Prenatal Yoga
Pre-Natal Yoga Classes are designed to offer support throughout the physical, mental and emotional fluctuations that come with pregnancy. The classes also include practices to help prepare for management of labour and self-care tools for immediate post- natal support.
Each class is designed to help alleviate physical discomforts; ease anxiety; settle & release emotional waves; learn methods of relaxation; explore comfortable resting poses; methods to cope with sleeplessness; practices to encourage a sense of acceptance, self- empowerment & confidence; connecting with baby before arrival.
Practices include:
Meditations
Short meditations to invite a sense of openness to movement, growth, acceptance and transformation of the self on every level.
Pranayama
Learning a multitude of breathing practices, with particular attention to Golden Thread Breath, otherwise known as birthing breath, to help calm, soothe and centre. When well practiced, also useful to use during first stages of labour.
Asana
Posture work that is both still and flowing, building strength, toning and softening area’s of the body to accommodate growth; postures to help support the spine as baby grows; exploration of postures for rest during pre- natal, labour and immediate post-natal stages.
Pawanmuktasana
Joint release practices that help soften stiff and tired joints; encouraging the upper body to find space and openness; the lower body practices encourage circulation and release. The practice itself incorporates a sense of moving meditation.
Pelvic Floor Practices
Co-ordinated with breath, to connect, support and tone the pelvic floor, along with understanding and engaging with the geography of the pelvic floor.
Mudra
Using focussed gestures to connect with baby, tune into elements within the self, and to help settle, soothe, focus and re-balance.
Yoga Nidra
A guided Yoga Nidra to encourage the whole self to come into a deep state of rest; between being awake and asleep. An opportunity to allow an important practice become part of a self-care routine for both before and after baby.
Props
A wall is used for supportive postures, to release stiffness and help align; a birthing ball or bolsters or a chair for pelvic floor practices and upper body work; blankets and cushions for Yoga Nidra and for restorative posture support.
These sessions create an opportunity to connect with other women in a safe and nurturing environment, in order to feel supported throughout pregnancy and the journey into Motherhood.
Birth Preparation for Mothers-to-be and their birthing Partner, are also available with Living Your Yoga on an event basis.
Charlotte, Kenilworth
I loved our couple's birth preparation workshop. It connected what I've learnt in my pre-natal classes with practical techniques my partner can support me with in labour. Now we've experienced the class together I feel much more confident about the birth. Before the workshop I'd told him how amazing Lucy was, and talked him through some of the techniques, but now we've practiced it together it's brought it all to life.
Poppy, Kenilworth
I attended Lucy's pre-natal classes with my first pregnancy in 2019 and couldn't have recommended the classes enough to my NCT group. I felt very supported and that Lucy's extensive knowledge catered for all our individual needs and various pregnancy related issues. The class were small, giving a very intimate feel and made me feel like I was receiving a very personal experience. My favourite techniques were the golden thread breath and the ujjayii breathing techniques that I still use today. I felt very empowered towards my labour, feeling that Lucy had given me techniques that would allow me to feel in control during labour. I would sum up her classes in three words: grounding wholesome and uplifting.
