Pregnancy & Birth Yoga

Your experience of being pregnant and giving birth will bring physical and emotional changes. Yoga is a great asset in these changing times by providing physical exercise, deep breathing, and space to explore your feelings about the personal journey you are taking into motherhood.

In pregnancy yoga, classic poses are adapted to suit your growing baby and the changes taking place within your body. Whether you are an accomplished yogini or have never practised yoga before, our classes are tailored to suit the abilities of each mother in the group. In the first trimester gentle stretches and deep breathing are recommended, then as your baby grows yoga is used to strengthen, tone and relax whilst making space for your baby.

The power of deep breathing

Deep breathing, active postures and positions and birth muscle toning are a main focus in our classes. Using the breath you will learn how to control the pelvic floor muscles, preparing them to become birthing muscles, by increasing their elasticity whilst at the same time allowing your body to remain relaxed and open. 

Instead of relying on willpower to give birth, you will learn how to isolate different muscles and use these to birth your baby lightly whilst remaining in control of your breath and be relaxed in your body. A greater awareness of your breathing also nurtures you as you stretch and relax. The relaxation you experience passes directly to your baby and benefits him or her with increased blood flow to the placenta and the sharing of bonding time in pregnancy.

The benefits of yoga continue long after birth when deep breathing is used to tone the pelvic floor muscles and keep your energies balanced as you adapt to the demands of caring for your newborn baby.

Suitable from the 14th week of pregnancy. Classes last 90 minutes from 7:30pm - 9:00pm on Wednesday's. Purchase a 6 class pass for £49.20 or drop-in for £9 per session.  Class passes are valid for 10 weeks. Please call to book in for your class each week as the sessions are very busy.

Women attending this class may also use the swimming pool during family swim times.

Please see class dates & booking for the booking form.