85 Hours Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
9 days in person - (over 6xWeekends)
+ Online Sessions
Certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals & Yoga Alliance
In Person training on the below dates @ BeWell Longford
2025
Saturday and Sunday 4th, 5th Oct
Saturday and Sunday 8th, 9th Nov
Saturday 6th Dec
2026
Saturday and Sunday 24th & 25th Jan
Saturday 7th Feb
Saturday 28th March
Online Zoom classes from 7 - 9:30pm
2025
1st, 8th and 22nd Oct
3rd Dec
2026
11th and 25th Feb
11th March
Zoom recordings available for 7 days after the class
*Attendance required at all sessions in person and online for certification
Course Description & Objectives
“Loved the course and highly recommend it. Came away feeling confident to teach pregnancy yoga as well as feeling like I had been on yoga retreat.” Amanda, yoga teacher
This course is for you if you are,
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A qualified yoga teacher, a trainee yoga teacher or an indvidual looking to deepen their knowledge of yoga teaching in the area of prenatal
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You want to better understand how to adapt yoga to safely teach pregnant students in your general classes
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You want to expand your offerings to teach pregnancy yoga classes, courses and workshops.
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You want to gain CPD hours, keep learning and expand and deepen your understanding of yoga
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You know the power of yoga to support us through life’s challenges and want to share that with parents to be as they are going through one of the most transformational times in their lives.
It is not for you if you have not yet completed your 200 hour yoga teacher training course.
Pregnancy is a transformative time but it can be scary, challenging and isolated.
Many women come to yoga for the first time when they are pregnant. They want to exercise safely and do the best for themselves and their baby. Yoga is so much more than exercise, it is one of the best tools for pregnancy, birth and coping with early motherhood.
Teaching pregnancy yoga is amazingly rewarding. We get to share what we love with people at a time when they really need it. Here’s an example of the kind of feedback pregnancy yoga teachers hear all the time.
“Your classes were amazing, the midwife kept asking if I wanted pain relief and I told her, no, go away and don’t ask me again, if I want it I’ll tell you, that was the yoga. I couldn’t have done that without it.” Bridget, Co. Galway
When you teach pregnancy yoga you teach more than asana, you empower a new parent and build her confidence in herself, her body, her connection with baby.
You share yoga breathing and asana for a positive labour and birth experience and give them tools to help them cope when things are tough.
It’s so rewarding.
Pregnancy yoga gives us the opportunity to teach some of the most important life skills for pregnancy, labour and beyond.
“I really enjoyed this, fantastic course. ” Judy Watkin, owner of Yago yoga
This course will
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prepare you to teach prenatal yoga classes and courses safely, confidently and professionally.
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build on your knowledge of yoga for pregnancy so you can advise and modify for pregnant students in the general yoga class.
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provide you with deeper knowledge, skills and understanding of yoga asana, pranayama and yoga nidra
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bring out your own authentic joyful inner yoga teacher.
Course Outline
Topics include:
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Course syllabus
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The Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy and Birth
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Anatomy of the female pelvis
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Physiology of pregnancy: the three trimesters
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Labour and birth
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Pain management and common medical interventions
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Asana for Pregnancy
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What to do and what to avoid
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How to modify the classical poses
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Gentle Flow’ – prenatal yoga practice the power of finding ease.
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Centring, limbering, strengthening, and quietening postures
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Course planning and the power of intention
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Lesson plans for pregnancy yoga
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Course planning
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Integrated Yoga Philosophy teaching
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The eight limbs revisited
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Yamas and niyamas revisited
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Ida and pingala revisited
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The yoga sutras: Effortless effort
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Ethical questions around pregnancy and birth, your personal philosophy
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Pranayama – Breathing Techniques for pregnancy and labour
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Breathe awareness
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Calming breaths
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Breathe for labour
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Mantra and mudra
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Relaxation
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Yoga Nidra for pregnancy and birth
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Rotation of consciousness, visualisation and Sankalpa
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Length of course (hours) 40 hours (28 – 32 live contact hours + practical assignments)
About Your Trainer
Clare Bassett
Clare works mainly with women who love yoga and meditation, know how good it is and crave going deeper, learning more and changing the world in the best ways possible. She helps them to become excellent yoga teachers so they can feel more grounded and content, and work sharing what they love.
With a background in teaching English and a philosophy degree, she started her yoga journey in Spain in 2001 and has been practising ever since. She began teaching yoga teachers in 2012.
She has a deep love of teaching and her favourite way to teach is fun, clear and learner centered. She empowers students and trainee teachers young and old by leading them to discover and listen to their own inner wisdom while challenging themselves to achieve their full potential.
She has also studied and taught reiki, fertility yoga, pregnancy yoga, and mum and baby yoga and she qualified to teach yoga for menopause in 2020.
Although Clare has taught many different classes she now specialises in yoga and meditation teacher training and is a lead teacher trainer in a number of courses:
- 200 hour Joyful Yoga teacher training
- Yoga for pregnancy and postnatal yoga
- Children’s teacher training
She lives in County Galway with her husband, her son and many pets.
Testimonials
I originally met Clare back when I started my yoga teacher training journey back in 2016. Immediately I recognised the passion and knowledge that Clare possesses and brings to each of the courses she runs.
I jumped at the chance to attend her pregnancy teacher training course in 2018 and loved every minute of it. I really appreciate the way Clare delivers her training. She manages to effortlessly weave wisdom into all parts of the course, breaking it down in such a way that it simply makes sense.
She is calm and calming, wise, strong, funny, compassionate and easy to approach. Her knowledge of yoga and the body is astounding. I hope I have the opportunity to attend one of her courses in the very near future.
Anna Pavlides
Clare is who I was honoured to be taught by and receive my Pregnancy YTT from. A genuinely beautiful lady, who is a specialist in this field! For anyone thinking of doing this, you won’t ever regret it.
Gemma Cullen
I absolutely loved the pregnancy yoga teacher training with Clare! She’s very knowledgeable and taught us a lot about pregnancy, not only from a yogic perspective. Her tone of voice is so soothing, which makes any meditations even more enjoyable. She’s such a beautiful and kind soul and I am very happy we connected I can’t recommend her enough to anyone interested in Pre- and postnatal Yoga as well as Meditation and Yoga Nidra. Thanks Clare
Julia Gast
I completed pregnancy yoga teacher training with Clare (virtually) and would highly recommend it. It was very practical with lots of discussion too. She is a great mentor and inspired me to be more confident working with people during their pregnancy.
Fiona Dolan
FAQ
Do I need to have kids or have been pregnant to teach pregnancy yoga?
No, your students will know about how pregnancy is for them, what they want to learn from you is yoga.
You don’t need to be pregnant or have been pregnant to teach pregnancy yoga, every pregnancy is different and even if you have 6 kids, your experiences will be different to your students.
Is yoga safe in pregnancy?
Short answer is yes! Mostly, like with any activity there is some risk. There is a lot of fear around pregnancy, to gain a deeper understanding of what is safe and super beneficial for mum and baby, book your place on the course.
Can I do the course when I am pregnant?
Of course you can! All the yoga practices we are doing are designed to support you when you are pregnant. In fact I love having pregnant yoga teachers on the course, it makes it more real. every pregnancy, every person is unique and having a pregnant trainee on the course is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to learn more.
What happens if I miss a session?
The course is live and attendance is important.
If you are going to miss a session you should discuss it with the course tutor prior to booking. You may need to make it up on the another course, attend a class or book a one to one in order to complete your learning/be certified.
How is the course assessed?
Assessment is formative. That means that there are practical assignments and teaching practice which will take place throughout the course and you will get feedback so that you can learn as you go along.
Do we have to do observations?
Trainee prenatal teachers are encouraged to make arrangements with qualified prenatal yoga teachers to attend or if possible, assist in their class in order to gain valuable extra teaching practice, however you are already a qualified yoga teacher. You don’t have to do a required amount of observations to complete your course.
What qualification will I get at the end of the course?
A Yoga Alliance Professionals accredited Certificate in teaching yoga for pregnancy + a Yoga Alliance Prenatal Yoga Certificate will be awarded to you on successful completion of the course. This is internationally recognised. Most insurance providers will add pregnancy yoga to your cover without any additional cost.