Become a Guide and Space Holder for Postpartum Yoga & Healing
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Uncover the impact of our birth stories on the postpartum experience. In this module, we dive into the shadow of birth, hierarchies, and trauma related to giving birth.
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The first 40 days offer a window to revitalizing the birthing body through nourishment, body work and protected rest. We explore Ayurvedic wisdom and traditions for postpartum healing.
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Examine the changes in the body after birth. During this module, we discuss hormones, lactation, joint health, mental health, changes to the core and the pelvic floor, and to whom you can refer.
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You’ll learn how to restart movement after birth with a gentle, but impactful movement progression that draws energy and intention to exploring the new body, reconnecting and building strength safely.
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Learn how to guide Baby + Me yoga classes that are fun and inclusive for all bodies and parents. You’ll learn how to navigate when all the babies are crying, feeding, and when they are resting.
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One of the most powerful offerings you can open is a safe space for mothers and new parents to connect in. You’ll learn how to hold the space with compassion, while redirecting your participants from employing shaming hierarchies that harm vulnerable mothers. We’ll discuss different places and networks you can access to gather your clients.
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Yoga asana practices looks different from pre-pregnancy and prenatal yoga. Learn practices, sequences, and modifications to assist your students in moving and balancing energy, releasing tension, and integrating their new life.
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Learn how to structure your business, what offerings to lead with, how to find your ideal clients, pricing, and community service.
The 50-hour breakdown:
In-person weekend training
homework + reading assignments
on demand videos
12 monthly virtual circles
Three virtual private mentorship sessions with Lauren
opportunities for shadowing
lifetime access to private group chat
Next session 2027:
virtual lectures:
March 2nd + 16th 6-9pm
in-person weekend: Friday-Sunday 10-6pm
March 26-27,
Postpartum Revolution
Oppressive systems that affect birth/postpartum and women are pervasive throughout modern medical culture. Our program focuses on remembering Divine Feminine/Goddess Archetypes and Ancestral practices to honor every postpartum journey, no matter the specifics.
Postpartum yoga teachers have the unique opportunity to meet weekly with birthing people throughout postpartum, creating space for conscious conversations, community, and practices that remember our power to in a system built to profit from fear and self-doubt.
Intentionally Embodied Facilitators build spaces of inclusivity, compassion, and ancient practices that build powerful birthers, families, and communities.
Meet your guide:
Lauren Shields, Full Spectrum Doula and Perinatal Yoga Specialist
MS, CCC-SLP, E-RYT200, YACEP, RPYT
Empowering Birthing People with Yoga and Movement
For over a decade, Lauren has been a dedicated yoga practitioner, transforming hundreds of birthing experiences with her approach. By integrating yoga lineage, movement, and solution-based birth and postpartum planning, she has seen firsthand the tremendous impact that yoga, meditation, breath work, and Pilates can have on a person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. These practices, when incorporated during pregnancy, are known to have long-lasting effects throughout the birthing process and postpartum period. Lauren is a firm believer that a consistent practice of yoga, pranayama (breath work) and meditation can establish a supportive lifestyle for motherhood and parenthood, beyond just childbirth. By combining her passions for fitness, science, and education, she empowers birthing people to make intuitive choices based on their body wisdom, rather than fear or a need for control.
Lauren Shields has attended over 100 births including home birth, hospital birth, vaginal birth + surgical birth, and has worked intimately with hundreds of birthing people in her classes and workshops.
Her curriculum is designed with the intention of developing students into strong community leaders that can fully support students in the childbearing year with compassion and unbiased information, able to design effective and creative classes that address all the needs of their students. She is passionate that more knowledgeable prenatal and postpartum yoga instructors in the community can help to improve maternal mortality rates in the US, especially for black women.
What is Intentional Embodiment?
Intentional Embodiment is a powerful tool that allows us to experience life through our bodies. By deliberately engaging with our energy and experiences, we foster mindfulness, intuition, and connect to body wisdom that help us stay grounded and present in the moment.
Traditionally, childbirth education focuses on cognitive learning and gather information about the birthing process, with limited emphasis on movement practices such as dance and yoga.
However, the Intentionally Embodied Birth experience emphasizes yogic and ancestral practices that connect our students/clients to body wisdom, balance their energies, and integrate new information.
This approach enables birthers to easily access a sense of calm and acceptance amidst the chaotic and stressful moments of the child-bearing year.
The Intentionally Embodied Birth draws on principles of yogic & Ayurvedic practices, physical therapy, Pilates, midwifery care, psychology, sociology, and reiki energy healing to connect practitioners to the Divine Feminine energies of creativity, surrender, and grounding. It emphasizes finding balance and rhythm to facilitate the birthing experience, and create a deeper sense of awareness and connection between the mind and body.
This training is for you if you:
feel called to support birthing people in your community
are a doula
are a yoga teacher
are a pilates instructor
are a chiropractor
are a physical therapist
are a lactation consultant
already work as a birth keeper, but would like to integrate more mindfulness and movement into your practice
You do not need a yoga certification to participate in our program.
FAQs
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We have a strict no refund policy. Please make sure you are ready for this training prior to getting started.
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Yes, you’ll be ready to lead postpartum yoga, Baby + Me classes, and host Mother Circles. You will also have the option to offer these services in a private 1:1 setting.
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Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training: $988
Early Bird Pricing $899
Bundle Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training for $1999
Learn more about the prenatal yoga teacher training program here.
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Yes. All hours for this program count towards CEUs for Yoga Alliance.
Ready to deepen your skills and confidently support birthing people in the postpartum period?
Join our Postpartum Yoga Training — a thoughtful, evidence-informed program crafted with the same attention to detail you value. From gentle sequencing and breath-centered practices to trauma-aware adjustments and hands-on support skills, every module is designed with clarity and care so you can teach with competence and pride.
If you’re ready to elevate your teaching, expand your scope, and offer postpartum families practices that truly stand out, enroll now. You’ll leave equipped with practical tools, clear guidance, and the confidence to make a meaningful difference.
Sign up today and take the next step toward becoming a trusted postpartum yoga guide.
One In person weekend in Atlanta with Lauren Shields and guest instructors
6 monthly circles to practice teach with real students
OnDemand content to go at your own pace
6 months of mentorship
Lifetime access to private group chat
Spiral Bound Full Color Training Manual
After completion, trainees will:
lead postpartum yoga and core classes
lead classes, workshops and private sessions
facilitate postpartum support circles
work with private clients for healing through postpartum care utilizing Ayurveda and Yoga practices
create a sustainable business model to support their local birth community