(Early-bird special $250 if booked and paid before 12th May 2010 - First two days open to everyone) Monday 14th June – Wednesday 16th June + Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th ($500 for the whole 5 day training) (Early-bird special $400 if booked and paid before 12th May)
Samadhi Birth - Yoga for Pregnancy, Labour and Beyond
Yoga is often described as being both a ‘path of effort’ and a ‘path of grace’. This model of understanding spirituality is the perfect metaphor for the realm of conception, pregnancy, childbirth and parenting in the first year. The process of bringing a new being into the world requires enormous dedication and effort. What other job asks you to offer your physical strength, stamina and total focus twenty four hours a day, seven days a week?
Katie Manitsas is the director of Samadhi Yoga and Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training. Katie has been teaching yoga for many years all over the world. Originally from the UK, Katie’s teachers include Simon Low (Yoga Academy), Sharon Gannon and David Life (Jivamukti Yoga) and Swamini Mayatitananda (Wise Earth School of Ayurveda); each of whom she has had the great privilege of being personally mentored by. Katie is ‘doula’ (birthing companion) and a proud mother to Christos and newborn Ziggy. Katie has a new book available soon called 'Yoga off the Mat' and is working on a book about pregnancy and labour as it relates to yoga. Katie’s previous book ‘Spiritual Survival and the City’ is on sale now.
Course structure, and suggested participation: The first two days (Saturday and Sunday) of the workshop are open to everyone – especially pregnant women, partners, yoga teachers, doulas, midwifes, nurses and child birth educators are welcomed. We invite you to join us to explore how pregnancy and childbirth and those first few early months can be a precious, beautiful time for baby, parents and carers alike. If you are experiencing a difficult and tumultuous pregnancy, if you are nervous about labour and unsure about how you will cope with a newborn we especially welcome you! If you are working or generally busy we really encourage you to take these three days as a ‘retreat in the city’. We can suggest lots of nearby accommodation options for those of you traveling from further afield.
The last three days (Monday to Wednesday) of the training are open to YOGA TEACHERS ONLY and during this time we will look more intensively at the practices suitable for pregnant and post-natal women. We will also learn about how yoga can support couples who are having problems conceiving. These two days will only be open to those who have attended the first three days.
Ask your teacher for an info pack or email info@samadhiyoga.com.au or call 02) 9517 3280
Guest teachers will be announced soon.