• Offer professional, responsible, and appropriate support to pregnant and postpartum women.
• Understand the physiological and emotional considerations of the childbearing year so you can create prenatal and postnatal classes from a solid foundation.
• Learn which yoga postures are especially helpful during pregnancy and postpartum and how to adapt them as necessary.
• Address common discomforts of pregnancy with specific yoga postures and sequences.
• Support mother/infant bonding and foster community among new mothers.
• Market your pregnancy program within your community.
• Encourage women to access their own deep wisdom and strength.

This training is open to yoga teachers and pregnancy health professionals with a committed yoga practice. It includes significant reading preferably completed in advance of the training, a prenatal yoga manual, supervised teaching opportunities and written assignments.

Completion of a 200-hour yoga teacher training program or its equivalent prior to taking this training is strongly recommended. Approval of the instructor is required for applicants who have not reached this level of experience. Students who successfully complete all requirements of the course will receive a certificate of completion. Major required textbooks are included in the cost of the tuition.

Approved for 36 Contact Hours credit toward Yoga Alliance's continuing education requirements.

Class Schedule
Wednesday, September 17, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday, September 18, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday, September 19, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday, September 20, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday, September 21, 8:30am - 4:00pm

Cost: $795 (Includes training, manual and all required textbooks.)
$295 deposit to reserve space (non-refundable after August 1st)

Please note this course is limited to 25 participants and has sold out in the past. Early registration and deposits are recommended to guarantee your space and to ensure you receive your textbooks in advance of the course for background reading and preparation.

About Leslie:
Leslie Lytle combines a background in Iyengar yoga and vipassana meditation with imagery, poetry, and a deep understanding of the experience of pregnancy and birth. She has worked with pregnant women since 1992, first as massage therapist, then as doula, and most recently as yoga instructor. A Certified Laban Movement Analyst and Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, Leslie holds a bachelor's degree in Movement Studies and a master's degree in Sociology, where her area of interest was women's experience of the body and health. Leslie has completed advanced training in prenatal yoga and childbirth education with Janice Clarfield, Colette Crawford, Elizabeth Noble, Ann Cowlin, and other notable instructors. Her goal is to empower women in their childbearing year to transition into parenthood with grace and awareness.

Comments from past participants:
"A truly heartfelt sharing and instruction to teaching prenatal yoga. I feel as if I have been given the tools to be able to start teaching prenatal and for continuing to learn about birth, prenatal and postpartum yoga. Thank you! "
Vickie Christian, Yoga Instructor

"This exceeded my expectations. I was unsure how this would be considering I'm not yet a yoga instructor, yet I felt welcomed encouraged, stretched, and embraced throughout. Leslie is an exceptional teacher with a treasure trove of knowledge that is quite amazing. I appreciate her love for yoga and her deep caring for all of us."
Patricia Kinser, Nurse Practitioner

"I attended wanting to gain knowledge for my prenatal students, and ended up gaining knowledge about myself! Thank you for a very inspiring and empowering experience."
Meichelle Norwood, Yoga Instructor

Click here or call (512) 707-9642 to register!