Workshops & Trainings

This 2-day yoga training, hosted by Yogamazia, is taught by highly experienced yoga teacher and writer, Sally Parkes, and will take you on a journey through pregnancy and birth and the first six months of the postpartum journey.

Who is this training for?

This workshop is for anyone who works with pregnant or postnatal persons, and anyone who would like to deepen their existing knowledge and skill set in order to serve their clients to a high level. We welcome prenatal and postpartum yoga and Pilates teachers, birth workers and people who would like this knowledge to enhance their current yoga practice.

Day 1: 

• We will explore the application of yoga for each of the three trimesters and how breath and movement, when applied accordingly, can support the mother in her transition though this sometimes challenging time. The style of yoga that Sally teaches is slow and steady, allowing the mother time to focus on her expanding baby bump, so that she can increase her connection with her baby whilst gaining strength and flexibility in her own mind and body. 
• We will also apply pranayama techniques that are specifically for the pregnant person, encouraging regulation of the nervous system and even blood and pranic flow to both mother and baby for optimum wellbeing.
• Towards the latter part of the day will begin to explore how birth can unfold and how yoga asana, pranayama and relaxation can assist with birth preparation whether the experience is medicalised or not. We will also consider how certain yoga posture can improve the biomechanics of the pelvis and therefore positioning of the baby (optimal fetal positioning). 
• We will also discuss the difference to anteriorly  and posteriorly position babies and how breath work can assist the Caesarean birth experience also.

Day 2: 

• We will begin by practically applying the knowledge learnt so far with regards to birth preparation via a yoga for birth class, which will include some partner work also.
• We will then move on to considering what is potentially occurring on a physical and emotional level within the postnatal mother, and what yoga practices she would most likely benefit from at this physically and emotionally challenging time so that she can energetically nourish herself and her baby more easily.
• The afternoon will consist of a series of yoga and pranayama sequences that aim to restore the pelvic floor and rebuild the core. We will also learn how to recover from abdominal separation (diastasis recti) and these practices can be progressed over a six month period.
• The day will end with a Q and A with Sally before a deep relaxation, known a yoga nidra, that will help calm and nourish the nervous system of any mother-to-be or new mother.

Yogamazia is hosting a 2-day training for anyone interested in the transitional time of perimenopause and menopause and aims to deepen your knowledge of this period and give practical ways to manage the transition into and through midlife with yoga.

Taught and presented by Sally Parkes BSc, this training focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the perimenopausal and menopausal woman.

Who is this training for?

It is particularly helpful for yoga teachers wanting to tailor their offerings in this field, as well as anyone with a sound knowledge and experience of yoga, and an interest in the perimenopause and menopausal time in a person's life.

Sally’s trainings are unique in that she shares her extensive knowledge in anatomy and physiology, whilst weaving in all elements of the yoga tradition in order to empower her teacher training students to be able to practice and deliver safe, effective and nurturing classes. The content of this course will be split into approximately 60% theory and 40% practical work. You will also be expected to complete some coursework following the training before being issued your certificate.

As part of the training, you will receive: 

• Pre-recorded classes for you to download and keep
• A training manual and certificate.
• A logo from Sally Parkes Yoga stating you are a Menopause Yoga Teacher, for you to use on social media and other marketing platforms
• Ongoing support via our private Facebook group

After this training you will be able to:

• Understand the physiology of the perimenopausal and menopausal woman and understand how to adapt their yoga practice to keep their bodies safe and strong.
• Understand how we can support women’s midlife hormonal health with non-pharmaceutical methods.
• Improve your teaching skills and feel more confident as a menopause yoga teacher
• Deliver bespoke, small classes and one to one menopause yoga sessions that cater for women in the perimenopause and menopause.
• Adapt your existing yoga classes for those in the perimenopause or menopause that may have differing physical needs.