The practice of prenatal yoga during this important time in a women’s life promotes optimum health for the body, mind and spirit.
Yoga helps to unify our physical, emotional and spiritual growth with that of a growing and developing child.
Benefits of pre natal yoga include increased strength and flexibility, improved posture and creates a sense of relaxation and wellbeing. Breathing and meditation techniques taught during pre natal yoga classes can be used during child birth and beyond, preparing mum for an active, calm and natural birth.
Yoga poses during pregnancy help strengthen the back to prevent strain from the extra weight of the developing child. Hip opening poses gently prepare the body for child birth and easy movement helps to ease back and hip pain.
Benefits of breathing techniques learnt in pre natal yoga classes’ gives students different breathing tools and techniques through the three stages of labour helping to balance energy, create calmness and stabilizers emotions.
Positive visualizations and affirmations help foster a deeper relationship between mum and baby fostering enhanced wellbeing for both.
Perhaps one of the most significant advantages of prenatal yoga lies in the nurturing community it fosters. Expectant mothers find solace and empowerment in the supportive environment of prenatal classes, forging bonds that extend beyond pregnancy and into the journey of motherhood itself.
