Gemma's birth was an amazing experience

I laboured at home using many of the techniques you took us through during our active birth session. Vocalisation, visualisation and movement (resting in between contractions) were all helpful and Kieran was able to actively be involved using the acupressure points, hip release, prompting my breathing as well as using soft-touch during rest phases. All in all, I loved my birth experience and found the session we did with you to be most empowering and incredibly useful, so thank you!

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Visualisation in labour

The opening flower is a universal metaphor for birth. Imagine a flower… a flower special to you….one you love to admire…see the flower as a tightly closed bud…hold the image still…see the colour of the petals and how they are wrapped around each other...very gradually, like a slow-motion film, see the bud beginning to loosen, the petals are separating slightly…

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Relaxation and Meditation

Join us in our yoga classes to learn the art of relaxation! When the mind quiets down, the body follows suit and this is a particularly useful practice during pregnancy and at birth. It is thought that the the nervous system of an unborn child can be healed when the mother herself progressively relaxes her body and mind.

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Yoga for Fertility

Practiced regularly, yoga balances the endocrine system, relaxes and tones the muscles and the nervous system, stimulates circulation, massages the internal organs, and calms and concentrates the mind. Along with practicing yoga specially designed to enhance fertility, we examine your menstrual cycle and/or IVF goals. The combined reduction in stress and aligning yourself with your menstrual cycle will greatly improve your health and well-being.

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Nutrition for fertility health

For women a therapeutic formula that contains right amounts of folic acid, vitamin Bs, magnesium, calcium and selenium is necessary to combat the effects of stress and fatigue, produce fertile cervical mucous, regulate oestrogen and reduce the change of morning sickness.

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Can yoga help fertility?

Our yoga practices are safe for women during Assisted Reproductive Technology. The stress associated with infertility can be lessened by adding the health-enhancing benefits of yoga to modern medical intervention. Fertility clinics recognise the benefits of complementary therapies such as yoga to enhance conception.

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Research on pregnancy yoga

Read Sarah Wickham’s overview of Rong et al (2020) research. The authors concluded that, "Prenatal yoga is an effective complementary medicine to improve delivery outcomes and not to increase the risk of fetus, which is worth recommending to pregnant women."

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Babies do Yoga!

This is Sammy and he came to Mums and Bubs yoga from 12 weeks. We all know that yoga is amazing for adults, and postpartum for mothers, but did you know there are many benefits for your baby as well? Babies benefit from movements that strengthen and stretch their muscles, relieving them of tension and increasing relaxation. The benefits of relaxation are well known, ranging from improved sleep, to better digestion.

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