Pregnancy yoga offers a chance to enjoy a supportive environment of women with whom you can share your ongoing experience of pregnancy and discuss the journey you are all on towards motherhood. It is also an opportunity to tune-in and honour both your body, your mind and your growing baby. The classes will use a combination of yoga asana to build strength and stability to help support your body as it changes through pregnancy, pranayama (breath work) to aid you through pregnancy, birth and beyond and patterns of movements linking the two to empower both your body and your mind to embrace the changes you are experiencing. All classes will focus on preparing you physically, mentally and emotionally for giving birth and motherhood. Couples birth workshop and infant feeding information and support available on request.
FAQ
When Can I Start Pregnancy Yoga?
• You can begin practicing from 14 weeks
• It's a good idea to discuss attending classes with your midwife - if she hasn't already suggested you finding a class. Classes are gentle, effective and safe.
• Key practices focus on breathing for labour, for relaxation, and well-being.
• Pelvic floor exercises.
• Relaxation, allowing you to form a bond with your baby.
• A very nurturing and relaxing experience
How does it Help?
• Promotes strength and suppleness through gentle stretching.
• Improves energy levels and reduces fatigue.
• It can also help to calm you, helping you to sleep more soundly.
• The breathing practices improve energy levels, relieving stress and tension and can be of particular benefit during the stages of labour
Did You Know?
Yoga classes are covered by the category of antenatal appointments which means that full-time employed women are legally entitled to paid time off to antenatal care which may include yoga and relaxation. Please refer to https://www.gov.uk/working-when-pregnant-your-rights.
Ultima actualización 12 de Marzo de 2018 a las 13:11 UTC
Yoga unexpectedly came into my life after my GP suggested I should learn how to breathe… this adventure begin 20 years ago now. I have been teaching for around 12 years and trained with the British Wheel of Yoga initially. This has given me a solid base on which to learn and develop. I embrace all types of yoga and find I am drawn to different styles dependant on my personal needs. After becoming a mother, my approach became more women centred and restorative. I trained to teach pregnancy yoga with Judy Cameron, an esteemed yogi and experienced midwife and then had the honour of training with the inspiring Uma Dinsmore -Tuli with whom I studied Mother and Baby yoga and Womb yoga (yoga for fertility, menstrual issues, menopause and beyond).
My classes focus on acceptance and inclusivity, welcoming everyone and accepting that we all at different stages of life both physically, emotionally and mentally. I incorporate asana, pranayama and relaxation into each class. I have a deep personal love of the power of mantra and yoga nidra (Sleep of the yogis) which I include when appropriate. My teaching comes from a deep belief that yoga can benefit everyone and bring a deeper sense of contentment to us all.
I have worked with pregnant and postnatal women both through yoga and through my work in infant feeding and child development within the NHS. My wish is to aid women to experience a positive pregnancy and learn to trust their deep instinctual nature through pregnancy and motherhood. Womb yoga is an extension of this as it looks at all the stages of the female life cycle and encourages us to embrace change and open up to the deep wisdom and self knowledge within us.
As a support to my yoga practice I am also trained in Reflexology, Swedish massage, Ayurvedic massage and am currently studying reiki.
As a great woman once said;
No need to hurry, no need to sparkle, no need to be anybody but oneself.
Virginia Woolf