The Mother's Journey - a sacred path

In person 12th -15th September
online dates coming soon

From Gemma: 
I have been teaching yoga for over half of my life and of that time almost 20 years have been as a specialist pregnancy & postnatal yoga teacher. From 2015 I began my complimentary  journey as a  yoga therapist. These are two fields in which I have a particular passion.
Recovery, following becoming a mother, led me to the path of exploring; researching and sharing pregnancy & postnatal yoga. This still brings me great joy.
Postnatally I have had to, and in a few cases, am addressing: pelvic girdle pain; vaginal tears; pelvic floor issues; regrets; guilt; as well as empowerment ; joy and deeper knowledge of myself.
As a teacher/ yoga therapist I have worked with women who have had all kinds of birth experiences and the effect of this. Helping them to reconnect; rebalance and recover.  Whether this is soon after birth or much later.                                                                               
Over the years I have come to understand there is no definitive ‘postnatal period.’


When we birth a baby a new mother is born as well. Rather than trying to get back to who we were. `I firmly believe we should welcome and learn to become this new ever evolving person.  As a postnatal yoga facilitator part of our role is to allow and guide this process.  
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Course overview:


2 weekends live online

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4 days in-person @ our wooded haven in Cornwall.
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Our Yoga Alliance Professionals Postnatal yoga teacher training is aimed at those who already hold a yoga teaching qualification - although you don’t have to want to teach to join the course - you may just want to deepen this area of your understanding or maybe you are pregnant or have recently given birth yourself and want an in depth exploration of adapting your yoga practice at this time. We work from the solid grounding that pregnancy, birth and becoming a mother are natural processes of life not medical events. Although modern medicine certainly has a place and benefits when it is needed, we should also remember that we have an innate and irreplaceable wisdom as human beings.
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During the course, we explore how, as a facilitator of this powerful work, you can find your own way to empower mothers to find trust in their own wisdom and learn to listen to their own bodies and instincts.
This all begins with our non-dogmatic approach to teaching. We aim to give you the knowledge and tools to create and run postnatal yoga classes in your own style and a way that is authentic for 
Topics include:
​The Embodied approach to yoga postnatally
The benefits of focusing on the new mum rather than mainly the baby
Practical Anatomy, Physiology & Emotional aspects of the Postnatal period.
How the physical and psychological experience of birth can affect a woman's mental health and postnatal journey.
What to teach when- aiding the journey of rebalancing and recovery
Breathwork, relaxation and yoga nidra: for post-birth healing and the stress of life as a new mumPelvic health- How can we help with postnatal rehab of pelvic floor and core musclesHow to nurture & Empower New Mums
Planning and teaching skills for postnatal yoga classes and 1 to 1 sessions

You can find the syllabus Here and investment costs.

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