Pre-Natal Yoga

Many women now discover the joys of yoga for the first time when they are pregnant. During pregnancy and even for a period of time after you've given birth, your body is not primarily for you - it is primarily for nurturing your baby and encouraging healthy growth.

Your body, mind & heart are physically different during this period, and as such, your yoga practice should be adjusted accordingly.

Prenatal Yoga is meant to:

• keep your body & baby relaxed and supported throughout the dramatic changes of pregnancy & labour
• soften some of the not-so-pleasant side effects of pregnancy
• keep you emotionally balanced, in the moment & aware of the beauty and power in this unique life experience of pregnancy & labour
• emotionally, mentally & physically help prepare you for the challenges of labour
• diminish your stress levels to help keep your unborn child calm & content throughout pregnancy
• encourage your partner or husband to bond with you & your unborn baby

"Your babies will be grateful for anything you do for them through this. You can change the destiny of your child in the world just by the way you breathe, just by the way you move," she says… Babies adopt the breathing patterns of their mothers while in the womb and continue it for life, so mothers who learn yogic breathing are, by extension, giving that gift to their children."

But more than that, "Meditation opens up your connection with the soul that is coming through you," Gurmukh believes. "We don't have a window or a zipper to see our babies inside of us. Since we can't see them, yoga gives us the chance to connect with them on another level. As a result you and your baby do the work together. Your birth is a partnership."

Gurmukh Khalsa a reported by Samantha Dunn, May/June 2000 Yoga Journal

Prenatal Partner Workshops are available to private & drop-in class participants, on request.

To book a class or make inquiries call (416) 276-8927 or email Debbie@YogaWhereYouAre.com