Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training
The Embrace:
A new postpartum yoga teacher training.
It’s time: real and heartfelt yoga for postpartum and motherhood.
September 18, 19 and 20
Katoomba (Blue Mountains)
Mothers need and deserve yoga.
I’ve experienced myself what a support yoga is in this season of womanhood, and I’ve witnessed countless women bring presence and power to their changed and changing bodies through yoga after giving birth. Sure, I’ve also witnessed women grappling with birth trauma, body image, sleep deprivation, isolation, and identity shifts.
But in sharing yoga with postpartum women, I see women taking care of themselves and taking responsibility for themselves and their babies. I see sisterhood blossoming, and I see women embracing change and embracing each other.
And it’s time for all of us to see more of this!!! In our patriarchal society, there is a desperate need for reform and revolution in the spaces of postpartum care and motherhood. And it’s time for yoga to play its part.
Yoga holds so much power to shape a woman’s experience of motherhood.
Yoga - when masterfully facilitated and shared - holds so much potential to support postpartum women in general yoga classes, postpartum specific settings, women’s circles, birth work, and other healing and healthcare spaces.
Go on, keep reading. I’m Emma. And I’m calling on all yoga teachers and birth workers, calling on all postpartum women who are ready to feel THE EMBRACE of motherhood.
The Embrace is a postpartum yoga teacher training delivered in-person over 3 days with additional self-directed material and tasks.
It’s a deep dive into yoga philosophy and practices for postpartum and motherhood.
It’s an even deeper dive into how to masterfully teach and share postpartum yoga.
Aaaand it’s gonna practically and powerfully prepare you to shape your own motherhood journey and/or support all the mothers in your spaces.
So let’s go:
September 18, 19 and 20 in Katoomba (Blue Mountains, NSW).
Investment: $1099
You talkin’ to me??
This postpartum yoga teacher training is for:
Yoga teachers with any level of experience
Yoga teachers from any lineage or school
Yoga teachers without formal qualifications or certifications
Birth workers including doulas and midwives
Women’s workers including women’s circle facilitators
Other women’s healing and healthcare workers including physiotherapists, doctors, massage therapists, naturopaths, fitness instructors, coaches, and mentors who work with postpartum women and mothers
Pregnant & postpartum women and mothers with any level of yoga knowledge/experience who wish to deepen their own practice
TBH it’s more of a don’t care who you are, what you did, where you’re from, as long as you love uplifting women kinda vibe. And that you’re ready (e.g. to learn openly and actively) and willing (e.g. to practice teaching in front of a group) and committed (e.g. to integrating these teachings into your work in your own unique way).
You don’t have to already be teaching yoga.
You don’t have to be a mother.
You don’t have to follow a particular spiritual path or hold any particular beliefs.
I’m Emma, your postpartum yoga guide and trainer.
Hi! I’m a yoga teacher of over a decade, specializing in yoga for pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. I love yoga for motherhood, because I live these practices everyday — and powerfully and practically supporting other women is my calling.
Which is funny, because I honestly kinda stumbled into teaching postpartum yoga. Back in 2021, I was a new mother. Isolated and bored after pandemic lockdowns, I was desperate to find my people! I brushed up on my postpartum yoga knowledge and took a leap of faith: I began teaching Yoga with Baby classes in the Blue Mountains.
Practicing and sharing postpartum yoga was a huge part of my own journey in stepping into my motherhood.
It didn’t take me long to experience what so many new mothers do: mothers are under-supported and under-valued in our healthcare system and culture…
But I found that through yoga, I could shower acknowledgement and validation and love and care on myself and others.
It’s been almost a decade since I completed my first postpartum yoga teacher training (as a student), and I have learnt so much since then through continued education. The most valuable education? Witnessing and speaking to mothers in my yoga classes. I have been teaching postpartum yoga in the form of Yoga with Baby with commitment and care for more than 4 years, and I am endlessly grateful to the women who have stepped into these precious yoga classes. I’m thrilled to bring together my yoga studies and my lived experience of motherhood and teaching into The Embrace.
Read more about me (and my yoga studio!) here.
What the training covers.
This postpartum yoga teacher training gives you the knowledge and skills to share yoga for postpartum and motherhood in a variety of settings:
general classes at yoga studios and other venues, i.e. making your existing offerings more postpartum friendly
postpartum specific classes (including “mums and bubs” and similar) at yoga studios and other venues
online
group spaces for women’s work such as women’s circles and mother blessings
1-1 spaces for women’s health and healing such as doula work, midwifery, physiotherapy, and massage
And in case you haven’t noticed by now: The Embrace is a very practical training. It’s not only about the amazing teachings and practices, it’s about practicing those practices AND practicing sharing those practices.
COURSE OUTLINE *
Modern context of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and motherhood
Evidence-based importance and benefits of yoga for postpartum and motherhood
Basic physical anatomy of the postpartum body
Subtle, energetic anatomy of the postpartum period
Yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy and scriptures on postpartum and motherhood
Basic principles of postpartum yoga for asana (movement and postures), pranayama (mindful breathing practices), relaxation, meditation, and sequencing a class or experience
Considerations and modifications for common postpartum conditions
Teaching and facilitation for postpartum yoga
Hands-on adjustments and assists
Language for facilitation and marketing
Supporting postpartum people in general settings
Postpartum yoga with babies present (“mums and bubs” and the like)
Creative uses of postpartum yoga
Practicalities and business of postpartum yoga
Yoga for motherhood
* May be amended and added to.
What signing up to the training includes.
18 hours of in-person training over 3 days
Additional reading and content for self-study
Recorded sample classes for your own practice and/or study
Several take-home tasks on which you’ll receive personalised feedback
Opportunities to teach and facilitate in front of the training group
Suggestions for further reading and study
A comprehensive training manual
A 30-minute post-training integration session with me
A personalised welcome gift
The investment is $1099. Payment plans are available: scroll down to FAQ for details.
Interested in Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training as well? Join both trainings for $1750 for more savings - get in touch to learn more.
“There are millions of mothers that live inside my chest.”
- Emory Hall
What mothers say about postpartum yoga with me:
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“Emma has created an environment that is welcoming and warm. She suggests variations to accommodate whatever baby is doing throughout the class."
Cara W.
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“We love your classes so much! It’s a beautiful bonding time and time for my baby to see other babies. Plus, nothing beats a good stretch and gentle yoga.”
Louise K.
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“I could sense and appreciate how attuned and responsive you were to what was going on with us all. It felt so relaxed and like everything was all okay!"
Beth
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“Gave me an excuse to get out of the house and gave me confidence that I can get out of the house with my baby by myself! It also kickstarted me back into regular yoga."
Brianna A.
Some more logistics.
DATES AND TIMES
The training takes place on September 18, 19, and 20. We’ll be in session from approximately 9:30am to 5pm each day, with exact timings to be confirmed closer to the start date.
LOCATION
We gather for our training at Shine Shakti yoga studio within Waratah Holistic Health, 1/82 Waratah St in Katoomba.
There are plenty of cafes and accommodation options nearby if you’re coming from afar.
FAQs.
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$1099 is usually the investment. A deposit of $300 is required to secure your booking, and payment plans are available.
Interested in Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training as well? Join both trainings for $1750, for a further savings of $199.
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Yes. You have 3 options for payment for early bird pricing:
1. Pay $1099 up front to secure your spot.
2. Pay a $300 deposit to secure your spot, then pay the remaining $799 by August 18th.
3. Pay a deposit of $300 to secure your spot, and then 3 x payments of $275 (includes admin fee) by September 11th. Payments can be scheduled as per your needs.
Payments are online and secure via Stripe or bank transfer, your choice.
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There are 18 in-person hours of training. There is additional self-directed learning and study of approximately 10 hours, plus a few hours of sample content.
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Yep!
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Nope. Sorry not sorry to dash any hopes of certifiable CPD hours. I myself am not affiliated with peak bodies like Yoga Australia or Yoga Alliance, because my values do not align with theirs. I am aware of their standards for training and can confidently assure you that this training exceeds their accreditation requirements. Given the modern context of pregnancy and birth, I'm not cool with an external body controlling or signing off on a pregnancy yoga training.
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None. You can be a yoga teacher, or not. You can work in healthcare or birthwork, or not. You can be accredited in your profession, or not. You can have yoga experience, or not.
The training is tailored to suit a variety of possible backgrounds and settings for sharing/teaching.
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Absolutely. If you have anything health conditions, you can let me know about them so that we can make sure any practices are suitable for you.
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Babies in arms are welcome for most parts of the in-person training. I recommend you have care for your little one for practical parts so that you can get the most out of it.
If you need connections to local babysitters or nannies, please ask me.
Breastfeeding is welcome.
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This might not be the training for you if you're not ready to practice teaching in front of a group. There are plenty of pregnancy yoga teacher trainings out there that have zero or minimal practical teaching requirements, and this isn't one of those.
The practical teaching components are flexible: for example, a yoga teacher may teach a 30-minute sequence, another yoga teacher may lead 20 minutes of breathing and relaxation, a doula may roleplay a scenario of supporting a client with yoga-inspired exercises, and a women's circle facilitator may apply yoga philosophy and practices to a mothers circle setting. Teaching can be tailored to each individual.
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Some are reflective, and others are more practical. You won't be quizzed on your knowledge and there is nothing that you need to "pass".
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Let's chat! Contact me here, and I'll email you to set a time for a 15-20 minute phone or video call.
Really heartfelt and really impactful.
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