Birthlight is now beginning to offer blended versions of both their land and water based training courses for yoga teachers. Birthlight started with informal, small birth preparation classes taught by Francoise in Cambridge in the 1980's. Our pioneering land and water training courses nurture women, babies and new families worldwide from conception to year three.
We offer specialist yoga teacher training courses in five areas: Pregnancy Yoga, Aqua Yoga, Baby Yoga, Baby Swimming and Well-Woman Yoga. Birthlight Baby Swimming Area consists of courses: "Baby Swimming Teacher Certification (Parts 1&2)" and "Aquatic Nurture for Newborns" (Short Course / CPD). Dr Franoise Freedman is the Founder and Director of Birthlight.
We offer specialist yoga teacher training courses in five areas: Pregnancy Yoga, Aqua Yoga, Baby Yoga, Baby Swimming and Well-Woman Yoga. Birthlight Baby Swimming Area consists of courses: "Baby Swimming Teacher Certification (Parts 1&2)" and "Aquatic Nurture for Newborns" (Short Course / CPD). Dr Franoise Freedman is the Founder and Director of Birthlight.
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Birthlight provides pioneering teacher-training courses in yoga to nurture the physical and mental well-being of women, babies and new parents. Our training for teachers and facilitators enables them to run classes and workshops in their communities that incorporate Birthlight yoga practices.
These practices also support pre and postnatal bonding, fostering mutual connection and communication; one of the cornerstones of long term health and well-being.Alongside our trusted and world-renowned training courses we offer workshops and international conferences that provide an interface between science, medicine and the social and cultural dimensions of pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
These practices also support pre and postnatal bonding, fostering mutual connection and communication; one of the cornerstones of long term health and well-being.Alongside our trusted and world-renowned training courses we offer workshops and international conferences that provide an interface between science, medicine and the social and cultural dimensions of pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
Dr Franoise Freedman is the Founder and Director of Birthlight. She is a pioneer, Senior Yoga Teacher, acclaimed writer and lecturer of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. Franoise interlaces her academic research at Cambridge with Birthlight's mission. She combines her expertise as a senior yoga teacher, swimmer and birth attendant with new ideas to open up fresh thinking and develop innovative Birthlight yoga practices.
If you have any questions which are not answered here please don't hesitate to contact us with your question. Usually we are pretty quick at turning them around. If you do not see your course listed please feel free to contact us or telelphone the office Tel. 012233 62288 to see when the next course will be available.
Book your course below. All of us have had to adapt to new ways of working so we have taken some of our teacher training courses online in live Zoom sessions with the tutor (sessions are also recorded for playback later if necessary). We have received excellent feedback from these courses.
We are also excited to be introducing our new blended courses that combine an online study component with live sessions on Zoom (and face-to-face training in the future).This will considerably enhance the learning journey with clips, quizzes and presentations to help you integrate all that you learn on one of our courses.
We are also excited to be introducing our new blended courses that combine an online study component with live sessions on Zoom (and face-to-face training in the future).This will considerably enhance the learning journey with clips, quizzes and presentations to help you integrate all that you learn on one of our courses.
Birthlight's perinatal yoga teacher trainings (also known as Pregnancy Yoga) offer original adaptations of classic yoga practices for women from pre-conception through to the postnatal year. Yoga is deployed holistically to enhance women's body and mind transformation throughout maternity. We train both yoga teachers and maternity professionals.
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Maria Camacho
Jan 30, 2021
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When covid started I was pregnant, about to be a breastfeeding counselor and about to graduated as a 200hr yoga teacher. I was excited to learn about BabyYoga and wasn't able to find anything in my country Venezuela. So I started searching to find a place to learn online and that's how I got to know birthlight. I was so excited and intrigued… about how the first class was going to be and how I would connect to the other students and teachers and learn by an online platform. Honestly, birthlight was even more that I could expect or imagine. The learning platform, the way they use zoom
When covid started I was pregnant, about to be a breastfeeding counselor and about to graduated as a 200hr yoga teacher. I was excited to learn about BabyYoga and wasn't able to find anything in my country Venezuela. So I started searching to find a place to learn online and that's how I got to know birthlight. I was so excited and intrigued… about how the first class was going to be and how I would connect to the other students and teachers and learn by an online platform. Honestly, birthlight was even more that I could expect or imagine. The learning platform, the way they use zoom
Victoria Howse
Nov 13, 2020
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I recently took part in the Aquanatal Yoga Blended course since covid and it was brilliant. Learning via zoom was easy to follow and interactive too. There was time for discussions and I didn’t feel rushed. Then the pool session felt very safe, we all wore visors and kept distant. We got to experience some lovely adapted group practices as well as… time to experiment with different movements in the water. Would definitely recommend this way of learning, it’s super easy to follow, accessing zoom and the recorded sessions are easy too. Thank you Francoise for such a memorable training
Krystle Masson
Feb 20, 2020
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Birthlight is so awesome! This week I have completed my 4th course with them, totalling 3 different fantastic teachers, in 2 amazing venues. I can’t rate them enough, I love their ethos and their passion. They have truly inspired me, my business and my family.
Thank you Birthlight, Alison Duff, Carolanne and Katy 😊 and to all the lovely women I have met on our aquanatal yoga course this week 🧘♀️🧜♀️
Thank you Birthlight, Alison Duff, Carolanne and Katy 😊 and to all the lovely women I have met on our aquanatal yoga course this week 🧘♀️🧜♀️
Lucy Clementson-Mills
Oct 07, 2019
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Marion Oconnor
Sep 23, 2018
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Kate McIntosh
Oct 15, 2016
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Jane Collins
Sep 20, 2015
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Laura McCullough
Feb 18, 2015
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