Pregnancy Yoga

Taught by Sue: a qualified and experienced Pregnancy Yoga teacher

Suitable from second trimester, week 13

My classes provide a quiet, safe yoga practice for you to relax, rest and connect with your baby.

Preparing for birth through yoga practices, ideas and techniques
Yoga Asanas that are safe and beneficial for practice during pregnancy (including stretching & strengthening postures/stability & balancing postures/toning & alignment)
Pranayama (breathing practices and techniques)
Yoga Mudras (hand gestures)
Relaxation and Meditation
Relieving various ailments associated with pregnancy through yoga practice
Connecting with like-minded women, making friends and forming a support network

Brings an inner calm, peace & well-being, enabling you to overcome whatever challenges lie ahead
A quiet safe space for you to relax, rest and connect with your baby
Promotes empowerment and resilience, confidence and self-esteem
Makes space for your baby, allowing you to feel more comfortable in your body
Yoga Asanas to promote strength and stability, toning and alignment
Increases stamina, preparing you for birth and motherhood
Increases lung capacity
Improves sleep through relaxation and breath awareness
Breathing techniques and practices that are a powerful tool for use during labour and birth
Connecting with like-minded women, making friends and forming a support network
(Pregnancy Yoga intervention reduces anxiety, depression and perceived stress. Yoga Intervention also reduces duration of labour and increased odds of normal vaginal birth and tolerance for pain)*
*Taken from a recent study and research paper by Sara Wickham, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth