85-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (RPYS)

Self-Paced Learning with Live Support

ChildLight’s 85-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training prepares trainees to guide yoga students through the new parenthood year, from conception through postpartum. Prenatal yoga celebrates the parent and baby connection and the beauty and power of a person’s changing body. We cover best practices for safety, sequencing and teaching techniques for prenatal and postnatal yoga.

As a physical practice, yoga during pregnancy supports strength, endurance, and flexibility. Many expecting people find that regular practice improves circulation, combats fatigue, and reduces tension and stiffness in muscles and joints. As a mental discipline, yoga cultivates focus and emotional stability. Breathing exercises during prenatal yoga help parents relax deeply and connect with baby. ChildLight’s well-rounded training addresses the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of yoga for pregnancy as well as important background information on health, anatomy, nutrition, Ayurveda and more.


Overview & Perks of our Self-Paced Program:

  • ChildLight is a Yoga Alliance Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS).
  • Enjoy a $98 Savings when you purchase all three self-paced modules together! Not sure if you want to sign up for all three modules at once? Start with Module One here.
  • 6-Months of Access to previous virtual training video recordings from the date of enrollment and lifetime access to all manuals and materials.
  • 75 contact hours with a lead trainer. Videos recordings include lecture, discussion, journaling and prompts to do individual work.
  • Homework Assignments will be emailed to the trainer upon completion of each individual module.
  • Option to purchase a live virtual mentorship session with your trainer, Megan Morris after completion of each module ($1/minute). These meetings are designed to offer you support and the opportunity to discuss any questions you have about the content covered in the course.
  • Certification Eligibility is possible after viewing all three video modules and sending in all homework assignments. Certification includes completion of an open-book 40 question exam, the creation and teaching of three prenatal yoga classes, and observation of another teacher’s prenatal yoga class.
  • Anyone who completes all required training hours and successfully completes the certification process will be listed as a “ChildLight Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor (85hr)” on our Certified Instructor Directory on our website.

Purchase the entire 85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Self-Paced Program for $799 HERE!

MODULE 1: Prenatal Yoga Foundations
25 Contact Hours

  • Essential Components of a Prenatal Yoga Class
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
  • Asana (Poses) and Variations / Modifications for Stages of Pregnancy
  • Basic Sequencing for Prenatal Yoga
  • Teaching Beginners
  • Theming and Philosophy of Yoga for Pregnancy and Parenting
  • Visualizations / Meditations / Chants / Poems for Prenatal Yoga
  • Breathing techniques
  • Vocal Toning
  • Managing expectations around pregnancy and birth
  • The Power and Importance of Sharing Birth Stories
  • Common Pregnancy Symptoms, Concerns and Implications for Yoga Practice
  • Common Pregnancy Questions & Myths
  • Nutrition for Pregnancy
  • Three full yoga practices
  • Practice Teaching

MODULE 2: Prenatal Yoga Advanced Teaching Concepts
25 Contact Hours

  • Childbirth Education for Yoga Instructors
  • Adaptations for Pregnant Students In a Non-Prenatal Class
  • Prenatal Yoga Nidra & Relaxation Scripts
  • Essential Oils for Pregnancy and new motherhood
  • Prenatal Partner Yoga
  • How to teach without Props
  • Addressing Mixed Levels / Mixed Bellies
  • Advanced sequencing & themes for Prenatal Yoga
  • Demonstrating in Prenatal Yoga
  • Hands on Adjustments in Prenatal Yoga
  • Trainee Article Presentations on Pregnancy / Yoga Related Topics
  • Three full yoga practices
  • Practice Teaching

MODULE 3: Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification (RPYT)
25 Contact Hours

  • Ayurveda for the Childbearing Years
  • Trauma Informed Teaching in Pre/Postnatal Yoga
  • Infertility Lesson: What Yoga Teachers Need to Know
  • Essential Components of a Prenatal / Postnatal combo Class
  • How Prenatal Yoga can help with postpartum recovery
  • Postnatal Timeline
  • Postnatal Yoga Benefits
  • Postnatal Yoga Essentials
  • Pre/Postnatal Abdominal Conditioning
  • Postnatal Yoga Nidras
  • Sequencing for Postnatal Yoga
  • Postnatal Yoga Sequencing with Babies
  • Working with Babies in the Room
  • Postnatal Nutrition
  • Three full yoga practices
  • Advanced Practice Teaching Exercises
  • The Business of Teaching Prenatal Yoga
  • RPYT Certification Discussion

Teachers can register as a RPYT if they have successfully completed both a 200-hour yoga teacher training program and an 85-hour prenatal yoga training—in either order—that are registered with Yoga Alliance. Applicants must submit 30 teaching hours in prenatal yoga which must be performed after completing a program with a RPYS (Registered Prenatal Yoga School).


Your Instructor


Megan Morris
Megan Morris

Megan Ridge Morris, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT, YACEP, CD, is a co-owner of ChildLight Education Company. She is the author/creator of ChildLight’s Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (also a Registered Prenatal Yoga School / RPYS) and Gentle Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training. She brings her expertise off the mat as a Certified Doula. In addition, she facilitates ChildLight’s Yoga for Babies & Toddlers Teacher Training and is a contributor to the Baby Yoga Lesson Plan, Toddler Yoga Lesson Plan & Preschool/PreK-G5 curriculum packs. Megan discovered yoga in 2006 as an acting intern after graduating from Bloomsburg University with a degree in Theatre Arts. She’s been studying yoga ever since and has been a professional yoga teacher since 2008. Megan specializes in teaching yoga to beginners, seniors, expectant parents, babies and toddlers. She lives in Hellertown, PA with her husband and two young children.


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Courses Included with Purchase



Prenatal Partner Yoga
A 60 Minute Class for Pregnancy + Birth Support Person
Megan Morris
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
You will have 6-months access to all video lessons from the date of enrollment and lifetime access to all manuals and materials. We recommend downloading all training documents to your device ASAP.
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No refunds; all sales are final.
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