Yoga

ante & post natal yoga

antenatal yoga (14 weeks to 40+ weeks)

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.

When do I Start & Other Information
You can start when you are 14 weeks pregnant and you can continue right up until birth. Classes are available in blocks of 4 (£45, valid for 5 weeks) and blocks of 8 (£85, valid for 10 weeks). Please email us to book a space, stating how many weeks pregnant you are. If you have any specific queries that need addressing, please come to the class 10 minutes early and discuss these with Ingrid.

post-natal/WELL-WOMEN yoga

with Ingrid Lewis
20.15– 21.30 Wednesdays

Postnatal / Well Woman Yoga Classes are suitable for all women who have given birth. The focus of this course is women’s health. The course caters for individual needs related to reproductive health - between or after pregnancies. Together we explore how yoga can enhance your gynaecological health, improve your physical and mental well-being in so that you can enjoy motherhood to the full.

What are the benefits?
- Streamlines the body and builds vitality and joy from deep within.
- Restores tone in the deepest muscles.
- Helps you to recover more rapidly on all levels (physical / mental / emotional).
- Helps you to regain your figure, strength and fitness.
- It is useful to prevent and remedy reproductive health problems thus aids better gynaecological health in later life.

What the course covers
- Strengthening & toning the pelvic and abdominal regions
- Realigning spine, pelvis and hips
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Relaxation & deep rest to compensate lack of sleep
- Self-nurture
- Posture exercises
- Overall toning & strengthening

Other Information
Classes are available in blocks of 4 (£45, valid for 5 weeks) and blocks of 8 (£85, valid for 10 weeks). Please email us to book a space. If you have any specific queries that need addressing, please come to the class 10 minutes early and discuss these with Ingrid.

antenatal & postnatal private tuition