Welcome to The Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Teacher 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 teacher training will be transformative, uplifting, and evolutionary.
Because Ma Yoga is different. Not only will it enable you to confidently teach a safe and effective prenatal yoga class, but you’ll learn universal alignment principles that will guide you as a yogi, a teacher, and a woman – what I call the “Five Sacred Steps.”
Words from last day of The Yoga of Pregnancy…
After the Ma Yoga Prenatal Yoga Teacher 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
Be a powerful co-creator in your own life
Have fun with preschool yoga class following ten playful themes and sequences
Have evergreen access to all course materials materials in the Ma Yoga Living Room
Be part of a growing, global community that will support you in making a bigger impact with your gifts
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
I just wanted to reach out and let you know how much I am enjoying your training. It is quite different than what I'm used to (aside from the prenatal aspect).
I love learning these sacred steps and how they apply to EVERY practice and EVERY "body."
It's wild how I've reinvented a few teaching language areas to help serve my students. Light bulbs are going off, and the connection is beautiful.
I love learning these sacred steps and how they apply to EVERY practice and EVERY "body."
It's wild how I've reinvented a few teaching language areas to help serve my students. Light bulbs are going off, and the connection is beautiful.
Deborah A
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-10-06T06:18:21-07:00
Deborah A
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/light-bulbs/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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The Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Itinerary
Overview of The Yoga of Pregnancy Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
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.
Create Inspiring Prenatal Yoga Classes
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!
Prepare Your Students for 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 now for the full Ma Yoga Prenatal Yoga Certification Program!
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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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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 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/
I must say I am loving the course with you. You are an amazing teacher and mentor and I am so grateful you were brought in my life.
I thought I would just learn about pregnancy yoga, but instead I have deepened my own practice and reignited my love of yoga.
I thought I would just learn about pregnancy yoga, but instead I have deepened my own practice and reignited my love of yoga.
Joanne H.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-10-07T17:56:15-07:00
Joanne H.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/reignited-my-love-of-yoga/
The training is incredibly well structured, with a wealth of tools and wisdom to be shared. Plus Jessica will answer all of your questions and then some. I loved the community and spiritual principles that were always at play. I immediately felt comfortable enough to have a voice and make a mistake, which is a big deal.
I feel more confident in my own home practice as well. Bringing the magic of the 5 elements into my practice in this organic way has instilled a sense of renewal.
I feel more confident in my own home practice as well. Bringing the magic of the 5 elements into my practice in this organic way has instilled a sense of renewal.
Ash S.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-10-12T22:52:22-07:00
Ash S.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/never-felt-so-confident/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
This training felt like it went above and beyond. There is way more to prenatal yoga than just the do’s and don’ts.
Jessica is an amazing instructor that has put a lot of thought and care into the program.
I’m confident that I’ll be a wonderful prenatal instructor upon completion of the program.
Jessica is an amazing instructor that has put a lot of thought and care into the program.
I’m confident that I’ll be a wonderful prenatal instructor upon completion of the program.
Amber T.
Ma Yoga Living™
2020-10-18T16:22:30-07:00
Amber T.
https://mayogaliving.com/testimonials/above-and-beyond/
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/
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