CPD Courses
Welcome!
Whether you are a yoga teacher or another movement teacher, midwife or doula, or someone interested in starting your own talking circle, welcome.
The workshops and courses you see below are a labour of love. I bring my skills as an academic researcher and lecturer (in Medical Sociology) together with my expertise in pregnancy yoga, yoga nidra, birth trauma and circle holding.
I have been teaching yoga for 18 years and running talking circles for 8 years. All my different interests mean that I have developed a 'portfolio career', diversifying where my income comes from, and learning marketing and business skills along the way.
I am passionate about mentoring other self-employed people in the wellness sector. Why invent the wheel if you can learn from someone else's hard-won knowledge and experience?
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Yoga Teacher Mentorship
Mentoring for yoga teachers and other movement teachers who want to grow and diversify their business into a sustainable source of income.
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Practical Birth Preparation Workshop Training
Join this comprehensive course to learn how to deliver a birth prep workshop to expectant parents, including resources to share (e.g. hypnobirthing tracks, biomechanics for birth handouts), marketing and business skills. Accredited by FEDANT (Federation of Antenatal Educators) and the Yoga Teachers Forum.
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Pregnancy & The Pelvis Training
Two short workshops that look at the pelvis from different perspectives: one from an embodied, experiential approach and the other from biomechanics for birth. Great for CPD.
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Birth Trauma Training
This workshop is available as a live event once a year and also as a pre-recorded training to teach you how to support clients with birth trauma. I also mentor Pregnancy Yoga teachers who would like to specialise in this area.
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State of Birth Online Symposium
This annual workshop is for any perinatal professional who cares about the state of birth and wants to find community. International speakers and teachers to make you think and share knowledge you can apply to your work immediately.
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Women's Circle Facilitator Training
Description goes hereThere are two options. An introductory workshop to teach you everything you need to know to facilitate any talking circle, not just for women! Or the Circle Holders Journey over 6 months, as ongoing support and learning as you run your own circles.
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Yoga Nidra Training
Description goes hereI co-teach this experiential training with Julia Davis of the Yoga Teachers Forum. It enables you to create your own yoga nidras and teach them in a trauma-sensitive way.
“Tessa is extremely knowledgeable and aware of the huge amount of different issues surrounding birth”
- Rachel Fairweather, Midwife & Pregnancy Yoga teacher, Graduate of Practical Birth Prep Workshop training
"I have really enjoyed learning with Tessa. She teaches in a clear and balanced way, and is a true mentor throughout, she is very attentive to the group's needs.”
- Joanna Collins, Pregnancy Yoga Teacher
“Tessa is a fabulously conscientious businesswoman, supporting all women of all ages in her community.”
- Small Business 2021 award winner anonymous nomination testimonial
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