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
Sharon O.
Sharon O.
Wendy O.
Wendy O.
Sara M.
Sara M.
Gabriella
Gabriella
Faith C.
Faith C.
Tina V.
Tina V.
Emily B.
Emily B.
Adrienne S.
Adrienne S.
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
Deborah A
Amanda Cougal
Amanda Cougal
Mandy Johnson
Mandy Johnson
Jennier Gaeke
Jennier Gaeke
Zorayda Alvair, MD, OB/Gyn
Zorayda Alvair, MD, OB/Gyn
Maggie B
Maggie B
Annie
Annie
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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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
Noemi
I liked your softer style combined with clarity, humor, and humility.
Sharon
Sharon
Thank you Jessica for a wonderfully informative and moving weekend!
KB
KB
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.
Linda E.
They both did full practices that night and were able to practice safely at the same time. It was awesome!
Keric
Keric
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
Jessie
This training allows teachers of all levels to feel more confident when a pregnant student steps into their classroom.
Marc H.
Marc H.
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
Brookelin
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
Ingrid
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.
Sarah T.
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.
Sara L.
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)
Linda C (From B.C. Canada)
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.
Michelle F.
Based on this I can teach easily. It’s fun!
Vicki W.
Vicki W.
Don’t hesitate. Do it! Be receptive. Have faith in the process. It is a gift to me personally and to ALL.
Nina R.
Nina R.
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.
Sue D.
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.
I feel blessed to have been given this gift. Thank you Jess!
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.
Joanne H.
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.
Ash S.
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
Brooke Kane
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
Jane Hitti, MD, MPH
I thank you for inspiring me to help women to feel more like themselves during pregnancy through the practice of yoga.
Marie B.
Marie B.
I cannot wait to become a certified Ma Yoga instructor!
Amanda Cagle, Doula
Amanda Cagle, Doula
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
Kathy Bray
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
Lee Rothman
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
Tara Judelle
I'm looking forward to the next weekend we get to spend together expanding our minds and hearts further.
Ashley
Ashley
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.
Amber T.
Thank you, thank you. If the timing is right I will take it again, that’s how much I enjoyed it.
Anna Getty
Anna Getty