Anahata Yoga’s Accredited 100 hours Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course (RPYT) is a comprehensive prenatal yoga certification programme designed to equip aspiring yoga instructors with a strong foundational knowledge of physiology and anatomy in pregnancy. Students of the course will learn to support women in every stage of pregnancy, through delivery, and even into the early days of motherhood.

The 100 hours Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course is a specialised programme for yoga practitioners aspiring to teach yoga to pregnant women. Students are taught how various yogic practices are adapted and modified during various stages of pregnancy and early motherhood. Highly qualified and experienced instructors will teach the physical and mental changes that occur normally in a pregnant body, and how yoga can help promote a smooth pregnancy.

At the end of this course, students will be able to deliver specific pre- and post-natal classes for pregnant women.

Click here to read more details about the course. 

The course is best suited

• Regular Yoga practitioners to deepen your yoga knowledge
• Yoga instructors
• Fitness trainers
• Physiotherapist,
• Antenatal trainers
• Massage Therapist
• Even If you're pregnant and looking for ways to relax or stay fit, you may consider joining our prenatal yoga program.

What to expect:

• Practical tools for teaching a safe and comprehensive prenatal yoga class.
• A thorough understanding of yoga and its application in various pregnancy-related physical and mental conditions.
• Learn how to tailor make a sequence for various stages of pregnancy and how to adapt the poses for each individual as per the daily needs and limits.
• Practice the poses with a dummy pregnant belly to experience the real challenges of the pregnant women during the class.

Study materials (provided):

• Prenatal Yoga sequence Poster
• Prenatal Yoga Practice Manual

Modules

Anahata Yoga's Module Programme

Busy Hong Kong professionals now have the option of undergoing yoga teacher training at their own pace and in their own schedule. Available for the first time in Hong Kong, Anahata Yoga now applies a modular system to all its yoga teacher training programme. This will allow yoga practitioners with busy schedules to enroll only in one (or more) of the series of classes of their choice - without having to enroll in the teacher training in one go. Students will receive a participation certificate after completing a module. Those who have completed the total number of modules within a two-year period and have successfully completed the practical assessment and assignment may then obtain the 100hrs Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Certificate, which signifies their completion of the entire course.

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Syllabus

Module 1: Fundamentals of Pregnancy

• General Anatomy & the Anatomy of a Pregnant Woman
• Physiological Changes in Pregnancy
• Trimesters: An Anatomical & Yogic Point of View
• Stages of Labour

Module 2: Application of Yoga for various conditions during Pregnancy

• Common Aches & Pains During Pregnancy
• Complications in Pregnancy
• Miscarriages
• Premature labour
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Other common conditions

Module 3: Structuring and teaching A Comprehensive Prenatal Yoga Class

• Prenatal Yoga in the Classroom: Asanas, Pranayamas, Meditation and Relaxation Techniques
• Usage of Props During Pregnancy
• Therapeutic Benefits of Postures, Breathing, Meditation & Relaxation
• Precautions, Postures to Avoid & Modifications for certain conditions
• Prenatal Yoga Teaching preparation
• Setting Up the Classroom
• Sequencing of Asanas During Pregnancy (based on individual needs & limitations)
• Asanas for Late Pregnancy & Delivery
• Post-natal Yoga poses and general Advice

What to expect:

• Practical tools for teaching a safe and comprehensive prenatal yoga class
• A thorough understanding of yoga for application in various pregnancy-related physical and mental conditions
• Learn how to tailor make a sequence for various stages of pregnancy and how to adapt the poses for each individual as per the daily needs and limits.
•  Practice the poses with a dummy pregnant belly to experience the real challenges of the pregnant women during the class.

Study materials (provided):

• Prenatal Yoga sequence Poster
• Prenatal Yoga Practice Manual

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Why us?

We recognize that yoga is a popular pursuit in Hong Kong. People seek it out for its health benefits and often incorporate it into their active lifestyles. However, yoga instruction is not equal among the various yoga centers in Hong Kong. This is where our accredited Teacher Training Courses make all the difference.

Our courses are accredited by, and offered in conjunction with, Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre in India. This is the first time outside of India that such a programme is being offered.

Our classes are designed and taught in the same way as our instructors are taught. Predominantly from India, our instructors are fully learned not only in the practice of their discipline, but also in the history and philosophy behind the practice. The resulting combination of grassroots knowledge both practical and theoretical in our programmes give students more in-depth learning than they may able to find elsewhere in Hong Kong.

Andiappan Yoga Self Practice Classes (Optional)

All YTT students can attend up to 30 Andiappan Yoga classes as part of the teacher training learning. There are also exclusive Andiappan Yoga classes conducted for ongoing YTT students where they get to interact with the teachers and ask questions from the syllabus about their practice and improve on their limitations.

This class will equip students with the knowledge to develop a sequence for self-practice which they can do at home or while traveling. The ability to put together a sequence to meet one's goals while taking into consideration one's limitations will be very important when one start to teach.

Please note classes and schedule may change without prior notice.

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Accreditation(RYPT)

Yoga Alliance Accredited Organisation, International Yoga Academy is a registered Prenatal Yoga school with Yoga Alliance and Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre, Chennai, India (www.andiappanyoga.com).

Yoga Alliance is an international governing board for yoga teachers and training courses around the globe.  Upon completion of this course, students can apply for RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) with yoga alliance by fulfilling the requirements of Yoga Alliance registration standards. We offer assistance to students interested in applying for a Yoga Alliance Registration after completing a teacher training course.

About Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre - Chennai, South India is known throughout the world for its contribution to Yogic Science. Founded by Guruji Dr. Asana Andiappan in 1950, it is meticulously run by Dr. Asana Andiappan and Trust Members, all of whom have over 50 years of experience in Yogasanas and Naturopathy. It is the only yoga college and research centre recognized by the government as well as two universities in India.

Located in Chennai, South India, the centre runs various yoga programmes as well as free awareness camps that are aided and supported by various government and private organisations. It has been collabourating with various medical universities, hospitals and organisations that run research programmes on yoga and its therapeutic benefits. The centre is also home to the widely read Asana International Yoga Journal(www.asanajournal.com) , which has a readership of 200,000 and growing, in India and around the world.

Asana Andiappan College of Yoga and Research Centre also has accredited franchisee centres in over 30 countries that run yoga programmes, and teacher training courses.

What Next?

1. Students interested in enrolling in the Teacher Training Certificate Course may do so by filling up the Online Application Form and by accepting the course terms and conditions.

2. Applications will then be assessed by our Programme Directors. Successful applicants will be informed of their admission within two working days of their application.

3. Students can choose to confirm their admission by making secure online payment or may call or visit our studio and speak to one of our membership consultants or faculty members for any questions or concerns that they may have about the course.

4. Your admission is only confirmed when the course fee is fully paid.  If for any unavoidable circumstances if you would like to change to the next available course dates you can do so within 7 days from the course fee payment.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are many crash courses on prenatal yoga teacher training offered online (50hour options) or as a 3-day weekend programme. How is this 100hrs prenatal programme different?

The market for yoga teacher training courses has become more lucrative as yoga has grown more popular in recent years. Without an official governing body regulating these courses, it is not difficult to set up short courses and create certifications on paper. At Anahata Yoga, we don’t compromise on quality. We want to ensure that students graduating from our programme have interacted with teachers, attended actual prenatal yoga teacher training classes in our studio, and received a first-hand experience of teaching prenatal yoga classes structured specifically for pregnant women.

Students of our programme attend a minimum of 10 prenatal yoga teacher training classes as part of the requirements for certification, ensuring they are able to confidently teach and guide pregnant women upon completion.

Post-teacher training, we also offer reorientation classes through the Andiappan Yoga Community (www.yogacommunity.org), where students can learn about the latest developments in prenatal yoga, health and pregnancy, and related research, findings, and teaching methodologies.

Support for our students does not stop after completion of the programme. The same experience cannot be guaranteed in an online class or a short-term weekend course.

Why enroll in a prenatal yoga teacher training course when I have already completed a general yoga teacher training?

Yoga students who have studied and trained in traditional yoga learning settings such as ours should be able to tailor-make yoga classes for various body types, including women in the middle of their pregnancy. However, as most teacher training programmes offered today focus on one style – often based on the lineage of the instructor – the classes tend to teach a fixed set of poses.

At Anahata Yoga, we refrain from labeling our yoga ‘styles’. Our courses do not represent any one lineage. We teach students the basics of yoga, its origin and philosophy, and the various traditions of yoga so that they may understand the essence of the practice – and how ‘prenatal yoga’ came to be what it is today.

Our 100 hours Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course is designed in a such a way that students will be able to customize yoga practices based on an individual’s physical and mental states, increasing its effectiveness and therapeutic value, including that for pregnant women.

Ultimately, we teach yoga for the general well-being of the mind and body, as well as its unique benefits during pregnancy.

What can I learn in this Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course that I won’t learn elsewhere?

The course has an elaborate focus on the pregnancy anatomy, its yogic view, and how yoga contributes to the labour process. We teach basic and practical knowledge required to apply tools in yoga that benefit the mother’s, as well as the child’s, well-being. Students also receive a lot of interactive, practical sessions with the faculty. You learn the poses, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation techniques that are specifically modified for pregnancy.

Why should I join Anahata Yoga's Teacher Training Course? What is the difference between your training course and the others on offer in the market?

Please read our 10 Reasons to Join Our Teacher Training Course. That aside, there are three main advantages to joining our Teacher Training Courses:

1. We are very particular about our teaching method Our training courses are structured in the same way as those offered in India, and our yoga masters teach the classes in the same manner as they have learned in India. Taking part in our teacher training is therefore akin to taking yoga teacher training in India. In most other teacher training courses, students get a limited yoga education that is highly dependent on their teacher's own training and knowledge. What happens is that there is a simple passage of knowledge from the teacher to the students, instead of a dynamic environment wherein students learn concepts and postures in a manner that they will be able to teach again in their own style. Moreover, the traditional core concepts and principles taught in a teacher training are very important in the understanding of yoga philosophy. Such knowledge is impossible to gain simply by reading books. In order to fully grasp the practical and philosophical tenets of yoga, one has to learn it from fully professional, well-trained, and experienced yoga masters who are able to thoroughly explain and demonstrate such concepts and practices.
2. Our courses are integrated and inclusive We cover most types of yoga and lineages in our teaching training so that students get a holistic view and understanding of what yoga is, how it was developed over the years, and how it is relevant today. Our courses are designed in such a way that includes as much depth and breadth of yoga history and philosophy as possible and integrates both theoretical and practical aspects of the practice.
3. We continue training and helping our students even after they have completed the programme We make sure our students get teaching opportunities at other centres. In fact, other yoga studios in Hong Kong prefer to hire graduates of our teacher training courses because of their knowledge in various types of yoga, routines, and as well as their ability to develop their own sequences and teaching plans. Moreover, at Anahata Yoga, we hire only teachers who have completed our own Yoga Teacher Training Courses.

Can I enroll in this course even though I'm pregnant?

The Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course is a beginner's course and does not involve intensive yoga practice. If you don’t have any pregnancy complications, this can be a perfect opportunity to learn and experience the prenatal yoga. We have had pregnant women take up and successfully complete the course before.

What happens if I miss some classes?

We call the last week of the course Revision Week. During Revision Week, students who have missed classes or who have questions may request to go over those topics once again.

Can men attend this prenatal yoga course?

Yes, of course, You don’t have to be a female teacher to teach a pregnant woman. Anyone can learn the knowledge and apply it safely to pregnant women.

How are the assessments conducted?

Assessments are conducted in two parts, theory and practical. For the theory part, you will be given a prenatal yoga topic from the syllabus, where you need to write on that topic and submit it online.

For the practical assessments, we will conduct a teaching practice session by forming a group and the course faculty teachers will assess the teaching methods and give you inputs on what you need to do to improve teaching techniques in the long term. Upon successful completion of both, you will receive the Course Graduation Certificate.

Can I register with yoga alliance after I have completed the course?

Upon completion of this course, students can apply for RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) with yoga alliance by fulfilling the requirements of Yoga Alliance registration standards. We offer assistance to students interested in applying for a Yoga Alliance Registration after completing a teacher training course.

Can I teach yoga after attending this course?

Yes, you can. Most of our Teacher Training graduates are now full-time yoga teachers in Hong Kong as well as volunteer teachers in charity organisations, such as the Andiappan Yoga Community,(www.yogacommunity.org)  where we offer opportunities to teach yoga in various places in Hong Kong. The Andiappan Yoga Community is a non-profit organisation that aims to share the joy and health benefits of Andiappan Yoga teachings with as many people as possible. We organise social community events such as free yoga classes to the public in places with little access to yoga centre memberships. Our volunteers are all qualified yoga teachers with specializations to teach different groups of individuals, such as those with specific illnesses, disabilities, and the underprivileged. As of today, our graduates have been volunteering for the Andiappan Yoga Community in partnership with the following organisations:

• Changing Young Lives Foundation
• Autism Partnership School
• Yan Oi Tong
• Hong Kong Eating Disorder Association
• Quintessentially Foundation
• Hong Kong Cancer fund
• VTC
• Lok Sin Tong
• Tai Kok Tsui Integrated Services

To join how to join the community and our activities you can visit www.yogacommunity.org

Can you give me some reference for your Teacher Training graduates those who have completed your yoga teacher training course and running their own yoga studios?

We have many TT graduates currently teaching full time and part time in many yoga studios in Hong Kong and other parts of the world. Some of our graduates are successfully running their own yoga studios in many part of the world including;

1. Ivy Yip - YogaLaya, Kwai Fong Hong Kong
2. Queenie - Studio Q, TST, Hong Kong
3. Kosta Miachin - Vikasa Yoga - Thailand
4. Mario Corella - Rancho Largo Yoga - Mexico
5. Sharon Wong - Yoga Club Association, Hong Kong
6. Ellen Yu - Yoga Club Association, Hong Kong
7. Hazel – Inspire Yoga, Hong Kong
8. Chi Chi - Inspire Yoga, Hong Kong
9. Teresa Cheung - Yoga Fitness, Hong Kong
10. Laura Shore - Green Frog, Hong Kong
11. Supatcha Songcharoen - Little Yoga, Bangkok, Thailand
12. Tanida Indrawati - Yoga Club Studio, Indonesia
13. Elizabeth Rowan, Haven Yoga, USA
14. Sylvie Tremblay - Yoga Sangha, Montreal, Canada
15. Cindy Chow - Landmark Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong
16. Emilie Mognetti - Aix Yoga Center, France
17. Tammy Kwok – Inspire Yoga, Hong Kong
18. Tanny Tang – Yoga Reborn, Hong Kong
19. Chloe Tze, - Inspire Yoga, Hong Kong

You can find more references in our teacher directory https://iya-asia.com/teacher-directory/