Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
 More than a yoga certification: a pathway to becoming a trusted guide for perinatal families
This training is the most comprehensive professional program I offer. Rooted in neuroscience, mindfulness, and birth physiology, it prepares you to teach safe and effective prenatal and postpartum yoga and to lead the Nona Prenatal Yoga & Support class series — a six-week curriculum that combines mindful meditation, facilitated discussion, childbirth education, applied polyvagal theory, yoga for nervous system regulation, embodied coping strategies, and guided deep relaxation.
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Why This Training Matters
Expectant parents benefit from teachers who can hold space for the intensity of birth preparation; physically, emotionally, and socially.
This training equips you to:
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Teach yoga sequences that support comfort, stability, and nervous system balance in pregnancy and postpartum.
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Facilitate intimate group discussions where parents can feel open to explore identity, fears, and relationships.
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Integrate childbirth education and applied polyvagal theory into movement and conversation.
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Guide mindfulness and deep relaxation practices that become coping tools in labor and early parenting.
You’ll leave with the ability to offer parents a complete mind-body education experience, not just a class.
What You’ll Learn
Support & Facilitate Group Dialogue
Facilitate themed discussions about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Hold space with compassion, inclusivity, and awareness of systemic bias.
Teach Mind-Body Birth Preparation
Sequence safe, adaptable yoga flows. Modify poses with confidence. Teach prenatal yoga as an embodied approach to labor and postpartum recovery.
Understand Perinatal Physiology & Pain
Learn the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy. Address common discomforts. Teach an integrative model of pain during birth that includes physical, emotional, and cognitive strategies.
Guide Mindfulness & Nervous System Regulation
Lead mindfulness, meditation, and deep relaxation practices. Teach the neuroscience of yoga and nervous system regulation. Apply both top-down and bottom-up strategies for resilience and co-regulation.
Educate with Depth & Inclusivity
Present the emotional, cognitive, and physical dimensions of perinatal experience. Use inclusive language and trauma-informed cueing. Teach neurohormonal physiology in a way that reduces fear and builds confidence.
Professional Skills + Personal Growth
The Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training prepares you to teach safe, evidence-based prenatal yoga classes. At the same time, it also invites you into meaningful personal growth.
Each discussion topic is emotionally rich and often challenges the cultural assumptions we carry about pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. Through these conversations, you’ll not only deepen your teaching practice but also reframe how you see birth, the body, and support. This reflective work helps you hold space with greater compassion and presence; for your students, your clients, and yourself.
By the end of the training, you will leave with practical teaching tools, a stronger nervous system lens, and the kind of embodied confidence that only comes from pairing knowledge with personal integration.
What You’ll Gain in This Training
This training is designed to give you both a ready-to-teach curriculum and the professional skills to confidently design your own classes.
Two Tracks, One Training
1. The Nona Prenatal Yoga & Support 6-Week Session
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Graduate prepared to deliver the complete Nona 6-Week Curriculum with fidelity.
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A neuroscience-informed framework that blends yoga, mindfulness, discussion, and nervous system support.
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Includes the All Bodies Yoga Sequence, discussion anchors, and relaxation practices.
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Ready to teach in your community immediately after graduation.
2. Independent Skills: Professional Sequencing & Teaching Competence
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Learn to safely sequence your own prenatal and postpartum yoga classes for diverse students.
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Develop a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology, and modifications across pregnancy and postpartum recovery.
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Practice designing short flows, trimester-specific sequences, and postpartum adaptations.
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Graduate with the skills to create unique offerings beyond the Nona Session.
By the End of Training You Will:
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Hold a specialty certification (RPYT) recognized by Yoga Alliance.
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Feel confident leading both structured courses and custom classes.
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Have a manualized curriculum in hand and the professional ability to build your own.
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Know how to teach with inclusivity, trauma-informed awareness, and nervous system science.
Unlike standard prenatal yoga trainings that focus only on movement and safety, the Nona training integrates:
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Birth education and labor physiology
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Trauma-informed and counseling-informed teaching
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Original frameworks such as BirthSpeak™ and Rhythm-Receive-Reset™
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Ongoing mentorship, live cohort learning, and community support
Who This Training is For
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Yoga instructors (with or without prior prenatal certification)
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Doulas and birth professionals
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Therapists, counselors, and clinicians
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Childbirth educators seeking an embodied, neuroscience-based approach
Whether you want to teach prenatal yoga classes or enrich your current work with embodied, trauma-informed tools, this training offers both depth and practical application.
What’s Included in Your Training
When you enroll, you receive the depth of two trainings in one:
Certification in the Nona Prenatal Yoga & Support 6-Week Session
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A complete, neuroscience-informed curriculum ready to teach immediately
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Includes the All Bodies Yoga Sequence, discussion anchors, and guided relaxation practices
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Fidelity ensures a consistent, evidence-based experience for parents
Independent Teaching Competence
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Learn to sequence your own prenatal and postpartum yoga classes
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Safe adaptations for all trimesters and postpartum recovery
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Skills to design short flows, full classes, workshops, and private sessions
Yoga Alliance–Recognized Specialty Certification (RPYT, 85 Hours)
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Meets all Yoga Alliance standards
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55 contact hours, 20 practicum hours, 10+ non-contact hours
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Certification reflects both curriculum fidelity and professional independence
Integrated Practicum Experience (20 Hours)
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Teaching labs built into every module
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Step-by-step practice and feedback throughout the training
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Final assignment: teach a complete integrated class
Mentorship and Community
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Live cohort sessions for accountability, discussion, assessments, and Q&A
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Guidance on trauma-informed teaching, facilitation, and professional scope
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Peer partnerships and a supportive professional network
Training Manual and Resources
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Comprehensive manual aligned with the curriculum
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Scripts, class plans, discussion guides, and reflection prompts
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Reading lists and resource guides for continued growth
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Tuition and Enrollment
The Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive program that combines self paced and live cohort learning, guided discussion, and one year of access to course materials and community support, with the option to continue through membership after the first year. This training delivers two programs in one: certification to teach the Nona Prenatal Yoga & Support 6-Week Curriculum with fidelity, and the professional skills to design and sequence your own prenatal and postpartum yoga classes.
Tuition: $2,200
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Payment Plan: Spread tuition into 6 monthly payments of $385
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Scholarships: Each cohort reserves space for BIPOC and trans participants on a sliding scale or scholarship basis. No formal application is required; simply reach out to inquire.
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Optional Retreat Weekends: $600–$900 each, available exclusively to enrolled students and alumni for additional teaching practice, observation, and community connection. Location: Columbia, MO.
Registration opens soon.
Join the WaitlistThe Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is:
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Evidence-Based
Trauma-Informed
Mind-Body-Based
Polyvagal Informed
Meet your Instructor
IÂ have been supporting families and training professionals for more than two decades. Since 2000, I have worked as a doula, childbirth educator, and prenatal yoga instructor, walking alongside families through the joys and difficulties of the childbearing year. In 2012 I became a licensed professional counselor specializing in perinatal mental health and retired from attending births as a doula.
Even as my counseling practice grew, I continued to teach prenatal yoga, offer childbirth education, and train doulas. This ongoing work keeps me closely connected to both the families in my community and the professionals who serve them.
Because I’ve stood in all of these roles; doula, educator, yoga teacher, and counselor; I bring a truly integrative perspective to this training. My teaching is informed by lived experience with families, deep study of physiology and neuroscience, and years of mentoring professionals in developing their own confident, grounded presence. I hope you'll join me so that I can share the culmination of my years of experience with you through this training.
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