Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth
Join me in-person or fully supported online at your own pace
Learn to integrate movement, breathing practices, relaxation and meditation in a unique and empowering course designed specifically for pregnancy, labour and birth.
Brought to you by a specialised pregnancy, birth and postpartum Yoga teacher, registered Childbirth Educator and Internal Pelvic Release Work practitioner, this is more than your average prenatal Yoga class.
Each class brings you insights into your body, mind, nervous system and baby in pregnancy, labour and birth and teaches you the tools to move through these transformative life stages in a way that is right for you.
Join me in-person or fully supported online at your own pace.
More than a Yoga class…
Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth helps you to:
Relieve tension, create space and build strength in the physical body
Prevent and relieve common discomforts of pregnancy, including sciatica, leg cramps, carpel tunnel, oedema, upper body tension, pelvic discomfort, insomnia and fatigue
Prepare your pelvis for labour and birth with movement, breathing, relaxation and self-massage practices to release tension, create space and work with your body and baby
Reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress
Regulate your nervous system and balance your energy throughout the changing cycles of pregnancy
Prepare for an informed birth with childbirth education included in every class
Have a shorter labour with fewer interventions, greater personal satisfaction and less need for medical pain relief
… all within a community of supportive women who are pregnant and preparing for birth and motherhood.
Term 3 Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth
8 weeks of in-person classes
PLUS pre-recorded classes to support your practice at home.
Each in-person class includes 15 minutes of birth education.
Thursdays 5:30 – 7:00 pm
23rd July - 10th September
(2 places available)
$240 for 8 week term
Payment plan of $60/fortnight
For all enquiries, please email Helen.
How to Enrol
There are two ways to enrol in the Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth Course for in-person classes:
Single payment of $240
4 payments of $60 per fortnight
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The Nurture Support Fund is available for my Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth course, providing fully funded positions to teenagers who are pregnant and women experiencing financial hardship. If you are aged 20 years or under at the estimated date of your baby’s birth, or the course fee is a significant barrier to you accessing the course, please get in touch.
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Please note my cancellation and refund policy:
If you cancel your term enrolment up to 7 days prior to the term commencing, you will receive a refund, minus a 5% booking and administration fee.
If you cancel your attendance within 7 days of the term commencing, you will not receive a refund unless your place is able to be filled.
If you are paying on a payment plan, you will be charged as per the payment plan to the total term fee even if you discontinue your attendance in class.
Your place in the term is fully transferrable to another person.
Practicing Yoga in Pregnancy helps you prepare for labour and birth:
Enhance your self-awareness and connect with your intuition
Learn breathing practices to regulate the nervous system, support labour and birth hormones and relax and open the pelvis for a shorter labour
Experience relaxation techniques to support the uninterrupted flow of birth hormones and regulate your nervous system in preparation for labour and birth
Have a birth with fewer interventions, a shorter birth (pushing) phase and less use of medical pain relief
Connect mindfully with your baby to enhance your intuitive work together in birth
Discuss the way your body, mind, nervous system and baby work together in labour and birth and how you can support each of them
Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth Online
Can’t attend in person? My Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth Online course brings you the benefits of my in-person classes from the convenience of your home.
You receive a eight full-length Yoga for Pregnancy Birth classes, which are a copy of my in-person classes, plus bonus Pregnancy Sun Salutations and Active Birth videos.
The online course includes 8 weekly emails with lifetime access to the course content, to use as much as you wish throughout your pregnancy.
Pregnancy and Birth Online Course – start today!
$80
FAQs
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Yes! Many people begin their Yoga journey during pregnancy. The course begins with fundamentals and builds slowly over the term, with time and space for you to explore the practices and their variations that are right for you.
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You are welcome to join me any time from the beginning of your second trimester (13 weeks) right up until birth.
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Please do! If your due date falls within the course dates, I offer conversion of any classes you miss after birth to Postnatal Yoga classes of your choice (Mums & Bubs or Mums, Bubs & Grubs).
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Absolutely! With my Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth course, you never miss a class. My pre-recorded classes are a copy of the weekly in-person class, so you won’t miss out on your practice if you are absent and you can continue to practice at home. Recorded classes are included in the in-person course fee. An additional catch-up class is held at the end of term to make up for any missed classes.
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If you are unable to attend on Thursdays, you are encouraged to sign up for my Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth online course (see below). It includes a private in-person session at a time that suits you PLUS an online copy of my in-person classes. Alternatively, you can join my General Hatha Yoga classes.
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Yes! Have a chat to other women in Young and you’ll soon find someone who has benefited from this course.
In their literature review, Corrigan et al (2022) concluded that Pregnancy Yoga had a number of positive outcomes for women, including ‘positive effects of pregnancy yoga on anxiety, depression and perceived stress’, as well as ‘reduced duration of labour and increased odds of vaginal birth and tolerance for pain.’
Not only am I a specialised prenatal Yoga and Mindful Birth teacher, I am certified by CAPEA as a Childbirth Educator, so my Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth classes are full of inspiration and information to help you get the most from your practice.
Resources for birth preparation
Below are links to the practices and resources we discuss in class.
To access the online Yoga classes and breathing practices, please refer to the handout you receive in Week 1 or contact me.
Pregnancy Bodywork and Internal Pelvic Release Work with me (Hilltops Women’s Health)
Spinning Babies 3 Balances - Forward-Leaning Inversion, Side-Lying Release and Jiggling
Kneading the Dough - perineal preparation for birth
Check out my free ‘Yoga for Specific Conditions in Pregnancy’ series on YouTube!
Explore a range of tutorials and Yoga sequences to support your needs.
