Prenatal yoga prepares you for a Positive birth experience!
Yoga for Birth and Beyond provide classes which educate, inspire and empower women to optimize the likelihood of experiencing a positive, safe labour and birth and be confident as a new mother. As a qualified childbirth educator I include a unique blend of the latest researched information on birth preparation, labour skills and yoga to prepare both body and mind for the miracle of birth.
Yoga for Birth and Beyond is the longest running school in South Canberra and has an excellent reputation amongst many obstetricians, midwives, physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors, some of whom have attended the classes themselves. Professionals working in the field of birth often comment that they know which women have attended prenatal yoga classes because of the way they are able to cope so well with labour, using a variety of skills.
Prenatal yoga classes are suitable for all levels of experience and have many benefits! Attending them can help ease back pain, reduce stress as well as prepare for an Active Birth – the knowledge of how to create plenty of space in the pelvis during labour, be actively involved in making decisions and to have a confident and positive approach to birth.
Dancing for Birth classes are new to Australia and lots of fun! Learn belly dance moves specifically geared for pregnant women in small, friendly classes where there is time to share great labour skills and connect with other women.
Preparing for Positive Birth workshops are a must for partners/birth support people where essential birth support skills are covered which have been researched and shown to shorten labour, reduce pain and need for medical pain management, reduce the likelihood of a caesarean birth and therefore also reduce stress and harmful effects on the baby. Partners learn many ways of supporting both physically and emotionally and can feel more involved during labour and birth. Massage, acupressure, use of birth balls, rebozos, Active Birth positions are just some of the tools included.
Post Natal /Mother and Baby Yoga and Support classes bring together new mums and babies in a safe, caring environment to share baby yoga, massage, yoga for mums and a circle time to explore the joys and challenges of mothering. These classes are also taught by Suzanna Thell who also teaches children’s yoga www.yogagarden.com
Yoga for Birth and Beyond proudly supports the Birthing Kit Foundation by buying a kit for each woman enrolled in prenatal classes to help provide hygienic conditions for women in developing countries. For more information please refer to www.birthingkitfoundation.org.au
I look forward to meeting you (and your baby)!
Julia Willoughby
