This is a centering practice that can be done at any time for just a few breaths, or for longer periods (e.g. lying down for relaxation). It’s a lovely way to connect with the babe within and remember you are pregnant during a busy working day. You can breathe love to your baby at any… Continue reading Pregnancy Yoga 3 – Breathing Love to Your Baby
If you have recently experienced pregnancy or baby loss, we hope you will reach out for help by contacting the following organisations for support and using the yoga resources below to practice radical self-care. We want you to know that you are not alone, and that our Mother Nurture Yoga classes (group or 1:1) are safe spaces for openly discussing loss, if you choose to.
This page was created in memory of Roseanne Joni Tait who was stillborn on 27 June 2016. In our first 1:1 yoga session together, Dawn's story opened my eyes to a world of unimaginable suffering that is often swept under the metaphorical carpet - something many of us simply don’t want to have to talk about (and yet as many as 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss).
Here is a slow, steady pregnancy-friendly sun salutation along with some general guidelines for practicing yoga during pregnancy.
All you need to get started with pregnancy yoga at home is space for your mat. You don’t even need to have a mat yet – just set aside the space and start planning what will go in to it.
This pair of poses can be enjoyed against a wall (or tree!) at any point during your day. In both poses the weight of your baby is leaned forward and away from your spine, so can help to relieve back ache and to allow your baby some wiggle room! Part 1: Wall Stretch Place the… Continue reading Pregnancy Yoga 5 – Wall Stretch / The Ladder
