TENSION MAKES LABOUR HURT MORE     Most women have heard about the Fear/Tension/Pain syndrome and the importance of staying relaxed and calm in labour, however how easy is this to achieve and why is it so important? It helps to understand the physiology of the uterine muscles and...

“Thanks for providing such a great class to first time mums like me.  If it hadn’t been for the yoga I would have entered the birth scared and freaked out!”  G.M...

“I had a very short 4 hour labour which was easy to manage with some of the strategies we learnt with you”  S.F...

These pre-natal and post-natal yoga classes encompass so much more than just the yoga itself. In addition to physical energy and strength, I have discovered a support network, an excellent source of information and reading material, friendships and a positive environment that inspires women to...

I just wanted to tell you how invaluable the techniques we learnt about in class were during the birthing process. I was able to use many of the active birth positions and found these really helped with the first stage of labour. Julia’s class aims to...

Doulas are becoming more and more popular in Australia and many women find having a doula attend their  birth and support them pre and post natally makes a significant positive difference to their experience, and research supports this view.  In Canberra we are lucky to...