng của khóa học – không chỉ dành cho mẹ bầu mà còn hữu ích cho mọi phụ nữ quan tâm đến sức khỏe lâu dài của mình. Có thể nói Bobby đã truyền đạt kiến thức với tất cả kinh nghiệm thực tế và trái tim. Nếu bạn đang tìm kiếm một khóa đào tạo thực tiễn, chuyên sâu, nhân văn và truyền cảm hứng, thì đây chắc chắn là một lựa chọn không nên bỏ qua!

Tara Cornick

Yoga Teacher