Yoga + Sacred Birth
The Sacred Birth Prenatal Yoga and Doula Training is an 85+ hour dual certificate training and in-home retreat that will provide you with a framework to support your pregnant yoga students, launch a career in the field of birth work, and deepen your connection to your own body and practice.
With more than 85 hours of content, this training will equip you with tools to empower and support pregnant women throughout their pregnancies and labor.
Julia Forest
ASY Founder and 500 E-RYT Lead Trainer
Stefanie Antunes
Lead Doula Facilitator
Course details
Duration and effort
- 60 live hours
- 25 hours self-paced content
Mentorship
- During the live program, within the program & via email
Material
- In-person, live lectures and classes
- Videos
- Reading Material
- Assignments
Certification
- 85 HR Registered Prenatal Yoga Certificate (Yoga Alliance)
- Doula Certificate
Talk to us
Any questions regarding the course? Reach out here to schedule a Whatsapp or Zoom call with one of our facilitators.
Testimonials
Goals of this Course
- Learn how to teach therapeutic and trauma sensitive pre and postnatal yoga
- Learn how to safely modify postures for each trimester
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
- Study eastern and western perspectives of mind, body and spirit
- Be mentored by experienced, proven teachers in the field
- Heal and understand your own birth story
- Study hormonal and energy changes holistically
- Discover your own teaching voice and innate gifts
- Unfold insight into the profound miracle of birth
Recommended for
- Yogis interested in learning about women’s health, pregnancy and conscious birthing
- Educators, counselors, midwives, healthcare professionals and women interested in expanding their knowledge in reproductive health and women-centered yoga practice
- Yoga teachers seeking to develop a niche in prenatal yoga and to deepen their facilitation and community building skills
- Our program is holistically designed for those who are interested in learning a mind-body approach to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting preparation with a therapeutic focus.
What’s unique about our approach?
Sacred Birth focuses on nurturing conscious pregnancy and parenthood while addressing the medical, political and spiritual considerations of birthing. Our approach blends traditional Hatha and Vinyasa yoga with the therapeutic tools such as mindfulness and holistic birth support to nurture an empowered pregnancy and birth.
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification
We will explore the healing potential of yoga and holistic support to assist the journey from pregnancy to parenthood. You will gain confidence guiding pregnant women in their regular classes, and teaching prenatal, couples’ workshops and postnatal yoga classes
- The stages of pregnancy and effects on body and mind
- The physiology of pregnancy and childbirth
- Pregnancy and childbirth as a journey
- Deconstructing and transforming our relationship to pain
- The benefits of prenatal and postnatal yoga
- Modifications, contraindications and beneficial asanas for each trimester
- Postures to support a healthy pregnancy
- Sequencing and class themes
- Hands-on assisting in prenatal yoga
- Pranayama and sound techniques
- Relaxation and visualization for childbirth preparation and support of the birth experience
- Integrating mindfulness and cultivating awareness in your classes
- Incorporating imagery into cueing for breathwork and asana
- Massage, birthing techniques and laboring positions using yoga
- Postnatal yoga for healing and beneficial asanas to support the body after childbirth
- Simple infant massage and infant stimulation routine
- How to create a supportive community in your class environment
Birth Doula Certification
The BIRTH DOULA Certification portion of this program, taught by Stefanie Antunes— a Lamaze® Educator and doula since 2002, will provide a well-rounded approach to yoga teaching. Whether you decide to attend births or not, the knowledge and hands-on experience you gain will help support pregnant people and their families.
In the 18 hours dedicated to this topic, you will deepen your knowledge of the emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of pregnancy, birth, and the early parenting experience so you will feel prepared to answer common questions accurately and knowledgeably.
Doula Certification Topics
- Role of the doula
- Emotional, physical, and informational support of women and families in the prenatal period, at birth, and in the early postpartum period
- Involving support people
- Comfort measures
- Common interventions and medications
- How to become a certified doula with awakened spirit
- Scope of practice and code of ethics
- Interprofessional relationships
- How to build a doula business
What Students Are Saying...
“Stephanie and Julia are amazing teachers. They both have a vast wealth of knowledge and what they offer together covers all the requirements of the course, and then some! I really appreciated the various workshop hosts that came to talk with the class. Even though it was an online training, they kept the class time interactive, interesting, and entertaining!”
-Danya
“This class was so informative and the instructors were wonderful. Julia and Stephanie were so knowledgeable and all the guest teachers were inspiring to listen too. The class was held at a great pace and I never felt rushed. Can’t wait to put everything I learned into practice.”
- Megan
“This was such an incredible experience, spiritually and personally! So much gratitude. Great to feel that diversity, justice, and inclusion were included in the curriculum.”
- Jenny
“Loved my course with Awakened Spirit so much that I have signed on for several more since. Thanks for the great work you’re putting out there into the world :)”
- Avani Gilbert
This program includes
- Daily guided yoga practices
- Doula workshop & birth preparation course
- 85 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Prenatal Yoga Teaching Certification (RYPT)
- 2 illustrated program manuals
- On-demand prenatal yoga classes and audio meditations
- Audio meditations and healing practices
- On-Demand videos related to birth equity & trauma education
- Guided self-regulation practices
Frequently asked questions
The prerequisites for the online yoga teacher trainings is only that you must be passionate and inspired to create a community of likeminded women who want to help support and guide other mothers safely through the practice of yoga. We only ask that you are dedicated and feel compelled to answer this very sacred call.
It is helpful to have prior teaching experience but isnt necessary. Much of the course and the postures are referred to in sanskrit and english terminology. It’s certainly recommended to have a previous practice of the asana or postures as the course content will flow with more ease and understanding and be able to assimilate the information more quickly.
Upon successful completion, you are eligible to register with the yoga alliance as a registered yoga teacher (ryt), and will be certified to teach yoga internationally. Once you’ve met all the requirements of the 85 hr prenatal yoga teacher training you’ll receive the designation of rpyt (registered prenatal yoga teacher) with eligibility to register with yoga alliance.
The prenatal yoga teacher training content is the same for the online training and the 85 hour self-paced training. The sacred birth prenatal yoga + doula program is a dual certificate program (prenatal yoga curriculum + dona doula curriculum), for this course you will receive two certificates.
We understand completely the demands and importance of family, tending to small children while juggling work and day-to-day demands. The online yoga teacher training courses allow you to work at your own pace by reviewing the videos and moving through the course manual and workbook at your own time. The live virtual covers most of what you need to know during class hours.
Yes, we offer the sacred birth prenatal yoga as a stand alone in a live virtual and also self-paced program. The yoga and conscious birthing curriculum is the same in both programs.
It does! If you finish the course requirements before the end of september you can qualify as a registered prenatal yoga teacher with the yoga alliance.
Yes it is! Once you are done our program you can call yourself a doula. If you choose to certify with dona you would have completed many of the pre-requisits for certification including birth educator course, breast feeding for doulas course and doula workshop. We guide you through the whole process during the program.
It really is up to you. Both of our programs are filled with practical tools to support conscious pregnancy and empowered birth. In our experience the doula certificate can help deepen your knowledge of the birthing journey and provide tools to support birthing families. The dual certification also opens many doors as a birth professional.
The sessions will also be recorded and available for you to reference after the session via teachable. If you are on the dona accredited track and you must miss due to an emergency or unexpected conflict, you must write us for approval. If you miss a session, you must watch it before our following live session to keep up with the pace of the program. Unapproved absences will result in a certificate of participation in lieu of the dona doula workshop certification.
We run different iteneraries for this course. Please check our schedule for more details.
Yes 🙂 our course counts for continuing education with the yoga alliance and also you can upgrade your yoga alliance membership to registered prenatal yoga teacher (rpyt)
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