300 HOUR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM & CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Courtney Jeffery, Psychotherapist, Holistic Yoga Therapist and Instructor, Doula Are you being called to empower women in pregnancy, labour and birth?
Do you feel passionate about pregnancy and birth?
Do you want to deepen your knowledge of yoga and how it can be used to support women?
Do you want to explore your own inner wisdom, power and expand your knowledge?
Do you believe that women are powerful and deserve to be supported throughout this profound right of passage?
This course is designed forallthose wishing to increase their connection, tools and understanding of yoga, conscious birthing and parenthood including: Yoga instructors, healthcare practitioners (such as Midwives, Doctors, Nurses, Doulas and Childbirth Educators) and pregnant women.
The training is 30 hours and will occur over the course of two weekends. Certificate given upon completion.
*Please note that the course is designed for Yoga teachers who would like to teach prenatal yoga and also to enrich the practice of those already working with pregnant women. Further training is required to become a qualified Yoga Instructor*
During this course you will learn:
* How to safely and responsibly teach and apply yogic practices that support and empower women throughout pregnancy and labour using their own respective wisdom and abilities. * Common discomforts of pregnancy and the tools to relieve them using yogic practices * Asanas (postures) for all stages of pregnancy including contraindications and modifications * Pranayama practices appropriate for pregnancy and labour * A variety of tools including meditation, mudra and visualization, the breath, voice and the body's wisdom that support women in the journey of motherhood and prepare women to birth consciously. * Deepen your understanding of the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth, including the subtle and energetic perspectives of yogic philosophy. * Yoga’s sister science Ayurveda and it’s applications to yoga during pregnancy. * Partner yoga practices designed to connect and provide support during labour and pregnancy. * Basics of the psychology and neurobiology of attachment (including the impact of stress on the developing brain) and how to foster strong mother/infant connections using yoga.
BIO
Courtney Jeffery is a Psychotherapist, Holistic Yoga Therapist and Instructor, Doula and Mother. She has been teaching for 11 years and is known for her holistic, caring and individualized approach to yoga and therapy that is both creative and dynamic and reflects her in-depth study of Yoga, Ayurveda, Psychotherapy, Ayurvedic psychology as well as her study and passion for Herbalism and Birth. Her studies and teaching have taken her throughout Canada, USA and India. They have included a two and half year daily apprenticeship of Yoga and Ayurveda, study of Iyengar method in Rishikesh, India and ongoing study of pregnancy, labour and conscious birthing including training with Kim Ethrington and Janice Clarfield. Courtney has contributed to and taught several training programs, including a Prenatal segment at the Port Perry Flowyoga Studio as part of Maria Carr’s Inspired Life Teacher Training. Courtney’s ongoing work with women and their partners as a Doula, Yoga Instructor and Therapist have taught her that “women (and people) are powerful beyond measure. They have vast inner resourses that they themselves are often unaware of. All of my work aims to put people in touch with this part of themselves as well as their own inner wisdom.” Courtney currently has a private practice in Peterborough, ON as a Psychotherapist and Holistic Yoga Therapist/Instructor and she continues to offer workshops throughout Canada for pregnant women and their partners.
WHEN: October 27th & 28th, November 3rd & 4th - 9:00am - 5:00pm
COST OF WORKSHOP: $600 + HST *We require a non-refundable deposit of $250 + HST
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DIVINE SLEEP YOGA NIDRA TEACHER TRAINING Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, Senior Kripalu Yoga teacher, Professional Integrative Yoga Therapist, Master Yoga Nidra teacher, LMT, Shiatsu, and Ayurvedic therapist. For yoga teachers and enthusiasts, therapists, counselors, health professionals, massage therapists, parents, and everyone interested in guiding others to relax and heal. 35 hour training. CEC’s available yoga teachers (YA).
Welcome to Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra, the antidote for modern life. Learn how to lead your students and clients into deeper levels of freedom and health than they ever imagined possible. Offer the gift of giving others permission to rest, balance, restore, tapping into new sources of energy. In this meditative practice, there is nothing required but to lie down and listen. Become skilled at leading this inspired practice that revitalizes the senses, allowing life to be fully lived and enjoyed. Learn how to lead nourishing experiences that help your students discover profound peace and vibrant health. The result is feeling radiant, joyful, and light. An inspired and inclusive practice, Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is one of the most accessible forms of yoga and will become a favorite of your students and clients. During this training you will: • Relax into openness, freedom and bliss • Learn how to nourish yourself and others • Explore Yoga Nidra within the depth of yogic tradition and western science • Awaken a sense of wonder and creative energy • Discover how to craft effective classes • Cultivate voice quality and pace • Explore music, postures and props • Develop skills by practice and leading others
You will leave this training feeling confident, enthused and delighted to offer the gift of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra. “Yoga Nidra Teacher Training exceeded my expectations and opened my heart. The visualizations, the feeling of Jennifer’s heart being really in every aspect of the workshop: she was very kind, generous and well organized. The Yoga Nidra manual that she created for us is amazing. An excellent teacher!” ~Carolyn Manzi “A truly educational and transformative experience. The effects on me have been profoundly restorative at both a personal and professional level. Jennifer is a truly knowledable and a compassionate teacher. I am definitely leaving with a greater sense of ease and relaxation. As a yoga instructor, I have the confidence and motivation now to offer this practice to my students.” ~Eric Yatar
Jennifer created Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training to embody and transmit everything that is necessary and practical for people who desire to lead themselves and others in yoga nidra. Included is a proprietary 180-page manual containing detailed information and inspiration for understanding thoroughly Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and its applications.
Graduates who have completed this training and found it useful in their professions have been yoga teachers, yoga therapists, nurses, social workers, therapists, councilors, parents, ministers, massage therapists, energy workers and more. Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra can be practiced in a wide variety of group or individual settings. It is a powerful, transformative practice to bring to your clients and students that does not require a yoga studio. Students/clients are interested and enthused about trying yoga nidra because it requires nothing but to relax and listen.
BIO Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, Professional Integrative Yoga Therapist, Master Yoga Nidra teacher and LMT, is a senior Kripalu yoga teacher. Jennifer has been leading yoga retreats and professional trainings for more than fifteen years. She has a gift for creating sacred space to journey into realms of deep peace and renewal. Jennifer’s voice carries students inward to a place of stillness and connection. She is the creator of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and Five Element Yoga-- an inspired style in the Kripalu tradition. Jennifer’s Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra CDs Deep Relaxation and Guided Relaxation are the two best-selling CDs at Kripalu Center, where she has served on faculty for over ten years.
WHEN: November 17th & 18th, November 23rd, 24th & 25th
COST OF WORKSHOP: $675 +HST *We require a non-refundable deposit of $250 + HST
COST OF MANUAL: $40 *The cost of the manual will be paid at the time of the workshop.