Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Integrating Neuroscience, Yoga, and Perinatal Support
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Many yoga teachers, doulas, and perinatal professionals want to offer prenatal classes that are more than movement. They want to guide practices that ease anxiety, build resilience, and prepare parents for birth and postpartum with confidence.
But most trainings focus only on poses. What’s missing is a framework that integrates neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and the mind-body connection of birth.
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The Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training fills that gap.
This advanced program equips you to teach accessible, evidence-based, trauma-informed prenatal yoga—while weaving in skills for nervous system regulation, pain coping, and emotional support.
By the end of training, you’ll know how to:
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Sequence safe, inclusive prenatal yoga classes
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Modify for pregnancy and postpartum across all body types and experience levels
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Teach yoga as a tool for labor coping and emotional resilience
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Integrate mindfulness, neuroscience, and polyvagal-informed strategies
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Facilitate meaningful group discussions that build connection and support
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Why This Training Matters
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Pregnancy and birth are more than physical events—they are shaped by emotions, environments, and relationships. As a teacher, your presence and approach can help parents feel safer, calmer, and more prepared.
This training gives you the knowledge and confidence to:
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Recognize the nervous system’s role in labor and postpartum
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Support parents with tools that reduce fear and anxiety
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Create inclusive, trauma-sensitive classrooms
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Build resilience—for your students and for yourself as a teacher
What You’ll Learn
Support & Facilitate Group Dialogue
Lead 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 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.
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The Nona Approach
This training is grounded in:
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Nervous system literacy rooted in Polyvagal Theory
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Trauma-informed, inclusive practices
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Mind-body birth education
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Honest reflection on systemic and personal bias
With this integrative lens, you’ll learn not only how to teach prenatal yoga, but also how to create meaningful, supportive, and resilience-building experiences for parents.
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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.
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Training Format
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Hybrid format, 85–100 hours
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Required readings, online sessions, may include in-person meetings
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Teaching practicum and observation
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Mentoring and ongoing support
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Finalized schedule and tuition details coming soon
Accessibility & Equity:
Reserved space is available for BIPOC and trans participants on a sliding scale or scholarship basis. No formal application required—just reach out to Erica to inquire.
The Nona Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training is:
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Evidence-Based
Trauma-Informed
Mind-Body-Based
Polyvagal Informed
Meet your Instructor
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Erica Kroll, M.Ed, LPC, E-RYT200, RPYT
Perinatal counselor, doula trainer (retired doula), and prenatal yoga teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching parents, training professionals, and supporting families. Erica’s unique blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and perinatal expertise makes her especially suited to guide you through this work.
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