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Pregnancy is a
wonderful time to practise yoga. Through focusing their attention, women
realize the importance of the breath, which then becomes fundamental to
their yoga practise and its connection to labour and birth. Regular
yoga practice improves the circulation, increases flexibility of the
muscles and joints, generally strengthens the body and balances the
posture, all of which are so important during pregnancy.
By coming to weekly
classes, expectant mothers gain an understanding of how to use the
movement and positions of yoga for labour. This enables women to embody
what they have learnt so that it can be recalled during the labour and
birth of their baby.
Breathing is a central
part of the gentle yoga we teach, as it encourages a deep awareness of
the connection between mind and body, enhancing a woman’s innate ability
to give birth. Over
years of experience, YogaBirth teachers have seen how this can give
confidence to the mother and help with the process of labour.
YogaBirth teachers have become increasingly aware of the importance of
encouraging the baby into an optimal position for labour. The term used
for this is ‘Optimal Foetal Positioning’. In our experience specific
yoga positions and movement have helped to decrease birth complications
and to help the baby align itself into the pelvis for labour to start
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The type of yoga we teach is particularly effective in helping pregnant
women reduce the discomforts of pregnancy, e.g. backache, pelvic pain,
hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.
As specialists in the
childbearing year our weekly classes are supportive because we enable
pregnant women to develop an awareness of the physical and emotional
transformation to parenthood. There is time in each class to talk and
learn from each other and share information and experiences, enabling
women to make informed choices about the issues surrounding childbirth
and parenting.
Post-natal classes provide a forum for networking and interacting with
other new mothers. Classes include gentle yoga-based exercises, which
help re-align the spine and pelvis and strengthen the pelvic floor and
abdominal muscles. Many teachers also provide baby massage classes. Baby
massage enhances bonding between parents and child whilst at the same
time soothes and relaxes the baby. Women find the classes bring energy
and strength to deal with the fatigue that may occur in the postnatal
period.
By combining yoga classes with birth preparation courses, we seek to
empower women to give birth with confidence and knowledge whatever their
birth experience. This confidence can be a springboard into positive
parenting.
For further info email
info@yogasense.com or phone 07815 792857 |
