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 & September 19-21, 2025
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.
Be a certified yoga teacher or student in training.
Complete Training Manual included (252 pages).
Two weekends (40 hrs)
Friday 5pm to 9pm; Saturday and Sunday 8am to 5pm
Reading to be done, Teaching (3 private sessions) & Preparation of the Teaching Report (Total 10 hours)
STUDIO or REPLAY ONLINE
$795 until August 8 | $895 after.
Non-refundable following registration: $350
Training program
- Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, physical changes.
- Stages of pregnancy, characteristics of the trimesters.
- Pregnancy hormones.
- Biomechanical adaptations.
- Specific study of the pelvis, pelvic floor and ligaments.
- The abs.
- Common ailments of pregnant women.
- Medical problems or conditions related to pregnancy (miscarriages, hypertension, preeclampsia, thyroid, etc.).
- Presentations and optimal positioning of the fetus.
- Signs and symptoms to watch for.
- Know when to refer the student to a health professional, high-risk pregnancies.
- Pregnancy monitoring (different types).
- Medical examinations and the “nocebo” effect.
- The emotional state of the pregnant woman.
- Life in utero
- The imprint of birth
- The stages of childbirth
- The “pain” of childbirth, tools to reduce it, stress management.
- The hormones of childbirth.
- Physiology of childbirth
- Natural methods for pain relief.
- Moving while giving birth.
- Obstetric pushing vs. physiological pushing.
- Breathing techniques for pushing.
- Quick overview of interventions during childbirth
- Caesarean section
- Why inspire women to take back their power during the birth experience.
- Birthing partner.
- Duo with partner.
- Testimonies of women and their 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
- Construction of sessions, proposal of sessions
- Create a space for exchange and sharing
- Integrating a pregnant woman into a regular class
- Practice time
- 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
IYF, FFY
A yoga teacher since 2010, Dominique is certified in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga by Sylvie Tremblay, as well as in prenatal and postnatal yoga with Denyse Laurendeau. Also a doula, she supports women and families through this precious life transition.
Since 2017, she has been sharing her expertise by offering professional training in teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga to the Sangha.
A passionate entrepreneur, she also runs her eco-responsible grocery store, Espace Organique , and invests her whole heart in her homeschool project with the children of her region.
At the same time, Dominique develops and facilitates nature healing circles and workshops, continuing her commitment to well-being, reconnecting with the Self and listening to oneself.
In 2010, she completed a specialized training (200 hours) in prenatal and postnatal yoga with Denyse Laurendeau from the Chrysalide center in Quebec. Coming from the lineage of TKV Désikachar of Chennai and based on a Viniyoga approach, this constitutes a milestone in her journey which revealed her passion for pregnant women and motherhood. She will follow many specialized courses in perinatal care for which she will be trained: 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, Hormonal therapeutic yoga with Dinah Rodrigues (Satyam), Massage for pregnant women and during labor with Bianca Thuot, Herbal care for pregnant women (Herbothèque), and others.
A certified birth companion from the CEMA (French National Center for Childbirth and Equality) in 2012, Dominique, herself a mother who gave birth naturally with the support of a midwife, has now supported many women and couples involved in the childbirth process, as well as during childbirth. Her intuition and sensitivity make her an incomparable resource.
She is involved as a breastfeeding sponsor within the MAM... for anyone who wants to benefit from her many tips and enlightened wisdom!
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.
YOGA PRENATAL & POSTNATAL
Devenez guide de l'intime et du vivant en utilisant le yoga comme rituel de passage
Une approche vivante et incarnée du soin périnatal.
YOGA PRENATAL & POSTNATAL
Devenez guide de l'intime et du vivant en utilisant le yoga comme rituel de passage
Une approche vivante et incarnée du soin périnatal.