We invite you to join us for this comprehensive 50-hour Prenatal, Postnatal, and Mommy & Me Yoga Teacher Training, offered as immersive weekend intensives at Soluna Yoga + Spa. This training provides the knowledge and tools to confidently support women through pregnancy, conscious birth, and postnatal recovery. This training is led by Dori Thomsen, Co-Founder of Soluna and Lead Teacher, whose experience and heart-centered approach guide this transformative journey and learn from our team of experienced Prenatal Yoga instructors at Soluna.Dive deeply into a practice that honors and supports expecting mothers, strengthening their connection to both body and baby, cultivating compassion throughout pregnancy, empowering the birthing experience, and fostering a graceful transition into postnatal recovery. Participants will receive an in-depth training manual, included with tuition, to support learning during and beyond the training.
This training is ideal for yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, are currently enrolled in one, or plan to begin a 200-hour YTT in the future. It is also open to caregivers and professionals working in the prenatal and postnatal fields, as well as pregnant women seeking deeper insight into empowering their pregnancy through yoga. Men are warmly welcomed and encouraged to participate, gaining valuable perspective and tools to better support a partner during pregnancy or to prepare for growing a family in the future.
In this training you will learn:
- The primary focus will be on how to lead a prenatal yoga class. Additional training in this course will include how to lead a postnatal, and mommy & me yoga class
- Understand what an expecting mother is experiencing
- How to develop relationships with the mommy community and healthcare professionals
- Know what to suggest and offer modifications in class, the to do’s and not to do’s
- How to develop a Prenatal, Postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga sequences for public classes and private sessions or personal use
- Techniques specialized to the needs of pregnant women for each trimester, empowering their labor, delivery, and postnatal recovery
- How to design a lesson plan for each trimester with creative themes
- Anatomy and physiology related to pregnancy
- Traditional yoga philosophy as it applies to pregnancy and journey into motherhood
- Pregnancy conditions
- Verbal and manual adjustments
- Restorative and relaxation techniques
- Partner Prenatal Yoga
- What you can do to support a growing community of moms and moms-to-be
- All the current birthing trends
- How to communicate confidently to new moms their options for prenatal, labor, delivery and postnatal postures and centering techniques
Dates:
This training will meet for 2 weekends in the Spring of 2026 at Soluna Yoga + Spa in Jacksonville, FL. All weekends must be attended by the student to receive the certificate. Offered in-studio only.
- April 17, 18, 19
- May 1, 2, 3
- Graduation May 3
Fridays 5:30-8:30pm (Spa Lounge)
- 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, with additional classes on 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, applied towards tuition)
- Remaining balance due before 4/17/26
- Payment plans available
Dori’s Prenatal Story:
Dori’s journey into teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga began about a year after she started teaching yoga. Early on, she noticed a lack of confidence when pregnant women attended her classes and felt called to deepen her knowledge so she could teach with greater ease, confidence, and safety, creating an inclusive space for all students, pregnant or not.
As her teaching continued to expand, Dori completed her prenatal and postnatal yoga training the following year with the same teacher, offered just five hours from where she lived. It felt like a clear sign, and she eagerly stepped into the training. Shortly afterward, Dori became pregnant herself, fully immersing herself in the prenatal yoga experience. Remarkably, three of her closest friends in Costa Rica were also expecting at the same time.
This divine timing allowed Dori to lead prenatal yoga classes alongside friends she deeply trusted and adored. All four women welcomed their babies within a month of one another, making the transition into teaching Mommy & Me yoga a natural next step. During her first trimester, Dori even competed in a stand-up paddle board race, all while continuing to lead retreats and teacher trainings in Costa Rica.
This shared journey into motherhood and sisterhood profoundly deepened Dori’s confidence and strengthened the bond between the women and their babies. The support they provided one another was immeasurable, and those friendships remain strong to this day.
After returning to the United States, Dori resumed teaching in studios throughout Jacksonville, continuing to grow and nurture her maternal community through prenatal, postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga. She eventually opened her own studio in 2014, Soluna, where these offerings continue today through a team of experienced instructors, all trained by Dori through her programs.
In 2017, Dori began offering prenatal, postnatal, and Mommy & Me yoga teacher trainings locally in Jacksonville, and in 2020 expanded internationally. She is deeply passionate about empowering expecting and new mothers both on and off the mat and uniting them through shared practice, having experienced firsthand the transformative power of community, connection, and support throughout pregnancy and motherhood.
