85-hour Prenatal + Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training Immersion

Hosted at Vida Asana School of Yoga in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

November 2—9, 2025

Join Kelly Villarreal & Jacque Sweet of Wise Women Yoga, along with special guest teachers for an unforgettable 85-hour immersion style Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica.

This training is certified by Yoga Alliance and provides you with the necessary credentials to apply for the RPYT designation.

Learning to safely and skillfully guide pregnant students in any class style will improve your ability to meet students where they are in mixed-level classes. Becoming a credentialed prenatal yoga teacher also allows you to facilitate specialty classes and workshops to support your students in a sweet safe haven with pre and post-natal yoga offerings.

Immersion-style training offers the best of both worlds: a deep dive into continuing education and a retreat-style experience in a spectacular location. Immersive training allows you the opportunity to create a week of full attention free from the distractions and obligations of home life, and uninterrupted momentum in building skills and practice. We’ll also enjoy a full day off mid-week to explore or enjoy the many local attractions of Costa Rica.

CURRICULUM:

The curriculum is thoughtfully crafted to empower you with the technical skills required to teach prenatal yoga effectively. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of excellence in our training.

Our classes follow a workshop-style format, providing a blend of class observation, hands-on experiences, teaching practice, and self/group study hours.

All participants will receive a manual with additional resources and materials, as well as digital access to prenatal practices with Jacque and Kelly.

The full 85-hour training will include access to approximately 20 hours of pre-course work that must be completed before arriving on-site. Following the immersive week-long training, each participant will include an essay on a topic of their choice as a final requirement for completion.

Training Topics Include:

  • Maternal & Fetal Anatomy During Pregnancy

  • Physiology of Childbirth

  • Pranayama and Meditation Practices for Pregnancy & Birth

  • Prenatal Yoga Class Sequencing

  • Postures to Aid Common Discomforts & Support Labor

  • Contraindications

  • Yoga Philosophy & the Divine Feminine

  • Birth Choices and Mindful Birthing

  • Post-Partum and Fourth Trimester Yoga & Care

  • Cultural Attitudes about Birth

  • Understanding the Role of the Nervous System on the Birth Experience

  • Pelvic Floor & Core Anatomy

  • Class Observations & Teaching Practicums



Prenatal Training FAQs

  • This training is open to registered yoga teachers, birthworkers, doulas, and anyone interested supporting perinatal populations.

    Please note that ONLY yoga teachers already registered at the 200 or 300 hour level with yoga alliance qualify for the RPYT (registered prenatal yoga teacher) designation.

  • Upon completion of the program you can upload your certificate to the yoga alliance website.

    You will then need to log 30 practice teaching hours with yoga alliance (and this can be to anyone, not only pregnant people). Yoga Alliance will then provide you with the logo and credential!

  • This course is for anyone interested in working with pregnant populations, but you will get the most out of this if you have some working knowledge of anatomy and yoga poses.

    This course does not qualify you as a 200 hour registered yoga teacher.

YOUR TUITION INCLUDES:

A full week of immersion-style training with downtime to enjoy the rainforest and nearby beaches. You’ll also receive access to 20 hours of virtual training sessions before arrival. At the end of the week, you’ll receive a certificate of completion and instructions on how to apply for your RPYT credential from Yoga Alliance.

Your tuition also includes 8-day / 7-night accommodations at the stunning Vida Asana retreat center as well as all daily meals. Facilities include a pool, two stunning yoga shalas, bikes available to ride to the beach, and much more. Expect to feel like family by the end of your week here!

Round-trip transportation to and from the airport (when traveling with the group) is included. If you are local and/or do not require lodging, please contact us for a commuter rate!


DAILY SCHEDULE:

Schedules are subject to change due to the progression of training, weather, or other at instructor's discretion.

6am-8:30am: Practice

8:30-9:30am Breakfast

10am-1pm: training

1pm-4pm: Break

4pm-6pm: training

6pm-7pm Dinner

7pm-9pm study hours with instructors

The Venue

Nestled within the serene landscapes of Costa Rica, Vida Asana School of Yoga is an all-inclusive yoga retreat center with dedicated on-site staff who work tirelessly to ensure an unforgettable visit for every guest.

What sets Vida Asana apart from other yoga retreat centers is the jungle setting, located close to the beautiful beach of Playa Hermosa, only 90 minutes from the airport in San Jose. Enjoy healthy garden-to-table Costa Rican cuisine featuring three organic, mostly vegetarian meals per day (gluten-free and pescatarian diets can be accommodated as well). Located along a river, the property features two spacious yoga shalas, expansive community dining areas, a lounge area, a pool, hammocks, and many places to relax, unwind, and immerse in study.

All rooms are well-appointed, quiet, and comfortable, and all feature AC and daily cleaning. Bicycles are available for guests to use for beach visits, nature hikes, and exploring. In the jungle, you never know what you’ll find but you might expect to see monkeys, Macaws, and more without leaving Vida Asana.

Accommodation Options

  • Shared Room - $2250

    This is you in either a double or triple-occupancy suite; rooms may have twin or queen-sized beds. If you are coming solo and wish to be paired with a roommate, you may be placed in a double or a triple room

  • Private Room -$2750

    This is you in your own room with one large bed (queen or king). This room is stunning, private and comfortable!


Important Info + Details

  • Fly into/out of San Jose Airport, Costa Rica (SJO). Complimentary transportation from the airport to Vida Asana retreat center will be provided.*

    Arrival:
    Check-in is available starting from 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 2.

    Departure:
    Check-out is at 12pm on Saturday, November 9

    *Late arrivals/ early departures will be accommodated by Vida Asana. Please book flights to ensure you are on-site for all programming.

  • The following expenses are not included in the total cost of training:

    • Flights

    • Gratuities ( 10% gratuities will be collected as a lump sum for our group and distributed to retreat staff)

    • Spa services or add on activities

    • Prices are per person

    • Payment methods: credit card, Venmo, ACH transfer

    • Payment plans available!

    • Secure your spot with a $500 deposit

    • ALL PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

    Final balance due 90 days before start of training

  • Please be sure you will be able to attend before you submit your deposit. All deposits are non-refundable but may be transferred to another participant to attend in your place.

    Payment is due in full 90 days prior to the start of the training.

    Trip insurance can protect your investment if you need to cancel for covered circumstances.

    Due to retreat centers’ refund policies, we cannot offer any refunds, transfers, or credits for cancellations for any reason within 90 days of the retreat start date.

What People Are Saying

“Jacque and Kelly created the sweetest space for this prenatal yoga teacher training. With a balanced blend of perinatal information and yoga asana, we learned how to creatively, safely, and effectively sequence and lead a prenatal yoga flow. As a 200RYT instructor, this training bolstered my yoga teaching skills and helped me expand on my trauma-informed, somatic orientation of movement facilitation. This training also allowed me to add more tools to my toolbelt as a doula and midwife assistant!

— May W.

“The Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training experience was life-changing for me. It ended up being a surprising culmination of all my yoga training to this point. Jacque and Kelly presented such thorough, powerful, and thoughtful training with their usual grace. I finished the training feeling ready to begin teaching prenatal yoga. Their training made this yoga specialty accessible, inviting, and FUN! I highly recommend it to anyone considering taking it!.”

— Julie J .

“This training, and the thoughtful instructors leading it, have reignited my passion for birth work. The attention on intuitive movement and deepening connection with an inner knowing is applicable to all yoga practitioners, and especially those entering the sacred transition into parenthood. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Jacque, Kelly, and the other brilliant people participating. I find myself inspired to grow my offerings as a yoga teacher to all students, those who are pregnant and those who are not. 

— Sierra T.

Meet the Trainers

  • I took my first yoga teacher training when my youngest son was not quite two years old. Yoga has had such a profound impact on the ways I show up as a parent and is such a grounding force through pregnancy and beyond.

    It such a deep honor to gather with expecting parents to witness this big life transition they are making and offer them tools for support.

    As a full-time yoga teacher, I hold an E-RYT 500 credential, and a specialty prenatal (RPYT) credential. I have deep special interests in yoga philosophy, meditation, and functional anatomy.

Want to get to know us? Listen to Wisdom Within: A Mindful Birthing Podcast!

  • One of the best days of my week is when I get to circle up with the 7-15 expecting mothers that attend my weekly prenatal yoga class. Each class is different and the same. We all show up from our different days and share what’s present which enhances our time together in connection, centering, grounding, moving, breathing, empowering, and resting. This is the regular cycle we practice in my prenatal yoga classes in preparation for growing and giving new life while honoring our own at the utmost. When prenatal yoga babies are born, I often receive the gift of notice and learn their given names which has become an absolute splendor. If I’m really lucky, I get to see both mom and baby in one of my Bonding With Baby Yoga classes and support parents who need community and 10+ babies making yogi friends! We continue together in connection, centering, grounding, moving, breathing, empowering, and resting.