Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Shanti Mom 85-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (RPYT Pathway)
Pregnancy is one of the most extraordinary and transformative times in a woman's life. It is a time for deep nurturing—not only for the unborn child, but for the mother herself. It is also an opportunity to cultivate mindfulness through breath, meditation, and conscious movement.
Shanti Mom Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training prepares teachers and birth professionals to safely guide expectant mothers through yoga practices designed to support the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of pregnancy.
Prenatal yoga provides safe and effective exercises that strengthen and relax the rapidly changing body while preparing mothers for conscious childbirth. Through breath awareness, meditation, and supportive movement, expectant mothers learn to reduce stress, release fear, and develop a deep connection with their baby prior to birth.
Prenatal yoga goes beyond the physical practice. Classes incorporate breathing techniques that calm the nervous system and provide focus during moments of stress, labor, and transition. Meditation practices cultivate peace, empowerment, and trust in the body’s natural wisdom. Because a mother’s emotions and environment influence her developing baby, creating a peaceful and supportive space becomes an essential part of the prenatal journey.
Each Shanti Mom class is designed with uplifting themes that inspire connection, confidence, and awareness throughout pregnancy.
This 85-hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training will equip participants with the knowledge, confidence, and practical teaching skills needed to safely guide prenatal yoga classes and support expectant mothers throughout pregnancy and postpartum recovery.
What You Will Learn
During this training, participants will learn how to:
• Guide expectant mothers through prenatal-safe yoga postures that prepare the body for childbirth
• Teach breathing techniques and pranayama appropriate for pregnancy and labor preparation
• Lead meditations that support bonding between mother and baby
• Create themed prenatal yoga classes that are uplifting and empowering
• Design classes that address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pregnant students
• Recognize pregnancy-related contraindications and complications
• Apply anatomy and physiology specific to pregnancy
• Facilitate community and connection among expectant mothers
• Support postpartum recovery and healing through yoga
• Teach prenatal partner yoga and postpartum yoga classes
• Create workshops and community programs for pregnant populations
This training is open to:
• Yoga Teachers
• Yoga Students passionate about supporting pregnancy
• Doulas
• Midwives
• Nurses and Doctors
• Physical Therapists
• Birth Workers
• Anyone who works with pregnant women or wishes to support the prenatal journey
Teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training may register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) after completing this training and submitting the required teaching hours.
Required Reading
• Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful — Gurmukh
• Birth Without Violence — Frederick Leboyer, M.D.
• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth — Ina May Gaskin
• Diastasis Recti — Katy Bowman
Training Schedule
The training is completed over three months.
One weekend per month
Saturday
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
(1-hour working lunch )
Sunday
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
(1-hour working lunch)Module 1Dates: May 30-31, 2026 Module 2 June 13- 14 2026 Module 3July 18-19, 2026

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