Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga

Pregnancy Yoga

Bumps, mums and little ones

In this Pregnancy yoga class we welcome pregnant women beyond the 12 weeks stage of their pregnancy. This class offers a wonderful opportunity to prepare our rapidly changing bodies physically, emotionally and spiritually for the process of birthing new life and parenting while enjoying a supportive and nourishing class. The physical practice enhances strength and brings fluidity to the body reminding us of our inner power as women. As our bodies grow it’s important that we find ways to relieve tension through safe and effective movements designed with your bodies needs in mind. Breath work, visualisation, affirmations and relaxation allows us to drop into our bodies innate wisdom and intuition. We can begin to deeply connect with our growing baby in a welcoming and joyous manor. It also offers a sense of communal warmth with other women who are creating new life too.

Pregnancy yoga classes available in Arklow only at present. Book here.

Yoga Alliance Professionals – 90 Hours Advanced Certificate

Yoga alliance approved, 90 hours advanced specialist training and certified in Pre and Postnatal Yoga. This training allows me to offer the highest quality pregnancy yoga to you and your growing baby.

Pregnancy yoga classes available in Arklow only at present. Book here.

Bumps, Mums and Little ones

Once we have been through the process of birthing our babies, the muscle fibres must now be allowed to heal and readjust, similar to the idea of them being on an extended holiday and now needing to be reclaimed. This is true whether we have had a vaginal birth or an assisted birth. We can safely progress, 8 weeks postpartum  (10 weeks in a C section recovery), towards slowly introducing exercise and movement back into our routine.  The pelvic floor is connected to the core muscles which allow us to bear load and lift weight. The abdominal muscles will also have been through a similar process of elongation and softening to accommodate baby and will also have been further impacted if a C-section was necessary. The healing process requires us to begin initially to simply make that mind body connection to the pelvic floor again. Being able to isolate and locate our pelvic floor is a crucial first step of the reclaiming process. Many people will find this the most challenging part of the process, after birth, as these muscles can feel inaccessible at first. Yoga allows us to begin to build that connection, firstly by bringing gentle mindful awareness and secondly by allowing movement based connection to the area, so not just verbal cues such as “squeeze” familiar with Kegel based movements, but with actual dynamic practical postures that allow us to work with this area and build that connection. The class also allows to begin to love and know our post pregnancy bodies better, reacquainting with ourselves after the carrying of two lives in one body for many months. Trainers or exercise programmes that are not designed for or sympathetic to the postnatal healing journey can exacerbate issues present, such as pelvic floor weakness, diastasis recti or back pain. This can prolong the healing time or even create long term instability. Post-natal rehab yoga offers us a safe and effective way to begin reclaiming our bodies and to find our optimal strength and flexibility.

Available as a one to one private yoga class.