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 might feel insecure about welcoming pregnant women into their regular classes: it’s essential for all yoga teachers to know the contraindications for pregnancy, helpful poses to support pregnancy and special modifications to safely include students in your classes
Yoga teachers 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
Yoga students who want to learn Prenatal Yoga for their own practice
Available Rooms
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Budget room - 2 beds left
Futon bed in budget above yoga room with access to 2 bathrooms
Early bird price per person for the room €799,-
30 hr Prenatal Training early bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project
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Private budget room - 1 left
Double or single bed with shared bathroom with 1 other room
Early bird price per person for the room €899,-
30 hr Prenatal Training early bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project
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Quadruple Room - 2 available
Quadruple room in Tuscan villa with private bathroom in the room, 4 single beds
Early bird price per person for the room €949,-
30 hr Prenatal Training early bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project
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Double Room - 2 available
Double bed or 2 single beds in Tuscan with private bathroom
Early Bird Price per person for the room €999,-
30 hr Prenatal Training Early Bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project
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Private Room - 1 left
Double bed in Tuscan villa with private bathroom
Early bird price per person for the room €1099-
30 hr Restorative Training early bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 2 daily Prenatal Vinyasa & Restorative Prenatal Yoga practices with Eliza, certification, feedback on your homework project
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Entire Private Cottage - 1 available
Entire private cottage for 2 people with bedroom with double bed, private bathroom, terrace and living room
Early bird price per person for the room €1199,-
30 hr Restorative Training early bird €550,-Includes: 30 hours Prenatal Yoga Training with Eliza & Anne Kathryn, 5 days & 4 nights full board stay in Le Pianore, 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 purpose & benefits of prenatal yoga
Types 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
First trimester common discomforts, mental challenges, helpful asana, pranayama, mantra meditation
Second trimester common discomforts, mental challenges, helpful asana, pranayama, mantra meditation
Third trimester common discomforts, mental challenges, helpful asana, pranayama, mantra meditation
Ayurveda for each trimester
Sequencing 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 & continuing education for yoga teachers since 2019 and mentors yoga teachers. Her Vinyasa Yoga & Restorative Yoga classes are based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and create deep inner balance & transformation. Eliza has been sharing prenatal yoga classes both in groups and private class settings since 2011. She is a mother of three 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 after successfully completing the training (attending all training hours + homework project)
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.
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