birthlight Perinatal (Pre & Postnatal) Yoga Diploma- Part 1

Description

The birthlight Perinatal Yoga course was developed by the Founder and Director of birthlight, Francoise Barbira Freedman, who was inspired by her experience of living with forest people in the Amazon region of Peru, her research background in medical anthropology, and most of all, as a mother of 4. This course offers a distilled teaching of the adaptations of classic yoga to pre and postnatal yoga that Francoise has developed over twenty years. The practices are explained with a comprehensive background of subtle anatomy and physiology of women during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum. The course explores not only physical aspects but also the emotional and spiritual changes which are part of the transition to motherhood.

 Birthlight (Pre & Postnatal) Yoga Diploma (Part 1)

• Yoga for the four Trimesters of Pregnancy from conception to labour and the early ?postpartum period. The course imparts practices that enhance wellbeing at each stage of pregnancy.
• Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and childbirth. Theory is never separated from practice but always blended for a deeper understanding of the beneficial effects of yoga in each trimester.
• Maintaining the alignment of the spine through pregnancy and after birth.
• Using the pelvic ligaments and muscles
• Deep breathing and the pelvic muscles
• Yoga and the psychosomatic dimensions of pregnancy
• Yogic breathing in pregnancy and childbirth
• The application of yoga in the preparation for labour and birth. Asanas are modified with flowing movement and progressive steps or elements, Pranayama is eased to accommodate pregnant women’s restrictions, Bandha is modified to facilitate birth.
• Techniques for teaching relaxation
• Helping women make their own choices during pregnancy and birth
• The course explores physical aspects but also emotional and spiritual changes in the ?transition to motherhood. 
• Yoga for after birth - muscle toning, posture and emotional well-being.