125-hour Prenatal, Postnatal & Womb-Centered Yoga Teacher Training 2027

Overview

This in-depth 125-hour Prenatal, Postnatal & Woman-Centered Yoga Teacher Training (taught in English) invites you into a deep exploration of the herstory of yoga, woman-centered practice, and the art of facilitating women's circles for rites of passage. You will learn how to guide safe, nourishing women’s circles as well as prenatal and postnatal yoga classes with confidence and care.

Together, we will explore pregnancy and childbirth physiology, postnatal hormones, the nervous system, prenatal and perinatal psychology, womb yoga, womb awareness, womb stories, goddess work, sound healing, tantra, and pleasure. We will also explore how to hold space for both processed and unprocessed birth stories, how to facilitate sharing circles, and how to teach yoga with babies.

This training offers a deeply feminine approach to yoga, one that can be woven into any style of practice, while equipping you to support pregnant women and new mothers through one of the most profound transitions of their lives: from maiden to mother, or from mother of one to mother of more. You will develop the tools to hold space for women during an extraordinarily vulnerable and open time, as they navigate the immense physical and emotional changes that come with birth and early motherhood.

All of this is brought together through sequencing, space-holding, and class design, blending theory lectures, circle sharing, and hands-on practical learning. Each weekend you will receive inspiring example classes for both prenatal and postnatal yoga — and from the very first weekend, you will be teaching and sharing your knowledge with one another.

Who would benefit from this training?

This training is open to anyone with an understanding of yoga, including asana, meditation, and pranayama, as this foundation is essential for getting the most out of the training, both in your teaching and your personal practice. Midwives, any movement facilitators, yoga teachers, and doulas are also warmly welcome to join. Reach out if you are unsure if this training is for you, or if you feel like you need additional literature or more knowledge about yoga before joining.

This training could be for you if you…

• are interested in women’s yoga, pregnancy, and postpartum or how to support women in yoga.

• are ready to dedicate time and work to your studies in between modules.

• want to prepare for your own pregnancy, birth and postpartum

• want to dive deep into your own healing journey of the sisterhood wounds and your own relationship with cultural beliefs.

What you will learn

• How to use props in both prenatal and postnatal yoga classes

• Restorative yoga for pregnancy and motherhood

• Sequencing prenatal and postnatal yoga classes, with and without babies

• The anatomy of the pelvis, pelvic bowl (floor), and pelvic organs

• Back, pelvic, and other common physical challenges in pregnancy and postpartum, and how to offer support

• Understanding physiological and psychological aspects of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period

• The postpartum body, postpartum hormones, and the postpartum nervous system

• The basic understanding of the nervous system and how to apply this knowledge in preparing for birth and life

• Yogic tools for birth

• Pregnancy and birth language

• Herstory and why we understand birth the way we do today

• Mothering culture, the social construction of motherhood, the wounded mother, and postpartum myths

• How to support bodily autonomy in pregnancy and in motherhood

• How to support mothers in trusting their intuition, inner knowing, and inherent mother wisdom

• How to hold space for both processed and unprocessed birth stories

• Breast and bottle feeding practices and meditations

• Connection and development practices for babies (0-8 months)

• Mantra and sound

• Womb awareness and connecting with your own womb

• How to use the knowledge of chakras and the 5 elements

• Tantra and the 10 wisdom goddesses

• Rituals, women's circles, and ceremony for mothers and women in different cycles of life

• Space-holding and ceremony for women across all stages of life and motherhood

• How to teach yoga and hold space with a woman-centered approach as both a prenatal and postnatal teacher

Practical

Why should I take this training?

Teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga is a beautiful way to support women through one of the most intense and transformative times of their lives. This rite of passage is a death of who they were and a rebirth of who they are becoming as mothers. By holding this space, we can support women in their bodily autonomy, helping them feel prepared for birth, the postpartum period, and the lifelong journey of motherhood.

There is still a deep need for the healing of sisterhood wounds, and pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood are a clear reflection of how women have been, and continue to be treated, both today and throughout history. As prenatal and postnatal yoga teachers, we are here to lift women up and support them in trusting what they already know. In every cell of our bodies, we carry the innate wisdom to grow a child, birth it, and mother it. We often simply need community and support around us to trust and surrender to that instinctual knowing. When we begin to heal these wounds and share the possibility of ecstatic birth, autonomous birth, and birth as a portal with the potential for a huge and empowering transformation, both mothers and babies are welcomed more gently into this world.

In the postnatal space, this work continues. New mothers are navigating an enormous physical and emotional shift, often while sleep-deprived, tender, and deeply open. As postnatal yoga teachers and space-holders, we support them in reconnecting with their bodies, processing their birth stories, and stepping into the fullness of who they are becoming.

Throughout this training, we will meet in circles, sharing our own stories, belief systems, and conditionings. We’ll be exploring what we each bring with us into the spaces we hold.

Module 1: Herstory of yoga & birth

The understanding our birth culture today and where it comes from
Woman-centered Yoga
Tantric goddesses

Module 2: Pregnancy Physiology

Nervous system & Hormones in Pregnancy
Preparing the pelvis, pelvic bowl, and pregnant body for birth and postpartum
Embodied birth preparation

Module 3: Physiological Birth

Understanding the process of physiological birth
Birth hormones
Pain vs. suffering
Pleasure & our relationship with pain

Module 4: Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology

Connecting with your baby during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
Womb awareness, self-practices, and womb stories
Sound, music & voice

Module 5: Restorative yoga, probs & support

Restorative yoga poses for pregnancy and postpartum
How to use probs
Hands-on and touch
Vagus nerve practices
Rebozo in yoga classes

Module 6: Matrescence

Mothers Blessing
The wounded mother, postpartum myths, and the construction of motherhood

Module 7: Postpartum body

Nervous system & Hormones in Postpartum
Postpartum Ceremony

Module 8: The new Mother

Yoga for the postpartum body and after birth physiology
Mum & baby yoga
Baby massage in yoga classes

Module 9: Spaceholding

How to take care of yourself as a spaceholder
Understanding your own nervous system, your belief system, and shadows
Finding your strengths and what spaces you’d like to hold
Holding space for birth stories

Module 10: Endings & beginnings

Rites of Passage, Ritual & Ceremony

Space-holders

Ida Kilias

This training is led by Ida Kilias, a yoga teacher and birth keeper with over 1,000 hours of training in yoga and yoga therapy. She has studied with inspiring teachers dedicated to protecting birth and continues to deepen her knowledge in the fields of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. She has been training prenatal yoga teachers since 2020 (this year will be the 7th group), has authored research articles on emotional pregnancy, and is currently teaching women’s yoga, prenatal yoga, and postnatal yoga in Copenhagen.

Deeply passionate about women’s health, birth, and motherhood, Ida envisions a more woman- and human-centered approach to our current birthing culture. Gathering in circles of women and doing this work is her act of activism, which is supporting a better, more supported rite of passage and culture around becoming a mother.

Guest Teacher: Indigomoon Enemark
Guest Teacher: Diantha Jayananthan
Guest Teacher: Faye Baldwin

Investment

17.200 DKK

- VAT/moms not included. This is your price if you are 29 or younger *

21.500 DKK

- VAT/moms included. This is the price for anyone 30+*

deposit to secure your spot: 3500 DKK (included in price)

Installment plans are available.
Send me an email to idakiliasyoga@gmail.com to sign up and to receive all the payment details. Sign up deadline: March 1, 2027.

Once you have signed up there are no refunds but you are welcome to transfer your spot to someone else (let me know beforehand). You’ll receive a full refund if this event is cancelled by me. Some changes to guest teachers or modules might change.

*A note on VAT / the new moms rules:
If you are under 30 years old these do not apply to you. If you are 30+ there will be added VAT to the price. Remember that if you have a cvr number you can deduct VAT/moms and the full training from your finances!

Learn more about VAT here

“Ida’s prenatal yoga course was such a treat for me both personally and professionally. It softened me, challenged me and opened my eyes to new ways of thinking about women and the birth of a mother. It armed me with the knowledge and confidence I felt I needed to guide women through such a transformative phase of life through the practice of yoga, as well as offering perspectives I’ll carry with me forever.”

- Pia

“Da jeg startede uddannelsen (prenatal teacher training), troede jeg, at jeg skulle lære at undervise gravidyoga. Det lærte jeg, men jeg fik så uendeligt meget mere med. Uddannelsen har transformeret mit syn på graviditet, fødsel og moderskab. Den har givet mig en endnu dybere respekt for kvindehistorie, kvindekroppen og en forståelse for, hvor meget viden, intuition og styrke vi som kvinder allerede bærer i os.

Noget utrolig værdifuldt ved uddannelsen er fællesskabet. Der opstod et helt særligt bånd mellem de kvinder jeg delte uddannelsen med. Vi har udvekslet erfaringer med al dens sårbarhed, grin, tårer og udvikling. Det har været en gave at få lov til at være en del af. Uddannelsen har derfor også på et personligt plan været utrolig healende. Den har ikke kun givet mig viden; den har hjulpet mig til en dybere kontakt med andre kvinder, med mig selv, min egen historie og den måde, jeg ønsker at træde ind i moderskabet på.

Og en hyldest til dig Ida, fordi du bare er noget helt særligt; Du formår at kombinere faglighed med nærvær og at skabe et rum, hvor jeg føler sig tryg, set og mødt præcis, som jeg er. Din måde at undervise på vækker min nysgerrighed, refleksion og mit gåpåmod, og jeg er dybt inspireret af den måde, du møder kvinder på.

Jeg håber af hele mit hjerte, at endnu flere kvinder får mulighed for at opleve det, jeg har oplevet. Ikke kun fordi det gør én til en dygtigere underviser, men fordi jeg føler, at denne viden har potentiale til at forandre den måde, vi møder graviditet, fødsel og kvinder på. Jeg går herfra med et hjerte fyldt af taknemmelighed og en stor lyst til at bringe alt det, jeg har lært, videre ud i verden. Det føles som begyndelsen på noget, der er langt større end en uddannelse.”

- Stinne

"Jeg har været utroligt glad for Idas prenatale yoga uddannelse, hvor jeg har fået en masse vigtig viden om graviditet, yoga, fødsler, følelser, og alt derimellem. Udover nu at kunne dele gravidyoga med andre kvinder, har det været den perfekte forberedelse til min egen graviditet. Jeg kunne ikke have ønsket mig en bedre og mere kærlig måde at starte rejsen ind i moderskabet på, end sammen med Ida og de andre fantastiske kvinder på uddannelsen. Kæmpe anbefaling herfra!"

- Marie

“Ida Kilias er en af de dygtigste jeg kender, til at holde rum for andre mennesker. Det helt særlige er kombinationen af hendes kærlige væsen og enorme viden. Hun formår at skabe mental og kropslig tryghed samtidig med et højt fagligt niveau. Da jeg uddannede mig til gravidyogalærer ved Ida fik jeg ikke kun en masse viden og erfaring men også et trygt rum til at udfolde og kombinere min egen praksis med det nye. Det kunne jeg ikke hav gjort i en sådan grad, hvis ikke det havde været for Idas måde at guide, holde rum og se os studerende på.”

- Louise

“It is to put it all into words. It was special & moved me, deeply. So much knowledge and wisdom about womanhood, wombs, childbirth, and ceremonies. A beautiful journey with other women to dive deep into our inherent wisdom that lies within all of us.

In many circles, we sat and shared.
We sang, we connected, we laughed, we cried, we danced, we rested.
We shared from our hearts.
We listened.
We opened up.
We released.
We grew.
We are growing.

Many seeds are planted.
The soil nourished by supporting, loving sisters.
🤍
It was a bitter-SWEET ending - gratitude and excitement for what is and what is coming - sadness for it ending - yet knowing this ending is another beginning. A continuous cycle of life and creation. More than ever, I dream of monthly gatherings in an intimate circle of women where we can support each other, share with an open heart, exchange knowledge and wisdom, and be present with each other in the sorrow and joy.
It leaves me with hope for the future 🤍

TAK FOR DIG Ida Kilias for creating and sharing with us. You are an inspiration and wonderful human being. And a big TAK FOR DIG to the other gorgeous women that shared this journey with me. So much love for all of you xxx”

- Lena