Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga
with Dominique Gagné, Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre DO, Bc. Sc. & Annick Bourbonnais
Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga
with Dominique Gagné, Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre DO, Bc. Sc. & Annick Bourbonnais
50 hours | 2 weekends of 3 days
In STUDIO or ONLINE LIVE
September 5-7 & 19-21, 2025
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Yoga Sangha Montreal & Online Live
4412 Boul. Saint-Laurent & Zoom
Accompany, support and prepare for a happy birth
with Dominique Gagné, Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre DO, Bc. Sc. & Annick Bourbonnais
Pregnant women experience a number of major transformations, and the support they receive during this period is crucial to how they experience their pregnancy, childbirth, and the arrival of their baby. The importance of intrauterine life and birth on a person's emotional development is often underestimated. The prenatal yoga teacher, in addition to offering a special moment for women to slow down, reduce stress, release tension, loosen the pelvis, and improve posture, can play a significant role in this experience. To restore the initiatory character of birth, in today's childbirth contexts, which are sometimes very managed, women need to be informed, supported, and inspired to regain their power and experience this passage with dignity and in all their power.
The postpartum period will finally be an opportunity to build a privileged bond of exchange and communication between the mother and the child; a place to promote the latter's motor development and their feeling of security in the world.
International certification recognized and accredited by the International Yoga Federation (IYF) and the French-speaking Yoga Federation (FFY).
All the knowledge and tools to meet the specific needs of maternity.
This training, led by an exceptionally inspiring couple, provides knowledge, understanding, and technical skills to support pregnant women from pregnancy through birth, all the way to delivery. This ensures that all these stages are experienced in a conscious, natural, active, and serene manner.
The program also offers effective and safe tools to help the mother recover more quickly, physically, hormonally, and emotionally, following childbirth. You will also gain the know-how to create a wonderful space for sharing between mother and baby, thanks, among other things, to massage and manipulations adapted to the infant.
You are interested in pursuing this program for personal or professional reasons. Doulas, therapists, healthcare professionals interested in supporting women with depth and awareness, and all expectant mothers will benefit immensely from this program. A training certificate from our institution will be awarded to students completing the internship.
Participants who are already certified as yoga teachers for 200 hours or more or are students in training at our institution are entitled to obtain an official certification recognized by the International (IYF) and French-speaking Yoga Federations (FFY).
Complete Training Manual included (252 pages).
Practical training assessed under professional expertise at the end of the course.
2 weekends totaling 40 hours I Friday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Readings, Teaching of 3 private sessions & Preparation of the teaching report totaling 10 hours
IN STUDIO or ONLINE
$795 until August 8 | $895 after.
Non-refundable following registration: $200
A unique journey to support the birth of life
- Living anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, physical changes.
- Three terms, three worlds: rhythms, needs, changes.
- Hormonal dance: messengers of physical and emotional transformation.
- Biomechanical intelligence: postural and spatial adaptations of the body
- Pelvis, pelvic floor, ligaments: anchoring, passage, support.
- The abdominals: function, protection, evolution.
- Common ailments: listen, soothe, readjust.
- Vulnerable conditions: miscarriages, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, thyroid disorders, etc.
- Presentation of the fetus: towards optimal positioning.
- Signs and symptoms to watch for.
- Referring accurately: understanding high-risk pregnancies.
- Pregnancy monitoring (different types).
- Examinations, diagnoses and impact of medical discourse (nocebo effect).
- Inner world of the pregnant woman: emotions, impulses, fears, intuitions.
- Life in utero: first bonds, first learning.
- The imprint of birth: the foundation of life.
- Phases of childbirth: natural and physiological course.
- “Pain”: meaning, perception, tools for relief.
- Childbirth hormones: allies of the process.
- Moving while giving birth: freedom, gravity, intuitive movement.
- Natural relief: postures, sounds, touch, water, breath.
- Obstetric pushing vs. physiological pushing.
- Breathing techniques for pushing.
- Medical interventions: overview of current practices.
- Cesarean: understand, support, honor.
- Why inspire women to once again become sovereign over their childbirth?
- The role of the partner: presence, support, co-knowledge.
- Tools for preparing for two: the conscious duo.
- Birth stories: authentic sharing, women's experiences.
- Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
- Preparatory work (warm-up).
- Important basic indications
- The abdominals
- Perineal work and Mula Bandha
- Other Bandhas
- Prana, energy and Pranayamas
- Chakras, pregnancy and childbirth.
- Asanas for pregnant women according to postural groups: indications and contraindications.
- Postures promoting optimal positioning of the fetus.
- Glutes, back and deep pelvic work
- Adapted Sun Salutation
- The birth of the senses
- Mantras and sounds: benefits of sound vibrations on the mother and fetus.
- Intrauterine communication and mother-child attachment.
- Concentration techniques, visualization and positive affirmations
- Meditation and Mindfulness
- Yoga Nidra and relaxation
- Ayurvedic maternity
- Massage
- Herbalism
- Other specialties (osteopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy, homeopathy, etc.)
- Ethics of support
- Construction of adapted sessions
- The art of creating sharing spaces
- Integrating a pregnant woman into a regular class
- Group practices
- The fourth quarter
- Anatomy and physiology of mother and baby
- Special conditions (cesarean section, diastasis, tear, prolapse, difficult delivery, etc.)
- Postural posture of the mother
- Baby carrying and comfort
- Breastfeeding
- The benefits of postnatal yoga
- Progressive fitness, specific study of the abdominals, pelvic floor and back
- Mom/Baby Yoga
- Baby exercises
- Baby massage
- Bandhas and pranayamas
- Mantras, meditation and relaxation
- Supporting mothers who have had bad experiences
- Create a space for exchange between mothers
- Ethics
- Construction of sessions, proposal of sessions
- Adaptability
- Practice time
Teaching faculty
Dominique Gagné
Yoga teacher, doula and perinatal trainer, IYF, FFY
A yoga teacher since 2010, Dominique is certified in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga with Sylvie Tremblay, as well as in prenatal and postnatal yoga with Denyse Laurendeau (Centre La Chrysalide, Quebec), using the Viniyoga approach of TKV Desikachar. This training revealed her deepest vocation: to accompany women in the extraordinary adventure of motherhood.
A CEMA-certified doula in 2012, and a mother herself who gave birth naturally with the help of midwives, Dominique has been supporting women and families during the sacred moment of birth with commitment, intuition and sensitivity for many years.
Since 2017, she has shared her expertise as the lead instructor in the prenatal and postnatal yoga professional training offered at Yoga Sangha. Her teachings integrate traditional wisdom, breath awareness, living anatomy, and respect for each woman's rhythm.
Dominique has completed several training courses in perinatal care: including:
Rhythms and Adaptations of the Newborn with Ingrid Bayot
Well-being and pregnancy (CEMA)
Fetal Life, Birth and Health with Michel Odent
A natural birth with Marie-Andrée Beaumier, homeopath, and Carolyne Potvin, osteopath
Hormone Therapy Yoga with Dinah Rodrigues (Satyam)
Massage for pregnant women and during labor with Bianca Thuot
Herbal care for pregnant women (Herbotheque)
A woman of heart, guided by deep intuition and rare sensitivity, Dominique is also a breastfeeding mentor at MAM, where she generously shares advice and wisdom with new mothers. Committed, caring, and deeply compassionate, Dominique is a valuable figure in the world of perinatal yoga and birth support.
In addition to passionately sharing her expertise in perinatal care, her commitment to family and well-being is demonstrated within the eco-responsible grocery store she runs, Espace Organique , and her homeschooling project dedicated to children in her region.
Teaching faculty
Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre
Osteopath, DO, B.Sc.
Osteopath, Massage Therapist, and Teacher. With a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre began his teaching career in 1997 and is recognized as a dynamic, attentive, and student-oriented teacher. Passionate and a unifying force, he strives to help people of all ages achieve wellness.
Dedicated and devoted to health, his expertise leads him today, in addition to his work in private osteopathic consultation as well as as a college teacher, to take on a course load that he loves at the Sutherland Academy of Osteopathy of Quebec for the treatment of pregnant women and babies, normalization of the pelvic floor and myofascial stretching exercises and ELDOA.
Very invested in his professional training, he constantly attends various courses in osteopathy, among others those related to pregnant women and perinatality under the inspiration of Mrs. Roselyne Lalauze-Pol, DO
He has completed numerous training courses since 2012 related to maternity: Gynecology-obstetrics, osteopathic pediatrics, direct joint techniques with impulse - spine and pelvis, Importance of the position of the fetus, birth and postpartum management, osteopathic techniques in perinatal care with Gilles Boudéhen DO, etc.
His experiences gained during prenatal classes for couples, co-led with Dominique, have allowed him to develop a vision focused on the physiology of childbirth and the benefits it provides to the child's development. A remarkable and inspiring father, he himself embodies, let's say, an exceptional source of inspiration for those around him.
Teaching faculty
Annick Bourbonnais
Annick Bourbonnais is a mother of two. She is a birth companion, counseling consultant, and president of the Quebec Association of Birth Companions. Trained at Cema in 2012, she completed her training with leading figures in the field, including Ingrid Bayot, Isabelle Chalut, and Annie Fournier. Trained in counseling and a committed feminist, she has helped raise awareness about the plight of pregnant migrant women without medical coverage. A blogger, she shares her experiences as a mother, woman, and companion. She truly enjoys sharing and transmitting knowledge.
Brief and clear answer
PRENATAL & POSTNATAL YOGA
Become a guide to the intimate and the living by using yoga as a rite of passage
A living and embodied approach to perinatal care.
PRENATAL & POSTNATAL YOGA
Become a guide to the intimate and the living by using yoga as a rite of passage
A living and embodied approach to perinatal care.