All About a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training Course

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All About a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training Course
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Introduction

• Pregnancy is one of the most exciting phases in
  an adult womans life. For those lucky to go
  through this intense period, there are many
  factors to consider especially when it comes to
  maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle. One of
  the emerging trends in pre-natal care is
  pregnancy yoga, which is fast becoming a go-to
  trend amongst many Western women. You have
  probably seen advertisements for pregnancy yoga,
  detailing all the wonderful benefits of yoga
  during pregnancy.

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Table of Contents
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• Health Benefits of Pregnancy Yoga
• What are Pregnancy Yoga Teaching Courses?
• What You Can Expect To Learn In a Pregnancy Yoga
  Training Course
• How to Identify the Right Institution for
  Pregnancy yoga Training Course
• Common Courses and Topic Covered in Pregnancy
  Yoga Training Course

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Health Benefits of Pregnancy Yoga
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• Yoga affects the mind positively, and any
  pregnant woman can attest to the fact that a calm
  mind is necessary when their bodies are going
  through extreme changes. Apart from keeping the
  body limber and stress free, yoga also helps
  pregnant women by maintaining their pelvic floor
  to handle the extra pressure and weight of the
  pregnancy. Having a strong pelvic floor can be
  the difference between a smooth birth or a
  tumultuous one that might result in grave
  complications.

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• Yoga also helps to keep the spine and back strong
  and straight, to enable the woman support the
  extra weight and pressure from their pregnancy.
  Finally, with yoga, breathing exercises are key
  and pregnancy yoga helps the woman to learn how
  to breathe to increase their oxygen intake and to
  avoid any difficulties when the time comes.

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What are Pregnancy Yoga Teaching Courses?
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• A pregnancy yoga trainer is a certified
  professional who takes pregnant women through the
  yogic process. This means that apart from simply
  knowing about yoga and its practices, the teacher
  has to understand how the body changes during
  pregnancy and to create lessons and postures that
  will enable a smooth pregnancy. A pregnancy yoga
  teaching course is therefore a course designed by
  a recognized and certified institution that
  trains prospective yoga practitioners to handle
  pregnant women through a yoga session designed
  for pregnant women only.

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• There are unique exercises that pregnant women
  need and it is the institutions responsibility
  to train prospective yoga teachers how to impart
  such training and the advantages of each unique
  pose, exercise and technique. This means that
  different institutions may conduct research in
  different techniques and may come up with unique
  training exercises that they can then impart to
  its students. The students then replicate the
  exercises to their clients. Talented students who
  become trainers may come up with their own unique
  techniques thereby earning them a better
  marketing edge over others.

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What You Can Expect To Learn In a Pregnancy Yoga
Training Course
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• A key differential between basic yoga and
  pregnancy yoga, is that in the latter, you get to
  understand in detail the female physiology and
  womb anatomy. A pregnant body undergoes immense
  changes that make it necessary to change the
  nature of yogic exercises to fit the special
  circumstances of a pregnant body.

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• You can also expect to learn about the different
  hormones and hormonal changes taking place in a
  pregnant womans body. This knowledge is
  essential because certain exercises may be
  designed to elicit production of a particular
  hormone to both sooth aches and pains, and these
  hormones may not be present in a non-pregnant
  person.

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• A yoga exercise for pregnant women doesnt just
  affect the lady, since there is a growing human
  being inside her. Therefore, a pregnancy yoga
  trainer must understand how each exercise and
  pose will affect the baby and its comfort. A
  pregnancy course will therefore also cover the
  growth and development of a fetus and how these
  developments may affect the womans body. Some
  institutions offer teachings on sonic baby
  massages and certain dances meant to spur
  positive exercise in the pregnant woman and the
  baby.

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How to Identify the Right Institution for
Pregnancy yoga Training Course
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• There is no defined syllabus for pregnancy yoga
  that is internationally recognized and therefore
  any individual can start a training course so
  long as the institution meets the basic threshold
  for a wellness company. This means that the
  trainers must at least have a certification in
  the field they are teaching.

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• A certified medical practitioner also has to be
  present to ensure the right information is shared
  to the learners. It is advantageous to learn
  about female anatomy and pregnancy cycles from a
  certified medical practitioner than someone who
  lacks any such certifications.

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Common Courses and Topic Covered in Pregnancy
Yoga Training Course
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• Apart from learning about the female physiology
  and womb anatomy, a pregnancy yoga course will
  likely also include spiritual aspects of
  pregnancy and conception, meditation exercises in
  pregnancy, optimal exercises for baby
  positioning, bonding exercises for the mother and
  child, philosophy of tantra and many others. It
  is not imperative that you inculcate all the
  aspects of Buddhism and spirituality into your
  practice, but a yoga teacher training course may
  have spiritual elements depending on the nature
  of the institution. If its a religious, Buddhist
  or Hindu institution, then elements of
  spirituality will feature.

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• The yoga industry remains unregulated in most
  countries, but there are smaller groups that seek
  to streamline the industry by sensitizing the
  public on what to expect from a Yoga institution.
  A yoga training course must teach students and
  prospective Yoga teacher on the following
• Data Protection
• Music Licensing
• Public Liability Insurance

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• These three are very essential in running a yoga
  studio because every client will need data
  protection in whichever form. A pregnant client
  may expect a higher threshold of privacy and it
  is upon you as the yoga teacher to provide the
  highest level of data protection and privacy.
  Since music is an essential part of the yogic
  process, youll need a music license if you
  intend to play any music in your studio. This
  license will offer a layer of protection against
  any infringement suits.

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• Finally, you will need public liability
  insurance. A yoga training course in your area
  will likely take you through the essential steps
  youll need to ensure you are fully covered
  before you start your business.

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