active birth yoga

Suzanne Swan is a certified Yoga for Pregnancy and Active Birth Educator and teaches all the Active Birth Yoga classes and workshops at yogababy.

Active birth yoga classes are gentle, safe and beneficial for you and your growing baby. Along with practicing yoga postures and breathing exercises that prepare you for your birth, the classes explore topics that will increase your potential of achieving an Active Birth. You will practice classical yoga sequences throughout each class.

You can start the active birth yoga classes from 14 weeks in your pregnancy and continue till you birth.   Each one and half hour yoga class covers:

• relaxation: week starting 18th Jan, 12th April
• releasing fear: 26th Jan, 20th April
• pelvic awareness: 1st Feb, 22nd Jun
• natural ways of bringing labour: 1st Feb, 15th Jun

• visualisation in labour: 9th Feb, 27th Apr
• breathing in labour: 15th Feb, 3rd May
• vocalistation in labour: 22nd Feb, 10th May
• optimal foetal positions: 1st Mar, 18th May
• active birth positions: 8th Mar, 24th May
• positions for second stage: 15th Mar, 31st May)
• baby moon and unexpected outcomes : 22nd Mar, 8th May

Often women will return to share their positive birth experiences.  Educational handouts are also included in some of the classes. 

Our experience has shown that an Active Birth includes the participation of the birthing woman's partner. As well as booking into the yoga classes for you, your birthing partner will be required to attend an Active Birth workshop with you. The best time to attend an Active Birth Workshop is between 32 and 38 weeks.

You can choose between a short Saturday morning class covering the basics of massage, relaxation, breathing and birthing positions or an all day Sunday class covering the basics and a much more detailed understanding of an active birth, transfer to hospital and advocacy.  The workshops are held once a month.

"A strong intention, relaxed body and an open mind are the main ingredients for an Active Birth.  It is the way a woman behaves when she is following her own instincts and the physiological logic of her body" Janet Balaskas

"Thank you for the pregnancy and active birth yoga courses! My husband and I used all the postures and the songs you taught us during the classes to control breathing and achieve a drug free vaginal birth.  After 20 hours (8 of which were established labour) I delivered a healthy 8lb baby boy.  Due to the empowerment you helped me feel during my first ever pregnancy and labour experience, I found myself approaching parent hood with confidence and strength.  Suzanne you truly have a gift for enabling women to trust their bodies. Thank you a thousand times over!" Past Student

Costs:  Active Birth Yoga for pregnant woman (9 classes) ...

and half day Saturday morning with partner $350

and full day Workshop with partner $500

Please note that booking of yoga classes up to 38 weeks is prorated at $25 per class

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