Birth In Awareness

Birth in Awarenss is a space dedicated to pregnancy, birth and post birth recovery. 85 hour prenatal yoga teacher trainings as recognised by Yoga Alliance are planned for 2017 in Sydney and Bali. Through the prenatal yoga practice, Birth in Awareness trainings teach professionals how to prepare people to look within and discover themselves on their journeys of transformation through pregnancy and birth. As a recognised prenatal yoga teacher and yoga educator, in 2016 I have introduced a concept in Sydney known as the Sunday Sessions. This has come about after reflecting on how prenatal yoga has expanded since I became a yoga teacher almost 10 years ago. It is now common for yoga to be a part of pregnancy and birth preparation; obstetricians and midwives are recommending women include yoga as part of their pregnancy care. There are also many more people training and qualifying as yoga teachers both in Australia and internationally. Most teacher trainings spend a couple of hours out of the 200 hour initial training on pregnancy and yoga. Pregnant women are also choosing to stay in their regular classes for longer and it is important for them and for yoga teachers to understand more than the standard no twists and no jumping while pregnant. These sessions address this and have been developed as gatherings of yoga teachers to share and build knowledge and provide space for people to explore their own beliefs around pregnancy and birth. How we teach yoga is based on our own practice and influenced by our own beliefs. Understanding these opens the way for an authentic voice when working with pregnant women. The Sunday sessions are designed to give segments of knowledge about elements of prenatal yoga and are there for people to come to one or more.