Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training

Starting November 2026
Hosted at Triyoga Camden

Train with one of the UK’s most respected yoga teachers. Led by experienced pregnancy yoga teacher and doula Susannah Hoffman alongside independent midwife Irene Vine, the course combines practical teaching skills with a deeper understanding of pregnancy, labour, and postnatal wellbeing.

Participants will learn safe prenatal yoga sequencing, pose modifications, breathing techniques, and ways to create supportive, inclusive classes. Successful completion leads to registration as a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher with The Yoga Pros (formerly Yoga Alliance).

Susannah has been teaching yoga for nearly 30 years and teaching Pregnancy Yoga at Triyoga since 2005. She is a mother and an experienced doula. She trained with the renowned obstetrician Michele Odent and has attended over 17 births, including delivering a baby who arrived quicker than the midwife.

Susannah began teaching pregnancy yoga after discovering how much it helped her during her own pregnancy.

Whether or not you have children, studying pregnancy and birth can deepen your understanding of the human experience. This training explores the profound journey of bringing new life into the world, offering insight into change, growth, connection, and transformation.

As a prenatal yoga teacher, you'll learn how to create a nurturing, non-judgemental environment for people during a significant chapter of their lives with one of London’s best teachers.

Key course content

Irene Vine will cover (on day one)

  • The changing body during pregnancy, physical and hormonal changes, broken down into trimesters, what to expect in each, what is common and what is not

  • Optimal fetal position

  • Stages of labour and delivery

  • Overview of complications during pregnancy and postnatal

Susannah Hoffman will cover

  • Asana for each trimester

  • How relaxin affects the pregnant woman

  • Suitable poses and what to avoid with SPD

  • Appropriate breathing exercises for pregnancy and labour

  • Mudras

  • Grey areas, squatting, pelvic floor, etc.

  • Compassionate communication and creating a sharing space to encourage students to honour the process

  • Use of sound in labour

  • Lesson planning and sequencing, including how to accommodate all students in your class

  • Creating a space where students feel relaxed and energised

  • Restorative yoga and chair/wall yoga

  • Ethical, social and cultural awareness for pregnancy

  • Partner work

  • Birth positions

FAQs

  • The training is a total of 28 hours contact time and more intimate than most, with a maximum of 20 students

  • The training takes place over two weekends:

    21 + 22 November 2026
    16 + 17 January 2027

    Saturdays: 9.30am – 5pm
    Sundays: 10am – 5pm

    The second weekend takes place in January to allow time for class attendance and completion of written work.

  • 1. Anatomy and Physiology
    Understanding Changes: Deep knowledge of the physical, hormonal, and anatomical adaptations of the body across all three trimesters.

    Pelvic Health: Comprehensive understanding of the pelvic floor, the pelvis, and how to maintain stability.

    Foetal Positioning: Knowledge of optimal foetal positioning and yoga poses that support it.

    2. Teaching Methodology & Asana
    Asana Modifications: Ability to modify traditional yoga poses for safety, comfort, and accessibility using props and, when necessary, to omit poses entirely.

    Trimester-Specific Sequencing: Learning to design classes that address the specific needs of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters.

    Safe Practice Guidelines: Identifying contraindications and safe practices.

    Using Props: Expert use of bolsters, blocks, chairs, and blankets to aid support, especially in the later stages.

    3. Pranayama, Meditation, and Relaxation
    Teaching breathing techniques to help manage pain and anxiety during pregnancy and labor.

    Relaxation & Imagery: Guiding students through visualisations, positive affirmations, and yoga nidra to foster a deep connection with the baby and reduce stress.

    Nervous System Regulation: Understanding the role of the parasympathetic nervous system in supporting a calm pregnancy and birth.

    4. Birth Preparation & Empowerment
    Active Birth Techniques: Incorporating movements (such as using a birth ball) that prepare the body for labor.

    Creating a Safe Space: Learning how to hold a nurturing, non-judgmental space that empowers women, allowing them to feel supported and confident in their own body wisdom.

    Trauma-Aware Teaching: Developing awareness of how to support students who may have experienced previous birth trauma.

    5. Professionalism and Business
    Class Structuring: Planning and executing a well-rounded 60-75 minute prenatal or postnatal class.

    Ethics & Scope: Understanding professional boundaries, including when to refer students to health professionals.

    Setting Up Business: Marketing, creating a health questionnaire, and establishing a safe, welcoming, and inclusive business.

  • All students are required to:

    • Submit 2 pieces of written work from a selection of topics covered

    • Attend a minimum of 2 pregnancy classes

    • Create a lesson plan

      Practice teaching


    Successful completion leads to registration as a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher with The Yoga Pros (formerly Yoga Alliance Professionals).

  • course fee: Two options.
    Option 1 £595 if paid in full.
    Option 2: £645 if paid in instalments (3 x £215)

  • Please select ‘book now’ via the Triyoga website page for this course, found here.

Additional teachers

Irene Vine
Irene is an independent midwife covering Suffolk, Essex, East London and Cambridge. She has over 12 years of experience in the maternity world. She first trained as a doula in 2013, then became a student midwife at Basildon Hospital, followed by working as a midwife in the community and birth centre in Romford.

In 2024, Irene became an independent private midwife so she could practise what she describes as the most authentic form of midwifery.