Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) Certification

8 Limbs Livestream, Hybrid and In-Person options*

January 7-9 & 21-23 and February 11-13 & March 18-20, 2022

With Megan Sloan, RPYT, E-RYT 500 and special guest teachers

*Proof of vaccination required, mask in studio until further notice

Important Information pertaining to all 8 Limbs Teacher Training Certification Programs.

Prenatal and Postnatal are life changing journeys that can profoundly affect one’s current yoga practice or be a catalyst for someone seeking out a yoga class. Yoga offers a unique tool to help address the specific discomforts of pregnancy, prepare the body for birth and support healing postpartum.

This four-part yoga training will offer sections ideal for pregnant or postpartum yoga students and birthworkers or yoga teachers looking to support students who come to their regular classes. Teachers who opt to delve into all four modules will receive in-depth training in creating safe classes and practices and will explore the nuances of the art of teaching for working with pregnant, birthing and postpartum folks.

Yoga teachers have been enrolling in this training for over 15 years, and now you can join us in-person in Seattle, or virtually from anywhere in the world.

Module times are approximately Fridays 5:00-8:30pm (Livestream via Zoom) and Saturday/Sunday 8:30am to 5:00pm daily (Zoom or in-person).

Part 1:  The Pregnant Body & Modifying Yoga for Pregnancy
(for teachers, birth workers, pregnant/postpartum yoga practitioners and those certifying as RPYT)
January 7th-9th, 2022
✓ Physiology of Pregnant Bodies
✓ Anatomical Changes in the Pregnant the Body
✓ Anatomy of the Pregnant the Body
✓ Assessing & Addressing Complications & Discomforts in Pregnancy
✓ Modifying Yoga for Pregnancy

Part 2:  Yoga for Birth & The Postpartum Body
(for teachers, birth workers, pregnant/postpartum yoga practitioners and those certifying as RPYT)
January 21st-23rd, 2022
✓ Yoga for Birth
✓ The Pregnant & Postpartum Pelvic Floor
✓ The Pregnant & Postpartum Core
✓ Physiology of Postpartum Bodies
✓ Anatomical Changes in the Postpartum Body
✓ Assessing & Addressing Postpartum Complications & Discomforts

Part 3: Asana for Pregnancy & Postpartum
(for those certifying as RPYT)
February 11th-13th, 2022
✓ Prenatal Yoga Philosophy: What is our Purpose?
✓ Warm-Up, Kneeling, Standing, Wall and Seated/Floor Poses for Pregnancy
✓ Restorative Poses for Pregnancy
✓ Poses for Postpartum
✓ Practice Teaching & Feedback
✓ Enrollment in February’s Prenatal Yoga Series for observation

Part 4:  The Art of Teaching: Cuing, Sequencing & Adjustments
(for those certifying as RPYT)
March 18th-20th, 2022
✓ Pregnancy & Asana: The Art of Teaching
✓ Prenatal Class Sequencing & Structure
✓ Postnatal Class Sequencing & Structure
✓ Accessible Options for Poses in Pregnancy
✓ Sensitivity & Awareness for Pre/Postnatal Yoga Teachers
✓ Practice Teaching & Feedback
✓ Enrollment in March’s Prenatal Yoga Series for observation

Module times are approximately 9am to 4:30pm daily. Practicum hours are 12:30-4:45pm.

Out-of-Class Requirements:
✓ Teach 5 pre/postnatal yoga classes and collect & turn in feedback
✓ Turn in feedback on 8 observed prenatal yoga classes
✓ Complete & pass written test
✓ 1-hour one-on-one mentorship meeting with Lead Instructor

Schedule: January 7th-9th & 21st-23rd and February 11th-13th & March 18th-20th, 2022

Tuition: $400 per module.

About the instructor: Megan Sloan

Megan has been teaching Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga since 2009. She did her first training with 8 Limbs Yoga Centers as an exploration to deepen her studies as a yoga teacher which then blossomed into a passion for supporting parents in empowering their experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood through the tools of yoga. She has since attended many births as a doula and has had the humbling opportunity to witness and support birth folks in childbirth in a variety of settings from home births to birth centers and hospital births. She currently teaches weekly prenatal yoga classes and offers regular Partner Prenatal Yoga Workshops. She also welcomed a daughter in 2017 and outside of the joys of new motherhood she also finds time to continue teaching through her business Be Strong Mama and writing several books for prenatal teachers including “Yoga for Pregnancy & Birth” and “Yoga for the Pregnant & Postpartum Core”.