Conscious Pregnancy

Conscious Pregnancy

7 hours of teaching 5 modules · 5 lessons · 21 topics · 5 quizzes Updated September 2026
Yugala Priti Taught by Yugala Priti

What you’ll learn

  • ✓The Vedic perspective on pregnancy and the journey of mother and baby month by month
  • ✓Garbha sanskar: how a baby receives impressions in the womb, and how to shape them
  • ✓Natural Ayurvedic relief for common pregnancy discomforts
  • ✓Ojas building foods and what to favour trimester by trimester
  • ✓The Ayurvedic wisdom of dauhrda, the reading of cravings
  • ✓Practical meal planning and sattvic recipes for pregnancy
  • ✓A complete prenatal yoga sequence you can practise at home
  • ✓Movement that supports the circulation of prana and balanced vata
  • ✓What is safe in each trimester and what to set aside
  • ✓Breathwork and relaxation techniques for pregnancy and birth
  • ✓The sacred rites of pregnancy: Pumsavana and Simantonnayana
  • ✓Mantra, music and stories the baby absorbs in the womb
  • ✓Rituals for protection, grounding and emotional balance
  • ✓How to hold a soulful baby shower or mother blessing
  • ✓The signs and stages of labour
  • ✓Your birthing toolkit: breath, sound, movement, water and mind
  • ✓The Ayurvedic ninth month protocol and the sacred birth space
  • ✓Building your birth preferences, your team and your countdown plan

A live five week course in garbha sanskar and Ayurvedic pregnancy care, from nourishment and movement to sacred rites and birth preparation.

5 live sessions. 7.5 hours. Every Sunday. Recordings included.

Cohort 1 began on 13 September 2026. You can still join us. Any session that has already run is waiting in your account as a recording, and you will be with us live for the rest.

Pregnancy care today is good at finding what could go wrong. It says far less about how to actually live through these months. You are measured, scanned and scheduled, then sent home to work out what to eat, how to move, and how to stop being frightened of the birth.

This course is the Vedic answer to that gap. It brings together garbha sanskar, the shaping of a child through everything that reaches them in the womb, with garbhini paricarya, the classical Ayurvedic care of the mother month by month. One principle sits underneath all of it: the mother's state is the baby's world.

Five live sessions of ninety minutes, taught in a small group so that every question gets answered. Everything is recorded and yours to keep.

Important note: This course offers Vedic lifestyle and Ayurvedic education for pregnancy. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and does not replace medical care, midwifery care or the advice of your healthcare provider. Please speak with your doctor or midwife before changing your diet or exercise during pregnancy.

The five sessions

  1. Holistic pregnancy care with Ayurveda. The Vedic view of pregnancy, the month by month journey of mother and baby, and natural relief for common discomforts.
  2. Nutrition for a healthy pregnancy. Ojas building foods, what to favour and set aside by trimester, and the Ayurvedic reading of cravings known as dauhrda.
  3. Movement and wellness. A complete prenatal yoga sequence for home practice, what is safe in each trimester, and breathwork that carries into labour.
  4. Vedic samskaras and rituals. Garbha sanskar through mantra, music and story, the sacred rites of pumsavana and simantonnayana, and how to hold a mother blessing.
  5. Empowered birthing. The stages of labour, your toolkit of breath, sound, movement and mind, the Ayurvedic ninth month protocol, and your birth preferences.

Where this teaching comes from

The garbha saṁskāra material in this course rests on a textual tradition you can read for yourself. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Kapila describes the child in the womb as an aware person who, if fortunate, recovers the memory of past births (3.31.9), and gives a month by month account of gestation: the seven dhātus by the fourth month, hunger and thirst by the fifth, movement by the sixth (3.31.4). The same chapter notes that the child is nourished by what the mother eats and drinks, which is the hinge on which most practical guidance turns.

The puṁsavana rite is described at length in the sixth canto, and what it asks is mostly conduct rather than ceremony: not to harm, not to speak untruth, never to give way to anger, to keep clean habits and careful rest (6.18.47, 6.18.48, 6.18.51). We teach that passage in its narrative context, which is at least as much a caution about the state of mind behind an observance as it is a set of instructions.

Who this course is for

  • Women who are pregnant, or preparing for pregnancy, who want a natural and spiritually grounded journey.
  • Partners and family members who want to understand and support pregnancy and birth.
  • Yoga teachers, doulas, birth workers and Ayurveda practitioners who support mothers.
  • Wellness professionals and anyone drawn to the Vedic approach to pregnancy and birth.

This course includes

  • 5 live online sessions of 90 minutes
  • Access to all recordings
  • Live Q&A in every session
  • Comprehensive learning materials
  • Printable prenatal yoga sequence card
  • Birth countdown calendar from week 34 to birth
  • Pregnancy affirmations and sankalpas
  • Mantra and kirtan playlist for pregnancy and birth
  • Sattvic recipes and trimester food guides
  • Baby shower and mother blessing planning guide
  • One page birth preferences template
  • The fear release ritual
  • Recommended reading list for deeper exploration
  • Certificate of completion

Course content

Session 1 · Holistic Pregnancy Care with Ayurveda 4 topics · 1 lesson · 1 quiz
  • The Vedic perspective on pregnancy
  • The journey of mother and baby, month by month
  • Natural remedies for common pregnancy discomforts
  • Nurturing the mother and baby connection
  • Live session recording and Q&A
  • Session 1 Quiz
Session 2 · Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy 5 topics · 1 lesson · 1 quiz
  • Foundations of Ayurvedic nutrition
  • Ojas building foods for mother and baby
  • What to favour and gently set aside, trimester by trimester
  • Cravings decoded: the wisdom of dauhrda
  • Practical meal planning and sattvic recipes
  • Live session recording and Q&A
  • Session 2 Quiz
Session 3 · Movement and Wellness 4 topics · 1 lesson · 1 quiz
  • A complete prenatal yoga sequence to practise at home
  • Movement for the circulation of prana and balanced vata
  • What is safe in each trimester, and what to set aside
  • Breathwork and relaxation for pregnancy and birth
  • Live session recording and Q&A
  • Session 3 Quiz
Session 4 · Vedic Samskaras and Rituals 4 topics · 1 lesson · 1 quiz
  • Garbha sanskar: mantra, music and the stories a baby absorbs
  • The sacred rites of pregnancy: Pumsavana and Simantonnayana
  • Rituals for protection, grounding and emotional balance
  • How to hold a soulful baby shower or mother blessing
  • Live session recording and Q&A
  • Session 4 Quiz
Session 5 · Empowered Birthing 4 topics · 1 lesson · 1 quiz
  • The journey: signs and stages of labour
  • The toolkit: breath, sound, movement, water and mind
  • The Ayurvedic ninth month protocol and the sacred birth space
  • Your birth preferences, your team and your countdown plan
  • Live session recording and Q&A
  • Session 5 Quiz

Requirements

  • No academic or professional prerequisites are required.
  • Suitable from around week 8 through to week 34 of pregnancy, though you are welcome at any stage.
  • This course is educational and spiritual in scope. It does not replace medical care, midwifery care or personalised healthcare.
  • A quiet space and a yoga mat are helpful for the movement session.

Instructor

Yugala Priti

Yugala Priti

Vedic Lifestyle Consultant · Bhakti, Yoga & Ayurveda

Born in Lithuania, Yugala spent five years living at the Bhaktivedanta Manor ashram near London, studying and practising bhakti yoga. She trained in Ayurveda in Kerala, studied with the Jiva Institute, and learned from students of Dr Mishra. She is also a certified Yoga teacher trainer, with over 500 hours of training from the Govardhan Ecovillage School of Yoga. For over eight years she has guided Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations, bringing Bhakti, Yoga and Ayurveda into everyday food, routine and rest. Her teaching is warm, thorough and immediately practical.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ayurvedic guidance safe during pregnancy?

Everything in this course is food, daily routine, gentle movement, breath, sound and ritual, with clear guidance on what suits each trimester and what to set aside. It is educational and spiritual in scope. It sits alongside your midwife or doctor and never in place of them, so please speak with them before you change your diet or exercise.

Which stage of pregnancy is it for?

It suits most women from around week 8 to week 34, though you are welcome at any stage. Join early and the nourishment and movement sessions will give you the most. Join later and the birth preparation will matter most. If you are still preparing to conceive, you are welcome too, and Conscious Conception covers that earlier stage in depth.

What if I cannot attend the live classes?

Every live class is recorded and added to its session in the course, with that session’s handouts alongside it, so you can watch in your own time. Everything stays available in your account.

Do I need any background in Ayurveda or yoga?

No. There are no prerequisites, and each session starts from first principles. A quiet space helps, and a yoga mat is useful for the movement session.

I am not Hindu. Is this course for me?

Yes. These are practices of attention and care. I explain what each one is for and where it comes from, so you can take what fits your own life and beliefs.

How is this different from a hypnobirthing course?

Hypnobirthing concentrates on labour itself. This course begins much earlier, with nourishment, movement and the rites of pregnancy, and comes to birth preparation in the final session.

What do I receive?

Five sessions, each with the recording of its live class, its handouts and a short quiz to help you reflect on what you learned. The handouts include the course handbook, a prenatal yoga sequence, sattvic recipes, a mantra and kīrtan playlist, a labour positions guide, a birth plan and a countdown calendar. You also receive a certificate of completion.

What is the refund policy?

Courses are digital and open in your account straight away, so they are not refundable once access has been granted. You can read the full refund policy. If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, write to me first. I would rather answer your questions before you enrol than disappoint you after.

Medical disclaimer

This course offers Vedic lifestyle and Ayurvedic education for pregnancy. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and does not replace medical care, midwifery care or the advice of your healthcare provider. Please speak with your doctor or midwife before changing your diet or exercise during pregnancy.