Nov. 11-12, 2006, Training at Yoga One, 1111 Central Ave Charlotte, NC
Saturday, 8:30-11 a.m & 1-6:30 p.m., Sunday, 9-1 p.m.

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Click here to visit Stephanie Keach's website.

All levels welcome, expecting mamas welcome too. This course is appropriate for yoga teachers, yoga students, midwives, doulas, chiropractors and other interested health care professionals wanting to help ease the transition from pregnancy to birth to postpartum.

Prenatal yoga helps prevent common discomforts of pregnancy while preparing the body for childbirth by stretching and strengthening the lower back, abdominal and pelvic fl oor muscles and opening the hips and sacrum.

In this course, you will learn:

• appropriate yoga asanas for each stage of pregnancy
• anatomy of pregnancy and childbirth
• postpartum yoga
• deep breathing techniques to assist during times of stress or labor
• relaxation techniques for soothing any pregnant mama
• gentle massage techniques to relieve common discomforts of pregnancy both in and out of asana
• client and business management
• marketing techniques and more...

Required Reading before class begins: Step by Step, Yoga For Pregnancy by Wendy Teasdill... Also recommended but not required: “The Yoga Handbook” by Stephanie Keach. (purchase at stephaniekeach.com.) A prenatal booklet will be provided at the workshop.

Please bring the following to class: a pillow and a belt to strap onto your abdomen to simulate a pregnant belly (unless of course you are already pregnant!), notebook, paper, to take notes, pen/pencil, your own sticky-mat, water, snacks, Cell phones turned off . comfortable clothes to practice Yoga and meditation for all sessions.

The 2 day workshop costs $185 per student, and upon completion you will be given hours to apply to Yoga Alliance certification.

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