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The Benefits of Yoga During Pregnancy
- Physical benefits include alleviating back pain, breathlessness, weak or overtoned pelvic floor, sleep issues, heartburn, piles, carpel tunnel...and much more!
- Align, tone, & strengthen your body during mid pregnancy, then gently prepare it in late pregnancy for a positive birth experience...however you choose to give birth.
- Alleviate birth fears by deepening your understanding of your body, hormones and connection to baby during pregnancy and labour
- Feel more energised, excited and confident about becoming a Mum!
- Breathing techniques to relax well, sleep better, reduce stress and anxiety and manage each stage of labour
- Learn simple yoga moves, massage and partner work to practice at home between classes
Along with the Physical Benefits, there are a number of emotional benefits to be gained for both mummy & baby:
- Feel Nurtured - Ease Fear, anxiety, stress and even ease depression...you learn how to manage your stress levels to minimise impact on your baby.
- Understand the role of your hormones during pregnancy & birth, and how to make them work for you
- Bond with your baby through conscious communication- essential for pregnancy AND birth to minimise risk of trauma
- Meet other mums and benefit from the wealth of experience Charmaine has as a mother, yoga teacher and doula...she has used everything she teaches in her own childrens births!
Class Details
AVAILABLE BOTH IN-PERSON & ONLINE CLASS
Sundays 10.30am - 11.30am
Extra discussion time is included in the pregnancy and baby classes AND you get the expert support from Charmaine who is not only certified Birthlight Yoga Teacher (the 'gold standard' of pregnancy and baby yoga), breast feeding support person and nutritionist.... Plus her own experience of 2 pregnancies, births and early motherhood to draw from!
"Charmaine is the best teacher of anything pregnancy and birth related - she's absolutely amazing and helped me heal from a difficult first birth and have an amazing second birth." Lorna
Our Pregnancy & Birth Prep yoga classes are Birthlight classes that specialise in taking yoga from the classroom and applying it to the labour room. Birthlight offers a holistic and yoga therapy approach to pregnancy yoga and has 50 years of experience to gain confidence from. Every class starts with valuable chat time where issues are discussed, solutions found and friendships are formed. These classes are a great way of supporting you and your baby, to handle the roller coaster ride of emotions, navigate conflicting medical advise, manage physical discomforts in pregnancy AND prepare for best birth outcomes. Expect carefully adapted classic yoga postures, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques to promote self - confidence, reduce fear and anxiety & teach you to manage your emotions. Every pregnancy is different so these classes benefit first time mums and those who have had babies before.
We are specialists in Birthlight pregnancy and baby yoga, having serviced thousands of pregnant women over the last 17 years to have the best pregnancy and birth experience, whatever type of birth they have chosen or ended up having. We offer a holistic antenatal yoga practice to empower you to make the birth and care choices that are suitable for you and your growing family. This empowers you to have a more enjoyable pregnancy as you benefit from our expert advise and holistic approach. We offer continuity of care through our Birthlight baby and postnatal yoga for newborns and later, older babies.
Meet your teacher - Charmaine Murray
Charmaine teaches Baby and Pregnancy Yoga at RozyGlow and is an EXPERT in her field as a Doula, Pregnancy & Baby Yoga teacher, and Aromatherapist.
Charmaine first joined InJoy Yoga pregnant with her second child who she gave birth to at home. Rosanna Kalliabetsos, the Founder of InJoy Yoga was her teacher through pregnancy and baby yoga. Rosanna is also a Birthlight Tutor so trains teachers on behalf of Birthlight and she personally mentored Charmaine for a whole year before Charmaine took over her classes. Both Rosanna (known as Rozy) and Charmaine are Doulas so have first hand experience of seeing how the practices taught in our Birthlight pregnancy classes are used to facilitate natural birth and minimise medical interventions. These practices literally shorten the length of labour! Charmaine is also a womb yoga specialist, aromatherapist and general amazing woman.
Her first son was planned at home but ended up having to transfer to hospital so Charmaine is well equipped to guide women through the various options available for birthing. She also work closely with the maternity services so understand the policy standards and how to work with them.
FAQs
I'm new to Yoga - Is it okay to join?
Yes! Absolutely! All of our Birthlight Baby Yoga classes are suitable for complete yoga newbies, as well as seasoned yogis.
I'm 36 weeks pregnant - Is it still OK to join?
Yes, of course! You can join at any time after 14 weeks and even if it’s just for a short while, you’ll still gain some of the wonderful benefits.
When should I stop doing pregnancy yoga?
Our clients enjoy our classes right up to the day of labour and go on to use the techniques during the birthing journey.