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Prenatal Yoga Certification course

Course description :
This course will show you how to teach yoga to women in all stages of pregnancy and will explore yoga as a tool for childbirth and beyond….for motherhood!

next Course :

  • Date: Novmber 1st, 4th and 5th
  • Time: will be announced
  • Price: 21,000 Baht

Who :
Kate Besleme, Joung-ah Ghedini Williams, and Ory Avni created a unique course and now, for the first time, a comprehensive prenatal certification course is offered in Thailand!

Kate Besleme is a doula, midwifery student, massage therapist, hypnotherapist, and yoga instructor. Since moving to Bangkok five years ago, she has supported hundreds of women and couples in making choices through pregnancy and birth. She draws on the many gifts of yoga to stay present with a birthing woman and to encourage her to step into the center of her experience. She has one daughter, Rita, who is two years old.

Joung-ah Ghedini Williams has practiced yoga for eleven years and was teaching Anusara-inspired, pre-natal and post-natal yoga classes in Washington, DC before moving to Bangkok. Joung Ah has a five-year old son, Kim Carter and a 21 month old daughter, Indigo.

Or-Yah (Ory) Avni is a certified yoga, Pilates and Gyrotonic teacher. She has been teaching for the past 12 years in the USA, Israel and Thailand. She is a mother of three 7, 3.5 and 4 months old baby.

Prerequisites:
Backgroundin fitness or bodywork. For this course, we will like all participants to be fitness professionals. For example, Pilates or yoga instructors, personal trainers, dancer, certified massage therapists, etc.)<
Completed registration form. Acceptance will be made after a completed registration form has been submitted and you have also discussed the course with (at least one of) the teachers. The effects of pregnancy on the body

The training will include:

  • The effects of pregnancy on the body
  • The benefits of yoga in pregnancy and beyond
  • Postures to aid common discomforts
  • What poses are contraindicated (what to avoid)
  • Appropriate Pranayama practices
  • Physiology of childbirth
  • Observation of classes

How much?

  • 21,000 Baht (Cash only, please)
  • We accept only 10 students for this course!
  • Every student will receive a Prenatal Course Manual by The Pilatestudio.

Policies:

  • Firm registration by March 4th  is required to open the course
  • Tuition payment in due prior to the beginning of the course
  • No refund or rescheduling after the start of the course.
  • Materials are non-refundable when canceling.
  • Rescheduling is not allowed
  • Full certification will be issued after completing all lectures, observation and assistant teaching hours, and after passing the final exam successfully.
  • The certificate is issued by The Pilatestudio

Hours breakdown:The course is total of 40 hours

  • 28 hours lecture
  • 8 hours observation
  • 4 hours assistant teaching
  • Anatomy of pregnancy
    • Physiological and anatomical changes of pregnancy
    • What’s happening in each trimester
    • Importance of good nutrition during pregnancy
    • Feelings that arise during pregnancy
  • How to create a prenatal class?
    • The special needs of the pregnant woman including Pelvic Floor Muscles, division into trimesters
    • Dos and Don’ts during pregnancy class
    • The importance of the breathe
    • Strengtheners VS. Stretches
    • Relaxation and meditation time
    • Recommended exercises, postures, and mudras.
    • The Chakra system during pregnancy
    • Relaxation time
    • Creating a prenatal class
    • How exercising can help for different pregnancy related symptoms
  • The birth itself
    • Physiology of childbirth
    • Pregnancy and birth in different cultures and in history
    • Tips for coping with the sensations of labor and birth
    • Comfort measures for different stages
    • The role of the partner at the birth

The hours above should be completed until the final exam that will take place on a date T.B.A at The Pilate Studio Bangkok

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Prenatal Yoga Certification course
Date: Nov 1st, 4th & 5th
Price: 21,000 Baht

Testimonials

  • I admired your passion and expertise in Pilates and for all the knowledge and teaching skills that you have been able to share with us. I am amazed how different by body feels and how my practice has improved and how I can do exercises so much better than before. The knowledge about all the muscles and course work was very interesting and I know so much more about my own body now. You are truly a great teacher. Thank you so much. (April 2009) | Barbara Manning | USA.
  • I am glad that I have come to Pilatestudio as I feel it is the best place to study Pilates. Or-Yah has a rare quality as a teacher. She is not only has a solid knowledge of the course material, her willingness to share information and valuable experiences made the course easier to understand. Teachers in the studio are also very helpful. I benefited a lot from their guidance (April 2009) | Angelina Gozali | Italy.
  • I feel blessed and honored to know you Or-Yah. I think you are wonderful and I so enjoyed my training with you, you are an excellent teacher with great focus and charisma. I am inspired now to read all my notes follow all my drawings and practice Pilates, I wove some fundamentals into my yoga class this morning! (April 2009) | Annie Milstead | Singapor.
  • Or-Yah's instruction is extremely clear, concise and straight to the point. She is well focused as a teacher and keeps the class moving at a steady pace when teaching. She is a wonderful teacher and a beautiful, kind and caring person. And a bit entertaining as well, which always helps! I had a lot of fun doing training with her and will absolutely train more with her when I get the chance. I would recommend her to anyone looking to train in Pilates because she obviously knows her stuff !.... (April 2009) | Suzanne Vian | Australia.
  • Very worth taking the course, even I had to take my days off from my full-time job. Or-Yah is very professional. Friends are nice. My Pilates skill is real improved. The more I know about the Pilates basis and anatomy, the more I can apply my knowledge to many useful exercises. I am inspired to teach, to strengthen and to heal others, at least via my Pilates skills. Thanks Or-yah and my friends. (October 2008) | Tum |Thailand.
  • I'm grateful for the extra energy you have given me to the initiation 101 and standing Pilates 201 course. I appreciate your excellent explanations. You were helping to clarity all exercises, I feel comfortable to ask when I don't understand. You are always open and give us a chance to discuss during the class. I'm so happy I have attended this course, it gave me a lot, mainly the ability and desire to learn more about Pilates, Thank you again for wonderful course. (February 2007) | Natt | Thailand.
  • I believe that The Pilatestudio is the best in Bangkok. It has everything you need in one place: the best equipment, great location, Instructors with a high level of education (including Or-Yah who has years of experience in the field) and one very important thing, the minute you walk in all you have to concentrate is in practicing Pilates the rest is taken care but the professional people who work there (from the receptionist to the Instructors). I first went to the studio as a client after trying different studios in the city. I learn there in a few weeks, things I haven't learn in a year of practice at other places. Because of that I decided to take the Instructor Course and it was one of my best decisions in life. Or-Yah is a great mentor willing to share all her knowledge and who gives 100% to her students. I only wish I was still in Bangkok to be able to go the Or-yah’s studio. (November 2007) | Uleima Hanson | Mexico.
  • I began seriously practicing Pilates after a second spine surgery. I had lost muscle strength in the right ankle and calf and was very stiff in the back, hips and hamstrings. I was also very fearful of moving any part of my spine and concerned that I would never again regain my former physical strength. Simply put I was miserable. After several months of taking private classes three times a week, the benefits were undeniable. My body was finally beginning to respond and I became stronger and suppler. Psychologically, the fear subsided but I still lacked confidence. Nevertheless, I knew Pilates was the right fit for me. I just wanted to acquire more knowledge about anatomy, the Pilates Method as well as challenge myself. That’s when I decided to enroll in the certification course at the Pilates Studio. I must say at first I did so only for myself. I didn’t really have any intention of becoming a teacher. But as the course went on and as deepened my understanding of the method (for example how to modify exercises for special populations or working with props) I realized that Pilates was a discipline that I must share with others. (February 2007) | Kristin and Julia | Estonia.