Service Description

Pregnancy yoga: Each week we will participate in gentle breathing exercises which will help you throughout your pregnancy and during labour. The breathing can help from anything from calming you down, connecting with your baby to helping you sleep and are especially helpful for your labour. We will also practise a variety of gentle Hatha yoga poses to help keep your body as mobile as possible during your pregnancy. Pregnancy yoga is also a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow mums to be and make friendships for life. The practices and postures aim to: · Bring a calm strength and inner balance that help overcome obstacles and challenges ahead. · Prepare you physically as well as mentally for giving birth. Pregnancy yoga balances mind and body making it ready for pregnancy and childbirth · Keep the body supple without straining · Help relieve common minor ailments during pregnancy (e.g. swollen joints, heartburn, constipation, water retention) · Energy - Help improve your energy levels and allows you to become more in tune or intimate with your body · Nurturing - Help you to bond with your unborn baby through breathing and visualisation techniques. To give you some ‘you’ time away from life’s hustle and bustle · Strengthen and tone - Help to strengthen and tone your abdominal, spine, back and pelvic muscles. To bring awareness and strength to your feet (which will carry you throughout) · Posture - Bring awareness of your posture and centre of gravity · Breathing - Encourage conscious attention of the natural movement of your breath. This is often seen as the single most useful practise at any time but especially during pregnancy · Relaxation - Help you to relax during your pregnancy and between contractions and to promote restful sleep. To help relieve stress and anxiety · Releasing - Pelvic floor, relaxation and emotionally - Meeting some lovely Mum's to be from your local area