Pregnancy Yoga

This pregnancy yoga class is a wonderful preparation for pregnancy, birth, and becoming a mother. It combines yoga, birth preparation techniques and discussion to fully prepare you for your birth and meeting your baby.

The yoga postures are tailored to your individual and changing needs, making it safe at all stages of your pregnancy. You don’t need previous experience of yoga and the pace is very gentle.

There is a strong focus on the breath and bringing your attention inwards in order to prepare you for birth and allow you time to connect with your body and baby. You will develop tools to use during birth - whatever your journey might be.

There is also an emphasis on postural awareness in my pregnancy yoga classes and meeting any aches and pains with gentle strengthening, softening and stretching techniques. There is a relaxation at the end in which you can fall deeply into rest to restore and rejuvenate yourself.

Discussion time after pregnancy yoga classes

After the yoga, I dedicate time to informal discussions around pregnancy, birthing and parenting accompanied by tea and biscuits. There is time to connect with other pregnant women and develop lasting friendships.

The aim of these antenatal discussions is that by the time your baby arrives, you feel well informed about all aspects of birth and feel supported and empowered. Topics we might discuss, for example, include the physiology of birth, your birth preferences, creating your birthing environment, ways of coping with labour, navigating the medical system, feeding and caring for your baby and your postnatal recovery.

There is a library of books you can borrow and recommendations for online resources and the latest research. I regularly post articles on my Facebook page, and have a blog here to keep you up to date with the latest research.

As a trained birth educator and doula, my knowledge of birth and experience in supporting women is incorporated into the sessions so that I can guide you at your own pace, which helps you to tap into your own inner knowledge and intuition and enhances your connection with your baby.

When, where and what to bring

Costs

The class runs in line with school terms with payments at the beginning of each half term. For a half-term block it is £8 for the 2-hour class – I will confirm the total via our WhatsApp group depending on how many weeks there are in each half term.

If you start part way through a block, I am happy for you to just make up the rest of the block. And if you would like to just try out the class at this rate for the first week before you commit to a block that is fine.

After 38 weeks you can pay as you go.

There are concessions available if this feels hard to manage. I am very committed to making the class accessible to everyone.

Client testimonial

“I had weekly pregnancy yoga in the second half of my pregnancy… it became such a special space for me to check in with my body, to notice the changes and to give attention to any discomfort. It was a time to connect to my baby through deep relaxation. These sessions helped me prepare for birth - helping me to trust my body with all the gentle stretching and strengthening through Caroline’s sensitive guidance.”

CH, Allendale