50 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – Weekend 1

Join us for a comprehensive 50-hour Prenatal, Postnatal, and Mommy & Me Yoga Teacher Training offered as immersive weekend intensives at Soluna Yoga + Spa. Designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to support women through pregnancy, conscious birth, and postnatal recovery, this training is led by Dori Thomsen, Co-Founder of Soluna and Lead Teacher. Her heart-centered approach, along with guidance from Soluna’s experienced prenatal yoga teachers, creates a transformative learning experience.

This program invites you into a practice that honors expecting mothers while deepening the connection between body and baby. You’ll explore how to cultivate compassion during pregnancy, empower the birthing journey, and support a graceful transition into healing after birth. A detailed training manual is included with tuition to support your studies during the course and beyond.

The training is well suited for yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, are currently enrolled in one, or plan to begin one in the future. It is also open to caregivers and professionals working in prenatal and postnatal care, as well as pregnant women seeking a deeper understanding of how yoga can support their experience. Men are warmly welcome, too, and may gain valuable tools for supporting a partner during pregnancy or preparing for family life ahead.

What you will learn

• How to lead prenatal yoga classes, plus an introduction to postnatal and Mommy & Me yoga teaching
• What an expecting mother may be experiencing physically and emotionally
• How to build relationships with the mommy community and healthcare professionals
• How to offer appropriate modifications, with clear guidance on what to include and what to avoid
• How to create prenatal, postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga sequences for group classes, private sessions, or personal practice
• Specialized techniques for each trimester to support labor, delivery, and postnatal recovery
• How to design trimester-based lesson plans with creative themes
• Anatomy and physiology related to pregnancy
• Traditional yoga philosophy as it applies to pregnancy and the path into motherhood
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Verbal and manual adjustments
• Restorative and relaxation techniques
• Partner prenatal yoga
• Ways to support a growing community of moms and moms-to-be
• Current birthing trends
• How to communicate confidently about options for prenatal, labor, delivery, and postnatal postures and centering techniques

2027 Dates:

This in-studio training takes place over two weekends in spring 2027 at Soluna Yoga + Spa in Jacksonville, FL. Both weekends are required to receive certification.

April 2, 3, 4
April 23, 24, 25
Graduation April 25

Schedule:
Fridays 5:30-8:30pm (Spa Lounge)
Saturdays 11am-7pm (Yoga Room)
Sundays 10:30am-4:30pm (Yoga Room & Spa Lounge)

To complete the required hours, students must also attend a minimum of six Prenatal Yoga classes offered during the training period. These classes are held every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Required Books:

• Yoga For Pregnancy by Sandra Jordan
• Birthing From Within by Pam England & Rob Horowitz
• Female Pelvis by Blandine Calais Germanine
• Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth by Margo Shapiro Bachman
• Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better, and Grow Stronger by Helen Garabedian

Tuition includes:

• Comprehensive manual
• Weekend immersions of prenatal classes, plus postnatal yoga and Mommy & Me yoga, meditation, pranayama, lectures, and workshops on pregnancy, birth, and postnatal care
• Certification upon completion

Investment:

• $599 full tuition rate
• $300 deposit, non-refundable and applied toward tuition
• Remaining balance due one week before training begins
• Payment plans available

Dori's Prenatal Story:

Dori’s path into prenatal and postnatal yoga teaching began about a year after she started teaching yoga. Early on, she noticed that pregnant students often felt less confident in class, and she felt inspired to deepen her knowledge so she could teach with greater ease, confidence, and safety while creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

As her teaching grew, she completed her prenatal and postnatal yoga training the following year with the same teacher, just five hours from where she lived. The timing felt meaningful, and she embraced the opportunity. Soon after, Dori became pregnant herself and fully experienced prenatal yoga from the student side. At the same time, three close friends in Costa Rica were also expecting.

That shared season of motherhood and sisterhood became a powerful chapter in her life. Dori led prenatal yoga classes alongside women she trusted and loved, and all four babies arrived within a month of one another, making the transition into Mommy & Me yoga a natural next step. During her first trimester, she even competed in a stand-up paddle board race while continuing to lead retreats and teacher trainings in Costa Rica.

The support and connection they shared deepened her confidence and strengthened the bond between the women and their babies. Those friendships remain strong today. After returning to the United States, Dori continued teaching in Jacksonville studios and nurturing her maternal community through prenatal, postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga. In 2014, she opened Soluna, where these offerings continue through a team of experienced instructors trained through her programs.

In 2017, Dori began offering prenatal, postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga teacher trainings locally in Jacksonville, and in 2020 she expanded internationally. She remains deeply committed to empowering expecting and new mothers on and off the mat through community, connection, and support.