Pre Natal/Birth Preparation

The classes are small and friendly classes combining Pilates  techniques to strengthen and stabilise the spine, hips and pelvis;  Yoga to aid in breath and relaxation/visualisation.

Theres plenty of opportunity to discuss with other mums to be stages  of pre and post pregnancy and plenty of birth preparation tecniques  offered to ensure an enjoyable and safe pregnancy and post natal.

Yoga and Pilates will aid in raising energy levels, aids in sleep and  works on all aspects of the body from physical to emotionally  nurturing techniques for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

5 spaces per session

Saturday  2nd & 9th June

midday-1.30pm 

Venue @ Sadhana Yoga Studios

Buy a 6 week consecutive course £42 (£7 p/session) or drop in £8.50

please email sadhana@sadhanyoga.co.uk for payment and booking details

Suitable for all trimesters (please contact me first if you are less than 14 weeks)

Couples Birth Prep

This class is about both the mum to be and birth partner to work together using blend of Pilates and Yoga principles. You will learn a variety of practical skills to help you both enjoy this wonderful time

We will look at a variety of effective birth positions/breath and relaxation techniques/how to keep the back and pelvic girdle strong and supported, how your partner can work with you/
amongst many other some benefits include

Helps you to feel fit and strong and well prepared

It keeps the body toned and supple without straining and is useful to relieve pain in labour and childbirth

Yogic breathing helps you to connect with the birthing muscles, giving you control & confidence especially if you are a first-time mother

Your posture is improved to encourage optimal foetal positioning for birth and rapid recovery of muscle tone after birth

Helps you to discover and know your birthing body

Gives you the space and time to connect with your unborn child

Details

• Friday June 29th 6.30-8.30pm
• Please email sadhana@sadhanayoga.co.uk
• Booking is essential as places are limited, £35 per couple – payable in advance.
• To reserve your place, please e-mail sadhana@sadhanayoga.co.uk
• It doesn’t matter how far on in your pregnancy you are, you can attend at any point (pleased contact me if in first trimester).
• Note: If you are in employment, you are legally entitled to get paid time off work to attend antenatal and relaxation classes.

Hi Sadhana,
Just to let you know I gave birth to baby Rosa on the 13th at 13.30hrs and she is beautiful if I do say so myself! The labour was long as expected as Rosa remained in a posterior position. I did stay at home quite a long time and I stayed mobile and used the breathing techniques we went through. They did really help but I did need an epidural towards the end of the labour, as it was so long and the backpain was unbearable, but I am happy to say I did have a normal delivery with a smallish tear to my perineum, which appears to be healing well. I am trying to do some pelvic floor exercises but I promise I will get better!
Rosa loves to breast feed but is definately a night owl which is very tiring but I have to say she is worth it and hopefully when im feeling a little more normal I will bring her to see you!!
Thanks again for your help and I will be back to pilates as soon as im fit and well
Love Gemma xx

Hi Sadhana

Hope you are enjoying/enjoyed China. Very exciting travels.

I had a lovely baby girl on the 13/10/10. She was born by emergency cesarean section late Wednesday night following a few events. A very stressful time for me and my husband and I never actually went into labour. However, the end result is worth it. We have named her Elsa.

I know the pilates and yoga classes have kept me focused during the pregnancy and look forward to joining pilates classes again (and regular yoga) but not for a while.

Do share my news with the yoga girls and the Wednesday pilates class.

Thank you

Love Kimme.

 

Hi Sadhana

Just thought id e-mail you as I promised I would to let you know that on
monday 31st may at 3.23 am I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who we have
named Alexander Christopher and weighed 8lb 3oz.  The birth was beautiful.
I had him at home in the birth pool.  My labour only lasted 2 hours and 23
minutes and I needed no pain relief whatsoever.  Thankyou so much for
teaching me and making me practice the alternate nostril breathing
technique.  I used this as a visualisation throughout my labour and was able
to remain relaxed and have a silent and relatively pain free delivery.

I really want to thank you for all the help you have given me throughout my
pregnancy, adapting the exercises to my physical capabilities.  This birth
has been so much different than my previous two due to the pilates i have
been doing.  My SPD has remained under control and it was amazing to be able
to step out of the birthpool after giving birth and be able to walk.
Although I have a bad back at the moment I am able to get about and look
after myself which is such a relief.  Although I know it will take a while
to get back in shape, I can already feel that my abdominal muscles are
working and my pelvic floor hasnt completely gone as it did last time.  I am
continuing with my pelvic floor exercises and tightening my abdominal
muscles on my outbreath in preparation for when I can return to pilates.

Thankyou so much

Sarah XXX