Yoga of Birth
Certified Pregnancy Yoga Training
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Doulas and Pregnant Women - Come Along for a Nourishing Retreat
Save $100 with Early Bird Pricing!
Are you a certified yoga teacher looking to expand your skill set and would love to provide a nurturing space of loving self care for women? Or are you a doula or mum-to-be who would love to deepen your understanding of yogic practice through a beautiful, nourishing retreat experience?
Either way, join us for a joyous, wholesome getaway with seasoned teachers who create a loving space of femininity, self-care and motherhood. This course serves as a nurturing time of self-care for expecting mothers as well as an accredited training for yoga teachers.
Human Birth is a Great Gift — Let’s Welcome it with Due Respect, Humility and Joy
There is nothing as powerful as a group of women coming together to support one another. The primal journey of birthing our babies is a pivotal moment in a woman's life, so spending this time together should not be underestimated in its power for us to ‘hold space’ in our minds and hearts for birthing.
Teaching Pregnancy Yoga provides just this precious opportunity and is a great addition to your skill set as a yoga teacher or doula, as well as a great relaxation if you are an expecting mother.
This training is primarily for yoga teachers to support you in becoming a prenatal yoga teacher. You will be certified (through Bhakti Rose) upon completion of all the modules and the homework. You must already be a 200 hour accredited yoga teacher to get the certification.
This course is also a precious opportunity for doulas and expecting mothers to learn about pregnancy yoga and for those people it is not necessary to do the homework or assignments.
This training is all about supporting pregnant women to reclaim feminine intelligence, trust in themselves and intuition. As the ancient yogic scriptures (Rig Veda) remind us 'Reverence to the Divine in the form of the Female Power (Shakti) that defends the entire world in various manifestations.'
Yoga has proven to be a safe and effective practice during pregnancy. It has a whole variety of positive effects on the mother’s body, including developing strength, maintaining fitness and reducing symptoms of pregnancy such as muscle aches, swelling, sciatica, cramps, and fatigue. But even more so, yoga has demonstrated a positive impact on mother's and baby's mind, inducing a sense of inner peace and wellbeing. Join us to learn how to safely practice yoga asana in pregnancy and how to adapt your yoga classes for pregnant women.
Meet your Teachers
Katie Rose (lead teacher) is the author of 'The Yoga of Birth' who wears many hats including those of yoga teacher, activist, doula and vegetarian cook.
Katie was the first certified Advanced Jivamukti Yoga teacher in Australia and has studied extensively with the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda under the guidance of Mother Maya, as well as being a qualified Kundalini Yoga teacher. She completed training as a doula (birthing companion) in 2009.
Katie was the founder of Jivamukti Yoga Sydney (formerly Samadhi Yoga). She regularly trains yoga teachers and specialises in running pre-natal teacher training. She lives in Sydney's Inner West with her partner and her five children.
Curious? Find out more on Katie's website.
Katie Rose
Lila Kirtana (guest teacher) is an internationally experienced Hatha and Vinyasa yoga teacher with over a decade of teaching experience. She is Krishna Village's Head Yoga Teacher Trainer.
Lila completed Pre/Postnatal Yoga training with Bliss Baby Yoga in 2012, and was a regular presenter on their courses. After becoming a mother, Lila completed a Kid's Yoga teacher training with Zenergy Yoga in 2014 and was teaching Mums and Bubs, Mums and Toddlers and Kids yoga classes in the Byron Shire. Lila is a passionate Bhakti yogini, inspired to share the things she loves through yoga teacher trainings.
Lila Kirtana
The Training Encompasses Three Parts
Pregnancy including conception and fertility awareness, guidelines for safe and effective asana, prananyama (breathing techniques), sadhana (conscious spiritual practice), yoga nidra (deep relaxation), chanting and meditation.
Labour preparation including yogic scriptures on birth, pranayama (breathing techniques) for labour, birth without violence (ahimsa) and pratyahara (creating the best support team and environment for birthing).
Post-natal preparation including care of self, care of baby, the sacred forty days after birthing, mantras and chanting and returning to yoga asana after birthing.
We also cover:
Sequencing and class planning
Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
Business skills for launching your pre and postnatal yoga classes
*This training is certified with Yoga Alliance as RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher)
BONUS: You will receive a hard copy of Katie's 'Yoga of Birth' book, as well as access to her 'Pathway of Birth' online training (valued at $497)
'Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.'
Ina May Gaskin
Example Day
05:00 - Sunrise yoga (optional please note this is not a specifically pre-natal class)
08:30 – Breakfast (at the Temple)
09:30 - Understanding labour, labour preparation
12:30 - Lunch break (at the Temple)
13:30 - Anatomy and physiology followed by sequencing and class planning
16:15 – 17.45 - Afternoon yoga (optional – please note this is not a specifically pre-natal class)
18.15 – Dinner (at the Temple)
Please note: The course starts on Friday at 3:30pm with a Welcome Circle so we can get to know each other (optional but strongly recommended). The actual course content starts on Saturday morning at 9:30am. For details, please have a look at the complete course schedule.
Before booking, please have a look at our Code of Conduct. If you are dealing with any physical or mental health issues, please also check our Are you ready page.
Testimonials
"Fantastic information and wonderful energy"
'Yoga of Birth' is filled with fantastic information, a wonderful energy and vibe, great teachers, delicious food and comprehensive reference material. Katie is highly qualified (both as a yoga instructor and experienced doula) and I really enjoyed learning from her. I also loved doing the course while pregnant and feel it has positively impacted my thoughts on my pregnancy and the birthing process.
- Manjula, Gold Coast
"Loved the course content"
"I loved the course content so much, you are just wonderful! My mum has been a midwife for over 10 years and it's great to be able to talk to her about the things I am learned in this training, she is impressed with what I am learning as well!
- Bella, Sydney
Cost & Payment
The cost below includes: tuition, 3 meals/day, accommodation and access to Katie's online course.
Early Bird Discount: Receive a $100 discount if you book 30+ days prior to the course start date.
Commuter: AU $855
Camping (tent): AU $948
Budget Room: AU $1,050
Lotus Pod Room: AU $1,155 (1 person)
Shared Room (2-share): AU $1,020/person
Payments - We require a $600 deposit to hold your stop in the course. The full payment is due no later than 6 weeks prior to the start of your course. Please visit our Terms and Conditions for more information.
Choose a date and make your booking
The course starts on Friday at 3:30pm with a welcome circle. Check-in for room bookings starts at 2pm. For a relaxed experience, you have the option to add an extra night and simply enjoy the Krishna Farm, yoga classes and maybe a massage before the course begins... On Monday, check-out of the rooms is at 9am and we conclude at 11am. You are welcome to stay for lunch.
Accommodation options
Krishna Village is located on a beautiful organic farm in the scenic foothills of Mt. Warning, half way between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. The closest town is Murwillumbah, and the nearest airport Coolangatta (the Gold Coast airport).
Our Retreat Center is spread out across a beautiful natural farm setting, which means that some of our facilities and accommodation require a bit of walking. We offer a range of accommodation options from camping spots to creatively renovated container rooms, private pine cabins set in the hills overlooking the valley and more.
The Krishna Farm
The Krishna Farm, "New Govardhana" serves as an ashram to a community of yogis who aspire to live according to their deepest vows and commitments on their path of service, spiritual contentment and happiness (Bhakti Yoga). Their service and dedication make this location a beautiful place of growth, healing and spiritual awakening. The temple is the beating heart of the community at New Govardhana and we encourage all who visit the property to come along and experience the lifestyle and philosophy reflected by the practice of Krishna consciousness.
Testimonials
"Exceeded my expectations"
The most fulfilling aspect of teaching yoga for me is in guiding the student through the experience of the practice in such a way that they begin to establish for themselves a foundation for living in the world with greater connection and grounding. What better time in a woman’s life to offer that support than during pregnancy, when she moves towards birthing not only a baby but herself as a mother?
With this in mind, it can be intimidating for a yoga teacher to have a pregnant woman in class. I embarked on prenatal yoga with Katie in the hope that I would learn how to safely design and lead pregnant women through an asana class. The training exceeded my expectations: It was not only comprehensive but lovingly crafted, filled with the richness that Katie and the guest teachers bring to the course with their combined years of experience.
The course covered pregnancy, preparation for labour and the postnatal period. Some of my favourite parts included learning about appropriate asana for conception and pregnancy, sequencing and class planning and the beautiful focus on yoga philosophy in the context of pregnancy and childbirth. I have a special interest in Ayurveda and I loved the wisdom that Katie brought to the course on the relationship between Ayurveda and pregnancy, particularly the way that pregnancy impacts on the doshas.
There is an incredible nourishment to be drawn from working with women and creating sacred space to support one another, particularly during pregnancy and childbirth. The students in my group all had different experiences with pregnancy and childbirth. I do not yet have children and I was worried about whether I had the tools to complete the course, but I was put at ease. I have found teaching prenatal classes since the course very rewarding.
- Tara, Sydney
"Much more confident to teach"
“I am starting my journey as a Yoga teacher and still building my personality during my classes. I felt how important it was to make pregnant women feel safe and cared during their practices, so I decided to attend Katie’s workshop ‘Yoga of Birth’. Katie shared many experiences and knowledge with us making me feel much more confident to teach pregnant women from now on. I have already started this new path and received a great feedback from my students! I truly couldn’t recommend it more.”
- Juliana, Sydney