Come join this yoga teacher training, and spend ten days learning, exploring, and experiencing yoga. Wake up to the sounds of the jungle, learn about prenatal yoga under the canopy of a tree, see incredible wildlife, and support an award-winning organization on the trip of a lifetime.
This Shanti 40-hour prenatal yoga teacher training in Uganda will immerse you in the prenatal experience from a holistic women’s health perspective while being surrounded by the positive energy and wisdom of the midwives and mommas at the Shanti Uganda Birth House in Luwero, Uganda. The yoga sessions and lectures of this special training are woven into a journey of cultural immersion. No specific yoga experience is needed to take part. This exciting and life changing experience is for anyone interested in travel, cultural exchange, meeting new people, women’s health and wellness, and yoga.
This training will cover the spiritual and mind-body aspects of pregnancy, birth, and women’s health and wellness, anatomy and physiology, physiology of pregnancy and childbirth, teaching techniques for every trimester and postpartum, yoga philosophy, yoga relaxation and visualization techniques, common prenatal conditions, and postnatal yoga. Additionally, you will also learn about perspectives on maternal health in Uganda, traditional birthing practices, and herbs and teas for pregnancy from Shanti Uganda’s head midwife, traditional birth attendant, and agriculturalist.
The unique setting on the grounds of the Shanti Uganda Birth House and garden provides the opportunity to explore rural Uganda, learn from Shanti Uganda’s knowledgeable staff, eat local cuisine, and experience Uganda knowing that your transportation, accommodation, and meals are taken care of, leaving you to simply embrace the learning, growth, and relaxation of this amazing retreat.
This training is for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge of holistic women’s health or prenatal yoga, and have the cultural experience of a lifetime, any professional working with pregnant women who wishes to complement their professional work, such as doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, childbirth educators, acupuncturists, physiotherapists, and massage therapists, with the training hours qualifying as CEUs with DONA, and teachers of yoga who want to deepen their understanding of the prenatal experience and develop confidence teaching prenatal classes, with the training hours qualifying as CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
Please note that all of the proceeds from this retreat are reinvested into saving the lives of birthing mothers in the very community you will be visiting, to improve infant and maternal health, provide safe woman-centered care, and support the well-being of birthing mothers in the District of Luwero, Uganda. When you register for this course, you are directly contributing to the improvement of infant and maternal health in this community.
