You’re Ready to Teach What Truly Supports Birth
Most prenatal trainings are afraid to go deep.
This one isn’t.
Too many prenatal yoga programs focus on fitness, flexibility, and pregnancy-safe modifications.
They treat pregnancy like a temporary disruption in an otherwise normal practice—rather than the full-spectrum transformation it is.
This training is different. It treats birth as a sacred rite of passage. It sees the pregnant person as a whole being—physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual—and gives you the tools to support all of it.
This isn’t just a yoga training.
It’s a reclamation.
You want to do more than modify poses—you want to offer healing
This is not one of those trainings that barely skims the surface. We’re going to get deep into physiology, methodology, evidence-based practices of WHY and HOW yoga impacts women during pregnancy and postpartum. You’re going to deeply understand how pregnancy impacts the whole being—body, breath, mind, energy, and spirit.
You will learn how to teach in a way that supports nervous system resilience, prepares people for birth, and supports postpartum recovery in a deeply therapeutic way. This training gives you the tools, the science, and the soul-rooted wisdom to teach in a way that truly transforms.
What Students Say
By the time they finish, students often tell me they feel:
✔ Confident in their knowledge
✔ Competent in their skills
✔ Curious about how far they can take this work
✔ And transformed—because they learned something about themselves they hadn’t known before
This isn’t just a certificate. It’s a shift in how you see your work, your body, your clients, and the world.
Course Structure
What You Get
✓ 85-hour professional certification
✓ 8 live sessions (2 hours each)
✓ Readings and pre-recorded lectures
✓ Peer feedback, practice teaching, capstone project
✓ Essays and practical application assignments
✓ Bonuses and lifetime access to recordings
Meet your instructor
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Meet your instructor 🤍
Jess is a licensed midwife and certified clinical yoga therapist with over a decade of experience supporting women and birthing people through every stage of reproductive health. She specializes in pelvic biomechanics, hormonal health, trauma-informed care, and integrative healing across the fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum continuum.
With a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy and extensive training in functional medicine, Jessica blends the wisdom of yoga with clinical expertise to offer safe, inclusive, and evidence-based care. She has worked in both home birth and low-resource settings and currently leads remote education and virtual care programs through her platform Yoga for Your Birth, serving thousands of women around the world.
Jessica’s teaching is rooted in compassion, cultural humility, and a deep respect for the intelligence of the body. She is passionate about empowering yoga teachers to hold space skillfully and confidently for pregnant and postpartum clients—whether they’re navigating joyful transitions, complex health concerns, or healing from loss or trauma.
Jessica Gruber
What you’ll learn
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You’ll learn to apply yoga therapy principles like the koshas, prana vayus, and gunas to real-life pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. This means you’ll be able to support your clients or students on every level—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
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Whether you’re in a yoga studio or birth room, you’ll develop the skills to be a calm, confident, trauma-informed guide. You’ll learn how to respond to intensity (not panic), listen deeply, and advocate with heart—so people feel safer, stronger, and truly seen in your care.
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You won’t just memorize scripts—you’ll create your own. By the end of the training, you’ll have a complete, custom 6-part class or client offering that reflects your voice, values, and vision. It’s your bridge from learning to leadership.
What Makes This Training Different?
Too many prenatal yoga programs focus on fitness, flexibility, and pregnancy-safe modifications.
They treat pregnancy like a temporary disruption in an otherwise normal practice—rather than the full-spectrum transformation it is.
This training is different. It treats birth as a sacred rite of passage. It sees the pregnant person as a whole being—physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual—and gives you the tools to support all of it.
You’ll learn to:
• Hold space for the pregnant body and the changing identity
• Prepare people for pushing, birthing, and healing
• Teach with depth, nuance, and clinical intelligence
• Speak to the nervous system, not just the muscles
• Use chakras, prana vayus, koshas, and anatomy in real, accessible ways
Curriculum Outline
Week 1 - Physical Body
Topics of lectures and readings include:
Physiology of pregnancy and postpartum
Common complaints and conditions
Pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis, pubic symphysis dysfunction, lower back pain
How to push and labor positions
Week 2 - Breath Body
Topics of lectures and readings include:
Breathing better throughout pregnancy
Prana vayus during the childbearing year
The Doshas and how they impact individuals during the childbearing year and how the doshas inform our teachings
The chakras
Week 4 - Discernment & Spirituality
Topics of lectures and readings include:
Birth planning & choice-making process
The impact of faith on perception of pain
Non-attachment as a guiding principle
Instinct versus fear
Week 3 - Mental & Emotional Body
Topics of lectures and readings include:
Perinatal mood disorders
The 7 principles of postpartum care
Tools of yoga to support mental wellbeing throughout the childbearing year, and especially during labor
This training is for you, if…
• Yoga teachers ready to serve their pregnant students more effectively
• Doulas and birthworkers who want somatic, movement-based tools for labor and postpartum
• Healing professionals looking for a deeper, spiritual, body-based framework
• And even those brand new to this path, called to serve in a more embodied way
You’ll learn something here that no other training has shown you—about your own body, your nervous system, your intuition, and your role as a teacher.
Course FAQ
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No previous certification is required. This program welcomes yoga teachers, doulas, midwives, and those called to birthwork or body-based healing. We’ll meet you where you are and guide you into deep, embodied practice—whether you’re just starting out or expanding your toolkit.
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Yes. Upon full completion, you’ll receive a certificate of training for either or both tracks:
• Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: 85-hour certificate eligible for CEUs and prenatal specialization
• Doula Training Intensive: 85-hour certificate of completion; aligned with global doula competency standards
Please note: this is not a DONA or Yoga Alliance-registered training (by design—we go deeper).
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Live attendance is encouraged, but all sessions will be recorded and uploaded within 24 hours. To certify, you’ll need to complete all assignments and submit your capstone project. You’re welcome to watch recordings and submit questions in advance if you can’t make it live.
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Plan for about 4 hours of live sessions and 6–10 hours of self-paced study per week, including readings, practices, and peer feedback. The course is intensive, but deeply rewarding—and designed to be manageable for working professionals, parents, and caregivers.
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Yes! We offer 3- and 6-month payment plans and partial scholarships for BIPOC, teen parents, and low-income participants. Just indicate your needs on the application or inquiry form—we’ll work with you.
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Each student completes a capstone project: a 6-part class, client resource, or creative birth support offering. You’ll receive a full guide and examples to help you build something that aligns with your voice, expertise, and goals.
After this training, you will have…
• A deep understanding of pregnancy + postpartum anatomy, physiology & psychology
• Confidence in teaching trauma-informed sequences that regulate, restore, and empower
• The ability to prepare someone for pushing and healing—not just asanas
• A personal transformation that will reshape how you care for others
