Online pregnancy yoga training for yoga teachers, doulas and pregnant women

Learn how to support pregnant women to reclaim empowerment, trust in themselves and find the confidence to birth joyfully. Yoga teachers can get a prenatal certification through Yoga Alliance or Yoga Australia upon completion of this online training.

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"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers—strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and believe in their inner strength."

Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

Ready to confidently support pregnant women on the mat?

This training is a comprehensive, evidence-informed online program that gives you the skills and knowledge to safely and meaningfully teach yoga to women during pregnancy and beyond.

You’ll learn:

How to adapt asana for each trimester, including contraindications and safe sequencing

The anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth, so you can teach with confidence and clarity

Pranayama and breath techniques that support labour, calm the nervous system, and build resilience

Ways to prepare students physically, mentally, and emotionally for the birthing process

Foundations in yogic philosophy and women-led spirituality that honour the deeper journey of motherhood

Yoga of Birth is designed for yoga teachers, doulas, and birthworkers who want to offer safe, empowering, and holistic yoga practices for pregnant women — without needing to be a birth expert to begin.

By enrolling now, you’ll gain immediate access to high-quality video lessons, guided practices, a comprehensive manual, and ongoing support.

Take the next step in your teaching journey — and learn how to truly serve women during one of the most transformative times of their lives.

When fear overwhelms truth and love, we call it pain. Our spirit as women has all the knowledge and power we need to give birth and to nurture our babies. It is in our genetic coding. It has been there since the beginning of time. You can trust its wisdom.

Human birth is a great gift. Let’s welcome it with due respect, humility and joy.

There is nothing as powerful as a group of women coming together to support one another. The primal journey of birthing our babies is a pivotal moment in a woman's life. Join us for the journey into a bountiful, beautiful and blissful pregnancy and labour starting here.

Hi there, I'm Katie...

I’ve been teaching pregnant women yoga for over 20 years, I’ve attended dozens of births as a doula, and I’ve had five children of my own (mostly in incredible, empowering, natural births).

In this training I will walk you through the many facets of holding space on the journey of pregnancy for yourself or your students and clients.

I have a huge amount of practical wisdom to share with you inside 'Yoga of Birth'.

online pregnancy yoga training for yoga teachers, doulas and pregnant women

Yoga of Birth is everything you need if:

You're a yoga teacher or a doula wanting to support mothers with yogic wisdom
You want to be part of a better way to support women through pregnancy, labour and postpartum recovery
You're an expecting mother wanting enrich your experience of pregnancy, labour and motherhood

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED

Yoga of Birth is the ideal training if you answer 'yes' to any of the following:

Do you want to bring the benefits of yoga's ancient health and wellness system to your yoga students?
Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant and looking for better self-care?
Do you want to know what asana is appropriate for pregnant women and how yoga can support them?
Would you like to gain a certification through Yoga Alliance or Yoga Australia to teach prenatal yoga?
Do you want to learn about managing the overwhelm and confusion that sometimes comes with pregnancy and provide a solid framework to maintain a yoga practice and have the support of yoga throughout the transition into motherhood?

... saying 'yes' to this training will enable you to take these teachings and share them from a place of deep knowing and empathy.

I'M READY FOR THIS

You'll be joining a large community of over 400 Yoga of Birth graduates who have already benefited enormously...

Like Manjula from the Gold Coast who "loved doing the course while pregnant and feel it has positively impacted my thoughts on my pregnancy and the birthing process."
Or Juliana from Sydney who saw benefits in her yoga teaching career saying, "l am starting my journey as a yoga teacher and still building my personality during my classes. I felt how important it was to make pregnant women feel safe and cared during their practices and this training helped me feel much more confident to teach pregnant women from now on. I have already started this new path and received great feedback from my students! I truly couldn’t recommend it more."
And Emma from the Blue Mountains who took the benefits into the labour room, "Your Yoga of Birth book and online training majorly helped prepare me for labour and birth - honestly a few times during labour I was hearing your voice in my head reminding me of good breathing technique, finding the calm in the space between contractions, making low sounds, and more...! I really believe that these techniques and approaching birth from a spiritual perspective contributed to a relatively fast labour and water birth with no complications. Big gratitude and hugs."
Or Bella who found the course jam-packed with valuable content, "I am loving the course content so much, you are just wonderful! My mum has been a midwife for over 10 years and it's great to be able to talk to her about the things I am learning in the course, she is impressed with what I am learning as well!"

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Module one

Pregnancy

Conception and fertility awareness
Guidelines for safe and effective asana (including sequencing and class planning)
Pranayama (breathing techniques)
Sadhana (conscious spiritual practice)
Yoga nidra (deep relaxation)
Chanting and meditation

Module two

Labour preparation

Yogic scriptures on birth
Pranayama (breathing techniques) for labour
Birth without violence (ahimsa)
Pratyahara (creating the best support team and environment for birthing)

Module three

Postnatal
Preparation

Care of self
Care of baby
The sacred forty days
after birthing
Mantras and chanting
Returning to yoga asana after birthing

Module four

A bunch of juicy bonuses
which we are
constantly adding to

Huge library of guest teacher modules
Prenatal yoga class recordings
Pregnancy and trauma – coping steps
Herbs and oils for pregnancy
Recommended reading and
podcast listening resources

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12 MONTHLY PAYMENTS

$108

no extra charge for payment plan

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ONE PAYMENT

$1297

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"I recommend this training time and time again, the return on investment is tenfold!"

"I am in awe of the teachings and wisdom held within Katie’s offerings. I initially joined the Yoga of Birth training to further my yoga studies so I could work safely, confidently, and compassionately with pregnant women, however, I quickly found myself immersed in the richness of ancient wisdom, bountifully littered with aha moments and practical guidance to integrate the teachings into my own work and life.

From the power of knowing your own birth story to becoming informed about the choices available to us as women to make decisions about our own bodies, whether we choose to become mothers in the traditional sense or not, this course has so much value to offer yoga teachers, doulas and women in general (I wish girls were taught this in school!).

My journey through the course has been an unfurling of deep surrender, life-changing knowledge, and reconnection to the innate wisdom within and I am so excited to intertwine these teachings in my own offerings. It is with the most sincere love and gratitude to Katie for holding this space and for all of the women and men who I have gathered with on this journey that I would recommend this training time and time again, the return on investment is tenfold."

Mel van Deventer

Bonus Module: Business coaching for yoga teachers

Guidance from Katie Rose on how to launch pregnancy yoga in your business whether you are a yoga teacher or other wellness professional and regardless of how experienced you are. Katie will talk you through a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how she built her business and share with you the practical tools so that you can do the same.

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Guest Teachers

We are always adding to our list of incredible expert guest teachers. This is a constantly evolving training, and the resources are growing all the time, at no extra cost to you. Here are some of the guest teachers you will currently have access to in the training:

Madina
Yoga

Madina Tanekeyeva (Madina Yoga) who teaches our anatomy and physiology modules.

Soma-Shakti
Ayurveda

Daniela Escobar (Soma-Shakti Ayurveda) who teaches post-natal recovery using ayurveda.

Baby Ora

Lauren Parker (Baby Ora) who teaches an introductory module on baby massage.

When can I start?

Immediately after you sign up for the training you’ll be sent a link to start downloading material, so you can dive in straight away.

WHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TRAINING?

Class recordings to support your teaching or self-practice

You’ll get recordings of several guided prenatal practices within the training – so you’ve got examples of how to teach and practices to do if you are pregnant yourself.

Teaching resources

Teaching resources / self-practice tools such as meditation and guided relaxation scripts and recordings, class plans and breathing practices.

Beautiful PDFs

Beautiful PDF’s (written materials) which cover the course content in easy to use and reference formats.

Audio and video recordings

Audio and video recordings make it easy to refer back to the teachings, long after you've completed the course. The whole course is designed to appeal to a variety of learning styles.

Information on teaching in a range of settings

Practical tips for teaching 1:1 classes, dedicated pregnancy classes and adapting regular 'open' classes if a pregnant student wishes to join.

Quizzes and homework reviewed by Katie

Quizzes and homework assignments are reviewed by Katie Rose. Homework is only required if you wish to attain your accreditation.

About Katie

Katie Rose is a women’s wellness mentor and educator with twenty-five years of experience teaching yoga and Ayurveda. Katie has managed and owned popular yoga studios in both London and Sydney, and now runs a thriving online community.

Founder and host of the annual Bhakti Women Online Summit, Katie helps women go from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to living a life that is aligned with their highest values. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her five children in a loud and busy household where her spiritual practices and prayerful connection to the Divine keep her steady.

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'Reverence to the Divine in the form of the Female Power (Shakti) that defends the entire world in various manifestations.'

From Rig Veda (ancient yogic scripture)

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online pregnancy yoga training for yoga teachers, doulas and pregnant women

"This training really helped me as a professional, to have a better understanding of all the components of birth, but also on a personal level through the birth of my own son!"

"Yoga of birth with Katie was everything, holistic and transformative. I have learned so much from her teachings and this course really helped me as a professional, to have a better understanding of all the components of birth, but also on a personal level through the birth of my own son.

The main thing I always got out of it is her authenticity and feeling of purpose in her teachings. She holds the sacred space of each “class” with empathy, warmth and kindness, creating a real sense of unity and non judgement through the learning process.

Her unique human connection brings coherence to all the course material, that aligns beautifully her offerings in a perfect combination of honest resources, experience and alchemy.

I highly recommend this training with all my heart!"

Julieta Casa

Will I get a certification?

Yoga teachers can get a prenatal certification through Yoga Alliance or Yoga Australia upon completion of this online training.

'Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.'

Ina May Gaskin

Yoga is so important for women no matter where there are on their prenatal or postnatal journey.

Yoga has proven to be a safe and effective practice during pregnancy. It has a whole variety of positive effects on the mother’s body, including developing strength, maintaining fitness and reducing symptoms of pregnancy such as muscle aches, swelling, sciatica, cramps and fatigue.

But even more so, yoga has demonstrated a positive impact on mother's and baby's mind, inducing a sense of inner peace and wellbeing.

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I’m well qualified to teach you about yoga and natural childbirth. Here’s why:

→ I’m a mother of 5 children. Four of them were born without intervention in a Birth Centre (one of these was posterior which was quite the challenge), one was both without intervention at home and one was a pretty gnarly birth involving an epidural and lots of screaming. So I’ve been through a fair spectrum of birthing experiences myself.

→ I’ve been a doula (childbirth support person) for over 15 years. I’ve supported the birth of many babies in various contents including at home, in hospital, in birth-centre and from no-intervention through to c-section and everything in between. I have also been a guest teacher for the Australian Doula College over many years.

→ I’ve written a book on birth (‘The Yoga of Birth’) which has sold thousands of copies and been in print for 15 years.

→ Through this program ('Yoga of Birth') in both its online and in-person formats over 400 women have become prenatal yoga teachers.

→ I’m registered with Yoga Alliance as a pregnancy yoga teacher trainer and Yoga Australia as a prenatal training provider.

→ I have literally thousands of teaching hours over three decades under my belt sharing pregnancy yoga and birth preparation classes to women all over the world. Not to mention the thousands of hours I’ve spent caring for my own children with a largely attachment parenting based focus.

→ I’ve studied pre-natal care and childbirth education with Birthing from Within, MatriBirth Midwifery Institute, School of Shamanic Womancraft and Khalsa Way Prenatal Yoga amongst others.

Pregnancy and birthing have been a passion of mine since before I had children of my own. I’m utterly in awe of the miracle that is conception, the growth and birth of human life and the transformation of becoming a Mumma.

It is my absolute privilege to walk this path with you throughout the Yoga of Birth training. This training contains the golden nuggets of information and insight I wish I’d had throughout my pregnancies and the practices of yoga that have served me most deeply. I’m honoured to be a torchbearer of these teachings and I promise to share them with you respectfully and with the dignity they deserve.

Join me on the Yoga of Birth journey as we reclaim women’s power to hold autonomy over our own bodies, faith in our own capacity and support on the path of motherhood.