Yoga for Pregnancy Birth & Baby

Mindful Birth Perth Teacher Training 2018 Prospectus &

Application Form

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Michelle PapaBachelors Science, Diploma Child Birth EducationMichelle began yoga as she was seeking to find balance in life. It was when she was living in Los Angeles when she discovered the wonderful practice of hatha vinyasa yoga and meditation. Through yoga she was able to connect with a part of herself that she thought she had forgotten due to the busyness of her life. Her interest and love for yoga has grown exponentially since 2004, and upon moving to Perth in 2007 she found her ‘yoga home’ at The Yoga Space where she practices in the Mysore program. She has traveled to Mysore, India on several occasions to practice under the guidance of Ashtanga lineage holder R.Sharath Jois at KPJAYI. Michelle has undertaken the Hatha Vinyasa Yoga teacher training at The Yoga Space. She is a member of Yoga Australia and E-RYT500 & RPYT with Yoga Alliance.

Michelle is co-founder MindfulBirth, a Yoga Alliance and Yoga Australia accredited Pregnancy and Post natal yoga teacher training course, with Dr Jean Byrne and has completed a Diploma of Childbirth Education. She has delivered MindfulBirth teacher training course in Australia and Asia for many years,. She is also furthering her learning through workshops with Active Birth proponent Dr Sarah Buckley, and has a deep interest in the diverse application of mindfulness practice in the various facets of life – work , family, community life and continues study from leading mindfulness teachers and researchers.

Course Facilitators

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Jean Byrne BA Hons Grad, Dip Ed, Dip Childbirth Education, PhDDr. Jean Byrne is an Authorised Ashtanga Yoga teacher (KPJAYI Mysore), a Senior Member of the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia and Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 & RPYT, who specialises in the teaching of Pregnancy Yoga, Yoga for Active Birth and Post – natal Yoga. She has taught pregnant women yoga for over 17 years, and is a mother of two boys. The Mindful Birth training is based on her Pilot Study of Mindfulness Based Childbirth Education, the results of which have been published in Bio Med Central Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth (www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/126) and the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24325752).

Dr.Byrne also trains pregnancy and post-natal yoga teachers in Perth, Australia where she runs The Yoga Space. She has a keen interest in women’s experience of yoga practice and has a PhD from the University of Queensland. She is also co –editor of Yoga in the Modern World: Contemporary Perspectives (Routledge 2008). She is a qualified Child Birth Educator (Dip Childbirth) and the author of both academic and popular articles on yoga, meditation & eastern philosophy. Together with Michelle Papa she is the co founder of Mindful Birth which offers training to midwives, doulas and yoga teachers.

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Emma CoryEmma is influenced by a number of yoga traditions and lovingly places the heart of her teaching in the traditions of Ashtanga vinyasa & Iyengar yoga. She has been a dedicated practitioner since 2006 and has completed her 500hours teaching certification.

As a teacher and practitioner it brings her great joy share ashtanga vinyasa, yin & restorative yoga as well as mindfulness meditation classes with her students.

Emma loves to see the change that happens in students both on and off the mat as they discover the joys and path of yoga. She has a strong interest in yoga across cultures and women’s health. She has also assisted students in their pregnancy and birthing journey as a yoga teacher and Doula. She has completed Mindful Birth and would love to continue empowering students and teachers alike.

From 2012 - 2016 Emma was living and teaching yoga in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where she taught yoga to western and eastern students as well as Saudi women. During her time in the Gulf region Emma provided mentorship to the emerging community of female Saudi Arabian teachers. She was also a contributor to the popular Yoga Life Middle East magazine.

As a lover of travel and yoga retreats she embraces being a part of the global yoga community. She lives by the Indian Ocean with her beloved husband and two glorious daughters.

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The Journey in Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting is a miraculous journey many women undertake, one of self-discovery and learning. The practice of yoga during this transition is important and valuable for women, their unborn child and infant. Pregnancy is a process of spiritual, physical and emotional transformation for women. Our Mindful Birth training program gives you to skills to help women and their families during this sacred transition.

About MindfulBirth (Wisdom Yoga for Pregnancy Birth and Beyond) presented by Wisdom Yoga InstituteMindful Birth is the baby of Dr Jean Byrne & Michelle Papa. Together they co founded Mindful Birth bringing together their experiences as mothers, pregnancy yoga teachers, childbirth educators and Dr Byrne’s research into mindfulness & the childbearing period. Mindful Birth is one of the few pregnancy specific yoga & meditation programs based on research.

This program grew out of the Mindfulness Based Childbirth Education (MBCE) pilot study by Dr Jean Byrne and researchers at Curtin University and The University of Western Australia. This 8 week program was a novel interweaving of mindfulness & yoga techniques with skills based childbirth education designed to overcome fear of birth, reduce the stress associated with this life changing time and to educate women to be active during birth, however and wherever they birth. The research findings can be found in BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth Journal and the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.

Drawing on the latest research and the findings of the MBCE Pilot Study, Mindful Birth now offers trainings to yoga teachers who wish to attain specialist teaching status with Yoga Alliance & Yoga Australia. In addition to the training of future Mindful Birth Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth & baby teachers through out Australasia Jean & Michelle continue to offer Pregnancy Yoga, Post Natal Yoga, Active Birth Workshops & Pregnancy Retreats in Perth, Australia.

Wisdom Yoga for Pregnancy Birth and Beyond A WYFP teacher is passionate about the rite of passage into motherhood. He or she can plan classes courses and workshops which seamlessly interweaves active birth, empowerment and evidence based information with fun and appropriate yoga and mindfulness sequences for every stage of pregnancy.

This qualification creates graduates who are ready to teach women prenatal and post natally, and create mini revolutions in their classes by encouraging women to listen to their feminine wisdom during pregnancy, birth, and parenting.

100 hr MindfulBirth Teacher Training

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DeliveryOur Training consist of Three modules, delivered either over weekends or consecutive days for our intensive training. Choose One or ALL ModulesModule 1: Prenatal Yoga Module 2: Post natal Yoga Module 3: Yoga for Active Birth

CertificationParticipants will receive a certificate of completion for each Module they attend.

Upon completion of all modules and the relevant homework trainees are issued with a RPYT Certificate which can be submitted to Yoga Alliance (if you are already a YA teacher) to register as an RPYT. Please note following your training Yoga Alliance requires you teach 30 hours of Pre Natal Yoga to gain RPYT registration.

For more for information on Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) requirements with Yoga Alliance, please visit this link: www.yogaalliance.org

Yoga AustraliaThis course is also registered with Yoga Australia as a Post Graduate course. Together with assignments, training attendance and additional class observations + teaching, trainees may upgrade they Yoga Australia hours and potentially registration level through this course. It enables, for example 200hr Provisionally Registered teachers to meet the requirements for Full Level 1 Membership of the Association.

Become a Mindful Birth Teacher!Once you have completed all modules + homework please contact us to find out more about becoming a Mindful Birth accrediated teacher. You can use our logo and resources in order to promote your classes + workshops and be part of sharing yoga, mindfulness and evidence based birth information with your community!

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Module 1: Prenatal YogaPregnancy. It’s a miraculous process of self-discovery and learning. It’s a time of physical, emotional and spiritual transformation. And it’s a time when the practice of yoga matters deeply as it affects the life of the pregnant woman and her unborn child. This course provides an overview of yoga and meditation practice throughout the pregnancy, birth and post-natal stages.

Course Objectives• Tolearnabouttherelationshipbetweenthepracticeofyogaandwomen’slifecycles.• Tounderstandthemedicalandculturalcontext,bothpastandpresent,ofpregnancy

and birthing.• Tounderstandthephysicalandemotionalchangesthatoccursforwomenandtheir

babies at different stages of development, pre and post natal.• Tounderstandhowtoteachhealthypregnantwomenappropriateyogapracticesforthe

stage of their pregnancy.• Tounderstandthecommoncomplaints,contraindicationsandconditionsduring

pregnancy and how to adapt yoga practice to these in order to teach safely.• Tofacilitateanunderstandingofhowtheteachingofpregnancyyogacanenable

women to have a conscious and active birth and improve their birth experience and outcomes, so that teachers may then empower their students to birth consciously.

• TolearnandimplementthetheoryofOptimalFoetalPositioningasitappliestoyogaasana in their yoga classes.

• Toenableteacherstodeliverinteresting,informativeandfunclassesforwomenduringpregnancy, for birth and beyond.

Assessment• Attendanceandparticipation• Completionofassignments.

References (please purchase these for your assignments)

Birthing from Within by Pam England

Bountiful Beautiful Blissful by Gurmukh

Everyday Blessings by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zin

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Module 2: Post natal YogaThe post-natal period in a woman’s life is a time in which she needs to focus on her physical, spiritual and emotional well-being, as it is central to her newborn baby’s well-being. Post-natal yoga classes honour the experiences of mothers in this time of transition and learning as well as empower women to connect with their own beliefs and values regarding mothering. Post-natal yoga also offers a holistic form of exercise for women specifically focused on the needs of the post-natal woman, including pelvic & abdominal reconditioning and back & neck problems arising from pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Course Objectives• Tounderstandthespecificphysicalandemotionalchangesforwomeninthepostnatal

period• Toenableteacherstoteachwomenhowtoinvolvetheirbabyintheiryogapractice

(mums and bubs)• Tounderstandhowdifferentbirthexperienceswillimpactuponthepostnatalyoga

practice of individual women• Tounderstandbabydevelopmentintheearlypostnatalperiod• Tolearnspecificasanasandexercisesforreconditioningthepelvicfloorandabdominal

muscles• Tounderstandthesocialcontextofmothering• TolearnaboutMotheringwithMindfulnessandhowyoucanintegratemindfulness

techniques into your post natal classes• Tolearnhowtoaccommodatewomenwithyoungchildrenwhoarealsopregnantin

post natal classes.• Toenableyogateacherstodeliverdynamicandfunpostnatalclassesforwomenand

their babies.

Assessment• Attendanceandparticipation• Completionofassignmentwhichincludesclassobservationsandwrittenassignments

References Baby Om

Everyday Blessings

Buddhism for Mothers

Bountiful Beautiful Blissful

Momma Zen

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Module 3: Yoga for Active Birth The final Module of the Yoga for Pregnancy Birth and Baby teacher training is only open to those who have completed Modules One and Two. This module is developed to deepen your understanding of pregnancy childbirth and the post natal period. It is a highly effective and lively way to learn how to deliver Active Birthing Workshops in order to empower women and their partners to understand birth physiology and the principles of Active Birth.

Further this course will ground you in an understanding of the best evidence based care for pregnant women, and how education regarding care during pregnancy might be introduced into your classes in a workshop format. A range of resources will be provided to assist the implementation of effective childbirth education into your classes. In this final module you will receive individual feedback on your class teaching. This Module also involves detailed description of the Mindfulness Based Childbirth Education project designed by Dr Jean Byrne and other researchers. Completion of this and the previous two modules will enable you to have the unique qualification of RPYT, and pregnant women will know they are in safe hands in your classes.

Course Objectives• Tounderstandwomen’sphysiologyduringlabourandbirth.• Tounderstandinmoredetailthestagesoflabour.• Tolearnabouttheimportanceofthebirthhormonesandhowtooptimisethebirthing

environment for a natural birth.• Tolearnaboutbabiesinnatebehaviourduringtheprocessofbirthanddiscoverhow

effective positions and movements can assist in the birth of the baby. • Tobeabletoapplypracticalknowledgeofyogaposturestodifferentstagesoflabour

and birth as it is designed to enhance normal physiology during delivery.• Todevelopstrategiesforimplementingactivebirthingtechniquesinhospitalsettings.• Toexplore,appropriate,practicalteachingstrategiesforincreasingtheconfidenceof

expectant parents in being able to give birth physiologically.• Todiscusswaysofempoweringwomenandcaregiverstoachievedesiredbirth

outcomes.• Tolearnhowtousepropstosupportwomenwithmorecomplicatedpregnancies.• Tounderstandanddevelopatheoreticalandpracticalunderstandingofmindfulnessas

applied to women’s journey through pregnancy and birth, and how you can integrate mindfulness techniques into your classes.

Assessment• Attendanceandparticipation• Completionofassignmentwhichincludesclassobservations,writtenassignments

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Modules & ScheduleModule 1: Pregnancy Yoga Date: April 6- 8 Location: Yoga Space West Perth

• April 6: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm and 7 pm - 9 pm (8 hrs)• April 7: 1 pm - 9 pm (8 hrs)• April 8: 11 am - 4 pm (5 hrs)

21 contact hrsObserve: 4 pregnancy yoga classes (6 hrs)Total contact: 27 hrs

Module 3: Yoga for Mindful (Active) Birth Date: April 13 – 15Pre-requisite: Module 1Location: Yoga Space West Perth & Maylands

• Apri13: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm and 7 pm - 9 pm (8 hrs) - West Perth• April 14: 1 pm - 8 pm (7 hrs) - Maylands• April 15: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm (7 hrs) - Maylands

22 contact hrsObserve: 1 Active birth workshop (4 hrs)Attend restore and relax: 1 hrTotal contact: 27 hrs

Module 2: Post Natal YogaDate: May 4 - 6 Location: Yoga Space Maylands

• 4th: 12 - 6 pm (6 hrs) - Maylands • 5th: 1 - 8 pm (7 hrs) - Maylands• 6th: 12:30 - 3:30 pm and 5:30 - 7:30 pm (5 hrs) - Maylands

18 contact hrsObserve: 2 Parents Yoga Class (3 hrs)Total contact hrs: 21 contact hrs

Total Contact Hrs: 75 hrs

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PricingAll pricing includes: course fees, manuals/references, and snacks. Please ensure you bring lunch. Early bird pricing ends on the 28th February 2018.

Early Bird Fees:

All 3 Modules $ 1750 Module 1: Pregnancy yoga only $ 650.00 Module 2: Post Natal yoga only $ 650.00 Module 3: Yoga for Active Birth only $ 750.00

Regular Fees:

All 3 Modules $ 2,050.00

Module 1: Pregnancy yoga only $ 750.00 Module 2: Post Natal yoga only $ 750.00 Module 3: Yoga for Active Birth only $ 850.00

Coursepre-requisites&CertificatesModules 1 and 2 can be taken as a standalone but trainees must complete Module 1 in order to attend Module 3.These modules do not have to be completed in 1 year. Alltraineeswillreceiveacertificateofcompletionattheendofeverymodule.Thefinal(4thcertificate),whichstatesthatatraineehascompletedallofMindfulBirthteachertraining,willonly be provided once all Modules have been attended, classes/workshops observed, and assignments submitted.

Booking & Payment InformationTogether with your payment receipt please email back your payment receipt together with the signed application to info@mindfulbirth.com.au

Payment is made to: MindfulBirth, BSB: 066130, Account Number: 10383342

Aconfirmationemailwillbesenttoyou.

Course & Student Cancellation PolicyMindfulBirthreservestherighttocancelanycoursethatdoesnothavesufficientenrolment.A full refund for the teacher training will be given in the event of course cancellation by MindfulBirth. A full months’ notice will be provided.For student cancellation and changes: No refund for cancellations from one month prior to the course start date.

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Application Form

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