Postnatal Teacher Training
Prenatal yoga teacher trainings have been growing in popularity for well over the past decade. But unfortunately, in-depth Postnatal Yoga education has lagged behind, leaving teachers feeling unprepared to properly lead these classes.
Until now!
Please join Shikha Mankotia for a comprehensive training that will help you build a solid understanding of the unique needs of the postpartum person. We will explore the whole postpartum experience — diving into physical and emotional needs and the huge transition of becoming a parent.
Understanding the Postnatal Body
We will start by closely looking at the changes and potential issues of the postnatal body with specific focus on the abdominals and pelvic floor muscles. We will also explore the role of posture in healing.
Teachers will learn how to properly assess for diastasis recti and breathing techniques to encourage proper usage of these muscles so we don't inadvertently cause further damage.
There will also be a deep discussion about the pelvic floor. Just because someone had a vaginal birth, doesn't mean they need just pelvic floor toning! Learn how to invite the postpartum person to explore the needs of their pelvic floor and help restore it to a state of balance and function.
By the end of the foundational sessions, students will have a solid foundation to address the needs of the postnatal student with consideration of different birth experiences and the daily wear and tear of early parenthood.
What You Will Learn
Abdominal & Pelvic Floor Health
Learn to assess and address diastasis recti and pelvic floor dysfunction with safe, effective techniques.
Postnatal Yoga Sequencing
Build sequences that support core rebuilding, pelvic floor restoration, and emotional healing.
Maternal Mental Health
Understand perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and how to support students with sensitivity and care.
Maternal Mental Health in the Perinatal Period
Pregnancy and new motherhood are emotionally charged and transformative times in a woman's life. Up to 80 percent of new mothers experience the baby blues which can leave a mom feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and weepy. These blues lift after the first week or two and many moms start to feel better as they settle into new motherhood.
Yet one in five new moms develop stronger symptoms that can include postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, rage and in severe cases — psychosis. These diagnosis are referred to as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, or PMADs.
In this seminar, we will discuss the role and scope of how a practitioner such as a pre and post-natal yoga instructor can understand generally what PMADs are, how to recognize symptoms, sensitive ways of broaching the subject if you are concerned (especially since women underrepresent their true experience), trauma-informed care, care for partner/family, and an overview of basic clinical modalities to understand how a client might be treated.
Postnatal Yoga — Taught by Shikha Mankotia
The practical sessions will build on the foundation of understanding the postnatal body.
Tying together everything we learned, students will separate into groups to practice teaching segments of the postnatal yoga class. This will give teachers a chance to work through new material with the guidance of Shikha Mankotia and her team.
By the end of the training, you will have the skills to properly support the new parent and honor the path they are on.
What You'll Receive: Recorded postnatal yoga classes to see how to interweave the 8 main areas of the postpartum body that need restrengthening, stability and release.