Pregnancy Yoga

The benefits of yoga during pregnancy are enormous, and it is recommended that you begin at around 3 months.

Many of the yoga postures we practice are similar to those women instinctively use during labour. They widen the pelvic diameter, help to position the baby properly, and prepare you psychologically to open and release while you are giving birth.

When you practice yoga, you learn to breathe and release sensations of stiffness as your muscles stretch. This helps prepare the mind and body for labour and birth.

Teacher Sherry Eastwood practiced yoga through two pregnancies, and has been teaching pre-natal yoga for nearly a decade. She states quite simply ‘yoga is a gem for pregnancy’.


Classes held on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 10 am till 11.30 am. They include meditation and relaxation, and are pre-booked in advance for 4 weeks and cost $70.00 Ph 5448-2511

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To Whom it may concern:
The pregnancy yoga classes that I teach consist of up to 8 students and are specifically for ladies that have never done yoga before but want to prepare for an active birth. They  begin any time after 14 weeks and generally most ladies stay until giving birth. Some choosing to come twice a week.

I have kept these classes going due to demand and there are not that many other available alternatives.

 Classes begin with a forum where each student will speak about the length  of their pregnancy, due date, and related health issues, symptoms, ailments etc. So I feel very well informed as to whether the class is appropriate for them, if in doubt I refer them to seek advice from their obstetrician or midwife.

All students that participate are in good health and spirit wanting to have an active birth if possible.

 These yoga classes are not a substitute for ante- natal courses and students still partake in their ante-natal classes as recommended by midwifes.

The classes provide the students many benefits:  developing a better awareness of their physical body and mental strength and stamina that helps to support them through a physical labour and birth.
   
   
 
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I have had  GP's and midwifes attend these classes, and physiotherapists who specialize in post partum rehabilitation.

The general feed back from my classes is very positive, and ladies often return with newborns and share their birth experiences, all of them say how much the yoga has helped them.

 Friendships and support groups are formed from the groups that pass through.

 These are not regular yoga classes, but more like workshops aimed at preparing the mind and body for active birth.

As for my own mentoring I attended pregnancy classes with Nicky Knoff during my teacher training, have read numerous books and articles on pregnancy, exercise, and active birth. I have practiced yoga through two pregnancy's one of which was a home birth, but am fully aware that my own pregnancy yoga practice was different because of my previous yoga experience.

Students that fall pregnant whilst attending regular classes  usually continue in that class until around 4-5 months gestation, then if the times suit, choose to move to the pregnancy class for the support it gives them in association with other women and becoming a parent.

The input the students gain from attending these classes is enormous and I have several long term students who first came to yoga through pregnancy.
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As I have been teaching pregnancy yoga for over 10 years now I feel the experience gained from my on going Iyengar Yoga Association membership, teaching and feed back have assisted me today in being a dedicated, confident and experienced ante-natal yoga teacher.

 

~Sherry~  24/10/2008 (birthday of first daughter Holly Sian 23 years today!)

 

 

 
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