5th & 6th of September 2026, Hybrid – Online and in person in Battersea, London.
A Two-Day Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training with Carolyn Cowan
Pregnancy is one of the most profound thresholds in a human life. It is a time of enormous physical change, emotional intensity, vulnerability, possibility, fear, hope, uncertainty and transformation.
It is also a time when many women first turn towards yoga, looking for steadiness, relief, breath, connection, community and a way to feel safer in the body.
Pregnant women deserve to be served well.
They deserve teachers who understand the pregnant body. They deserve classes that are safe, intelligent, inclusive and kind. They deserve to be met in the reality of their experience, rather than in a fantasy of what pregnancy “should” be.
This two-day training is for qualified yoga teachers who want to learn how to adapt yoga safely, creatively and confidently for pregnancy.
It is not limited to Kundalini Global teachers, or to teachers of one particular style of yoga.
The intention is to give you practical, grounded knowledge that can be applied to the yoga you already teach.
Over two days, I will teach you how to work with the pregnant body, how to adapt posture and sequence, how to think about safety and contraindications, and how to begin to hold pregnancy yoga classes with clarity, confidence and sensitivity.
Why Pregnancy Yoga?
Many women come to yoga for the first time during pregnancy. They may arrive because their back hurts, because they are tired, because they are anxious, because they want to prepare for birth, because they are lonely, because they want to meet other pregnant women, or because something in them knows that this moment requires support.
A pregnancy yoga class can offer solace, community, expert knowledge, empowerment and a sense of being held. It can also give women tools they return to again and again: breath, posture, presence, grounding, choice, and a deeper connection with their own body.
To teach pregnancy yoga well is to step up in service. It is to understand that pregnancy is not one simple, glowing, uncomplicated experience. It can include joy, grief, fear, ambivalence, fertility journeys, loss, trauma, medical complexity, changing identity, changing relationships, and enormous pressure around how a woman is supposed to feel.
A good pregnancy yoga teacher knows how to make space for that complexity, while staying clearly within the role of a yoga teacher.
About Carolyn
I have worked with pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period for decades. My background includes work as a pregnancy yoga teacher and trainer, a doula, a psychotherapist, and a teacher of breathwork, yoga and embodied practices. I have taught many women through pregnancy, birth preparation and the earliest days after birth, and I have trained teachers to understand the pregnant body and the emotional landscape of pregnancy with depth, practicality and care.
My work has always been rooted in the mind-body relationship: how stress, fear, trauma, shame, breath, posture and presence are held in the body, and how intelligent practice can help people return to themselves.
This training draws on that long experience.
It is a practical training, but it is not shallow. You will learn what to do with the body, and you will also be invited to think deeply about who you are teaching, what they may be carrying, and how to create a space where pregnant women can feel safe, respected and well held.
What You Will Learn
Day One: Adapting Yoga for the Pregnant Body
The first day of the training will be entirely focused on posture, sequencing and adapting yoga for pregnancy.
We will look at how to adjust yoga poses for the pregnant body, how to use props, how to create comfort and stability, and how to adapt your existing yoga knowledge so that pregnant women can practise safely and effectively.
You will learn how to think about the changing body through pregnancy and how those changes affect posture, movement, balance, breath, strength and rest.
We will look at what is useful, what is not useful, what needs to be avoided, and how to create intelligent sequences for pregnant students.
This day is designed to give you practical confidence.
You will leave with a clearer understanding of how to include pregnant women in your classes, or how to begin creating pregnancy-specific classes of your own.
Day Two: Becoming a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher
The second day will take a broader look at what it means to teach pregnancy yoga.
We will explore the role of the pregnancy yoga teacher, how to hold good boundaries, what to be aware of, when to refer on, and how to work safely within your scope of practice.
We will also look at the practical realities of offering pregnancy yoga: how to market your classes, how to be found, how to speak to pregnant women in a way that is clear and inviting, and how to create classes that feel meaningful, welcoming and needed.
This day will include discussion of contraindications, inclusivity, contemporary issues around pregnancy, and the emotional realities that may be present in the room.
Pregnancy yoga is not only about adapting postures. It is about understanding the person in front of you.
Breathwork for Pregnancy
Breathwork is an important part of pregnancy yoga, and this training will include breath practices that are appropriate for pregnancy.
We will look at simple, useful, safe ways to work with the breath to support calm, presence, emotional regulation and connection.
This will be an introduction rather than a full deep dive into the breath for pregnancy. For those who want to go further, my book Breathing for Pregnancy is available separately and offers a much more detailed exploration of breathwork during pregnancy.
What Is Included
Participants will receive two manuals.
The first manual includes yoga sequences, breathwork and meditation practices for pregnancy.
The second manual explores contemporary issues around pregnancy, alongside relevant physiology, anatomy and wider considerations for teaching pregnant women with care and awareness.
These manuals are designed to support you both during the training and afterwards, as you begin to apply what you have learned in your own teaching.
Who This Training Is For
This training is for qualified yoga teachers from any yoga background who would like to feel more confident teaching pregnant women.
It is for teachers who want to adapt their current classes safely.
It is for teachers who may want to begin offering pregnancy yoga.
It is for teachers who understand that pregnancy is a vast and complex experience, and who want to learn how to meet pregnant women with more skill, depth and compassion.
You do not need to be a Kundalini Global teacher to attend.
Practical Details
Dates: 5th & 6th September 2026
Format: Hybrid. Online on Zoom and in person in Battersea, London
Location: Battersea, London, for in-person participants
Online: Live on Zoom. Early Bird Price: £295 Available until 14th June 2026
Full Price: £340
A Final Word
Pregnant women deserve excellent yoga teachers.
They deserve teachers who are informed, sensitive, boundaried and creative.
They deserve teachers who understand that pregnancy is not one single story.
They deserve classes that offer steadiness, embodiment, care and possibility.
This two-day training is an invitation to step into that work.
To learn how to serve the pregnant body well.
To understand more deeply what pregnancy asks of the body and mind.
And to become the kind of teacher who can offer a space where pregnant women feel safe, supported and met.
This course will be delivered online using Zoom and in person at 5 The Old Laundry, Battersea, London SW11 1YF. 9.30am start and finish at 5.30pm with breaks for lunch and tea! all times are GMT.
