ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER + DOULA TRAINING
85 HOUR PYTT + DONA Birth Doula Approved Training
Our internationally recognized prenatal yoga training program will ignite your journey to support healing and transformation during pregnancy and beyond. Obtain our Yoga Alliance certified prenatal YTT & DONA Approved Training from the comfort and convenience of your home during this unprecedented time.
Upcoming Dates
Dates
SEPT. 16-17, 23-24, 28-OCT.1 + OCT. 7-8, 2023
Course times run as follows:
Sept 16/17, 23/24 and Oct 7/8 weekends run 10:30-4:30 Eastern / 7:30am – 1:30pm Pacific
The weekend of September 28-Oct 1 will be focussed on the doula content and the hours will be:
Thursday, September 28: 5pm-8:30pm Eastern time
Friday to Sunday: 9am to 6:30pm
An optional lactation class is also included that runs October 4th from 6pm-9pm Eastern.
This Program Includes
- Many yoga practice videos
- Live lectures with discussion
- An approved Birth Doula course with DONA International
- Many self-directed videos to further your learning
- 85 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Prenatal Yoga Teaching Certification
Imagine a world where people journey from pregnancy to parenthood surrounded by a village of support?
Imagine being part of that village through prenatal yoga and birth doula support?
Imagine having facilitators who inspire you, and colleagues you feel connected to?
Yoga and Doula Support for Sacred Birth
Sacred Birth, Doula and Prenatal Yoga Training is an 85+ hour dual certificate training. DONA International and The Yoga Alliance are offering the unique opportunity to complete your certification online during this time of social distancing. This interactive and live training will equip you with tools to empower and support pregnant people throughout their pregnancies and labor which we believe is very needed in this world. With 75 hours of interactive live content, this in-home retreat will provide you with a framework to deepen your own connection to your body, support your yoga students or launch a career in the field of birth work.
About the Program
R-PYT ELIGIBILITY
To gain Yoga Alliance certification as RPYT, a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is required. Others can participate but will not be eligible for registration as a Prenatal Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance.
PARTICIPANTS ALSO REQUIRE
- 10 observation hours observing or assisting classes in your community
- Successful completion of teaching practicum with support of Julia, teaching team and peers
- 10 hours of homework readings to be completed after the course (this will be assigned in class)
Awakened Spirit Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200) and one of the few Registered Prenatal Yoga Schools (RPYS). We offer an 85-hour prenatal training as well as a combined prenatal yoga training and doula course. Intimate classes allow our dedicated team of teachers to provide personal attention, expert guidance and personal feedback throughout our trainings.
- Additional steps are also required if you choose to become a Certified Doula with DONA International
Graduates of our program are eligible for the Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) designation with Yoga Alliance.
Your Trainers
Below are your two main co-facilitators. Alongside Stefanie and Julia you will meet and hear from many other wonderful guest speakers, including midwives, pelvic floor physiotherapists, psychologists and more.
Stefanie Antunes
Stefanie is a visionary in the childbirth field. She leads the Discover Birth organization providing a variety of services to expectant parents and training for those wishing to pursue work in the childbirth field. Stefanie is the former president of the Ontario Association of Doulas, former Treasurer for DONA International and sits on many local boards and coalitions to improve our communities. She is a DONA-approved Birth Doula Trainer, and runs the Institute of Childbirth Educators, a Lamaze-Accredited Childbirth Educator Program.
Stefanie is the founder of The Birth Doula Program, operating in several Ontario hospitals.
Stefanie is a contributing author in the best selling Power of Women United and the book Bearing Witness: Childbirth Stories Told by Doulas. She is a regular contributing writer and blogger, and has done many interviews online and for TV/radio.
She believes that the world can be a better place if parents can have more positive childbirth experiences, allowing them to bond properly with their babies. She works tirelessly to change the world in this aspect…one family at a time.
Julia Forest
BACKGROUND
During the past 20 years, Julia has been practicing and studying with extraordinary teachers in North America and in India and deepened her practice in several lineages such as classical hatha yoga, mindfulness meditation, vinyasa, Scaravelli inspired, yoga therapy and kundalini. A solo journey to Spain sparked a 10 year pilgrimage to Rishikesh India, where she taught and studied yoga and meditation in ashrams and monasteries.
A self-proclaimed anatomy geek, she draws from more than 16 years of experience in body-centered therapies and physical rehabilitation and has taught individuals of many ages and abilities including teens, women who are pre- and post-natal, elders, as well as people living with MS, fibromyalgia, cancer, osteoporosis and chronic pain.
The emphasis in her classes is on alignment, yoga as a tool for transformation, the healing qualities of inner stillness, movement and breath for the cultivation of inner peace, health and wellbeing. Her approach is trauma informed and accessible. She teaches from the heart and creates an environment in which her students can explore and discover their inner wisdom and potential. She believes that we all have within us what we need to heal ourselves and is passionate about honoring source tradition while exploring the potential that yoga has to offer in everyday life.
Julia has been deeply influenced by her many teachers and mentors such as Thich Nhat Hahn, Jetsumna Tenzin Palmo, Monica Voss, and Judith Hanson Lasater. She offers retreats, yoga teacher training programs, anatomy and physiology intensives, and specialty workshops worldwide.