Yoga for Women's Health Teacher Training Course

Explore how the endocrine system orchestrates hormones across glands like hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, and ovaries, and learn how yoga, breathwork, and meditation support hormonal balance for women's health.

Explore the link between the endocrine system and the chakra system, map chakras to endocrine glands, and design yoga, breathwork, and meditation practices to balance specific glands.

Explore the seven primary chakras along the spine, their attributes, colors, elements, sounds, and balanced practices to understand energy flow and personal harmony.

Understand how female sex and stress hormones regulate mood, cycles, and overall health, and learn holistic practices to balance estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol.

Explore how yin and yang frame hormones like estrogen and progesterone as yin, and cortisol and adrenaline as yang, and learn how lifestyle, movement, thoughts, and environment shape balance.

Explore the yin and yang concept from ancient Chinese philosophy, and see how yin is softer and yang is stronger, guiding balance in yin yoga.

Explore the female pelvic bones (ilium, pubis, sitz bones) and their connection to the sacrum and spine, and understand how pelvic alignment and pelvic floor influence posture.

Learn the anatomy of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus. See how ovaries produce eggs and hormones, ovulation releases an egg monthly, and the uterus lining thickens or sheds.

Explore the menstrual cycle and how hormones shape daily changes, from follicular phase with menstruation overlap, to ovulation and the luteal phase preparing the uterus for possible conception.

Explore how the moon cycle mirrors the menstrual cycle, linking new moon, full moon, and waning phases to winter menstruation, spring follicular energy, and autumn luteal mood.

Explore the ovarian cycle in depth, detailing follicular development, ovulation, corpus luteum function, and the uterine endometrium's preparation for possible fertilization and implantation.

Explore common women's issues with a general overview, aligning with anatomy and physiology to anticipate what women may experience in your yoga classes.

Explore polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), its symptoms like irregular periods, ovarian cysts, excess hair, acne, and weight gain, plus diagnosis challenges, family history, and lifestyle or oral contraceptive treatments.

Explore endometriosis, its 10% prevalence and symptoms, and how hormones drive pain and inflammation, with diagnosis delays and management options including medication, surgery, and a naturopath.

Explore amenorrhea, the absence of menstruation during reproductive years, usually diagnosed after 3–4 missing cycles, with natural occurrence in pregnancy and breastfeeding and links to PCOS, underweight, stress, and medications.

Understand irregular periods after menarche as brain-to-ovary signaling and hormones settle, up to five years. Learn common causes like stress, weight changes, PCOS, fibroids, or medications and seek medical advice.

Explore dysmenorrhea, including primary and secondary menstrual cramps, their causes such as endometriosis and fibroids, and treatments like medication, exercise, relaxation techniques, heat, and rest.

Explore long and short menstrual cycles, their causes, and implications. Learn how stress, illness, age, and perimenopause affect cycle length and when to order a blood test.

Explore how fluid retention occurs around the ankles, arms, and midsection, influenced by hormones, electrolytes, and mineral balance, with the lymphatic system draining excess fluid and movement supporting drainage.

Investigate bloating in women, especially around menstruation, and apply diet and lifestyle strategies—hydration, fiber, mindful eating, stress management, diary tracking, and selective food elimination—to reduce symptoms.

Navigate the female life cycle from pre-adolescence to perimenopause, detailing puberty, menarche, growth and weight changes, hormonal regulation, and the influence of health, nutrition, and body weight on reproductive timing.

Explore the three stages of menopause—perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause—and bone health. Learn to support women through this transition and focus on self.

Explore the autonomic nervous system, including the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches, and how stress triggers adrenaline and cortisol, while yoga and breathing promote rest, digestion, and homeostasis.

Practice mindfulness-based yoga to signal safety, calm the nervous system, and rebalance progesterone and stress-affected hormones. Guide women to calm the nervous system, easing mood and menstrual symptoms.

Explore 17 yoga postures and their specific benefits for women's health, equipping you to design women-focused classes and identify postures that support health needs.

Explore the traditional view that inversions are off-limits during the bleeding phase, contrast with the scientific fact that there are no physical contraindications, and encourage open discussion and personal choice.

Explore half bridge and butterfly poses to boost thyroid blood flow, ease menstrual back tension, strengthen pelvic muscles, and calm digestion and nervous system through compression and release.

Explore cactus arms as a heart-opening posture that expands the chest and deepens breath to calm the nervous system, improve shoulder mobility, and support women's health.

Explore yoga poses for women's health, including easy pose side stretch, goddess pose, and half lord of the fishes, using compression release and breath to support reproductive and digestive balance.

Utilize malasana and standing and seated forward folds to boost pelvic blood flow during menstruation, compress and release the pelvis, and strengthen hips, legs, and torso through breathing.

Explore upward facing dog variations with rolled blankets to compress the belly, boost digestion and bloating relief, while stimulating pineal and pituitary glands and supporting endocrine balance.

Engage in a mindfulness based yoga practice designed to balance hormones by calming the nervous system and endocrine system through square breathing and gentle poses, twists, and forward folds.

Guide through a yoga practice to ease menstrual discomfort and headaches by opening the pelvis and hips with forward folds, twists, and supported poses, suitable from beginner to advanced.