The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
If you’ve never done a yoga practice before, I understand that aspects of it could seem intimidating. Much like what it can feel like to embark on something new and unknown, beginning a yoga practice can be met with an assortment of feelings and thoughts. My lovely community partner for the month is the type of instructor that doesn’t care where you’ve been or what your experience with yoga may or may not have been in the past, she sees you where you are in this moment and that’s all that matters. Having been to several yoga classes and studios, I can attest to the fact that not all instructors have this approach. Ivory is different in the best sense of the word.
Here are just a few of the potential benefits of doing some prenatal yoga, even just a few times throughout your journey. The more you do something, the more natural it usually is of course, but I believe you’ll benefit from this mindful, slow, and gentle form of exercise even after doing it a handful of times.
Stress reduction
Improvement in sleep
Increased strength, flexibility, and endurance
Improved self-esteem
Help in managing pregnancy-related aches and pains
Supportive tools for labor and birth
Community support
Grounding, calming, empowering
Helps you tune into your body, your breath, and your place in the world at that very moment
Group prenatal yoga classes can provide you with the community and support you really need as you learn how to navigate the world within your ever-changing body and prepare for what’s to come. Join Ivory, of Rise and Bloom Yoga, for a 7-week prenatal yoga series from May 25th - July 6th at The Yoga Carriage from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm. If you’re not able to commit to the entire series, you can drop in for the dates that work best for your schedule. If you’re interested in this, don’t delay in the process of signing up! Space is limited to 10 folks for intimacy + community-building.
This 7-week series will offer the opportunity for participants to:
Identify supportive breath practices to help regulate your emotions + nervous systems
Welcome mindful movement and restorative postures that invite ease, comfort, and strength-building to meet the unique needs of your changing body
Engage a deeper connection to self + your needs through chakra exploration
Foster community-building through reflective journaling + dialogue with birthing parents co-journeying through this process with you
Receive helpful resources that prioritize the health and wellness of birthing parents + their families through pregnancy and beyond
Click here to register (it’s the second box down from the top)!
