Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training
with Alexa DeanA 5–day immersion into the art and science of holding space for pregnant women, weaving anatomy, breath, intuition and childbirth education into a practice that honours the sacred passage of motherhood. With Alexa Dean and a circle of guest teachers from across the birth world.
Overview
Holding space for the sacred passage of motherhood
Pregnancy is, for many women, the threshold at which yoga first opens its doors, and it is a time when mindful movement, breath and inward attention become tools for nourishing the body, calming the mind and preparing for labour. This training is an invitation to meet that threshold with skill, sensitivity and reverence.
Across five days in studio, Alexa Dean weaves together the technical, the spiritual and the practical threads of teaching pregnancy yoga, guiding you through anatomy and physiology, contraindications and adaptations, sequencing and themes, and the deeper emotional landscape of pregnancy. Through discussion, experiential practice, written assignments and guest teachings from doulas, midwives, osteopaths and Ayurvedic practitioners, you'll emerge confident to teach pregnancy yoga as a specialism, or to confidently accommodate pregnant students safely in any class you lead.
This is a training for qualified yoga teachers, recent graduates, as well as those still completing their 200–hour. It's also a meaningful path for birth–keepers, doulas, midwives, childbirth educators and complementary therapists looking to integrate yogic tools into their work.
"Birth is an active, positive, conscious experience and the women we teach deserve teachers who trust the body's intelligence as much as they trust the practice."
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- £200 deposit reserves your place. Save your bank details at checkout and the balance is taken automatically 21 days before the course starts.
- Hours count towards 300–hour certification or CPD hours.
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After this training, you will be...
A confident, compassionate pregnancy yoga teacher who is equipped to design and lead safe, well–rounded classes that honour each woman's body, mind and spirit at every stage of pregnancy.
Grounded in the anatomy and physiology of the pregnant body, able to adapt poses, work with common ailments (lower back pain, pelvic girdle pain, blood pressure changes, fatigue) and know which practices to embrace and which to avoid.
A Yoga Alliance Registered teacher of Further Training, accredited to teach prenatal yoga classes, workshops and short courses, with the credibility and assurance to step into specialist work.
A holder of space, a teacher who understands pregnancy as a sacred passage, who can blend yoga with childbirth education, and who can offer pregnant women a place of calm, trust and empowerment on their path to motherhood.
What Our Students Say
What our students say
"The training has been like no other yoga course I've done and I mean that in the best possible way. She is a kind, fun and light–hearted trainer who generously shared her platform with others from across the birth world. By hearing from doulas to midwives, osteopaths to hypopressive trainers, birth educators to campaigners, we received a thoroughly well–rounded learning experience. The handbook she has written continues to be a fantastic reference for class planning, and the concluding 1:1 is the best gift of all, an opportunity to directly benefit from Alexa's experience and wisdom. Her warmth, passion, creativity and zest for new life is transmitted through everything she does."
Pippa"Alexa is a very special teacher and mentor. She has a way of nurturing her teachers in a caring, non–judgemental and compassionate way. There was no judgment or fear in her training – you are given permission to learn and explore at your own pace. Since training with Alexa I've gone on to teach predominantly pregnancy and post–natal yoga and set up my own business."
Lucy Moff, Yoga Teacher"Many of us did not expect it to be not just about pregnancy yoga but also about women, the women's circle, and – for many – a form of therapy. It was profound, heartfelt, and warm. Alexa poured her heart into these days, and that was truly felt."
AT, Birth Doula"Alexa's teachings come straight from her heart. Her years of experience and practice shine through. For a subject that can feel intimidating, she delivered the material in manageable components, always encouraging us to practice what we learned. The manual was a work of love, and the guest speakers added a variety of voices that really helped me integrate the new knowledge. Before training with Alexa, I was uncomfortable teaching pregnant students – now I have a growing confidence."
Laura"Alexa's teaching really touched me – wonderful energy and warmth. She creates a space for calm consideration, somewhere to let go and share. Her experience as a doula means that every movement she incorporates will serve you during birth as well; because she knows what your body and mind will go through, her sensitive cues make everything feel really great."
Fiona"I genuinely am so grateful for the effort that goes into sending out not just knowledgeable but thoughtful, empathic, well–rounded yoga teachers who understand the importance of holding space for individuals as they are. This is what is needed in yoga – and it is also what is needed in society, more and more."
SG, Yoga TeacherYour Teacher
Your teacher Alexa Dean
Alongside her work as a pregnancy yoga teacher/trainer and birth doula, Alexa Dean is also a Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator and Massage Therapist. With years of extensive training and over two decades of experience working in women's wellness and birth, she brings a deeply intuitive, evidence–informed and heart–centered approach to pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Alexa consistently empowers women to approach birth as an active, positive and conscious experience.
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- How yoga and childbirth education weave together across the three trimesters
- The spiritual and emotional landscape of pregnancy
- Supporting pregnant women on their path to motherhood through breath, movement and presence
- The role of intuition, trust and body–wisdom in birth preparation
- Deep exploration of the anatomical and physiological changes through each trimester
- Pelvic anatomy, the pelvic floor, and the changing centre of gravity
- Safety issues, contraindications and red flags
- Adaptations for common ailments: lower back pain, pelvic girdle pain, low and high blood pressure, fatigue
- Practical tools to teach a safe, well–rounded class – poses, themes and sequences specific to pregnancy
- Structuring a pregnancy class: opening, peak, closing
- Poses to embrace and poses to avoid
- Confident adjustments to regular poses for pregnant students in mixed classes
- Integration of yoga props and small equipment
- The importance of environment and set–up for pregnant students
- Creating a class that honours a woman's mind and body at this sacred time
- Holding the women's circle as a space of safety, expression and listening
- In–depth review of childbirth education as it integrates with yoga practice
- Birth physiology, stages of labour, and how yoga supports each
- Empowering pregnant women to approach birth as active, positive and conscious
- Instruction on how to teach pregnancy yoga virtually
- Adapting cues, observation and connection for online delivery
- Avni Trivedi – Finding alignment and easing ailments in pregnancy – Women's health osteopath with a special interest in pregnancy and birth. Lecturer at the University College of Osteopathy and holder of an MSc in paediatric osteopathy from the Osteopathic Centre for Children. Trained as a doula with Michel Odent and Doula UK, and in zero balancing, cranial osteopathy, NLP, medical acupuncture, reiki and shiatsu. Host of the Speak From the Body podcast.
- Barbara Hanachova – Women's Bodies Through Pregnancy & Birth – Independent Midwife with 20 years' experience across the NHS and private sector. Passionate about homebirth, respectful care and women's choice. IBCLC and tongue–tie practitioner, with additional training in craniosacral therapy and homeopathy. Mother of four.
- Justine Sipprell – Pelvic floor health in pregnancy, birth and postpartum – Shiatsu therapist, Doula and Pilates teacher with 15 years of practice. Specialises in the Hypopressive method – building core strength through the reduction of abdominal pressure, and supporting recovery from prolapse, stress incontinence, hernias and haemorrhoids.
- Maika Prevosti – Nourish pregnancy through taste: an Ayurvedic soulful guide to nutrition – Qualified Ayurveda Practitioner and Nutritionist with a 20–year passion for translating Ayurvedic wisdom into modern lives. Trained at the College of Ayurveda UK with internships in India. Also a Reiki Master, Massage Therapist, Pranayama and Meditation Practitioner (Yogalap) and Buteyko Practitioner
- Attendance at all 5 in–studio days and the virtual introduction
- Willingness to teach fellow trainees as well as pregnant women during the course
- Completion of reading from the provided book list
- Completion of written assignments
- Attending and participating in a minimum of 4 pregnancy yoga classes in your community
- Practical final assessment: teach 1-3 classes and write reflections to submit to Alexa for review
- This course is a Yoga Alliance Registered "Further Training Course"
- Certified yoga teachers holding a 200–hour qualification will be accredited to deliver prenatal yoga classes, workshops and short courses
- Open to birth–workers (midwives, doulas, perinatal bodyworkers) – note that, for non–teachers, the course supports integration of yoga techniques into existing modalities but does not confer yoga teacher certification
- Counts towards 300–hour certification or CPD hours
- On successful completion of the course, trainees receive a Further Training certification, accrediting them to teach. Hours can count towards 300–hour certification or CPD
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