A Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training that integrates the neuroscience of the mind-body connection for birth.
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Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
This training approaches prenatal yoga as more than movement—it's a way to embody skills for being with pain, working with fear and anxiety, and building lasting resilience.
In the Nona Prenatal Yoga course, you'll learn how to teach accessible, gentle practices that support all body types and experience levels. The foundational 6-week yoga and support series is designed to be taught not only by yoga teachers, but also by therapists, doulas, clinicians, and childbirth educators.
You'll gain the skills to:
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Sequence trauma-informed prenatal yoga classes
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Modify poses for pregnancy and postpartum
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Integrate yoga with strategies for nervous system regulation
This program is ideal for anyone seeking a neuro-psycho-social framework to meet the emotional, cognitive, and physiological needs of the perinatal period.
Through small group discussion and guided reflection, we take a deep dive into the emotional and physiological landscape of the childbearing year. You’ll learn how to hold space with presence, compassion, and non-judgment—core skills for anyone supporting pregnant and postpartum people.
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In the Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, you will learn how to:
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Facilitate intimate, themed discussions about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
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Teach prenatal yoga as a way to embody mind-body strategies for coping with labor, birth, and postpartum adjustment
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Sequence safe, supportive yoga classes for pregnant and postpartum bodies
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Understand the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and postpartum
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Teach an integrative approach to pain that includes emotional, cognitive, and physical coping
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Address common physical discomforts during pregnancy and postpartum recovery
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Guide mindfulness practices and deep relaxation techniques
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Develop and deepen your own mindfulness practice
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Educate about the emotional, physical, and cognitive dimensions of the perinatal experience
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Explain the neuro-hormonal physiology of childbirth and how mindfulness can reduce fear and anxiety
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Use trauma-informed, inclusive language in both yoga instruction and group discussions
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Teach the neuroscience of yoga and meditation, including top-down and bottom-up strategies for nervous system regulation
To meet these objectives, the Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is grounded in a mind-body childbirth education framework. A central focus of the training is examining our own biases with compassion and non-judgment, so that we avoid reinforcing oppressive systems while facilitating discussion and offering education.
This training is especially beneficial for therapists, childbirth educators, doulas, and yoga instructors who want to enrich their work with an integrative, evidence-based approach. Facilitating these classes not only supports parents with meaningful tools and community connection—it can also be a powerful way to expand your practice.
The Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is an in-depth study of the cognitive, emotional, and physical changes of the childbearing year, approached through a neuro-psycho-social lens. You'll explore the foundations of mind-body childbirth education, with special attention to Polyvagal Theory and its application to labor, postpartum, and nervous system regulation.
Training Format
This hybrid training will include 85–100 hours of study, with final details currently in development. Components will include:
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Required readings
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Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions
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In-person meetings
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Practicum and teaching observation
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Ongoing mentoring and support
Accessibility & Cost
Training costs are still being finalized. A non-refundable deposit will be required to reserve your spot, and flexible payment plans will be available.
Each training will reserve space for trans and BIPOC participants who would like to attend on a sliding scale or with scholarship support. No application is needed—just reach out to Erica to see if space is available.
The Nona Prenatal Yoga Training is
Evidence-Based
Trauma-Informed
Mind-Body-Based
Polyvagal Informed
Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Trainings are developed and taught by Erica Kroll, LPC. Erica is a perinatal counselor, doula trainer/retired doula, and has facilitated mindfulness-based prenatal yoga and support classes for over 25 years. Her unique combination of experience from attending births, teaching parents, training professionals, and providing specialized counseling to prenatal and postpartum families makes her especially suited to share her knowledge and expertise with you.
Continuing education credits will be available for counselors, yoga instructors, doulas, and childbirth educators.
Interested? More details are forthcoming but feel free to Sign up for the email list below:
What does a Nona Prenatal Yoga & Support class look like?
Nona Yoga & Support is a 6-week series of 2-hour classes. Each class consists of 1 hour of themed group discussion and 1 hour of mindful meditation, yoga, and deep relaxation. Nona Prenatal Yoga emphasizes the embodiment of nervous system regulation and coping strategies for birth.
In these classes, you will facilitate meaningful discussions that help to prepare parents for relationship changes, managing pain and anxiety during childbirth, realistic expectations for birth and postpartum adjustment and recovery, body image, identity adjustment, working with fear, and more.
