Prenatal Yoga Teacher Intensive
Are you interested in exploring the world of mindful and informed prenatal and postpartum yoga? Our prenatal yoga intensive brings it all together, from intelligent use of asana to childbirth education to the anatomy of the pelvis. The intensive is open to women at any stage in their motherhood journey, as well as to caregivers who are already working with (or want to work with) the prenatal and postpartum community. Join us for an exploration and celebration of the emergence of mind, body, and spirit.
By bringing midwives, doctors, doulas, nurses, body therapists, acupuncturists, and yoga teachers together, students will get an experience of the power of interconnected care. Focusing primarily on the tenets of yoga, our intensive will inspire us to empower all women to listen to the wisdom of their own bodies.
The intensive will include:
- Safe and therapeutic asanas and sequences for each trimester and postpartum.
- Over a dozen experts sharing their teachings on childbirth education, health and yoga.
(See bio’s below.) - Discussion of anatomical, physiological, and psychological changes in pregnancy.
- How to build your vision and your career with heart.
- Sanskrit chanting and learning the proper pronunciation of asana names.
- Students will receive certificate upon completion.
- 30 course hours can be used towards continuing education credit for Yoga Alliance.
- Bios of Presenters
- Schedule
- Tuition and Registration
Bios of Presenters
De West
De West has been sharing yoga for over 15 years and has worked with pregnant women since 2003. Her teaching is grounded in keen observation, knowledge of the body and intuitive awareness. She began pursuing the path of yoga in 1992, first practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga in Seattle, then moving to Boulder to study with Richard Freeman. De's teaching reflects her experience in both Ashtanga Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga as well as a deep interest in anatomy and philosophy. She has also studied yoga with K. Pattabhi Jois, Rodney Yee, Aadil Palkhivala, Norman Allard and Gabriella Guibilaro. It is De's vision to bring yoga to all pregnant women and to help others to build their birthing communities. De currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband, Stephen, and their daughter, Anahata (2 1/2).
Dr. Sarah Truitt
Sarah practices as an obstetrician/gynecologist for Clinica Campesina Family Health services, a non-profit community health center for underserved and low-income people who live in Boulder, Broomfield and Adams Counties. Sarah completed medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 1999. She then completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2003. Since then, Sarah has been in general ob/gyn practice for 6 years. She is fluent in Spanish and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She serves on the board of directors for International Midwife Assistance, a Boulder-based non-profit organization that works to raise the standard of maternal/infant care in developing nations, as well as for Bonfil’s Blood Center. She lives in Boulder County with her Alaskan husband, Zan, their son, Atlin, and two well-loved dogs.
Michele Kreisberg
Michele has been studying health, yoga, and the movement arts since 1993 and began combining eastern philosophies with bodywork after completing an extensive massage therapy education followed by a master’s degree in physical therapy. Michele integrates yoga, movement and spiritual-based practices with the science of physical therapy to holistically address the individual needs of her clients. Over the past 7 years, Michele has focused the majority of her work, studies and education on women’s health issues. She specializes in following women through their lifespan addressing issues concerning healthy menstruation, fertility, prenatal and postpartum care, pelvic pain, incontinence, and menopausal transition. She is the owner of Holistic Physical Therapy LLC, a licensed massage therapist, physical therapist, Mayan abdominal massage practitioner and a registered yoga teacher.
Sutay Berman
Sutay Berman first started working with pregnant women and midwives in 1996 as a public health Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa. After two-and-a-half years in a Mandinka village on the Gambia River, Sutay returned to the United States to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; she worked there as a Registered Nurse, specializing in Labor & Delivery, Antepartum, Postpartum and Nursery, and also became an integrated yoga instructor. As an RN, Sutay has worked with women on malnutrition issues in India, taught reproductive health in Sri Lanka, and assisted in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ghana. She returned to her native Colorado in 2006, where she took a job as a Labor & Delivery Nurse at Boulder Community Hospital and completed a Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa in Los Angeles. In addition to raising her daughter Shanti, Sutay teaches childbirth and yoga classes at BCH and the North Boulder Rec Center. www.yogasutay.com
Ruth Hartman
Ruth Hartman Ruth has lived in Boulder since 1975 and has been married to Stan for almost 35 years. Together they have two wonderful children, both teachers. Ruth's passion over the past 20 years has been working with pregnant women and their families as a childbirth educator, a doula, and as a massage therapist. She draws heavily from the teachings of Birthing from Within in her work. Ruth believes that there is a lot of unresolved trauma around childbirth in our culture and she would like to see women remember to trust their bodies and value the childbirth experience.
Sara Peternell
Sara Peternell is a Certified Nutrition Therapist offering personalized nutrition services to individuals, children, families, non-profits and corporations since 2005. Sara's wellness philosophy is holistic and realistic - by developing and teaching vital nutrition education programs to groups both big and small, Sara strives to change the way people view their bodies and encourages them to live healthier lives. Her unique relationship-based approach to counseling focuses on the specific beliefs and skills necessary to making lasting changes. Sara is one of the preeminent nutrition practitioners in the Denver-area focused on healthy diets for every stage of the miracle of childbirth - from fertility and pregnancy to post-partum and feeding growing children. Visit Sara's website: www.sarapeternell.com for more information.
Stephanie Moore, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Stephanie brings 25 years nursing experience to Becoming Mothers. Stephanie's clinical experience is as a Labor & Delivery RN, high-risk obstetrical home-care nurse and as a parent educator. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 1996, Stephanie is very comfortable with all varieties of scenarios that occur with breastfeeding mothers and their newborns/infants/toddlers.
Karena Lindell
Karena Lindell celebrates the beauty and wisdom of pregnancy and birth as a Certified Birth Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist. Her mission is to help women realize their own power and to have safe and peaceful births that can be remembered with joy. As a massage therapist, she also incorporates massage into her prenatal, labor and postpartum care for the greatest health of both mother and child.
Lee Macik
Lee Macik is the founder of Transcendence Spa, a center for Ayurvedic Beauty Therapy in Boulder, CO. In addition, she is an Ayurvedic postpartum doula, whose sole role is to support a resting period for the Mother after the arrival of her baby by massaging the Mother, cooking nourishing meals to enhance digestion, lactation and rejuvenation.
Linda Sparrowe
Linda Sparrowe is a highly respected member of the American yoga community. Her graduate studies of the Vedas, the Yoga Sutra, and the Sanskrit language contribute to her deep understanding of the spiritual and physical dimensions of yoga practice. Author of A Woman's Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness, former managing editor of Yoga Journal, and co-director of Courageous Women, Fearless Living yoga and meditation retreats, Linda continues to teach and inspire women of all ages both on and off the mat.
Cynthia Morris
Cynthia Morris helps writers, business owners and visionaries make their big dreams a powerful reality. A speaker, certified coach and published author, Cynthia leads writing and creativity workshops in the US and Europe. Cynthia has written hundreds of articles on writing and the creative process, has published several e-guides on writing and creative travel and has completed a historical novel set in Paris. A dedicated yogini, Cynthia knows that yoga serves as the foundation for health in her life, creativity, and business.
Marcia Solomon
Marcia Solomon has been a dedicated yoga practitioner for over 30 years and a yoga teacher for more than 25. While living in Ottawa, Canada, she completed her first yoga Teacher Training in 1978 with Swami Vishnu Devananda, founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams, and remained a close student of his until his death. She opened and co-directed the Santosha Yoga Center in Ottawa, and not long after that began traveling to study Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga with Richard Freeman. In 2004, Marcia and her husband moved to Boulder where she continues to study, practice, and teach at the Yoga Workshop. Marcia has studied the Sanskrit language extensively, both at Naropa University and with Vyaas Houston at the American Sanskrit Institute. Her well-rounded knowledge of classical yoga is reflected in her kind, accessible and comprehensive teaching style.
Schedule
This schedule is subject to change but will give you an idea of the content and timing of the Intensive.
Thursday, April 22
| 8:00 - 8:30am | Introductions |
| 9:00 - 9:30am | Sanskrit Chanting with De West |
| 9:30 - 11:45am | Guided Prenatal Class with De West |
| 11:45 - 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 - 2:15pm | Dr.Sarah Truitt, MD, will speak about choices involved in birthing in today’s hospitals. |
| 2:15 - 3:00pm | Jennifer Dossett, a local midwife will address home birthing and a midwife’s scope of practice. |
| 3:00 - 3:30pm | Yoga Practice: Fertility/First Trimester with De West |
Friday, April 23
| 8:00 - 8:30am | Morning Meditation/Chanting with De West |
| 8:30 - 11:00am | Yoga Practice/Discussion: Pregnancy guidelines, contraindications, and use of sound with De West |
| 11:00 - 11:45am | Linda Sparrowe, yoga teacher and author will address how a provider or friend might handle the impact that loss or death can have. |
| 11:45 - 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 - 3:30pm | Michele Kreisberg, physical therapist, will teach us anatomy and function of the pelvis and pelvic floor. |
| 3:30 - 5:30pm | Yoga Practice: How to adapt asana to support various situations and students with De West |
Saturday, April 24
| 8:00 - 8:30am | Morning Meditation/Chanting with De West |
| 8:30 - 9:15am | Sanskrit asana names with Marcia Solomon |
| 9:15 - 11:15am | Yoga Practice: Sequences for 2nd trimester with De West |
| 11:15 - 11:45am | Discussion of prenatal yoga/ sequencing/adjusting with De West |
| 11:45 - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00pm | Karena Lindell, doula and massage therapist, will explain the importance of doulas in the birth process |
| 2:00 - 2:30pm | Lee Malik, ayruvedic postpartum doula will cover the benefits of a having a postpartum doula, and how to recognize signs of postpartum depression. |
| 2:30 - 3:15pm | "Building your Practice with Heart": A presentation with Cynthia Morris, certified coach, author and public speaker on promoting your business and creative vision with heart. |
| 3:15 - 4:00pm | Ruth Hartman, doula and massage therapist, will cover stages of labor and birthing positions. |
| 4:00 - 4:15pm | Break |
| 4:15 - 5:00pm | Sara Peternell, nutritionist, will talk about nutrition issues with regard to fertility, prenatal and postpartum phases. |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm | Pranayama with De West |
Sunday, April 25
| 8:00 - 8:30am | Morning Meditation/Chanting with De West |
| 8:30 - 12:00am | Yoga Practice: Sequences for 3rd trimester and postpartum practice with De West |
| 12:00 - 1:30pm | Lunches Provided. Stephanie Moore will share with us about lactation specialists and how they can enhance the connection between mother and child. There will also be a panel of students who will share how their yoga practice affected their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience. |
| 1:30 - 2:15pm | Sutay Berman, doula and nurse, explains physiology in each trimester. |
| 2:15 - 3:15pm | Closing Meditation/Chanting/Q&A with De West |
Tuition and Registration
You have two options for registration, either online (full tuition amount or $150 non-refundable deposit) or by mail/drop off
(full tuition amount or $150 non-refundable deposit). Please choose one.
Full tuition is due the first day of the intensive. Also, please note that full tuition cost will rise to $465.00 if paid after April 1, 2010.
Our Refund Policy
$150 deposit is required to hold your space in the intensive. The deposit will be applied to your total tuition. Official registration is confirmed upon receipt of full tuition. Full tuition is due the first day of the intensive.
Space is limited, pre-registration is required, early registration is encouraged. The $150 deposit is non-refundable.
Refunds are available up to 30 days (March 23, 2010) before the intensive begins, minus the $150 deposit. After this time, no refunds or credits will be given should you decide not to attend.
The Yoga Workshop reserves the right to cancel the intensive due to low enrollment. Full refunds will be issued in this case.
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