The Sun Yoga Prenatal Yoga is a comprehensive course on understanding conception, the pregnancy progress, delivery room yoga and post-natal recovery. It is part of the holistic birthing program that Dr. Jacqueline Koay has been developing with partners in the gynecological and obstetrics fields (please refer to document downloadable here), based on her own professional and personal experiences.
This is an intensively scientific course that will equip participants to teach prenatal yoga safely by providing a very strong grounding in anatomy and physiology. You will learn the whole spectrum of this joyous process, from: pre-conception care, to prenatal yoga, to delivery- room yoga, to birth partner yoga, to postnatal support. The teaching materials are all derived from work done in maternity hospitals and benefitted greatly from input from practising gynaecologists.
Getting Started
You will need to have a deep passion for sharing the knowledge of Preconception, Prenatal and Post Natal Yoga, as well as to be part of the support process of a woman’s special time in her life. It is not necessary to be a Certified Yoga Teacher to enroll in this Course, but having a regular yoga practice is an added advantage.
Course Content
- Comparison of general anatomy vs. anatomy of the pregnant woman
- The various physiological changes during pregnancy
- Stages of fetal growth
- Things that could go wrong
- The trimesters
- Stages of labour
- The delivery options
- Spotting, Miscarriages
- Philosophy
- The syllabus (postures for stretch, hip openers, cardio, relax)
- Setting up the classroom environment
- Vocal intonation
- Postures to avoid (the ban list)
- Beneficial postures and breathing
- Relaxation (including massage)
- Positions for late pregnancy and delivery
- Yoga in the delivery room
- Preparation for the birth (stretching perineum, warm compresses etc)
- Post natal yoga
- Breastfeeding
- Marketing
- Philosophy
- Conducting the class
- Giving guidance, not advice
- Working with spouses
- Exploring birth positions
- Discussions of options
- Post-natal yoga
