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Pregnancy Yoga

1-1 sessions

Pregnancy yoga is an ideal way of supporting physical, mental and emotional  health and well- being for both mum & baby. A woman’s body goes through huge, rapid changes in a short space of time, whilst she is growing a new human being!

Contact Bernadette for 1-1 Zoom pregnancy sessions or private sessions.

Contact Bernadette directly with any enquires or to book a session: info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

Bond with your unborn child

Each session always ends with deep relaxation practices, enabling you to unravel and dissolve any knots of mental, emotional and physical tension.

It also gives you the opportunity to bond with your unborn child – particularly important if you don’t get much opportunity for this in your day to day life.

The courses are suitable for women who are at least 12 weeks pregnant, whether or not they have any experience of yoga.

They are an ideal complement to NCT or parentcraft classes – they do not have the same content, particularly the labour techniques.

Pregnancy yoga

Pregnancy yoga is an ideal way of supporting physical, mental and emotional  health and well- being for both mum & baby. A woman’s body goes through huge, rapid changes in a short space of time, whilst she is growing a new human being which can impact on everything from joints and muscles, to organs and hormones.

All practices are dedicated pregnancy yoga techniques, suitable for various stages and take into account challenges such as PGP (pelvic girdle pain), sciatica, heartburn, carpal tunnel and many more, either as ways to minimise or avoid these conditions or as a way of improving and managing them.

A range of techniques is also included to enable women to enter into labour with less fear and more confidence in how to manage this singular event in life. The sessions will also give you the opportunity to take some time for the two (or maybe 3) of you. Being able to take a regular opportunity to both relax and breathe is not only one of the most valuable aspects of self care you can provide for yourself but also has a real benefit in improving the function of the placenta. Each session ends with Yoga Nidra

Contact Bernadette info@peacefulpractice.co.uk to book your place for 1-1 sessions either online or in person.

“I was fortunate enough to meet Bernadette when I was expecting my daughter. Her knowledge, teaching methods and kindness helped me immensely during a pregnancy which could have been very stressful as I have already had three miscarriages. Her lessons are well structured yet very relaxed. They are a wonderful time ro learn about one’s strengths and how to make use of them”.

Elisabetta
Supportive advice

“I’m very grateful for Bernadette’s yoga classes…They helped me tremendously during labour thanks to the techniques I learnt. I kept positive, knew what was going on and the visualisation techniques helped me to keep calm. My midwife even said she couldn’t believe it was my first birth.”

Clara
Invaluable techniques

Some words from Bernadette about her pregnancy yoga course:

The course offers suitable and relevant yoga practices to promote a sense of well being during this important time and are an ideal way of practicing an energising, effective, subtle yoga practice, reaping benefits for both mother and unborn child.

Conditions either associated with pregnancy or other on-going health issues are always taken into account so that the emphasis is on what’s best for the individual, rather than a “one size fits all” approach.

Along with yoga asanas, there is emphasis on using the breath well, both throughout pregnancy and with a view to applying some techniques to manage labour, as well as practicing movements, positions and visualisation.

Although no-one can say for certain what kind of labour you and your baby will have, I can guarantee that you will learn key practices which will empower you both physically and mentally.

These will give you confidence in your ability to birth your baby, whether this is your first labour experience or not. Over the years I have been privileged to have taught thousands of women and their babies and am thrilled to be in the position of supporting women in their second, and even third pregnancies.

Course includes all materials and yoga equipment is provided.

The course includes:

  • Practicing yoga asanas and energy-block releasing exercises
  • Practicing a range of breathing techniques to promote emotional balance and good energy levels during pregnancy as well as also looking in detail how to use these techniques during labour & birth
  • Experiencing deep relaxation and visualisation techniques to promote calm and ease physical, mental and emotional tension and anxiety and to enhance connection with the unborn child
  • Optimal fetal positioning
  • Visualisations and relaxation
  • A supportive, friendly environment where the opportunity is given to raise any issues relating to this significant time of life

I have given birth naturally to my second daughter on 18th Sept at mayday hospital. It was a much better process this time. It all happened very quickly. I managed to stay home and by the time I got to hospital I had no time for checks and baby was out within 45 mins after reaching hospital. Thank you so much for your support in bringing the courage back to birth safely. Please see attached recent photo of baby Jacqueline. She was born small but healthier than expected for pre eclampsia baby at 2.75kg full term. I think last minute yoga even helped.

J.C

I have given birth on Monday to Stella who came to the world weighing 3.09kg. It was a natural delivery and I cannot thank you enough for all your great teaching. All I used was breathing, lots of visualisation, upright positions, hot shower and aromatherapy so lots of learning from yoga. No gas/air or other pain relief! When I got to the birth centre I was fully dilated! I just had your words about opening in my mind all the time and your voice telling about creating space… Thank you for your class

S x

Benefits of antenatal yoga

Results of a study funded by baby charity Tommy’s, and published on Pubmed, show that UK researchers have studied effect of Antenatal yoga on pregnant women, finding that it can help reduce the risk of them developing anxiety & depression, and concluding that:

“Antenatal yoga seems to be useful for reducing women’s anxieties toward childbirth and preventing increases in depressive symptomatology”

Details can be viewed in full at:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24788589

1-1 Pregnancy yoga

Bernadette offers 1-1 Pregnancy Yoga in the comfort of your own home

Also available via Zoom

Perinatal

  • Pregnancy Yoga
  • Mum & Baby Yoga
  • Baby Massage
  • Pregnancy Massage

Massage therapy

Massage therapies

Bernadette offers a range of therapies to support you through your pregnancy. Click the links below to find out more:

  • Full body Pregnancy Massage
  • Indian Head Massage
  • Ayurvedic Foot Massage
  • Reiki

These are offered at treatment rooms or as home visits.

Please call Bernadette on 07816 443319 or email:
info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

T&Cs

Take a look at Bernadette’s Terms & Conditions, including her Cancellation policy

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