zenmuma baby/ Post-Natal Yoga & Massage Teacher Training

ZenMuma Baby and Post-Natal Yoga & Massage Teacher Training is an inspirational course which places emphasis on knowledge, information, safety, developmental encouragement, new mother self-care and deep mum and baby bonding. This teacher training covers newborn babies to 24 months.

Accredited as a British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance CPD and as a standalone certification in its own right.

If you would like to discuss a monthly payment plan contact us directly hello@zenmuma.co.uk
In times of covid restrictions we will be teaching all courses on ZOOM

45-Hour Three-day contact training. £650

The Training 

Good Practise – the experience of baby and post-natal yoga. Distinguishing the key elements of ZenMuma baby yoga. Understanding the relationship with health care professionals and considering what best advice and practise is. Seeing holistic issues in early mothering and learning how to manage them carefully and professionally.  

Teaching methodology and Structure – the building blocks of every class. Specialising yoga to the needs of postnatal women and their babies, including practise and specific yoga techniques. Teaching the full range of yoga asanas appropriate for postnatal health, teaching yoga moves appropriate for babies and explaining the developmental benefits. Including a downloadable manual of postnatal and baby yoga postures and moves, and when they should be used. Techniques include: alignment for the postnatal mum, how to practise baby yoga techniques safely, how to guide into mindfulness and relaxation.  

Anatomy and physiology – teaching a safe class. A discovery of the postnatal body, and the individual baby’s needs.  Development, adaptations and contraindications. For mums this includes guidance on core, back, and pelvic floor. For baby we give you guidance on helping to develop natural strength and development of physiological needs, safely and effectively.  Our content is written with editorial by our specialist physiotherapy expert.

Encouraging Bonding – understanding the balance of positive teaching when it comes to a new mum’s relationship with their baby. Being aware of special circumstances after birthing and being mindful to teach inclusion. Teaching baby massage techniques and pranayama for keeping calm in day-to-day life.  

Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, ethics and bringing the WOW to your class – What it means to be a new mum. What it means to be a new baby! How we can hold the space of new mums at a time when there is a whirlwind of emotional and physical support needed. We encourage our community of mums gently, with supportive emphasis. We teach messages of self-care, and self-kindness. Through the encouragement of our teaching we offer and share ideas on mindful, confident, conscious parenting.  

Getting Practical – For Baby: Baby yoga asana. Hip sequences. Natural strengthening exercises. Alternatives to tummy time. Safe swings. Proprioceptive and vestibular development focused movement. Baby Massage.

For Mum: Safe asana. Core restore. Pelvic floor. Breathwork. Mindfulness. Deep relaxation.

Getting Started  - Learn what it takes to start your own business, and how to do it, from the ZenMuma consultants who have been running successful complementary health businesses, yoga centres and retreats for over 10 years.

The Future – Find your venue, download your manual, understand how professional liability insurance works, decide if you want to join the ZenMuma Family Hub and become a ZenMuma license holder, or if you want to start your own business, and get ready to teach! 

Certification – Jackie at ZenMuma will teach you all you need to know to successfully teach inspiring classes of your own and receive a Professional Baby Yoga Certification.  

The assessment for certification includes: 

Full attendance of the course, 5 short essays, demonstration of safe teaching during the training.

After The Training - You can choose to either do the training and set up on your own, or you can become a ZenMuma teacher using all our branding and becoming a ZenMuma license holder for just £50 a month. We also offer an annual complementary weekend yoga retreat in beautiful North Norfolk for license holders, a time to share, bond and connect with our special ZenMuma, ZenKids and ZenTeens community.

With each training you will receive:

• Lesson plans needed to get you started.

• A downloadable 140+page training manual, so you have the support you need to develop your classes

• A free recording of your training to refer to time and time again

• The opportunity to attend baby yoga training again in person, or on zoom, as a refresher whenever you need to

• The ZenMuma stamp of approval logo and selected photographs to use

• Free access to our ZenMuma Newsletter

• Free access to our ZenMuma Practitioner Facebook Support Group

• An invitation to our annual ‘Nourish Your ZenMuma’ Conference, when we gather to support you with inspirational guest speakers, yoga workshops, advisors, influencers, and great nutritious food

In order to enrol in our Post-Natal/Baby Yoga & Massage Teacher Training Course, please pay the full course amount in our 'Shop' to guarantee a place and enrol on the course, or secure your place on your desired course with a £250 deposit, and pay in installments. Please contact hello@zenmuma.co.uk if you have any further queries.

Please note: all payments are non-refundable and all dates are non-transferable.