HELD

This is not simply a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training.

Held is an invitation to deepen your understanding of pregnancy beyond anatomy and postures.

It is a journey into what it truly means to hold another human being through one of the most profound transitions of their life.

Whether you are a yoga teacher, doula, birth worker or healthcare professional, Held will give you the confidence, knowledge and embodied skills to support every woman who walks into your space.

Rather than simply learning what to teach, you'll discover how to teach—with presence, sensitivity and deep understanding.

Because pregnancy yoga is never just about movement.

It is about relationship.

It is about nervous systems.

It is about identity.

It is about becoming.

"I particularly loved Lara's nurturing teaching style – a beautiful blend of softness and strength."

– Hannah Fraser

Why Held?

Many pregnancy yoga trainings teach safe postures and trimester modifications.

Held begins there.

Then it asks the bigger question.

What does this woman need, in this body, in this moment of her life?

Rather than relying on predetermined sequences, you'll learn how to respond to the person in front of you.

You'll begin to understand pregnancy through a biological, psychological, emotional and social lens, allowing you to teach with confidence, adaptability and genuine care.

Because every pregnancy is different.

Every birth is different.

Every story is different.

What Makes Held Different?

Held combines modern somatic approaches, yoga, therapeutic movement, birth education and nervous system science to create an experience unlike traditional pregnancy yoga trainings.

Throughout the programme we explore:

• Pregnancy physiology

• The nervous system

• Birth preparation

• Trauma awareness

• Women's health

• Identity and matrescence

• Relationships

• Culture

• Pelvic health

• The wider systems influencing maternity care

Rather than asking "Which posture comes next?", Held teaches you to ask:

"What would best support this person today?"

What Will You Become?

By the end of Held you'll be able to:

• Teach specialist pregnancy yoga classes with confidence.

• Adapt every practice to meet the changing needs of pregnancy.

• Understand the emotional, psychological and physiological journey of pregnancy.

• Support nervous system regulation through movement, breath and rest.

• Guide birth preparation using practical tools and therapeutic approaches.

• Hold space without feeling the need to fix.

• Understand trauma-informed principles while recognising your professional boundaries.

• Build a sustainable pregnancy yoga offering with confidence.

• Become part of an ongoing professional community dedicated to supporting women.

What is Somatic Practice?

Somatic simply means of the body.

This training is less concerned with idealised shapes and more concerned with each person's lived, felt experience.

Rather than teaching students what their body should do, Held teaches you how to help them listen to what their body is already communicating.

Drawing from Body-Mind Centering, Feldenkrais, Movingness, Authentic Movement and contemporary nervous system theory, you'll begin to teach from embodied understanding rather than memorised techniques.

At its heart, Held is about genuine service.

Meeting each person where they are.

Holding space for difference.

Knowing your scope.

Teaching with care.

What We'll Explore Together

Pregnancy Yoga Beyond Poses

Move beyond sequencing into therapeutic movement that responds to the individual rather than the trimester.

Somatics & Embodiment

Explore Body-Mind Centering, Feldenkrais, Authentic Movement and embodied teaching practices.

Nervous System Aware Teaching

Understand regulation, resilience and how to create environments where students genuinely feel safe.

Birth Preparation

Explore hypnobirthing, meditation, yoga nidra, pelvic awareness, movement for labour and practical birth preparation.

Early Postnatal Integration

Learn how to support healing, recovery and the transition into motherhood.

Trauma-Informed Practice

Develop confidence in working sensitively while understanding the limits of your professional role.

Cultural Competency

Create genuinely inclusive classes that honour every woman's background, culture and lived experience.

Building a Sustainable Pregnancy Yoga Business

Learn ethical marketing, community building and practical ways to grow a thriving pregnancy yoga offering.

Is Held For You?

Held may be exactly what you're looking for if...

• You're a yoga teacher wanting to specialise in pregnancy yoga.

• You're a teacher who has reached the limits of purely asana-based training.

• You're a doula, birth worker or midwife wanting greater confidence supporting women through movement.

• You're a movement practitioner or healthcare professional wanting a deeper understanding of pregnancy.

• You're longing for a more embodied way of teaching.

• You're seeking community as much as education.

A Typical Held Weekend

Each weekend weaves together movement, discussion, teaching practice and reflection.

Fou'll move between practical teaching labs, somatic exploration, pregnancy physiology, nervous system theory, birth preparation, group discussions and supervised teaching practice.

Learning happens through experience.

Not simply through information.

A Professional Home

Held doesn't end when the course finishes.

Graduates are invited into an ongoing professional community designed to support your continued growth.

You'll receive:

• Monthly mentoring

• Continuing education

• Peer support

• Resource sharing

• Professional development

• A network of practitioners walking this path alongside you

Because learning to hold others is an ongoing practice.