Empowering Women Everywhere
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Yoga Educator Mother Support Workshop
Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga Educator and Mother Support™ Specialist Training Workshop
Contact hours approved by the American Fitness Professionals & Associates, ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association), California Board of Registered Nursing, and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, in partnership with Childbirth Professional Development Group
Objectives
- Facilitate body awareness for pregnant women
- Incorporate traditional and nontraditional yoga techniques into birth preparation
- Teach a prenatal yoga class in a hospital, office, studio, or home with minimal props
- Define evidence-based birthing care practices
- Provide doula support to women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
Workshop Overview
- Understanding of Body Awareness
- How to Connect with the Body and Baby
- Changes of Pregnancy
- The Labor and Birth Process
- Labor Support Techniques and Mother Support™ Techniques
- Medical Interventions
- Traditional Yoga vs. Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga
- Participate in Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga sessions
- Elements of Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga session
- Breathing Techniques, Relaxation Techniques, and Visualization Techniques
- Using Affirmations, Meditation, and Vocalizing
- Implementing yoga techniques into a hospital based childbirth education program