Who’s Afraid of the Pregnant Yogi?

On Demand Prenatal Yoga Teacher course

Get the clarity and structure you need to confidently teach EVERY student in your class whether they’re pregnant or not.

Do you panic when a pregnant student walks into your class?

Do you feel insecure or incapable of offering proper modifications without ruining the flow of class for everyone else?

Are you nervous you might get complaints from a pregnant student because you don’t actually know how to adjust the class for them?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, our online course “Who’s Afraid of the Pregnant Yogi” is for you!

$297*

*Payment plans available

Modules

This online, self-guided course includes five comprehensive modules that will help you gain the knowledge & confidence to safely teach pregnant students in an OPEN level yoga class.

Module 1: Lay your foundation

After our brief yoga session (yup… you'll actually practice yoga inside this online course!), I’ll teach you the fundamental changes of the anatomy and physiology of the pregnant body with a specific focus on hormonal, spinal, and pelvic changes and how this applies to yoga asana. You will no longer have to rely on a memorized list of poses and rules. You will now have a firm foundation make informed and educated decisions about which pose is or is not appropriate.

Module 2: Understand the Belly and Bottom During Pregnancy

We’ll address the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles because they’re the most obvious places of change during pregnancy. With the correct information to best support the pregnant person and not cause injury or harm to the pregnant person, you’ll feel much more confident as a teacher. You’ll learn specifically how certain poses can cause abdominal damage and which ones are safe to do. That way, you won’t hurt anybody (or your reputation!) in your classes.

Ready to teach prenatal students without fear?

$297

*Payment plans available

Completion of Who’s Afraid of the Pregnant Yogi is worth 5 Continued Education Credits from Yoga Alliance.

What's Included

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What's Included

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BONUS VIDEOS

SQUATTING 101

squatting 101

This video covers how to safely teach squatting to your pregnant students. It also explains the important differences of squatting with feet parallel or externally rotated and how it affects the pelvic inlet and outlet- two things very important for labor!

PREGNANCY & THE POSTERIOR CHAIN

UNDERSTANDING THE POSTERIOR CHAIN AND HOW IT CAN HELP THE PREGNANT BODY

with Lauren Hill, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist.

PODCAST EPISODES

Yoga | Birth | Babies Podcast

To support the learning of each module, there is a handpicked selection of Prenatal Yoga Center’s podcast, Yoga | Birth | Babies. This podcast features some of the world’s leading experts in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I’m Deb Flashenberg! I am a prenatal yoga teacher, Lamaze childbirth educator, labor support doula and self-proclaimed “birth and anatomy geek”.

My curiosity and desire to continuously learn about pregnancy, birth, yoga, and parenthood have led to my most recent undertaking the podcast, Yoga| Birth | Babies. Giving me the pleasure of speaking with and learning from some of the yoga and birth world’s most influential and respected speakers, Cyndi Lee, Tara Stiles, Penny Simkin, Gail Tully, Pam England, Dr. Sarah Buckley, Rebecca Dekker, Dr. Neel Shah and many more.

Drawing on my experience as a prenatal yoga teacher, labor support doula, childbirth educator and mother, I support the pregnant person with functional yoga asana to create a functional birth and ease into parenthood feeling empowered and honored on this sacred journey of birth and beyond.

For the past 12 years, I have had the honor of training hundreds of new prenatal yoga teachers as they started on their journey to supporting new and expectant parents.

I look forward to working with you as you continue to enhance your teaching skills to teach to everybody who walks into your class.

Hear what past students are saying:

I loved being able to learn online from the comfort of my house. I have been practicing yoga and teaching for almost half my life. I would describe myself as a lifelong learner. When I am interested in something I find myself seeking as much information as possible. Since my very first year teaching I have consistently had a pregnant person in one of my classes. When I first started teaching I wasn't completely confident in how to instruct them and the class at the same time. As I continued to teach I have become more comfortable with pregnant students in an open level or even my more advanced classes. This class gave me even more confidence to guide a pregnant person in a general class. I was very happy with the content in this course and you could feel the enthusiasm and sincere passion from Deb along with her wealth of knowledge not only about yoga but birth as well.

I really enjoyed this training with Deb. I am an RPYT and have taken several other prenatal trainings and I would say this one was my favorite so far. Her training and experience really shined through during the course of this training and I wanted to continue to pick her brain. There were a lot of "ah ha" moments for me and she was able to debunk a lot of the myths pertaining to prenatal yoga. Her explanation of the material and examples she provided were really spot on and she was very supportive throughout the training. At the end of this training, I felt inspired and more confident in my teaching. I highly recommend this training to anyone feeling insecure about teaching prenatal yoga or anyone interested in diving further into teaching prenatal yoga.

Over the past three years I have taken several trainings. Some have been face to face and others online. I was looking for a face to face prenatal training and stumbled upon Deb on a podcast. I joined her group on Facebook and saw posts about this training - ‘Who’s afraid of the pregnant yogi?’. I can honestly say that I learned more from these five webinar sessions plus extra material than I did from two other full prenatal training courses. The weekly calls made me accountable but also gave me time to practice and absorb the materials. I always felt that Deb was available to answer questions and provide encouragement and I truly felt part of a great learning sangha. Thanks so much Deb!

After graduating from PYC's teacher training in 2016, I was armed with a robust knowledge of the pregnant body and the confidence to teach this population. What impressed me the most was not only my ability to lead a great prenatal yoga class, but how valuable this information was when an expecting parent showed up to an open level class. I was able to give specific modifications based on my class plan, and tailor those suggestions to my pregnant students' unique aches and pains. As a yoga teacher, any opportunity to set myself apart is valuable to my career and my students.