Prenatal Teacher Training- PART1

Schedule Information
Fridays, 6:05-10:05 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12:35-8:35 pm

Information Session
PART ONE: 20 Hour YogaWorks Prenatal Teacher Training with Patti Asad

Don’t miss this unique opportunity for yoga teachers, doulas, labor and delivery nurses, childbirth educators and midwives interested in teaching prenatal yoga.

In this training we will cover:
-The physiological process of pregnancy and birth including a detailed discussion of the pelvis and how asanas encourage “optimal fetal positioning” for an easier labor and birth.
-Asana modifications, indicated and contraindicated poses and sequencing.
-A discussion of prana as related to birth including the nadis, prana vyus, and chakras. Breathing and pranayama during pregnancy.
-The effects of emotions and thoughts on pregnancy and birth outcome.
-Use of restorative yoga, savasana and meditation to balance emotions and still the mind. Medical problems and discomforts in pregnancy and how to address them with yoga.
-The use of language, voice, touch etc. when teaching pregnant women.

Patti Asad
Patti Asad has been teaching yoga for 11 years. Her classes encourage basic principles of alignment, and the harmony and rhythm between the body and breath, creating a graceful yet powerful flow. Patti holds a Masters in Education and has worked with children of all ages. She is a Teacher Trainer with YogaWorks and leads the Prenatal teacher training as well. She has inspired many women through their pregnancy in her prenatal yoga classes and through her DVD “Journey to Birth.” She and her husband lead partner yoga workshops and couple retreats and are currently in the production of a Partner Yoga DVD.