Yoga Me – Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga
Welcome to Yoga Me Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga, here to support you through the transition to motherhood.
Yoga Me offers classic yoga adapted for pregnancy and the postnatal body, along with support for your emotional and psychological needs throughout this time.
Each class is designed to meet the needs of pregnant women, and new mums who have recently given birth, by:
- Providing physical and emotional support for adaptation to change
- Providing an intellectual awareness of pregnancy and birth to enable choice
- Bringing an awareness to the power of the breath in enabling the body to function naturally
- Connecting mind, body and spirit to the process of pregnancy and birth
- Building deep connections between mother and baby
- Empowering women to understand their own bodies, and find comfort in classic yoga poses, for comfort in pregnancy, and as effective birth positions
- Creating a still mind, which helps us live in the present, and press pause
- Achieving restorative relaxation and inner peace, promoting contentment and restful sleep
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Class structure and content
The classes will be based on the five elements of Birthlight pre- and postnatal yoga, which are:
- Ease of movement – yoga poses which are graceful, elegant and dignified, which flow together, which are simple and enjoyable, which do not involve stresses or strains and which are practical for integration into daily life.
- Ease and depth of breath – encouraging breathing which flows with women’s rhythms, which promotes an instinctive wisdom, which expands breathing capacity, which lengthens exhalation and which ‘breathes for two’.
- Pelvic awareness – supporting an awareness that all movements come from the pelvis, and encouraging movements that mobilize its full range. Creating an awareness of the role of the pelvic floor in pregnancy and in setting a foundation for a healthy spine, linking to the importance of good posture. Empowering women, through movement to tone and release the pelvic floor, to enable active birthing.
- Holistic practice – attending, through movement and discussion, to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of pregnant women, and new mums. Focusing on the connection of breath and movement to uniting the front and back of the body, and diagonal connections from shoulder to hip. Establishing breath, movement and emotions as one.
- Remembering the babies – focusing on the idea that pregnancy yoga is about mothers and babies together. Building a consciousness of mother’s breath as baby’s oxygen, and mother’s rhythm as baby’s rhythm. Awareness of the role of yoga in providing opportunity to build bonds.
Class details
When
New Yoga pregnancy class for women in their 3rd Tri - Mester at Newport Back & Body Care Clinic
Friday evenings 7.30-9.00pm at Newport Back & Body Care Clinic
Where
Newport – Back & Body Care Clinic, 4 St Mary's Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7AB
Who
Ladies are welcome to attend from 14 weeks of their pregnancy, through to the first 16 weeks of the postnatal period (and beyond if you still find the classes beneficial). Classic hatha yoga poses will be adapted to suit all trimesters.
How
The classes run in 4-week courses, and each course costs £24.00.
You are welcome to start at any point and will just be charged for the number of classes outstanding on the course.
What to wear
Wear any comfortable clothing suitable for light exercise, and bring a long sleeved top or jumper to put on during stretches and relaxation, when you will feel cooler. During the relaxation at the end of the class, you will benefit from warm socks and a blanket.
What to bring
A drink will be provided during the class – hot and cold options available – but you may want to bring a bottle of water, just in case. It is important to be well hydrated before, during and after any exercise. You are welcome to bring a small snack with you (e.g. snack bar or piece of fruit) in case you feel hungry, or try and have a light meal beforehand.
Please bring a yoga mat, or blanket, and a couple of supportive cushions for your comfort in different yoga poses, and for relaxation.
A bit about me
My interest in yoga spans 15 years and I've attended classes at various locations including Manchester Buddhist Centre. After becoming pregnant I began pregnancy yoga classes and felt enormous benefits from doing this to my physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being. Above all, the classes gave me chance to press pause on my life to truly become aware of my connection with my baby and focus on the changes taking place in my body, and in my life. The sense of calm, release and empowerment I felt as a result of attending these classes inspired me to train in order to reach more women, and provide opportunities for women to bond with their babies, and prepare for labour and their role as a mother.
I qualified in June 2011 with a Diploma in Perinatal Yoga from Birthlight. Birthlight is an organisation that works across the world to support women, babies and families. For more information, please take a look at www.birthlight.com
Contact information
I can be contacted by:
Mobile – 07582 233878
Email – yogamebaby@yahoo.co.uk
I look forward to sharing your journey to motherhood with you! Best wishes, Kate x
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