Pregnancy

An uplifting prenatal yoga class that reinforces your inner resources and the innate wisdom of the body and mind to prepare for birthing and mothering.  A practice designed to strengthen and restore the body and soul.  Yoga adapted for Pregnancy can transform your prenatal experience and subsequent Birth. Uncovering your inner strength and the knowledge you hold within to bring your baby in to this world with visualizations, breathing techniques and birthing positions for labour.

Why Yoga is essential for a comfortable, healthy and happy Pregnancy

1. Keeps the body supple and open
2. Relieves anxiety/tension
3. Deepens relaxation
4. Maintains a strong and healthy spine
5. Boosts energy levels
6. Opens and builds strength in the pelvic floor
7. Helps to relieve symptomatic ailments associated with Pregnancy, such as lower back pain, sciatica, swollen joints (Oedema), indigestion, and constipation, PSD.

The benefits extend beyond the physical and can help to shape your pregnancy, your birth, feelings towards yourself, impending motherhood and beyond.

1. Helps you to overcome fears and generates positivity
2. Increases the opportunity for you to bond with your unborn baby
3. Provides a crucial network of expectant mothers to share experiences and to gain support and encouragement from one another.

My classes incorporate Yoga postures adapted for Pregnancy with breathing and relaxation techniques, positions for labouring in, partner work and music from all over the world to invigorate your body, mind and soul.  The classes are fun and uplifting to give you the confidence to feel wonderful about yourself and to fill you with the confidence and knowledge that you can bring your baby in to this world.

Please make sure you have spoken to your doctor or midwife before taking part in any physical activity during Pregnancy and let me know of any injuries or ailments I need to be aware of before the start of class. Women are welcome at Pregnancy Yoga at any time between 15 and 40+ weeks.

Following the birth of my first daughter I went on to receive specialised training for Pregnancy Yoga (The Khalsa Way) with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, author of the Pregnancy book Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful and founder of Golden Bridge in Los Angeles in 2005. As well as completing further extensive training in Pregnancy Yoga at The Life Centre London with Uma Dinesmore-Tuli of The Sitaram Partnership the following year. Having experienced three very different births I fully understand the power and beauty of practicing Yoga during your pregnancy and the importance of empowering the mother to give birth free from fear and with the awareness that she can bring her baby in to the world.