Overview
This postnatal yoga teacher training (in English) is a perfect addition to the prenatal training weaving together the before and after birth portal, the transition from maiden to mother or from mother of x children to more. You’ll learn how to hold space and share space with women in a very vulnerable and open time of their lives after they’ve just gone through the biggest bodily and emotional change in the shortest amount of time together with the chaos of birth. This training will give you insights into a more feminine approach to yoga which can be integrated with other styles of yoga too, whilst guiding you to teach new mothers in confidence.
We’ll explore and dive deep into the postnatal hormones, nervous system, womb yoga, womb awareness, womb stories, holding space for both processed and unprocessed birth stories, sharing circles, and yoga with babies. All this mixed with sequencing, spaceholding, and how to create a postnatal yoga class in a blend of theory lectures, circle sharing, and practical learning. Each weekend you will receive inspirational practice examples of postnatal yoga classes & you will be teaching and sharing your knowledge with each other from the first weekend onwards.
What you will learn
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Understanding the postpartum body, the postpartum hormones & postpartum nervous system
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Sequencing postnatal yoga classes with and without babies
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Learning about the mothering culture, social construction of motherhood, the wounded mother & postpartum myths
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Breast/Bottle feeding practices and meditations
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The anatomy of the pelvis, pelvic bowl (floor) & pelvic organs after birth
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About back or pelvic problems & other common physical challenges in postpartum and how to support
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How to support bodily autonomy in motherhood
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How to support mothers to trust their intuition, their inner knowing, and their inherent mother wisdom
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To hold space for both unprocessed and processed birth stories
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Womb awareness (connecting with your own womb)
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How to use props in a postnatal yoga class
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Connection and development practices for babies (0-8ish months)
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Restorative yoga for mothers
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Rituals, women’s circles, and ceremony for mothers
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Space-holding for mothers in all stages of motherhood
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How to be a woman-centred postnatal yoga teacher and space-holder
Why should I take this training?
We really do need changes in the way we understand and think about motherhood. In a patriarchal society mothering is not valued as the powerful, magical, and important work that it is. We need change in the expectations of mothers and instead celebrate mothers as the important roles they play in our culture and society.
There are so many ideas about how we think mothers should behave, so many expectations and intense pressure, the bounce back culture after birth, how she should mother her children, and suddenly everyone has an opinion about everything she is doing. You’ll meet all kinds of mothers as you hold these spaces for them (whether it is mothering circles, 1:1, or postnatal yoga) and learn how to celebrate that each mother is exactly how she’s supposed to be.
We need more space-holders holding these spaces where all kinds of mothers feel welcome and honored in their early postpartum and motherhood. Instead of being constantly met by unrealistic expectations and judgemental comments. The dream is to move more towards a matri-centric society, non-hierarchical, where the mother, the one who is taking care of the future generations is supported and held by her community.
Who would benefit from this training?
This training is for yoga teachers. Whether you are self-taught or hold certification is to me not important. It is important that you understand the basics of yoga as a whole (asana, meditation, pranayama etc.) for this training to benefit you in your teachings and self-practice. The training is connected with the prenatal training and they are designed to supplement each other, however you are so welcome to join even if you don't take the prenatal YTT.
Requirements
You...
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Are interested in supporting and celebrating mothers
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Ready to hold space for mothers and their babies
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Are a yoga teacher (your own definition)
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Are ready to dedicate time and work to your studies in between modules
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Want to dive deep into your own healing journey of motherhood wounds and your own relationship with your womb
Course Structure
WEEKEND 1 | OCT 10 - 11
The wounded mother, postpartum myths and after birth physiology
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WEEKEND 2 | NOV 7 - 8
Womb awareness & nervous system​
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WEEKEND 3 | NOV 21-22
Rituals & Spaceholding
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Fridays 10 - 16 | Saturdays 12 - 20
Facilitator
Ida Kilias
Ida Kilias is a yoga teacher and a birth keeper and holds more than 1000 hours of training within yoga and yoga therapy. Moreover she has trained with some amazing teachers to protect birth and continuously educate herself within the pregnancy, birth and postpartum field. She has educated prenatal yoga teachers for the past 3 years, has written research articles on the topic of emotional pregnancy, and shares women’s yoga, prenatal yoga and postnatal yoga in Copenhagen.
Plus special guests
*Does not include accommodation or food. Only practical classes & teaching material.
3.500 kr required as a non-refundable deposit.
20% OFF FOR THOSE WHO COMBINE & BOOK THE PRENATAL YOGA YTT