Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga Educator and Mother Support™ Specialist Training Workshop

Approved by the American Fitness Professionals &  Associates for 22 CEC’s, ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association) for 22 contact hours, California Board of Registered Nursing, and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing for 26 contact hours, 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 five 1-hour 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

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