85h Prenatal & Postnatal yoga Teacher Training
NOVEMBER 2026 - JANUARY 2027
IN-PERSON @ SOMA YOGA LONDON OR ONLINE @ ZOOM
Trauma-informed training designed for certified yoga teachers and movement professionals ready to specialize in the powerful, sacred stages of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Journey with us into the heart of women's health and wellbeing, yoga philosophy, and empowered motherhood. Join us in-person at SOMA Yoga Wandsworth in London or live-streamed from anywhere in the world.
Next cohort: November 2026 - January 2027 @ London, UK
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Next cohort: November 2026 - January 2027 @ London, UK 〰️
SPanda institute training program
I facilitate this globally recognized, Yoga Alliance-certified program as part of the Spanda Institute faculty at my SOMA Yoga studio in Wandsworth, London, UK, and online via Zoom (you can take it from anywhere!)
Since 2009, Spanda has been dedicated to elevating yoga as a science-informed, trauma-sensitive, and continually evolving discipline.
Our experienced teaching team includes Senior Trauma-Informed Yoga Teachers, a Women’s Health Physiotherapist, a Senior Doula, and a Postpartum care specialist.
The Perinatal Spanda Method: Logical, Creative, Organic
We center our training around our established Perinatal Spanda Flow Method - an organic approach with 3 sequencing pathways for different themes and accessibility levels, while leaving space for your creativity and authenticity.
We give you tested patterns and recipes to create themed classes that work for different bodies and abilities, adaptable on the go. You will learn to include relevant themes that inspire and elevate the real experience of pregnancy and postpartum.
FROM THE HEART
~ What Graduates say
“This training has changed my approach to practising yoga, my approach to teaching yoga, my approach to my own body, and it even changed the way I walk.
I've gotten in touch with the pieces of my body and my soul I didn't even know existed, and enjoyed every single second of the process. This might have been the most transformative experience I've ever had.
Thank you, Gea, and a thank you to all beautiful women in our intimate trust circle.”
~ Tijana, Germany
“I’m so grateful for Gea’s guidance and support throughout this incredible journey. Joining the course was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
The course was beautifully structured, covering every stage of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery with clarity and depth. Gea’s extensive knowledge shone through in every session, and she has an amazing ability to make complex topics easy to understand and apply.
The perfect mix of theory and hands-on practice really cemented what we learned, leaving me feeling fully prepared to teach.
Even though the course was online, it exceeded my expectations by creating a genuine sense of community among us women—we formed connections that felt as real as if we’d met in person. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for both knowledge and support.”
~ Anita, Switzerland
“I took the prenatal yoga teacher training led by Gea while I was pregnant with my second child. Following the breath work and movement techniques Gea taught during the course allowed me to have a positive and truly empowering birth experience.
Gea is a knowledgeable teacher with a genuine desire to help people. Everything she shared was supported by science and by lectures of medical professionals who joined the course.
The program was so well thought out and delivered that it made it easier to learn, understand, and practice. If you are passionate about helping people and would like to acquire the knowledge and skills to teach more confidently, then Gea’s prenatal teacher training is the best gift you could give yourself and your students.”
~ Desi, Saudi Arabia
Deepen Your Impact and Support the Journey of Matrescence
This is a Yoga Alliance (YA) fully certified Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training. Upon completion of this training, you will be able to register as a YA RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher), teach private and group Prenatal and Postnatal yoga classes and workshops.
WHat to expect?
🧠 Anatomy, Physiology & Hormonal Shifts
We take a deep dive into the physical changes of pregnancy with a female health physiotherapist, so you can guide students safely and intelligently through every trimester and postpartum.
Pelvic floor awareness & intra-abdominal pressure management
Core integrity before and after birth
Understanding hormonal shifts & their impact on the nervous system
Navigating common pregnancy conditions with confidence (like pelvic girdle pain, low back pain etc.)
📅 Trimester-Specific Yoga Practice & Sequencing
You’ll learn three clear sequencing pathways and how to use them through trimesters, alongside real-world teaching tools that allow you to adapt to individuals and group dynamics.
Prenatal yoga: safe, effective, and empowering
Principles of exercising in pregnancy to help students continue safely doing active things they love
Teaching accessible Prenatal Classes using the mat, wall, chair, and other props
Adapting group classes or creating tailored private sessions
The art of prenatal class planning & theming
🌬️ Breath, Mudra, Mantra, Theming
Support your students beyond the physical. Learn how to introduce pranayama, mudra, mantra, and how to meaningfully theme your classes in a way that feels authentic and deeply supportive.
Breathwork techniques for calm, connection, and labor preparation
Mantras to foster grounding, courage, and emotional balance
Mudras for meditation, healing, and intention setting
Pathways to theming and authentic offerings
🌀 Birth Preparation & the Biomechanics of Labor
Understand how yoga can prepare the body and mind for labor and birth, and how to bring these tools into your classes.
Biomechanics of birth
Weaving optimal birthing positions in your class sequencing
The emotional side of birth
Rebozo techniques for comfort and movement
Using yoga to support natural movement and the physiology of labor
🤱 Postpartum Recovery & Holistic Care
We honour this time of healing and transformation, offering both physical recovery tools and emotional support strategies.
Early Postpartum Recovery - using the breath for deep core and pelvic healing
Postnatal yoga: meeting the new me, rebuilding strength, restoring the core, and reconnecting
Mum & baby yoga: We’ll teach you how to hold mother-centered classes with their babies present in the room.
Holistic postpartum practices, traditional healing approaches, and navigating matrescence
❤️ Emotional Wellbeing & Holding Space
Learn how to create a supportive, inclusive space where mothers feel seen, heard, and held. We’ll focus on the art of space holding and how to cultivate connection and trust within your classes.
Guest teachers (a doula and a postpartum healing specialist) will lead explorations into the emotional layers of pregnancy and early motherhood.
Understanding emotional transitions and identity shifts
Trauma-informed language and class structure
Creating a safe and supportive class container
The holistic postpartum - reality vs expectations
💼 Teaching, Community & Business Essentials
We help you bring it all together—whether you’re working in studios, building your own classes, taking it online, or connecting with local birth professionals.
How to launch and grow your prenatal/postnatal offerings
Creating community and building lasting relationships
Ethics, communication, and working in collaboration
Prenatal and Postnatal (Mum&Baby) Class observations
nov 2026 - jan 2027 @ london & zoom
On-demand: 30 hours of pre-recorded materials to prepare you for the live blocks, with a suggested schedule to best follow the live blocks of this training. Not all 30 hours need to be watched before the first live block.
Live Part 1: November 26 - November 29, 2026 at SOMA Yoga & streamed via Zoom
Live Part 2: December 10 - December 13, 2026 at SOMA Yoga & streamed via Zoom
Exams & Graduation: Janunary 16, 2027, 1pm - 8pm at SOMA Yoga & streamed via Zoom
Live schedule
Thursday & Friday
8 am - 12 pm
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Saturday:
11 am - 2:30 pm
4 pm - 7 pm
Sunday:
9 am - 12 pm
1:30 pm - 5:30pm
*The live schedule might change slightly to adjust to the needs of the group
Cost & terms
Payment in full:
300£ non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot
Early Bird* - 950£ (deposit + remaining 650£ due by Sep 1st, 2026)
Late Bird - 1100£ (deposit + remaining 800£ due by May 1st 2026)
10% discount for our 200-hour Spanda Institute teacher training graduates
Max 6 installments
1200£
Payments can start when you apply, and the last installment needs to be paid before December 1st, 2026.
Terms & Conditions
If your application is accepted, a non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your place. This fee is non-refundable unless we cancel the training. To get the Early Bird discount, the full amount is due by the expiry of the Early Bird offer. If, for a medical or other life-altering reason, the student is unable to participate in the training and can provide proof, 60% of the paid amount minus the deposit fee will be refunded if cancelled 60 days or more before the training. If cancelled 59 or fewer days before the training, 50% of the tuition might be refunded after the program director's consideration. Please note that any additional costs like bank transfer and currency conversion fees, are paid by the student. The school should receive the full tuition amount.
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London or Online
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November 2026 - January 2027
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Teachers
Gea
Lead trainer
E-RYT500, RPYT, YACEP
SOMA Yoga London • founder
Full spectrum doula
Birth Educator
Gea Krajcar offers a heart-centered yoga practice rich with creative sequencing, chanting, functional alignment, and skillfully woven yoga philosophy for inspired living. She aims to honor the ancient wisdom of yoga, be inspired by modern science, and convey the often misunderstood Yogic philosophy & spiritual teachings in an easily digestible way for a modern practitioner of yoga & meditation.
She is the founder of the SOMA Yoga studio in Wandsworth, where she offers classes, kirtans, workshops, and trainings.
Through Spanda Institute faculty, she serves as the Program Director for Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga TT, and a lead teacher on 200h & 300h Yoga teacher trainings. Gea is also hosting her membership platform, the Online Yoga Club, and runs annual retreats.
As a full-spectrum doula, she regularly volunteers in online projects that support mothers in need across the Balkan region, giving back to her homeland. Gea is also soon to be certified as a birth educator and offers Birth Partners workshops at her SOMA Yoga studio.
Nika
E-RYT200, RPYT
BA Dance & Education
Nika Disney has been teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga for the past four years at Yoga Studio Zanshin in Pula, Croatia. After completing this 85-hour Prenatal & Postnatal Teacher Training with Gea Krajcar and Spanda Institute in 2022, Nika built Zanshin's dedicated prenatal and postnatal program from the ground up, working with pregnant women and new mothers through movement that meets them where their bodies actually are.
She is also training as a doula with the Croatian Doula Association, not to practice as one, but to deepen how she reads and supports the physical and emotional shifts of pregnancy and postpartum in her teaching.
Her approach draws on her pedagogy degree and a decade of broader movement and performance work across Croatia and the Netherlands, using her creative background to support people in feeling capable in their bodies through the realities of pregnancy, birth, and recovery.
From 2014-2022, she taught as a part of artistic projects with displaced communities, elementary and high school students through the Academy for Theater and Dance in Amsterdan, dance companies ICK (Emio Greco | Pieter Scholten) and Conny Janssen Danst, creating performances that emerged from collaborative processes.
In this training, Nika will teach some parts of the program, and serve as a mentor and coordinator.
& THE rest of the TEAM
Mahlie Peet | Women’s Health Physiotherapist
Anita Budak | Head of Croatian Doula Association
Ivana Lovric | Psychologist, Shiatsu practitioner specializing in female pelvis and female cycles.
FAQ
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Yes, we are facilitating teacher trainings through the Spanda Institute. Our Yoga school has been registered with the Yoga Alliance for the last 15 years, and our certificate is recognized internationally. Upon completion of your training, you will get a Yoga Alliance certificate from Spanda Institute, and if you wish, you can apply to be in the Yoga Alliance register of teachers as an RPYT90.
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In order to apply for the Prenatal & Postnatal Teacher training, you need to have a completed 200h Yoga Teacher Training behind you. The training is also open for other fitness professionals with experience in teaching classes (but if you want to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion, the 200h training will be needed).
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To complete this teacher training, you need to attend all the course hours, do all the written assignments and go through all teaching labs.
If you miss a lecture, day, or weekend, you can make up for it by booking a private lesson with a lead teacher. In this way, you can make up for a maximum of 2 days.
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Throughout the course, you will have to complete the quizzes following the on-demand lectures.
At the end of the training, you will teach a 60-minute class as a practical exam.
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Yes, the course includes a 100+ page manual and access to on-demand materials for 1 year.
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Yes, the in person blocks will be live-streamed via Zoom and you can join us from anywhere for the full training.