I feel confident to teach prenatal

I feel confident and prepared to teach prenatal & postnatal yoga after completing the Ma Yoga Teacher Training. Not only have I learned how to plan classes for pregnant students, but I have learned how to create supportive spaces to assist students on their journeys into parenthood.

So thankful for the prenatal yoga training

I am so thankful for the prenatal yoga training through Ma Yoga. I have completed a handful of other certification trainings and I believe this content was by far the most in depth.

I love how well rounded the training was. Many trainings feel like they are doing the bare minimum to meet the requirements and feel like a hustle to get teachers in and out the door.

I felt like this training was created from a true heart to support women on the deepest level and for generations to come. The intention and heart-filled teachings were evident in every step of the training.

felt so connected

While my certification through Ma Yoga was entirely online, I felt so connected to Jessica and those training with me. The zoom classes were informative and attending other prenatal classes through ma yoga was so helpful for me. The most helpful part was the ma yoga mentorship where I recorded myself teaching and was able to get feedback from an experienced teacher. I’m so grateful for all the knowledge I gained here!

loved the training

I loved the training from MaYoga so much. It touched on so many facets of yoga, philosophy, ayurveda, pregnancy, and birth. The community circle and mentorship program were the icing on the cake!

strong foundation

So glad I chose to complete this program. It provides a strong foundation for concepts and theories that can be easily applied in classes with students.

It provides a wonderful approach that included ways to support nutrition, physical, and emotional support for mothers-to-be.

a lot of support

This was an amazing teacher training program.

It was fun and there was a lot of support throughout the whole process.

Convenient

With my hectic schedule, I felt the convenience of having the classes split up over a few months really helped me focus on each aspect of the courses presented.

Very easy to move forward and I felt like I truly appreciated each step.

amazing journey

The small class size allows for a more in-depth training and creates a place for making friends with fellow students I never could have imagined.

The curriculum of the program is broken down in such a way that it is not overwhelming and you are well prepared to teach.

feel so prepared

I can’t recommend this training enough.

I feel so prepared as a prenatal teacher thanks to Jessica and Ma Yoga!

stellar instruction and guidance

Ma Yoga provides stellar instruction and guidance for yoga teachers interested in working with women on the journey of motherhood.

Grateful for everything

Grateful for everything that was learned and shared with me and our growing community.

Ma Yoga is great

Ma Yoga is great.

I learned a lot and continue to practice their teachings.

enjoyed this training

I enjoyed this training so much that I am now moving on to teach the trainings to more teachers.

very supportive and knowledgeable

The creator and owner, Jessica, and her team of educators were very supportive and knowledgeable.

Jessica creates a community for her students and provides a comprehensive program.

teachers are compassionate

Ma Yoga® is a wonderful program and I highly recommend it to any yoga teacher looking to reach this special community of practitioners.

The teachers are compassionate, highly skilled, and knowledgable and the curriculum is well-rounded and flexible.

incredibly comprehensive

The Ma Yoga Prenatal Certification Program is incredibly comprehensive, covering not only alignment but self-care practices rooted in Ayurveda and birth training that provides teachers who may not have been through childbirth with greater understanding.

The Ma Yoga team really wants to see their teachers succeed and are committed to supporting them on their journey.

thorough and fulfilling

This was such a thorough and fulfilling teacher training!

Jess has such a beautiful spirit and so much knowledge of prenatal yoga. I have felt so supported by Ma Yoga throughout this entire program and am very grateful to be a part of this community.

incredibly skilled and passionate

Each of the instructors is incredibly skilled in and passionate about sharing their expertise and experience with Prenatal Yoga.

The support you receive from the Ma Yoga community after you complete training is unparalleled.

I could not recommend this training more!

training was wonderful.

The Ma Yoga prenatal teacher training was wonderful.

Jessica Jennings is a supportive and inspiring instructor.

My personal yoga practice deepened with the alignment principles that were taught, and I gained much knowledge and insight to share with others, both pregnant or needing healing alignment.

best prenatal teacher training program around

This is the best prenatal teacher training program around.

Extensive and gives you the added business support to create your own pre and postnatal yoga business in your community. Outstanding.

phenomenal program

This was a phenomenal program. I am so grateful I found Ma Yoga.

I am now a confident prenatal yoga teacher and this training has greatly improved my non-prenatal teaching as well.

gave me the confidence

As a yoga teacher, this program gave me the confidence to teach pre-natal students at any stage of pregnancy.

I am no longer nervous or worried if a pre-natal student joins in any of my group classes.

I am confident that I know what to do should I ever get pregnant and how to continue my own personal practice during this time.

Coming from the heart

The Prenatal Certification Program with MaYoga® is a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional development and growth.

The MaYoga® approach to life is not only beneficial in the time around giving birth but it can change your whole perspective on life. I heartedly and fully recommend Jessica’s program!

I am a better nurse

As a registered nurse that has provided care to hundreds of women during their pregnancy for the last 16 years, I didn’t realize that there was another way to approach birth.

Jessica and her team explained how to prepare your body birth with alignment based yoga, diet techniques and so much more.

I believe that I am a better nurse in the hospital setting due to this training.

Exceeded my expectations!

This prenatal certification program not only met, but exceeded my expectations!

There were so many details that helped me feel supported and encouraged throughout the process – from the live zoom classes, to the correspondence from Jelena updating my progress, to the attentive conversations with my Mentor Jamie.

like months of therapy

Thank you for the beautiful response in our Teacher Training Circle forum. I feel like that response was like months of therapy. Really, I’m so grateful for your words, your teaching, your style. I hope I can be a resource for my future students like you are.

fully prepared to step into the role

The time I spent learning about yoga and the perinatal experience with Jess and Nicole at Ma Yoga was nothing short of wonderful. I learned many things that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever.

The different classes that I was a part of with them, as well as my prior doula and postpartum doula training, gave me everything I needed to know when supporting birthers physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

gifts of personal growth and healing

The training has not only given me the preparation to step confidently into guiding expectant and new moms in their practice, but it has given me the gifts of personal growth and healing on my own journey.

The course requirements (lectures, assignments and tests) are thorough but not overly arduous. The teachers are passionate about their field, facilitate an enriching learning community, and are unfailingly encouraging every step of the way.

my heart is so filled right now

My student delivered a healthy baby girl – vaginal unmedicated Sunday night. She told me all the work we have done during her pregnancy since 25 wks worked. The knowledge that yall gave me is amazing. My heart is so fulfilled right now that I was able to help someone have the birth experience that they wanted.

feel blessed to have found you

Jessica I thank you again for this amazing program that you facilitate!

I could never have imagined learning the way I did and becoming so invested in the work through a computer.

I feel blessed to have found you and that our paths have crossed.

Humbled and uplifted

Thank you so much Jess! I am humbled and uplifted by your teachings, support and encouragement.

There is always so much to learn when we are listening. I feel so blessed to be surrounded and inspired by teachers like you.

Light bulbs

I just wanted to reach out and let you know how much I am enjoying your training.  It is quite different than what I’m used to (aside from the prenatal aspect).

I love learning these sacred steps and how they apply to EVERY practice and EVERY “body.”

Light bulbs are going off, and the connection is beautiful.

Never felt so confident

The training is incredibly well structured, with a wealth of tools and wisdom to be shared. Plus Jessica will answer all of your questions and then some.

I loved the community and spiritual principles that were always at play. I immediately felt comfortable enough to have a voice and make a mistake, which is a big deal.

I feel more confident in my own home practice as well. Bringing the magic of the 5 elements into my practice in this organic way has instilled a sense of renewal.

Breadth and quality

I have only just begun this program and I am impressed!

From the ease of navigating the website, to the breadth and quality of content, I am thrilled to have been connected to this community and wealth of resources.

I feel more confident

I’m glad that it was over time and not just a quick training and then you’re done. It gives you time to absorb the material and integrate it into my own teaching.

I feel like a stronger teacher, especially when it comes to people who back pain or issues related to pregnancy and postpartum.

A metamorphosis

The Ma Yoga Prenatal Teacher Training has truly been a metamorphosis both personally and professionally.

Jessica and the team at Ma Yoga have created a certification made up of crucial components, which allow you to build upon your knowledge and training, improving and empowering your teaching and your own life.

I love the Ma Yoga community

I had a wonderful experience with Ma Yoga. Jessica is always available and quick to respond to any questions. She wants you to be successful.

Through Ma Yoga I feel empowered as a working mom instead of apprehensive or lost in a corporate job that doesn’t want to accept my new life as a mother.

Inspirational

Empowerment and care for this whole community is at the core of all that Ma Yoga does. I am at a totally different place than I was before I started on my Ma Yoga journey. I still have a long way to go, but I want to do it and keep doing it… I love it!

Thank you Jessica and all at Ma Yoga. You are truly inspirational.

More confident about teaching

I feel so much more confident about teaching, which is amazing because I didn’t feel that way after my 200 hour.

I feel connected to sacred life

After this training, I feel connected to sacred life amidst universal challenge and change. What worked: a small group, combination lecture/ sharing/ workbook/ videos/ practice teaching. And the pure spirit of “Jess”.

Don’t hesitate. Do it! Be receptive. Have faith in the process. It is a gift to me personally and to ALL.

Ma Yoga principles are golden

I took this training to get more knowledge about appropriate poses for pregnant women. I got a lot more… the Ma Yoga principles are golden and I can use this knowledge for every type of yoga class and even apply them to my own personal life.

I feel blessed to have been given this gift. Thank you Jess!

Whole new love for pregnancy and motherhood

This training is so well put together, the information is infinite, and I have a whole new love for pregnancy and motherhood.

I can’t wait to one day teach with and be part of Ma Yoga!

I liked the Dreams and Visions call

PS OH YEAH! And I also liked the personal Dreams and Visions call you included. I found it very helpful to hear some positive things from someone who is making it work for herself!

Encouragement and guidance

The Vision and Strategy call with Jessica was exactly what I needed it to be!

She answered all my questions with practicality and honesty. The beauty of our conversation was in her deep appreciation and understanding for my desire to find balance in my life and my many roles within it; roles as wife and mother as well as a business owner, and professional support person for birthing families in my community.

As I hung up the phone I was filled with a deep gratitude for Jessica’s encouragement and guidance.

I am a stronger leader, mentor and human being

Since taking the Ma Yoga Prenatal & Postnatal teacher training with Jessica, my whole approach to yoga and my own personal journey has evolved. The teachings of the five sacred steps have offered me a new way to connect to all the elements and how they relate to us as human beings.

My emotional, physical & spiritual bodies all feel richly supported by these teachings. I am a stronger leader, mentor and human being from these practices.

felt sooo prepared

I taught my first prenatal workshop and I wasn’t nervous at all.

I told my husband I felt sooo prepared! It went really well and I loved it.

really dives in

The Yoga of Pregnancy is a wonderful course that you will benefit from it whether you are pregnant or not. I strongly recommend it.

If you have any questions regarding the poses or what it is being taught in the course the instructor really dives in so you can get a better understanding of it.

cannot wait to speak with moms to be

I cannot wait to speak with moms to be and get a feel for how their pregnancy is going and share some helpful tips that I learned.

Jess did an amazing job with the online teaching. I loved it!

Reignited my love of yoga

I must say I am loving the course with you. You are an amazing teacher and mentor and I am so grateful you were brought in my life.

I thought I would just learn about pregnancy yoga, but instead I have deepened my own practice and reignited my love of yoga.

Above and Beyond

This training felt like it went above and beyond. There is way more to prenatal yoga than just the do’s and don’ts.

Jessica is an amazing instructor that has put a lot of thought and care into the program.

Informative and inspiring

If there is one person in the community of yoga that I recommend to people for prenatal yoga and prenatal yoga trainings, it is Jessica. I have taken Jessica’s prenatal training several times and have found it to be not only informative but inspiring.

Jessica demystifies the misinformation about prenatal yoga, and inspires women to listen to themselves and their baby and to honor this unique and special time.

Yoga and Obstetrics

Thanks again for such a great teacher training. It was so wonderful to see both of my passions, yoga and Obstetrics, come to life together. I learned a great deal from you!

Excited

Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this past weekend, and for the program in general.

I came home feeling excited and ready to insert the elements into my own way of teaching.

I’m looking forward to the next weekend we get to spend together expanding our minds and hearts further.

New flow of energy

My classes have a new flow of energy this week from this process!

Invaluable

Thank you so much for offering and teaching your prenatal TT. It was invaluable. I taught my class today with a newfound sense of knowledge and confidence. Your essence stayed with me and infused my thoughts and actions.

Thank you, thank you. If the timing is right I will take it again, that’s how much I enjoyed it.

Just blew me away

I came to “add something” to my teaching and what I received just blew me away…I am humbled by the creative force and beauty of nature and how the principles truly support this so clearly. This is the place I want to move from in my practice and in my life!

This was just what I needed and did not even know and I walk away with deep connection and great trust in what I am doing.

Clarity, humor, and humility

I learned so much in the workshop about prenatal yoga and pregnancy, but I felt that most important thing was about myself and my own feelings about pregnancy and childbirth (that I never really realized i had.

I liked your softer style combined with clarity, humor, and humility.

Renewed sense of awe

Being post-menopausal, I had reservations about taking Jessica’s Prenatal training initially, but it truly was one of the best gifts I’ve ever given myself. I feel a renewed sense of awe for all women, including myself.

Thank you Jessica for a wonderfully informative and moving weekend!

Second Prenatal TT

This was my second Prenatal TT with Jessica. Jessica shares her knowledge with such grace that after the first one, I was equipped to begin teaching the week following my first workshop.

A year later, another training with Jessica gave me additional teaching tools. I left with a deepening understanding of how we can help pregnant women use their yoga practice to move their bodies from a place of strength and beauty.

Focused on what they could do

Before your teacher training, I always focused on telling students what not to do.  On Tuesday night, I had 2 pregnant women in class! It was fantastic. I felt like the few minutes before class was very liberating for them, because we focused on how we could modify poses and what they could do.

They both did full practices that night and were able to practice safely at the same time. It was awesome!

Incredible learning experience

I highly recommend Jessica’s prenatal training weekend. Her expertise and professionalism, combined with her compassion and experience, makes for an incredible learning experience for teachers, but also for pregnant women with advanced yoga practices.

Truly unique

Jessica Jennings is a treasure. her skill, enthusiasm and sensitivity as a yoga teacher combined with her knowledge of all things Birth –before, during and after — make jessica truly unique.

Attending her prenatal teacher training was inspiring and made me want to learn more and more! this workshop is important for us as women (and man – Danny!) and as yoga teachers.

Made me feel so welcome

I attended Jessica’s Pre-Natal Teacher Training and it was an invaluable addition to my alignment-based yoga education. She is clear, thorough, dynamic, and as the only male in the training … she made me feel so welcome and comfortable.

This training allows teachers of all levels to feel more confident when a pregnant student steps into their classroom.

Tremendously positive

Truly, you are a gift. Your insight, knowledge, wisdom and pure love for the work flows through in a tremendously positive way.

It was a wonderful weekend and I feel I have learned so much that I can take out into the world with me and share.

Helped me connect with my femininity

This prenatal training helped me connect more deeply with my femininity and my practice. The information was presented in a clear, soft and useful way, and it inspired me to dive deeper not only into pregnancy yoga but into myself, my body, my practice and my teaching.

Thank you Jessica for sharing your wisdom and energy and for opening new doors for women to explore their pregnancy in a safe and creative way!

Confident and inspired

The training this weekend was absolutely beautiful and inspiring. Your email came in just as I was creating a new sequence to teach to my new Mommies tomorrow morning, incorporating the inspirational movements and techniques that we learned.

I do not know where the path may lead for me in prenatal in the future, but I do know that I love teaching it, and now feel even more confident and inspired.

Alive and inspired

There are few other times in my life when I have felt so alive and inspired as I did during those three days. I cried many times in that class, tears of pure joy and wonder. I have known for a long time that yoga is my path, but it wasn’t until this prenatal training that I realized that prenatal yoga is my path within my path 😉

Jessica reached out to every one of us with compassion and warmth, and we learned so much.

We were in excellent hands with her!

Reflected my experience

I was 8 months pregnant when I took Jessica’s prenatal teacher training and was so happy to find (finally) a prenatal program that reflected my experience – that my body was still capable and it wanted to practice.

She has incredible respect for pregnancy and her intelligent alignment notes proved helpful to me in labor–internal rotation plus external rotation = more space for baby–even when he is moments away from greeting the world!

My understanding of theming has deepened

Until I took your training in June/2009 I didn’t understand how to integrate [therapeutic alignment] into my prenatal yoga classes…

Through your course my understanding of theming has deepened so much… I love how you shared with us how you set a theme for your day & how you use your personal daily theme for your classes… You gave me a lot.

Practical and spiritual

I really enjoyed the prenatal yoga workshop. It was very practical and spiritual at the same time.

I loved that it touched on the fundamentals of alignment and how to intertwine with theming.

Amazing experience

I wanted to thank you for this past weekend. It was such an amazing experience for me because I was reminded of my passion and purpose.

Yesterday, I was so excited to apply what I have learned and left class feeling so empowered because I used my theme for a regular vinyasa class. It was so intense and amazing!

I can’t wait for your future trainings and to be involved in this process. Thank you so much again for your love, power, and wisdom!

Deepened my teaching techniques.

The Yoga of Pregnancy deepened my teaching techniques. I learned about bringing space, earth, water, fire, and air in the body, mind, and heart.

Based on this I can teach easily. It’s fun!

You will not regret it!

Thank you for supporting us yet gently encouraging us to see our edge and approach it with love, grace and fierceness! Take it! You will not regret it!

A lovely weekend of love and healing

I can honestly never thank you enough for such a lovely weekend of love and healing. The Universe’s timing is always perfect.

Good for my mind and body

Not only was the weekend amazing in terms of education and instruction, but it was also so good for my mind and body. I feel even more invested in teaching prenatal yoga.

Major breakthrough

I feel like I got more out of this one weekend than I did out of my whole 200 hour training.

One of my personal goals as an instructor is to have authentic themes. That said, I had a major break through last weekend. I am so grateful for the tools I was given to make my teaching more meaningful, and I have already began to incorporate what I learned into my sequences and class prep.

Amazing & light-filled weekend!

Thank you so much for an amazing & light-filled weekend!

It was tremendously helpful to engage with this material a second time, particularly after starting a prenatal class here.

I hope you can come back and do this again next year!

More comfortable as a woman

I would like to let you know that after completing the pre-natal teacher training, I not only feel more confident as a yoga teacher, but I also feel more comfortable as a woman.

I thank you for inspiring me to help women to feel more like themselves during pregnancy through the practice of yoga.

Amazing

Not only was the weekend amazing in terms of education and instruction, but it was also so good for my mind and body.

I feel even more invested in teaching prenatal yoga.

Warmth, community and support

The sense of warmth, community and support was extensive all weekend. I also so enjoyed going through the training while pregnant – it really helped me to feel the postures’ benefits in my own body as we walked through them and all of the philosophies and themes really rang true for me.

I cannot wait to become a certified Ma Yoga instructor!

Perspective has shifted

What a wonderful experience and in two plus days my perspective has really shifted.

I came in simply to learn to be a better teacher to my pregnant students and left with a new appreciation for the birth process and for life in general.

I now see the beauty in both pregnancy and giving birth.

Highly recommend

I would highly recommend taking this class even if you have absolutely no interest in teaching.

It’s just a great class to learn about the body and all the changes your body goes through.

The amount of knowledge that I got this weekend would be so valuable to so many women in this community and in the world.

Permanent mark on my life

Thank you so much for the training and the generosity of your rich abundant knowledge. I had an awesome weekend it has a permanent mark in my life.

Everything was useful

I wanted more experience as a teacher and to have more knowledge as a potential mom.

Now I’m excited for teaching pregnant women. I loved the training.

Everything was useful. If you want to be a mom or want to help moms on their journey, please take this training.

Love, grace and fierceness

Thank you for supporting us yet gently encouraging us to see our edge and approach it with love, grace and fierceness! If you’re considering this training, take it! You will not regret it.

Helped me tap deeper into my feminine strength

Jessica’s competent knowledge in alignment put my linear brain at rest, while being encouraged and supported in diving into the more feelings-based, intuitive and connected part of myself.

I truly believe it has helped me tap deeper into my feminine strength and is guiding my work to be more and more aligned with that authentically guided part of myself. It feels like the next step down a path that gets clearer and clearer every day.

The alignment principles, especially the focus work on low back therapy has become something that I now include in every yoga class that I teach and for myself.

Having just finished the training officially, I already feel that I regularly utilize so much of the knowledge that I gained. I look forward to being able to apply it uniquely to each child and caretaker that I work with. The community that exists through Ma Yoga makes me excited to stay involved and to see where connections might grow.

I feel more confident

I loved the Yoga of Healing training. It was extremely informative and the last session was really helpful to watch the alignment adjustments.

I feel more confident being able to explain things now.

universal

After the Yoga of Healing, I feel more confident in understanding the bodies and their alignments.

I have been teaching Anusara for 7 years now, but I was never this aware how universal the principles actually are.

Eye opening

I had an incredible private session yesterday with a Mom and Dad expecting their first child.

It’s been eye opening using the fresh knowledge you’ve given me to steer the course of their session. From his feet and lumbar issues to her ever-expanding body, I’ve been able to give them 60min of expanding into their true potential.

Bringing life and richness to child’s pose

Thank you so much for bringing life and richness to child’s pose with the instructions you shared.

I am finding as I share yoga, that the use of the Five Sacred Steps are becoming easier, more natural. This evolution is so wonderful, Jess!

I thought I’d have wrist pain forever

My experience with The Yoga of Healing was fantastic. I thought I would have wrist pain forever, but just by learning to support my weight in my shoulders, I have started to alleviate this issue.

It was wonderful to learn that we are more powerful than we know and be given the tools to use this power to heal.

Helped me be more confident

With no background in teaching yoga, the Therapeutics training really helped me be more confident in my ability to teach.

The training was very interactive and hands on which also made me more confident in being able to teach others. Thank you Ma Yoga!

Awesome journey through the body’s anatomy

Thank you for sharing with us your knowledge about biomechanics of the body, energy flow and mindful movement.

I feel confident enough to be able to recognize misalignments and I now have the tools to guide a student into a better and more optimal position.

Feeling the changes and benefits in our own body was key to be able to understanding all the principles of Ma Yoga!

More than I imagined

I had a wonderful experience – it was definitely more than I imagined it to be. The weekend really helped me to look at yoga in a different way. I walked away with new tools and principles that I can use on myself and others.

I’m excited to review all of the material and to start putting what I learned to use immediately. I really appreciate being able to download the handouts, it’s nice to be able to revisit the handouts in the Member area.

Priceless gift

Jessica, the alignment principles I learned in your therapeutics workshop last weekend was completely evolutionary for my practice in mind, body, and spirit.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for this priceless gift. I hope some day to embody a fraction of the goddess energy that radiates from you.

Essential for any new yoga teacher

Including therapeutics into the (200-hr) training is essential for any new yoga teacher—giving them tools for students who come into their classes with common ailments.

Our trainees… were able to experience alignment from a different perspective – and most had transformations in their own practice as well.

Jessica and her team are dynamic educators; she is prepared, knowledgeable, and passionate about healing through alignment. We look forward to working with Jessica and Ma Yoga again!

Magical

I left teaching each class feeling ridiculously happy; so proud to be doing my best for these ladies at such a special time and so privileged that I was in a position to be able to be on this journey.

How lucky to be doing something so magical it uplifts your heart and soul every day.

LOVED the training

I LOVED the training and feel so much more confident helping people out of pain!

It’s definitely changed how I approach cueing my classes now, and though I’m sure they will evolve so much over time, I don’t think I’ll ever stop using the 5 principles!

I know how to find my power

I just love how everything is based on the Five Sacred Steps. It was hard to get at first, but eventually I got it and it’s so helpful not just for yoga but for life.

Like I fully stepped into my power today and told some people I didn’t want to do this thing that I felt pressured to do.

I know how to find my power and stand in it.

Changed the way I teach

This was my first experience with alignment-based yoga. The training took my Kundalini yoga practice to a new level.

The emphasis on principles of alignment and awareness of kinaesthetics has changed the way I teach and the direction I give my students.

Perfect Health for Children

I’m reading John Douillard’s perfect health for children, but honestly got more out of your lecture Jessica. Your quick tips on dietary needs I find really interesting.

Thank you for so much wisdom and support!

Enjoyed every session even though I couldn’t be there live

Thank you for this great course! I enjoyed every session although I couldn’t be there live.

Thank you for sharing all your wisdom, spirit and heart – this has been very meaningful to me.

Did not disappoint

This course was one of the main reasons I was so interested in Ma Yoga and it did not disappoint. I’ve done a bit of training and research into Ayurveda prior to this course and its been from a pretty rigid/traditional all or nothing sort of view so its been such a breath of fresh air to see it in a more doable light.

Thank you! Distilling it into these anchor practices has helped me and I’m excited to share with my future students.

Favourite element of the program

If I had to pick my favourite element of the whole Ma Yoga Certification program, I think Mayurveda would be it!

I knew NOTHING about Ayurveda before this series of online conference video calls. I loved that the structure (weekly video calls) allowed the knowledge to really sink in and for more research afterwards to be done. I loved the sense of community created.

I loved being given the time to allow new things to be tried and for new routines to be created. MAyurveda also has helped me to improve my family life – who knew that would happen!

Empowered with basic knowledge

Great course and very well paced! I felt empowered with basic knowledge to incorporate anchor practices and be more proactive on self care and self healing. And also to share my new experiences with family and friends.

The course being broken down into digestible chunks along with the printable course books really helped me. Discussing during the sessions and the fact that the anchor practices are so tangible and helpful also helped.

Change your life for the better

Jess’ MAyurveda course will change your life for the better! Once she helps you understand your dosha she teaches the Ayurvedic anchor practices that you can slowly incorporate these healthful practices into your life.

As a working mom of a baby and 3 year old, I felt overwhelmed before this course. Before you know it you’ve incorporated all the anchor practices into your life and it’s such a small investment to do so! My kids and I are eating so healthy now. Thank you Jess!

Feeling grounded again

So the last two weeks, my win has been revolved around this overall feeling of …. feeling really good, feeling like I have found my new normal, feeling grounded again despite the chaos around me.

I know its because of the anchor practices…thank you.

Confident with all the knowledge

It feels good to take an active focus on my self-care!  I tried oil massage before the shower this week and it really does make my skin feel amazing! Using the neti pot has been great too. I feel like I am breathing more clearly throughout the day.

In my prenatal yoga class tonight I shared with the mamas about anchor practices and establishing a daily rhythm and offered some suggestions that they could try and establish before their babies come. It was great to speak about this topic feeling confident with all the knowledge I have gained in this class!

Felt really good

I am feeling better and was actually incorporating some of the suggestions for new mamas for my flu recovery and it felt really good. I especially loved the date smoothie.

Thanks Jess for all your great information but also your personal commitment. Its clear how much you care about your ladies.

Listen while taking care of my son

It was great to be able to listen and participate while taking care of my son and if I missed something I could re-listen to that part of the call on the recording.

By adding a few of [the Anchor Practices] into my daily routine, I now have the extra energy to take care of my son without feeling drained.

A lightbulb suddenly turned on

After listening to the Week 3 Mayurveda playback, it’s like a lightbulb suddenly turned on and I have a better understanding of why I crave what I do! Knowing this, I have adapted HOW I eat and I am excited to what differences I feel.

The tools and knowledge Jessica shares are applicable to people at all stages of this life journey and particularly interesting to me in my preconception planning.

Changed how I give care as a doula

My perception of online learning has totally changed. I have felt a wonderful connection with this process and am enjoying it. I have started cooking more, making lentils, and tonight is the sweet rice I am testing with brown rice.

I am so excited to have this knowledge that I can actually pass on to my clients.  ♥

Living in a new way

I loved it! I loved the community you created. I loved the ease of the call downloading and the materials to follow along with. I liked all the suggestions. I feel like I really learned a lot.

I really loved the daily routine plan and to hear how it works for you and how it was working for the others. It led me to some experimentation, and I felt like I really bonded with my boyfriend as we both tried some things together.

So far, I am living in a new way because of you!

We had to challenge ourselves

It was great to be able to do the MAyurveda calls from my own home and to listen to them again if I needed to.

I really enjoyed that we had to challenge ourselves with the Dina Charya. I have been tongue scraping for almost a week and trying to wind down after 6 pm. Also eating my biggest meal at lunch has kept me feeling pretty light at night!!

My new routines feel really good

Thank you so much for sharing all your wisdom. I truly learned so much about Ayurveda. My new practices and routines feel really good, and I’m sharing these practices and having discussions with mamas and mamas-to-be and getting positive responses.

With this course, I have so many more tools to help my family and the mamas I works with stay healthy. Also, seeing health and dis-ease through the lens of Ayurveda has opened my mind to so much possibility.

Training works so well

I have really enjoyed the MAyurveda teleseminar and was pleasantly surprised that this form of training works so well.

You did a wonderful job, making the calls and the study subject easy to listen to. Overall, the seminar helped me to see a bigger picture and receive very useful and practical advice.

Thank you so much for creating the course and for being such a support and inspiration for others!

We are so blessed to have MAyurveda principles and practices

Wow, I was crying right after doing our “Look Ma no hands” pranayama. Thank you thank you.

We all are so blessed to have you in our lives; we are so blessed to have MAyurveda principles and practices especially now with all of the shifts that are occurring.  Thank you for going beyond your head and letting your heart and intuition guide you into sharing these principles with us.

Gets us back in touch with self care

Something else impressed upon me from this past week and it is how much of our daily practice with the MAyurveda gets us back in touch with self care and self love–something as a new mom or working mom or mom of multiples… we often neglect, forget and fail to do. (Yup, I used the f-word!)

And what a great way to set the example to those around us (to our children, to other women, etc…) by our actions.

Urged me into beautiful new territory

I have thoroughly enjoyed taking Mayurveda with you. Each class was so wonderful, spoke right to my level, and urged me into beautiful new territory.

It was challenging in the best possible way.

Soooo amazed at the changes

Not only I feel more energized, but also, I feel that my workouts have better results. Well… I have been teaching about 4 classes a day painfree!!!!

I am just soooo amazed at the changes from the addition of this spice into my daily food intake. Jessica, I can’t thank you enough for this ayurveda course.

Amazing energy shifts

I’ve been following the Ayurveda daily time rhythm and its amazing how your energy shifts with it!

Thank you for allowing your lectures to be recorded online.

Even though I can’t be there during the live chats, it is nice to still feel apart of this class and to be able to learn the information and instill it in my life.

I feel validated

I feel validated on so much of how I felt and advocated for my own baby’s birth. It has allowed me the reminder that holding the space and feeling the community is the most important part of our job. Thank you.

Packed with great information

This course was packed with great information. I loved the live sessions, the opportunity to connect with others, and the plethora of resources available.

Opportunity to be a part of a community

I’m pregnant and this was an opportunity to be a part of a community and was packed with useful info. Loved this course and the live component!

So glad I took this!

This was all extremely relevant to what is going on in my life right now, as I’m 6 months pregnant. I immediately applied the information from each section in conversations with my OB, my partner, and in interviewing and hiring a doula.

I was able to initiate those conversations more confidently. I have a clearer picture of what my options are for labor and delivery. I’ve been practicing some of the poses for labor in my yoga practice. The instructors were very knowledgeable and encouraging. I’m so glad I took this course!

Deeply supportive

Melanie and Rachelle are excellent communicators and deeply supportive of the students in the class.

Tools being taught that go beyond pregnancy and post

I am beyond appreciative that there is so much information being shared that is ever changing and evolving. The amazing teachers sharing their knowledge and paying it forward is incredibly helpful and beneficial to society on a whole.

From inception to postpartum and beyond – there are valuable tools being taught that go beyond pregnancy and post – to all people that can benefit through yoga posture and self healing conversations, self care, supportive groups, nourishment of the body and alternative supportive care.

So much birthing and postpartum information

It met my expectations and more!!!! I was actually very glad that it included so much birthing and postpartum information. I thought it was going to only be yoga.

I loved all of the resources and the enthusiasm of the instructors. The constant emails were great for staying on track and easy links… You gals are doing a great job inspiring so many birthing and yoga professionals, I loved it! Good job Melanie and Rachelle and Jessica

Truly transformational

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks following the Yoga of Birth course integrating all of the resources and info as I begin to create my own birth plan.

This course was truly transformational and I am so thankful.

So much insight into birth

[The Yoga of Birth] provided so much insight into the birthing process, options expectant mothers have, and the importance of standing in your power as a strong woman. 

I have begun to incorporate more meditation in my day to day and have gained confidence to ask my OBGYN questions relating to my birth plan.

wealth of information

Melanie and Rachelle – Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with all of us in this course.

I am so grateful for the wealth of information and the community that is provided as part of this journey.

I was anxious in this new role as a birth doula, and this course reminded me that there is a community of others who have walked this path before me who want nothing more than for me to succeed.

It was so different from the doula training I had done through DONA International, just to see it all through the yoga lens and the fact that you’re both doulas as well was really nice.

Empowering

Wow. I learned so much through this course! There were so many things I hadn’t even thought of!  I feel empowered to share more info with friends and students.

To be honest, a lot of what I learned also scared me a bit about non-surgical births with all that could go wrong and all that is unexpected, but now I also have more tools for the best outcome with a surgical birth too, with delayed cord cutting, swabbing, etc!

Thank you, Melanie and Rachelle and fellow yogis for such a fabulous, eye-opening course!

I’ve now listened about twice, and will definitely revisit resources for myself and others in the future!

Listening a 2nd time has really helped

I’ve loved the Yoga of Birth classes! I listened to most the first time around too, and so listening a 2nd time has really helped everything sink in.

I wish I could have attended live, but I still feel I am getting so much just listening to the classes.

I especially love how vulnerable everyone is with sharing during class and in the circle. Helps me feel less alone with my worries!

I’ve also found the homework to be really helpful too, and know the resources will continue to be so valuable.

It’s wonderful that you also offer retakes up to 3 years, as it’s already been so helpful to revisit Yoga of Birth!

supportive and wise leaders

Thank you Melanie and Rachelle for being such supportive and wise leaders on this Yoga of Birth journey.  I really enjoyed the application of yoga as a lens through which to approach birth. Layering yoga philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and asana on top of birth has been lovely to learn, since this wasn’t such a direct focus of my previous trainings.

I will take away the importance of integrating the 5 Sacred Steps into my own experience as a birthing person and for my future students so that I can more present and balanced in each moment as they come.

Thanks again for a wonderful experience!

loving, empathetic

I loved Rachelle and Melanie! I learned so much and had no idea how many options we had. I was ignorant and now I am educated. This course added more value to my toolbox of wonderful things to share and I am glad to be a resource now.

I really appreciated all the stories shared amongst everyone! I felt so safe in this circle. Rachelle and Melanie were amazing, loving, empathetic people and I hope their communication skills rubs off on me.

This program has been amazing. It felt personal, attended to, cared about. I am very happy.

Ann-Christin G.

I started out the training not being sure if I really wanted to become a prenatal teacher and if I really wanted to go into this very special connection with moms-to-be/ and new moms.

Now, after the Yoga of Birth I’m even thinking that maybe the work of a doula might speak to me.

Gave me the language to understand my birth

The Yoga of Birth gave me language to understand my birth experience.

Prior to that course, if I had been asked if my birth experience was traumatic, I would have said ‘no’ because there wasn’t a code red or emergency c-section, or anything like that.

Feeling like I didn’t belong in that category left me, for years, with only the feelings of guilt – and no thought that I deserved or should be seeking comfort or healing for myself.

Now I feel healed in a way I didn’t even know I needed!

Nancy B.

I am so happy I chose your training. The Doulas were amazing!!!

So beautiful you can feel the doula love and support from here.

Loved

I loved all of the information offered in this course!

It reminded me what impact we can have and having the necessary tools and resources is so important.

Supported

These are topics you don’t really talk about with people who aren’t postpartum or teaching it. It’s a very specific time in your life and it was good able to reconnect and get back those feelings.

It was so nice to be in that space, to feel supported and reMember we’re not alone.

Absolutely recommend

I would absolutely recommend this class for anyone who has pregnant students or clients.

It’s not just how to apply philosophy and asana, it’s a lot about how to get the conversations going and create community.

I feel more confident, and more informed and like I’ve been teaching prenatal longer than I have because I’ve been in these classes and these conversations.

Empowering

The Yoga of Birth is so empowering for all women, not just those that are pregnant but also for those who support them.

I highly recommend this course to anyone working in the prenatal realm and/or are pregnant themselves; the content is so abundant and so awesome!

In this course I learned such valuable information by such educated and experienced ladies that I cannot wait to implement not only in my upcoming birth of my first child but also in my teaching. High five to this program 🙂

Always there supporting me

Thank you so much Jamie for your support and encouragement throughout the program.

I’m grateful that you were my mentor and you were always there supporting me. We need more mentors like you that care for their students and transmit that positive energy to keep moving forward.

Proud of myself

Thanks so much for all your support in getting me here! I am definitely proud of myself and so happy I finally did it!

So grateful for that mentorship

Awesome, thank you so much! I wish I could have spent more time learning with you.

I am so grateful for that mentorship.

I learned a lot

Thank you so much Colleen! I learned a lot from you. Thank you for such good and constructive feedback. I’m excited I finished!

the mentor relationship was transformative

Having the mentor relationship and regular video conferences with Colleen was transformative.

You don’t always know what you are doing, no matter how self-reflective you are trying to be, having a mentor to celebrate your successes and make proactive suggestions for improvements was fantastic.

I am so thankful to Colleen for all the time and care she put into this process!

I feel much more confident

Nicole, thank you so much for your time, your commitment, your inspiration and wisdom. You were very supportive in your feedback and I can use your feedback very well.

I felt much more confident in my second recording already which was also due to your encouragement.