Flowing Through Change
How to Safely Adapt Yoga Poses, Sequences, and Anatomy for Pregnancy & Postpartum.
Who this is for
A Workshop for Students and Teachers
For the Student: Learn to listen to your body through all four trimesters while mastering yoga pose variations and understanding anatomical changes so you can confidently join any class.
For the Teacher: Expand your prenatal and postnatal teaching toolkit with essential anatomical knowledge, pose variations, prop techniques, and sequencing strategies to safely support pregnant and postpartum students.
Benefits
Anatomical Clarity: Understand the structural and hormonal shifts of each trimester and the postpartum recovery phase (4th trimester).
Pose-by-Pose Guidance: Learn how to use props (like blocks, bolsters, and straps) to make traditional poses feel stable, spacious, and strong.
Adaptive Flow Sequencing: Discover how to modify fluid vinyasa cycles without losing the magic of the movement/ breath connection.
And More! We will also cover Pranayama and Restorative Poses.
What to expect
-30 minutes to explore the anatomical and hormonal shifts of the four trimesters of the perinatal body
-20 minutes to learn and practice Surya A and Surya B modified for the pregnant/postpartum body
-30 minutes to learn standing pose modifications and prop usage
-20 minutes to work in partners and create a dynamic perinatal standing pose peak flow using standing pose modifications
-45 minutes to learn seated posture and restorative variations of seated postures and their modifications and prop usage
-10 minutes to learn savasana variations for pregnancy
-5 minutes to discuss pranayama contraindications and recommendations for pregnancy and postpartum
More information
The Goal: To leave you feeling entirely empowered. Students will walk away knowing exactly how to adapt poses for themselves and advocate for their bodies in any all-levels class, and teachers will gain the concrete tools to welcome, protect, and inspire prenatal and postnatal students with ease.
432 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA 11215
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