Pregnancy is a very special time in your life…for you, those around you and your unborn baby! All will benefit from your self-nurturing and I believe (through personal experience) that pregnancy yoga can have the most powerful effect on your physical and emotional well-being and can even help to give you the positive birth experience we all wish for ourselves. Sometimes issues arise in pregnancy and birth that we cannot have any control over, once again pregnancy yoga can provide you with coping techniques to get through any difficult stages. I want to foster the idea that a positive pregnancy and birth experience is possible. We are so often fed negative messages of pregnancy and birth via anecdotal stories and media representations. A good birth story isn’t as much ‘fun’ as a grisly one! With increased knowledge and self-care you may go from ‘fearful’ to ‘joyful, welcoming & accepting’ Pregnancy yoga is an excellent exercise to provide you with physical ‘training’ for the birth of your baby. I’ll be teaching some great positions to relieve the aches and pains of pregnancy, increase energy, effective birthing positions and breathing techniques to take you through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood. I will also discuss and demonstrate how partners can help during birth, hints and tips on the logistics of birth (plans, location, medical help, environment) and provide guided meditations to empower the mum-to-be and give her all the emotional support she needs to enjoy this amazing time in her life.
