30 hr Prenatal Yoga Training & Retreat in Tuscany

30 HR PRENATAL YOGA TRAINING & RETREAT IN TUSCANY

Learn how to support pregnant women & birthing people with the practice of Yoga & Ayurveda, on retreat in Tuscany with doula Anna Kathryn Rice & Yoga Teacher Eliza Coolsma.

For yoga teachers & birth workers who want to support their clients with yoga.

What’s unique about this training, is that the retreat is also open to pregnant women who will practice alongside you!

October 29 - November 2 2026

Schedule

Day 1 - October 29
16:00 Arrival at retreat venue Le Pianore
17:00 Yoga Practice
18:00 Prenatal Training Welcome & Intro lecture
19:00 Dinner

Day 2 - October 30
8:00 Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:15 Breakfast
10:15 Prenatal Yoga Training - First Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Prenatal Yoga Training - First Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
17:30 Prenatal Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Q&A Prenatal Training
21:00 Quiet time

Day 3 - October 31
8:00 Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:15 Breakfast
10:15 Prenatal Yoga Training - Second Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Prenatal Yoga Training - Second Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
17:30 Prenatal Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Prenatal Training
21:00 Quiet time

Day 4 - November 1
8:00 Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:15 Breakfast
10:15 Prenatal Yoga Training - Third Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Prenatal Yoga Training - Third Trimester Yoga & Ayurveda
17:30 Prenatal Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Homework Project & Closing circle
21:00 Quiet time

Day 5 - November 2

8:00 Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:15 Breakfast
10:30 Check out

Details of the schedule may be subject to change


Who is this training for?

  • Yoga teachers who have completed a 200 hour (or more) training and who want to add another string to their bow: after this training retreat you’ll be able to offer Prenatal group yoga classes as well as offer private Prenatal Yoga classes

  • Doulas who would like to support their clients with yogic practices

  • Birth workers who want to add yoga to their repertoire in order to better support their clients

  • Yoga students who want to learn Prenatal Yoga for their own practice

Available Rooms

  • Budget room - 3 beds available

    Futon bed in budget above yoga room with access to 2 bathrooms

    Price per person for the room €799,-
    30 hr Prenatal Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

  • Private budget room - 2 available

    Private room in Tuscan villa with shared bathroom with 1 other room

    Price per person for the room €899,-
    30 hr Prenatal Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

  • Triple Room - 3 spots available

    Quadruple room in Tuscan villa with private bathroom in the room, 4 single beds

    Price per person for the room €999,-
    30 hr Prenatal Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

  • Double Room - 2 available

    Double room with double or 2 single beds in Tuscan villa with private bathroom

    Price per person for the room €1049,-
    30 hr Prenatal Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

  • Private Room - 2 available

    Private room with double bed in Tuscan villa with private bathroom

    Price per person for the room €1099-
    30 hr Restorative Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

  • Entire Private Cottage - 1 available

    Entire private cottage for 2 people with bedroom with double bed, private bathroom, terrace and living room

    Price per person for the room €1199,-
    30 hr Restorative Training €599,-

    Price includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore (dinner / breakfast on arrival and departure days). 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project.

Rooms book fast! Don’t wait too long

Topics we’ll cover in the training

  • The benefits of prenatal yoga

  • How to teach a private prenatal yoga class

  • How to teach a group prenatal yoga class

  • How to include pregnant women in a regular group class

  • Common discomforts, mental challenges in each trimester

  • Asana, pranayama, mantra & meditation for each trimester

  • Ayurvedic perspective on pregnancy

  • How to a prenatal yoga class

Meet Your Teachers

 

Anne Kathryn Rice

Anne Kathryn is a Tennessee native now based in Genoa, Italy, where she supports families through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum season. Since 2017, she has worked as a doula and childbirth educator, and as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2024. With a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and a background in early childhood education, Anne Kathryn brings a blend of academic rigor and real-world experience to every conversation—helping parents feel informed, capable, and supported in finding their own unique paths. She is the mother of three and the founder of the Global Doula Project, a U.S.-based charity dedicated to expanding compassionate care.

Eliza Coolsma

Eliza is a Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Health Counselour. She has been teaching yoga classes since 2009 when she was living in her home country The Netherlands. She’s the owner of The Natural Yogi Madrid and has led teacher trainings since 2019. Her Vinyasa Yoga & Restorative Yoga classes are based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and create deep inner balance & transformation. She’s worked with pregnant women from the day she started teaching yoga and has offered prenatal yoga classes both in groups and private class settings. She is a mum of 3 who lives in Genova, Italy.

Included in the price (room + training)

 

5 Days & 4 nights full board stay in retreat venue Le Pianore

2 Daily 75 minute Prenatal yoga classes on full days, 1 class on arrival & departure day

30 hr Prenatal Yoga Training with Anne Kathryn Rice & Eliza Coolsma

3 Organic Italian meals a day with locally grown ingredients on full days, breakfast / dinner on arrival & departure days

Feedback on your homework project from yoga teacher & Ayurvedic Health Counselor Eliza Coolsma

Certificate of completion after attending all training hours + successfully completing your homework assignment

Not included

Travel fare

Transportation to and from Le Pianore (please get in touch to join the transfer from & to Firenze)

Payment plans & cancellation policy

Payment plans are available. Please contact us below if you’d like to pay in instalments.

Click here for the cancellation policy.

  • ‘After the big life transformation that becoming a Mother can be and going through months of lockdown, I was feeling overwhelmed with the thought of going back to teaching yoga. Eliza's deep knowledge and experience in Yoga and Ayurveda really helped me in organising my comeback, improving my sequencing skills, reconnecting to my own practice and figuring out ways to start teaching again. She gave me the information that supported me in figuring out how to make changes that would serve me and my future students best. Eliza has a fun loving personality which made it all so special and enjoyable for me. Her support was truly invaluable in getting things done and I would highly recommend her mentorship program to any teacher who might be struggling in any way in the yoga world. The only downside is that it goes by so fast!’ Giselle Rouvier, Spain

    Giselle Rouvier, Spain, Eliza’s mentee

  • ‘Eliza's course is also wonderful in every aspect. Not only did I deepen my knowledge of Ayurveda, but I also learned so many new things for my yoga classes. Eliza teaches in a very sensitive and holistic way. At the end of the course, it felt to me as if all the puzzle pieces of my own yoga knowledge were coming together and becoming a whole. I recommend this course to any yoga teacher who wants to bring more profundity into their classes.’

    Marie Philipp, Spain, Eliza’s student

  • ‘I joined the retreat with Eliza in July 2023 - my first yoga retreat. It's been an incredible experience by being on the nature, with morning yoga classes outside, hiking during the day, and amazing practices in late afternoon. Many new things and learnings for such a short period of time! Amazing people in the team who created a very friendly and family environment. Eliza is an amazing teacher, who is guiding and sharing her knowledge. It's the amazing place to recharge and learn something new about yourself. Highly recommended!'

    Vera Gracheva, Denmark, Eliza’s student

Venue & travel info

We will be staying in a gorgeous villa in the heart of the Tuscan hills and close to dormant vulcano Monte Amiata.

Our venue is a certified organic farmstead and custodian of more than 30 hectares of woodlands traversed by the Zancona river.

To be environmentally conscious, we highly recommend to travel by car or train (trenitalia.it) if you have the opportunity to do so.

If you travel by plane, the most convenient airports are Florence, Pisa and Rome. You can arrange a private transfer here.

Address: Località Le Pianore Monticello Amiata, 58044, Italy