Postnatal yoga is appropriate for women starting from 6 weeks up to 1 year after giving birth, or even longer if their bodies have not fully recovered.
Sandra’s postnatal yoga class are both active and gentle. This course specifically focuses on:
*exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor, abdominals and back
*a step by step build up of whole body condition and steadiness
*yoga postures specifically aimed at the upper back, shoulders and neck, to counterbalance the additional strain that comes with lifting, carrying and breastfeeding.
*deep relaxation and restorative postures. These postures can be helpful with shortage of sleep, they bring energy back
*taking time and care for yourself
In this way after pregnancy the body can renieuw it's balance.
The course consists of 10 classes within 10 weeks. If you miss one or two classes, you can arrange to catch up in a regular yoga classes within that period.
Last updated Nov. 22, 2014, 9:47 p.m. UTC
Sandra Kirchner and Leo Peppas have over twenty five years yoga teaching experience between them. They are both qualified Yoga teachers. Having originally studied the Iyengar Yoga method, they have over the years integrated an understanding of body awareness and movement principles into their teaching and developed a comprehensive approach of their own.
Their belief that yoga can present a clear link to the path of self discovery and provide support in everyday life is core to his teaching method. Sandra and Leo have both worked with and drawn inspiration from Donna Farhi and teach a form of yoga that seeks to return to the original spirit of yoga.
Sandra Kirchner studied pregnancy yoga and the Active Birth Method with Janet Balaskas, an internationally renowned birth educator and yoga teacher who is the author of many books. Sandra has guided many women through their pregnancy and combines more than ten years experience as a yoga teacher with the knowledge and inspiration she has gained from Janet’s method.
Sandra graduated as a dancer / choreographer from the State Academy for Arts in Amsterdam, where she has taught yoga for dancers.
