Pregnancy Yoga

How Yoga Enhances Pregnancy:

In pregnancy, your constantly changing body and sometimes busy mind can benefit greatly from gentle yoga practice. Yoga will give you energy, helping you to feel strong and confident in your pregnancy, as well as bringing balance to the body, heart and mind. Yoga also helps to open up the pelvis before the birth and recover good muscle tone after it.

Not everyone always feels like they are “glowing” during their pregnancy, and may suffer from nausea and some general discomfort from time to time. Pregnancy yoga helps to relieve those aches and pains that are caused from your ever changing physical shape, and can also help to combat morning sickness.

Everyone’s labour and birth is different but by practicing yoga during pregnancy you are giving yourself the best chance at keeping relaxed during the process. In our pregnancy yoga class we practice different types of breathing techniques, and also combine this with practicing a variety of poses which are suitable for labour and birth.

What to expect during a pregnancy yoga class:

Each class starts with a short relaxation to centre the mind after a busy day, where we focus on our breathing, followed by some gentle warm ups. We then move into the poses which can be done seated, on all fours or in a standing position. All poses are done with the breath and focus on gently stretching and strengthening the body.

We always end every class with a wonderful relaxation which is very often the favourite part of the class for most mums-to-be!

Please bring a mat and a pillow or a cushion with you to class.

Please Note:

We ask that you are at least 13 weeks pregnant to attend our class, as yours and baby’s body are undergoing great physical adaptation until this stage.

All 4 week courses must be taken consecutively. You can skip one week if you buy the 8 week course.

New Active Birth Workshop:

This wonderful workshop for you and/or your birthing partner will give you the best opportunity to have an active birth, teaching you how to avoid as many interventions as possible and remain in control. It is best to wait unti you are about 30 weeks+ pregnant. See below to secure your place - numbers are limited.