Perinatal Fitness Specialist Certification

Program Overview

This is a unique and comprehensive program designed to prepare instructors to teach holistic prenatal and postnatal fitness classes. The course includes the latest perinatal fitness research, guidelines and exercise techniques.

There currently nothing like this offered anywhere with the depth of what is covered and the expertise of the instructors. Examples of topics covered:

• Relevant Anatomy & Physiology
• Exercise Physiology
• Nutrition and Wellness Education
• ACOG and Midwifery Guidelines
• Post Cesarean and Special Needs
• Program Design
• Preparation for Labor
• Marketing your classes and services

Both prenatal and postnatal techniques included for:

• Aerobics
• Water Aerobics
• Dance
• Pilates
• Yoga
• Martial Arts
• Strength and Conditioning
• Walking
• Baby & Me courses
  
  

This course also offers some ways to include women of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels into wellness during and after pregnancy through exercise.

Program is an eight week course taken online using the same standards of excellence of all Aviva Institute programs.

Instructors

Kelly B. Brown, D.C., CSCS is a licensed Chiropractor, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Certified Acupuncturist, a Certified Mixed Martial Arts/Self Defense Instructor, a Childbirth Educator. She is the author of Teaching Fitness for Two (Eagletree Press, Oct. 2008)

She received her DC at Life University,  and her undergraduate degrees at Brenau University and Hofstra University.

Dr. Brown has had three homebirths and credits the support and guidance of her midwife as the inspiration in her work. Her focus is in perinatal fitness, nutrition and alternative healthcare.

She lives in Colorado with her husband and their three children. She volunteers her time teaching women self defense and crisis prevention.

Aradia Willow, LMT is a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified Yoga Instructor, Watsu Practitioner, Waterdance Practitioner, a Reiki Master and a Thai Massage Practitioner.

She has lived, taught and worked at some of the foremost healing retreat centers in the world, including Pura Vida in Costa Rica, Brietenbush Hot Springs in Oregon, and Harbin Hot Springs in California. She studied Thai Massage in Thailand and she completed her certificate in Yoga Education at the Yoga Vidya Gurkul in Nasik, India. She has taught at the Oregon School of Midwifery and at various workshops and retreat centers across the US and the world.

She currently teaches classes and has a private practice in Portland, Oregon. 

Required Textbooks

Exercising Through Your Pregnancy by James Clapp visit Bookstore to order

Teaching Fitness for Two by Kelly Brown, DC, CSCS, contributing author, Aradia Willow, LMT, Certified Yoga Instructor
 ( Eagletree Press, publishing date Oct 2008)

Prerequisites:

1. Previous experience taking or teaching fitness classes (any type). Personal trainer experience is also accepted.  
2. Non-native English speakers must have a TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher.
3. Must be able to be online five out of every seven days. Able to devote time to study, estimated study time required 10-15 hours a week.
4. Knowledge of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding not required but is highly encouraged.

• Tuition: $450.00 

Dates: 1/12/2009-3/8/2009