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Schedule
June 8–11 and 15–17
(two consecutive weekends)
June 8, 9, 10, 11 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday) and
June 15, 16, 17 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
10 a.m.–6 p.m. each day
Tuition
$1,100
($990 for IYINY active teachers)
Early Bird Discount:
Save $50 if you register by April 27
Payment Plan:
A two-installment payment plan is available for a onetime $50 fee
Deposit: $100 nonrefundable
Prenatal Yoga
The only Yoga Alliance–recognized and –certified 85-hour Prenatal Teacher Training in Manhattan.
This training prepares Yoga teachers to teach classes in Prenatal Yoga. The specialized prenatal practices help the students become aware of the changes of pregnancy and promote relaxation and suppleness. The Prenatal Yoga pranayama, chanting, and visualizations are powerful tools for the mother to attune herself to her baby and its needs.
An in-depth review of the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, labor, and birth lays the foundation for teachers’ understanding of the myriad benefits of Hatha Yoga for pregnancy. They will gain extensive experience with asanas well suited to pregnant women and a thorough acquaintance with contraindications during pregnancy. The training will sensitize teachers to the profound physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual transitions of pregnancy and birth and demonstrate how such techniques as chanting, pranayama, deep relaxation, and meditation can be effective ways of coping with these changes.
Discussions of the energy anatomy of pregnancy and birth will deepen teachers’ knowledge of the Integral Yoga prenatal practice.
“This has been a wonderful experience for me; from soup to nuts, I found the program to be well run and organized. Time was used well, and I never felt rushed or overwhelmed by the information. Really, it’s one of the best trainings I’ve taken. Great textbook. Films were wonderful in creating context. Practice teaching was useful on every level. Restorative techniques/propping/Yoga therapy: great!” –Jainee McCarroll, PN TT 2010
Teachers
Beth Donnelly Cabán, Kali Morse, and Lara Kohn Thompson
Prerequisite
Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification (200-hour). All applicants must be familiar with the Integral Yoga Level I class.
Yoga Alliance Hours
85
Teacher Bios

Beth Donnelly Cabán, R.P.Y.T., is a Hatha Yoga teacher who specializes in Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Labor and Delivery, and Yoga for new moms and babies. She is a certified Yoga instructor (Integral Yoga Institute), a certified midwife assistant (The Farm), and a labor support doula (DONA). Beth is a certified childbirth educator (CEA/MNY) and has trained with Janet Balaskas and Michel Odent at the Active Birth Centre in London. http://www.bethcaban.com

Kali Morse, E.-R.Y.T. 500, R.P.Y.T., is director of the Teacher Training programs at the New York Integral Yoga Institute. She has been practicing and teaching Yoga since the 1970s. In addition to serving at IYI, Kali teaches Yoga to undergraduate students in the Physical Education Department at Barnard College. She is certified to teach Integral Hatha Levels I, II, and III, meditation, Raja Yoga, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, Children’s Yoga, and Therapeutic Yoga.

Lara Kohn Thompson, E.-R.Y.T. 500, R.P.Y.T., is a certified Yoga teacher (Integral Yoga Institute) for Levels I and II, Prenatal, Postnatal, and Therapeutic Yoga. Her practice incorporates a profound understanding of anatomy for movement that she learned during 20 years as a performer and teacher with leading dance companies in France. She has worked extensively with Blandine Calais-Germain, a physical therapist and author of many books in the field of anatomy for movement. Lara is certified in Germain’s Anatomy of Movement series (“Périnée et mouvement”© and “Abdos sans risqué”®), specifically designed for pelvic floor health and core training. She is a certified Approche Posturo-Respiratoire (APOR) practitioner with a focus on prenatal, birth, and postnatal stages. Along with her Yoga classes and workshops, she offers physical care and training for women at all points of life, as well as birth and early-postnatal workshops for couples. http://www.larakohnthompson.com

- Teacher Training Courses
- Current Offerings:
Level I: 200-Hour
Meditation
Prenatal Yoga
Thai Yoga Massage
Ohashiatsu® Beginning I
Mukunda Stiles’s Structural Yoga Therapy Certification Program
Yoga for Arthritis Teacher Intensive
Therapeutic Yoga
Karma Kids Yoga (KKY) Teen Yoga Intensive
Yoga for the Special Child™
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“There are few moments in my life that I will cherish till the end, and this training is one of those moments.”
Shahar Yannay, Prenatal Teacher Trainee


