Welcome to The Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Training!
Do you feel a bit nervous when you have a pregnant woman in your class? Or maybe you aren’t teaching yet, but you’re drawn to share prenatal yoga with moms-to-be.
Whatever brought you here, The Yoga of Pregnancy prenatal yoga training will be transformative, uplifting, and evolutionary.
Not only will it enable you to confidently teach a safe and effective prenatal yoga class, but you’ll know simple practices and principles that will help you give birth to whatever’s gestating within you: a baby, a project, or a new way of showing up in the world.
After This Prenatal Yoga Training You’ll Be Able To:
Adjust regular poses and sequences for pregnant students
Teach safe, strengthening and transformative prenatal yoga classes
Create and weave in inspiring themes related to pregnancy, labor, and motherhood
Offer guidance and support to pregnant people in your life
Use birth as a guru so you can become a powerful co-creator in your own life
Have fun with preschool yoga class following ten playful themes and sequences
Access more than 50 pages of support materials in our member area, the Ma Yoga Living Room, as long as we’re online
Be part of a supportive, global Ma community that midwife’s each other’s greatest possibilities into the world
Permanent mark on my life
Thank you so much for the training and the generosity of your rich abundant knowledge. I had an awesome weekend it has a permanent mark in my life.
Faith C.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-17T10:44:20-07:00
Faith C.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/faith-c/
Everything was useful
I wanted more experience as a teacher and to have more knowledge as a potential mom. Now I'm excited for teaching pregnant women. I loved the training. Everything was useful. If you want to be a mom or want to help moms on their journey, please take this training.
Tina V.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-17T10:49:13-07:00
Tina V.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/talia-d/
Love, grace and fierceness
Thank you for supporting us yet gently encouraging us to see our edge and approach it with love, grace and fierceness! If you're considering this training, take it! You will not regret it.
Emily B.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-17T10:50:01-07:00
Emily B.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/gabriella-s/
A lovely weekend of love and healing
I can honestly never thank you enough for such a lovely weekend of love and healing. The Universe's timing is always perfect.
Adrienne S.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-25T14:11:31-07:00
Adrienne S.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/jordannna-p/
Good for my mind and body
Not only was the weekend amazing in terms of education and instruction, but it was also so good for my mind and body. I feel even more invested in teaching prenatal yoga.
Amanda Cougal
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T13:58:16-07:00
Amanda Cougal
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/amanda-c/
Whole new love for pregnancy and motherhood
This training is so well put together, the information is infinite, and I have a whole new love for pregnancy and motherhood. I can't wait to one day teach with and be part of Ma Yoga!
Mandy Johnson
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:01:02-07:00
Mandy Johnson
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/mandy-j/
Amazing
Not only was the weekend amazing in terms of education and instruction, but it was also so good for my mind and body. I feel even more invested in teaching prenatal yoga.
Jennier Gaeke
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:06:31-07:00
Jennier Gaeke
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/jennifer-g/
Yoga and Obstetrics
Thanks again for such a great teacher training. It was so wonderful to see both of my passions, yoga and Obstetrics, come to life together. I learned a great deal from you!
Zorayda Alvair, MD, OB/Gyn
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:14:05-07:00
Zorayda Alvair, MD, OB/Gyn
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/alvair/
New flow of energy
My classes have a new flow of energy this week from this process!
Maggie B
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:22:24-07:00
Maggie B
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/maggie-b/
More confident about teaching
I feel so much more confident about teaching, which is amazing because I didn’t feel that way after my 200 hour.
Annie
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:25:19-07:00
Annie
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/annie/
Incredible learning experience
I highly recommend Jessica’s prenatal training weekend. Her expertise and professionalism, combined with her compassion and experience, makes for an incredible learning experience for teachers, but also for pregnant women with advanced yoga practices.
Sharon O.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:32:40-07:00
Sharon O.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sharon-o/
Tremendously positive
Truly, you are a gift. Your insight, knowledge, wisdom and pure love for the work flows through in a tremendously positive way. It was a wonderful weekend and I feel I have learned so much that I can take out into the world with me and share.
Wendy O.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:35:10-07:00
Wendy O.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/wendy-o/
Practical and spiritual
I really enjoyed the prenatal yoga workshop. It was very practical and spiritual at the same time. I loved that it touched on the fundamentals of alignment and how to intertwine with theming.
Sara M.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:14:49-07:00
Sara M.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sara-m/
You will not regret it!
Thank you for supporting us yet gently encouraging us to see our edge and approach it with love, grace and fierceness! Take it! You will not regret it!
Gabriella
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:23:31-07:00
Gabriella
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/gabriella/
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The Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Training Itinerary
Overview of The Yoga of Pregnancy
Let’s welcome each other and dive right into our beliefs and fears around birth. We’ll have a general Q&A with whatever comes up, and get to know each other a bit. Then, enjoy a prenatal yoga practice for yourself with the how’s and why’s as we move and breathe.
Travel Through the Trimesters
Journey through the physiological and psychological changes that arise throughout the trimesters, using the Ma Yoga alignment principles as your guide. Explore prenatal variations of regular yoga poses and sequencing, and learn to adjust poses physically and energetically for each trimester.
More Than Physical
Learn to use themes to deepen your students’ experience throughout class. You’ll create a theme related to pregnancy, labor, or motherhood, and for homework, practice weaving it through your teaching of a single pose. Next time – we’ll teach each other a prenatal yoga practice you will love!
Labor and Beyond
Doulas and babies join us to for the final leg of our journey together:
- Discover the stages of labor and what makes a birth empowering (hint: it’s not about whether it’s “natural”)
- Gain skills to handle the benevolent chaos of Mom + Baby
- Receive more than ten fun preschool yoga sequences
- Explore the pro’s and con’s of different prenatal yoga career options
- Celebrate your completion of the Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training!
Register for the full Ma Yoga Certification Program, OR go to Events for training deets and registration:
Highly recommend
I would highly recommend taking this class even if you have absolutely no interest in teaching.
It’s just a great class to learn about the body and all the changes your body goes through. The amount of knowledge that I got this weekend would be so valuable to so many women in this community and in the world.
It’s just a great class to learn about the body and all the changes your body goes through. The amount of knowledge that I got this weekend would be so valuable to so many women in this community and in the world.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-17T10:45:35-07:00
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/kamila-h/
I can use this knowledge for every type of yoga class
I took this training to get more knowledge about appropriate poses for pregnant women. I got a lot more… the Ma Yoga principles are golden and I can use this knowledge for every type of yoga class and even apply them to my own personal life.
I feel blessed to have been given this gift. Thank you Jess!
I feel blessed to have been given this gift. Thank you Jess!
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-03-17T10:50:37-07:00
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/dalia-n/
Major breakthrough
I feel like I got more out of this one weekend than I did out of my whole 200 hour training.
One of my personal goals as an instructor is to have authentic themes. That said, I had a major break through last weekend. I am so grateful for the tools I was given to make my teaching more meaningful, and I have already began to incorporate what I learned into my sequences and class prep.
One of my personal goals as an instructor is to have authentic themes. That said, I had a major break through last weekend. I am so grateful for the tools I was given to make my teaching more meaningful, and I have already began to incorporate what I learned into my sequences and class prep.
Brooke Kane
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:02:03-07:00
Brooke Kane
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/brooke-k/
Amazing & light-filled weekend!
Thank you so much for an amazing & light-filled weekend!
It was tremendously helpful to engage with this material a second time, particularly after starting a prenatal class here. I hope you can come back and do this again next year!
It was tremendously helpful to engage with this material a second time, particularly after starting a prenatal class here. I hope you can come back and do this again next year!
Jane Hitti, MD, MPH
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:03:05-07:00
Jane Hitti, MD, MPH
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/jane-h/
More comfortable as a woman
I would like to let you know that after completing the pre-natal teacher training, I not only feel more confident as a yoga teacher, but I also feel more comfortable as a woman.
I thank you for inspiring me to help women to feel more like themselves during pregnancy through the practice of yoga.
I thank you for inspiring me to help women to feel more like themselves during pregnancy through the practice of yoga.
Marie B.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:04:20-07:00
Marie B.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/marie-b/
Warmth, community and support
The sense of warmth, community and support was extensive all weekend. I also so enjoyed going through the training while pregnant - it really helped me to feel the postures' benefits in my own body as we walked through them and all of the philosophies and themes really rang true for me.
I cannot wait to become a certified Ma Yoga instructor!
I cannot wait to become a certified Ma Yoga instructor!
Amanda Cagle, Doula
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:09:12-07:00
Amanda Cagle, Doula
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/amanda-c-2/
Perspective has shifted
What a wonderful experience and in two plus days my perspective has really shifted.
I came in simply to learn to be a better teacher to my pregnant students and left with a new appreciation for the birth process and for life in general. I now see the beauty in both pregnancy and giving birth.
I came in simply to learn to be a better teacher to my pregnant students and left with a new appreciation for the birth process and for life in general. I now see the beauty in both pregnancy and giving birth.
Kathy Bray
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:10:10-07:00
Kathy Bray
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/kathy-b/
Changed the way I teach
This was my first experience with alignment-based yoga. The training took my Kundalini yoga practice to a new level.
The emphasis on principles of alignment and awareness of kinaesthetics has changed the way I teach and the direction I give my students.
The emphasis on principles of alignment and awareness of kinaesthetics has changed the way I teach and the direction I give my students.
Lee Rothman
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:12:11-07:00
Lee Rothman
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/lee-r/
Informative and inspiring
If there is one person in the community of yoga that I recommend to people for prenatal yoga and prenatal yoga trainings, it is Jessica. I have taken Jessica’s prenatal training several times and have found it to be not only informative but inspiring.
Jessica demystifies some of the misinformation about prenatal yoga, and inspires women to listen to themselves and their baby and to honor this unique and special time.
Jessica demystifies some of the misinformation about prenatal yoga, and inspires women to listen to themselves and their baby and to honor this unique and special time.
Tara Judelle
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:21:16-07:00
Tara Judelle
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/tara-j/
Excited
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this past weekend, and for the program in general. I came home feeling (albeit very tired) excited and ready to insert the elements into my own way of teaching.
I'm looking forward to the next weekend we get to spend together expanding our minds and hearts further.
I'm looking forward to the next weekend we get to spend together expanding our minds and hearts further.
Ashley
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:19:51-07:00
Ashley
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/ashley/
Invaluable
Thank you so much for offering and teaching your prenatal TT. It was invaluable. I taught my class today with a newfound sense of knowledge and confidence. Your essence stayed with me and infused my thoughts and actions.
Thank you, thank you. If the timing is right I will take it again, that’s how much I enjoyed it.
Thank you, thank you. If the timing is right I will take it again, that’s how much I enjoyed it.
Anna Getty
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:26:36-07:00
Anna Getty
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/anna-g-2/
Just blew me away
I came to “add something” to my teaching and what I received just blew me away…I am humbled by the creative force and beauty of nature and how the principles truly support this so clearly. This is the place I want to move from in my practice and in my life!
This was just what I needed and did not even know and I walk away with deep connection and great trust in what I am doing.
This was just what I needed and did not even know and I walk away with deep connection and great trust in what I am doing.
Noemi
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:27:30-07:00
Noemi
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/noemi/
Clarity, humor, and humility
I learned so much in the workshop about pre-natal yoga and pregnancy, but i felt that most important thing was about myself and my own feelings about pregnancy and childbirth (that I never really realized i had.
I liked your softer style combined with clarity, humor, and humility.
I liked your softer style combined with clarity, humor, and humility.
Sharon
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:28:34-07:00
Sharon
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sharon/
Renewed sense of awe
Being post-menopausal, I had reservations about taking Jessica’s Prenatal training initially, but it truly was one of the best gifts I’ve ever given myself. I feel a renewed sense of awe for all women, including myself.
Thank you Jessica for a wonderfully informative and moving weekend!
Thank you Jessica for a wonderfully informative and moving weekend!
KB
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:29:30-07:00
KB
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/kb/
Second Prenatal TT
This was my second Prenatal TT with Jessica. Jessica shares her knowledge with such grace that after the first one, I was equipped to begin teaching the week following my first workshop.
A year later, another training with Jessica gave me additional teaching tools. I left with a deepening understanding of how we can help pregnant women use their yoga practice to move their bodies from a place of strength and beauty.
A year later, another training with Jessica gave me additional teaching tools. I left with a deepening understanding of how we can help pregnant women use their yoga practice to move their bodies from a place of strength and beauty.
Linda E.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:30:26-07:00
Linda E.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/linda-e/
Focused on what they could do
Before your teacher training, I always focused on telling students what not to do. On Tuesday night, I had 2 pregnant women in class! It was fantastic. I felt like the few minutes before class was very liberating for them, because we focused on how we could modify poses and what they could do.
They both did full practices that night and were able to practice safely at the same time. It was awesome!
They both did full practices that night and were able to practice safely at the same time. It was awesome!
Keric
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:31:12-07:00
Keric
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/keric/
Truly unique
Jessica Jennings is a treasure. her skill, enthusiasm and sensitivity as a yoga teacher combined with her knowledge of all things Birth –before, during and after — make jessica truly unique.
Attending her prenatal teacher training was inspiring and made me want to learn more and more! this workshop is important for us as women (and man - Danny!) and as yoga teachers.
Attending her prenatal teacher training was inspiring and made me want to learn more and more! this workshop is important for us as women (and man - Danny!) and as yoga teachers.
Jessie
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:33:31-07:00
Jessie
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/jessie/
Made me feel so welcome
I attended Jessica’s Pre-Natal Teacher Training and it was an invaluable addition to my alignment-based yoga education. She is clear, thorough, dynamic, and as the only male in the training … she made me feel so welcome and comfortable.
This training allows teachers of all levels to feel more confident when a pregnant student steps into their classroom.
This training allows teachers of all levels to feel more confident when a pregnant student steps into their classroom.
Marc H.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:34:15-07:00
Marc H.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/marc-h/
Helped me connect with my femininity
This prenatal training helped me connect more deeply with my femininity and my practice. The information was presented in a clear, soft and useful way, and it inspired me to dive deeper not only into Pregnancy yoga but into myself, my body, my practice and my teaching.
Thank you Jessica for sharing your wisdom and energy and for opening new doors for women to explore their pregnancy in a safe and creative way!
Thank you Jessica for sharing your wisdom and energy and for opening new doors for women to explore their pregnancy in a safe and creative way!
Brookelin
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:35:54-07:00
Brookelin
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/brookelin/
Confident and inspired
The training this weekend was absolutely beautiful and inspiring. Your email came in just as I was creating a new sequence to teach to my new Mommies tomorrow morning, incorporating the inspirational movements and techniques that we learned.
I do not know where the path may lead for me in prenatal in the future, but I do know that I love teaching it, and now feel even more confident and inspired.
I do not know where the path may lead for me in prenatal in the future, but I do know that I love teaching it, and now feel even more confident and inspired.
Ingrid
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:36:45-07:00
Ingrid
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/ingrid/
Alive and inspired
There are few other times in my life when I have felt so alive and inspired as I did during those three days. I cried many times in that class, tears of pure joy and wonder. The process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery is so powerful, it leaves me completely and utterly humbled. I have known for a long time that yoga is my path, but it wasn’t until this prenatal training that I realized that prenatal yoga is my path within my path 😉
She reached out to every one of us with compassion and warmth, and we learned so much. There is something uniquely strong, wise, and supportive about a group of women who come together to learn about pregnancy and mothering.
We were in excellent hands with her!
She reached out to every one of us with compassion and warmth, and we learned so much. There is something uniquely strong, wise, and supportive about a group of women who come together to learn about pregnancy and mothering.
We were in excellent hands with her!
Sarah T.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:38:18-07:00
Sarah T.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sarah-t/
Reflected my experience
I was 8 months pregnant when I took Jessica’s prenatal teacher training and was so happy to find (finally) a prenatal program that reflected my experience – that my body was still capable and it wanted to practice.
She has incredible respect for pregnancy and her intelligent alignment notes proved helpful to me in labor–internal rotation plus external rotation = more space for baby–even when he is moments away from greeting the world!
She has incredible respect for pregnancy and her intelligent alignment notes proved helpful to me in labor–internal rotation plus external rotation = more space for baby–even when he is moments away from greeting the world!
Sara L.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:39:08-07:00
Sara L.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sarah-l/
My understanding of theming has deepened
Until I took your training in June/2009 I didn’t understand how to integrate [therapeutic alignment principles] into my prenatal yoga classes…
Through your course my understanding of theming has deepened so much… I love how you shared with us how you set a theme for your day & how you use your personal daily theme for your classes… You gave me a lot.
Through your course my understanding of theming has deepened so much… I love how you shared with us how you set a theme for your day & how you use your personal daily theme for your classes… You gave me a lot.
Linda C (From B.C. Canada)
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T14:40:04-07:00
Linda C (From B.C. Canada)
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/linda-c/
Amazing experience
I wanted to thank you for this past weekend. It was such an amazing experience for me because I was reminded of my passion and purpose. I was so inspired by thinking about birthing a new version of myself because that is exactly the next chapter and stage of my life that I am trying to work on.
Yesterday, I was so excited to apply what I have learned and left class feeling so empowered because I used my theme for a regular vinyasa class. It was so intense and amazing!
I can't wait for your future trainings and to be involved in this process. Thank you so much again for your love, power, and wisdom!
Yesterday, I was so excited to apply what I have learned and left class feeling so empowered because I used my theme for a regular vinyasa class. It was so intense and amazing!
I can't wait for your future trainings and to be involved in this process. Thank you so much again for your love, power, and wisdom!
Michelle F.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:16:31-07:00
Michelle F.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/michelle-f/
Deepened my teaching techniques.
The Yoga of Pregnancy deepened my teaching techniques. I learned about bringing space, earth, water, fire, and air in the body, mind, and heart.
Based on this I can teach easily. It’s fun!
Based on this I can teach easily. It’s fun!
Vicki W.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:20:25-07:00
Vicki W.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/vicki-w/
I feel connected to sacred life
After this training, I feel connected to sacred life amidst universal challenge and change. What worked: a small group, combination lecture/ sharing/ workbook/ videos/ guest speaker/ practice teaching. And the pure spirit of “Jess”.
Don’t hesitate. Do it! Be receptive. Have faith in the process. It is a gift to me personally and to ALL.
Don’t hesitate. Do it! Be receptive. Have faith in the process. It is a gift to me personally and to ALL.
Nina R.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:22:30-07:00
Nina R.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/nina-r/
Ma Yoga principles are golden
I took this training to get more knowledge about appropriate poses for pregnant women. I got a lot more… the Ma Yoga principles are golden and I can use this knowledge for every type of yoga class and even apply them to my own personal life. I feel blessed to have been given this gift. Thank you Jess!
I have to admit that at first it was difficult to wrap my head around the five principles, but then it really clicked! It helped everything fall into place for me in my teaching.
I have to admit that at first it was difficult to wrap my head around the five principles, but then it really clicked! It helped everything fall into place for me in my teaching.
Sue D.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-05-16T16:25:08-07:00
Sue D.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/sue-d/
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