price
£90 - 8 classes (valid 9 weeks)
booking information
• Please email us to book a place giving your mobile contact number and your due date.
To guarantee a place on the course throughout your pregnancy, we provisionally block book you a place up to the week before you are due to give birth.
• You can start any time from 14 weeks and you can continue right
up until birth.
• Ideally you should start off in the 8pm class (14 to 30 weeks) and then from 30 weeks move in to the 6.30pm class. This is flexible, however, so if you are unable to make both times, please let us know and you can stay in the class of your preference.
• If you go over your due date and would like to come to a class but don't have a place booked, please email and we will do our best to squeeze you in.
• You are welcome to trial one class before commiting to 8 but due to the popularity of this class a place is unlikely to be available for you to continue right away. The cost of a single trial class is £13.
payment
Classes are purchased in blocks of 8 credits (£90) which confirms your booking for 8 consecutive weeks. Payment is required by transfer on booking. In the event of cancellation we will deduct a £25 admin fee.
• On the week of your final paid class, please pay for your next block of classes (either in cash or cheque at the centre) or by transfer to Ingrid's account. If you make a transfer please email us to confirm payment has been made.
• If your due date is imminent and you do not need as many as 8 classes, you can purchase a number of classes at £11.25 each.
viewing your schedule online
To view your schedule online, go to "New User" top right on our bookings and schedule page. You can then create a password for your account. Then click on "My Info" and then "My Schedule". Once you have created your password you can log in directly.
yoga mats
We do have yoga mats at the centre for use but we recommend you bring your own mat for hygiene purposes. We have mats for sale for £20.
cancellations
To allow some flexibility the 8 credits are valid for a 9 week period, which effectively means you can cancel one class in every booking period and book it for week 9.
• We require a minimum 24- hour notice period for this cancellation, otherwise the class will automatically be charged to your account.
• Please do not ring or email the centre to cancel - just go to our website "schedules and bookings" page and cancel your class online.
Go to "New User" if you haven't already created a password and log in your name - you'll see that an account has already been created for you and you just need to set up your password.
holiday/travel dates
We can extend your credit period for holidays/travel dates/other periods of absence if we are given a minimum of two weeks notice. Please let us know of holiday/travel dates as soon as you can. Or go online and cancel these dates on your schedule.
queries for ingrid
Ingrid is very happy to answer and offer advice on any individual queries and concerns you may have. Please arrive at the class 10 minutes early if you would like to discuss any issues with her.testimonial
"Ingrid is truly the most inspiration teacher you could ever wish to have on your journey through pregnancy. She empowers you, dispels fear and instills an unshakeable belief that you can have the birth you wish for. And invariably the women who are blessed with her guidance have that wish fulfilled." EM
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antenatal yoga
antenatal yoga (14 weeks to 40+ weeks)
with Ingrid Lewis
Wednesdays 18.30–19.45
This class is open to all stages of pregnancy but has more focus on later pregnancy ie 30+ weeks
Wednesdays 20.00–21.15
This class is
open to all stages of pregnancy but with a focus on earlier pregnancy ie 14–30 weeks
You may join either class. If you are flexible we ideally put you in the 8pm class until you are 30 weeks and then move you to the earlier one.
Bringing life into life through your own is the greatest miracle of all. Each mother deserves to be nurtured and cherished during her pregnancy and it is her birth-right to labour and birth in dignity the way her body tells her to. The classes provide a warm and supportive environment to guide you safely through every stage of pregnancy, preparing you for labour and birth. The classes aim to equip you with the knowledge necessary to address common pregnancy ailments and potential physical, mental or emotional obstacles that may hinder a straightforward birth to give you the confidence and strength to BIRTH YOUR WAY.
During the course you will have several workshop type yoga classes (birthing breathing; dealing with fear; comfort measures for labour; pelvic mapping; meet the midwive:q&a). You also receive handouts as we go through the course. You can join at any time during the course given that places are available.
What are the Benefits?
Helps you to feel fit and strong and well prepared
It keeps the body toned and supple without straining and is useful to
relieve pain in labour and childbirth
Yogic breathing helps you to connect with the birthing muscles, giving
you control & confidence especially if you are a first-time mother
Your posture is improved to encourage optimal fetal positioning for
birth and rapid recovery of muscle tone after birth
Helps you to discover and know your birthing body
Gives you the space and time to connect with your unborn child
What the Course Covers
Yoga for mid pregnancy (14 - 30 weeks)
Yoga for late pregnancy (30 - 40+ weeks)
The anatomy and natural physiology of labour and birth
Pelvic floor exercises
Pelvic mapping (discover your unique pelvic shape to know which birthing
positions are best for you)
Useful birth positions
Yogic breathing & birthing breathing
Strengthening birthing muscles
All over strengthening
Loosening hips and pelvis
Comfort measures for labour
Optimal fetal positioning
Dealing with fear (fear and stress release techniques)
Deep relaxation (breathing, meditation and creative visualisations)
Note: If you are in employment, you are legally entitled to get paid time
off work to attend antenatal and relaxation classes.
intensive birth preparation
with Ingrid Lewis
Cost: £45 per person or £85 per couple inc. nutritious snack/tea and handouts
(concessions available for women on income support)
This course will be repeated bi-monthly, e-mail Ingrid for dates.
This half day workshop is ideally for you and your husband or the person who will be your birthing partner. You can of course also come on your own.
Content
Physical, mental and emotional preparation for labour and birth. This workshop is aimed to equip you with skills to birth in harmony with nature. It will help you to go to the place where birth happens; where mind stops and body takes over. We identify potential physical, mental and emotional obstacles to a straightforward labour and birth and practise together how to overcome them. Your birthing partners will learn simple positive intervention methods to enable them to help reduce pain, aid the descent of the baby and to safeguard your birthing environment.
Getting to know the birthing body & being in charge: includes
1. Pelvic mapping (helps you to get to know your bony pelvis & determine which birthing position is most conducive for your unique pelvic shape)
2. Optimal foetal positioning (according to your unique pelvic shape)
3. Natural anatomy & physiology of birth (helps you to use the physiological stages to aid natural progression of labour)
4. Birthing breathing (breathing techniques to activate cerebellum)
5. Comfort measures and positive intervention methods for pregnancy, labour and birth (includes turning breech, turning OP, creating space in a narrow pelvis etc)
Getting to know the birthing self & being in touch: includes
1. Emotional/mental obstacles to the everyday miracle of a straightforward birth (4 emotional stages during pregnancy)
2. Mental obstacles (fear, worry, anxiety, negative thought samskaras, influenced by others)
3. Different emotional phases & dreaming
4. Releasing emotions using body & visualisation skills etc.
5. Deep Relaxation
Please wear comfortable clothing that you can move in.
This workshop is also available on a 1-1 or women-only basis.
Booking: is essential due to limited number of places. Call 020-7274-3968 or e-mail Ingrid to book.
MUM & BABY YOGA
STARTING 8 SEPTEMBER 201011-12.30pm Wednesdays
£80 for 8 classes (valid 9 weeks)
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