Pregnancy Yoga & Preparation for Birth

Benefits of coming to class:

– Move your body, stay fit and comfortable during your pregnancy.

– Build physical strength in preparation for birth

– Relieve common aches and pains, including back/hip ache, PGP, sciatica, indigestion, tiredness & more.

– Learn how to breathe, move and relax as labour and birth preparation.

– Calm the mind, reduce stress and anxiety. You will get the best sleep ever after class!

– Classes are initially in English and can be in French if you prefer, just email me to know more. They always tailored to meet your changing needs weekly.

– And also, make lots of new friends with other local mums as part of our lovely community.

PRICE:

– £28 drop in / £22 online

– £130 for 5 classes, save £10 (£26/class) 

– £240 for 10 classes, save £40 (£24/class) 

– Buy 2 get the 3rd free: £56 for 3 classes 

Join in the 1st trimester if you already do yoga. If you are new to yoga or exercise, it is recommended to start the class from the 2nd trimester, around 15weeks. Then you can practice righ up to full term.  Any concerns, please check with your dr/midwife. IMPORTANT T&Cs are at the bottom of this page, please read.

Antenatal Education – Prepare for Birth & Baby Course

This is a comprehensive Antenatal Education course currently delivered every month under two formats: 4 weeks program with 2.5-hour sessions or an express 4-hour program. Available in person and online / Group sessions or tailored 1 on 1 session (email me for 121) *small group so booking are essential.

The course are initially in English and can be hold in French upon request. 

The 4 weeks program runs over:

4 x consecutive Tuesday evenings – 6pm-8.30/9pm 

– Week 1&2: Antenatal Education – Prepare for Labour and Birth.

– Week 3: ‘Breath, Move and Relax’ – Practice of the positions, movements & breathing  that can be used during labour and birth + role of your birth partner.

– Week 4: The 4th trimester and Prepare for Baby – life with a newborn, baby and mummy care, sleep, feeding, mental health, community & more.

– With 2x Brunch / Walk Meet ups 

PRICE – £260 per expectant mother + birth partner goes free – includes all 4 educational sessions plus brunch invites! Limited spaces of 8 couples max – Book early and save £20 off; email now for early bird code

The Express program runs over:

1 x Sunday morning – 10am-2pm

On a shorter amount of time, we will go through the Antenatal Education – Prepare for Labour and Birth and thriving  the 4th trimester – Prepare for Baby.

PRICE – £150 per expectant mother + birth partner goes free – includes all 4 educational hours + brunch on the go during the course! Limited spaces of 8 couples max 

The course is fully accredited through FEDANT, the UK’s antenatal education body anc includes all information you need to help you. IMPORTANT T&Cs are at the bottom of this page, please read.

3 Step Birthing Awareness & Trauma Release Process

This is three 121 bespoke sessions for releasing trauma from any pregnancy, birth or removing unwanted fears for birth and/or for anyone who has fears/trauma from life experience in general.

When birth or motherhood does not go as expected… if you have had a baby and feel upset or sad about what happened at the birth, during pregnancy or postpartum. This can be different from mums to dads suffering with birth trauma, but we can hear some common things such as: 

– It felt out of control, I was scared for my life and baby’s life,

– I felt overwhelming

– I wasn’t listened to, considered to

– I feel loss, sad, anxious.

– I cannot relax or sleep, I feel numb

– I have flash backs or dark thoughts

– I never stop to see the worst case scenario and keep being worried

Or maybe you are anxious or scared about giving birth, the rest of your pregnancy, life after as a mum with a newborn, not being ready or not bonding with your baby, then this process is also for you. Pregnancy and postpartum are a great time to work through limiting beliefs, patterns or fears. These sessions are really extra helpful  in everyone’s birth & baby preparation. 

Or maybe you are not pregnant but have some of these fears, thoughts, trauma or phobias after an traumatic or upsetting event you’ve experienced, then this also for you.

The three 121 sessions can be done in person or via zoom. Session 1 & 2 last around 1hr and session 3 is 45mins. These will be spread out over one or two weeks as follows:

– Session 1: We will go through a guided relaxation which will help to settle a stressed nervous system – which is often needed when you have experienced trauma/stress as the system is still running its stress response. After the session you will be given the recorded relaxation session to listen to between  the sessions and whenever you need in the future. You can choose to share you experience, but some people decided not to talk about it and that is still ok to do the process.

– Session 2: After checking in, we will go through another guided relaxation. A bit longer this time as this is where we will re-encode the experience in the mind, in a way that you will still be able to remember the event keeping your key learning, while helping the mind to re-file any big emotions and unwanted reactions you might still have been experiencing and wanted to letting them go. This process is really effective and powerful for all kind of traumas as demonstrated by its creators when used for veterans who had PTSD. You are in control of the process at all times.

– Session 3: This is session is shorter and we will mainly be focusing on the future and how life might be without these complex feelings and traumatic symptoms. This last guided meditation will help you to move forward feeling lighter, more positive, with a greater sense of calm, confidence and ease.

The course are initially in English and can be hold in French upon request. Contact us to arrange suitable session times and let’s get this sorted!

PRICE – £220  – includes all 3 sessions plus the recorded guided relaxation! People already attending the Yoga classes and/or Antenatal education courses can benefit of a £20 discount.

Please note that this is not therapy and we are not therapists. We are simply taking you through a guided meditation to help your mind process and re-file the experiences you’ve had. This can give you more space and help you feel better going forward. Together we can clear these dominating patterns and feelings by focusing on the future we would rather have. This is accredited by the Birthing Awareness. The  3 Steps Process was applied to birth trauma by Mark Harris and he created the Birth Awareness. Mark was a midwife and author.