Practicing yoga while pregnant has proven health benefits for any mother-to-be. But did you know prenatal yoga benefits your unborn child as well? Each time you move through a yoga session, your baby will feel what you do. The sense of well-being you encounter -- both physical and mental -- is experienced by your baby as well. In the long run, this promotes a more peaceful childbirth, as well as a child who is more peaceful as well.

Oliver's Birth Story by Joanna Halinski
Born at 7:16am on January 8, 2007 (his due date), weighing 7lbs14oz & measuring 20 & ½ inches

I truly owe thanks to the wonderful prenatal yoga instructors and the practice of yoga for giving me 100% strength and focus during this birth; a birth that I am very proud to share. My midwife has attended approximately 1000 births and she shared with me that the birth of Oliver Evans is in her top ten. She described it as very primordial. Each time she checked on me, I was squatting in a different dark place, silent, breathing, internal. When I crawled into the soothing birth tub, I was able to relax and work in a different way. It was dawn when I felt a powerful feeling with the rise of the sun. I used each contraction to gently push. Around 6:30am I examined myself and felt Oliver’s head. At 7:16am I birthed Oliver Evans into his Daddy's hands. Oliver’s soul brother (the placenta) detached Saturday morning. Oliver has been glowing since, completing his journey into this place.

We invite you to share your Birth Story with us. Email Lisa Taggart at lisat@yogayoga.com

Prenatal for Partners (Four Week Series)
Saturdays, 1:30pm - 3:00pm, at Yoga Yoga Westgate
March 10, 17, 24 and 31

Prenatal Yoga for Yoginis with Jenn
Sunday, 2-4:30pm March 4th at Yoga Yoga Westgate

Prenatal Yoga for Labor & Birth with Mary (Guru Partap)
Saturday, 2-4:30pm March 17th at Yoga Yoga North

Save the Date
Prenatal Yoga Training with Leslie Lytle
June 7 - 10 at Yoga Yoga Northwest

Postnatal Yoga Training with Leslie Lytle
June 11 at Yoga Yoga Northwest

Mary Ceallaigh
“You and your baby are one, just being present to that fact is YOGA, 24/7. Postures, simply an additional way to integrate that truth. If this is a new approach for you, start by lovingly tuning in, with your intuitive ear, to your own heartbeat, and the double time heartbeat of the baby in sync with that. Your breath is a profound yoga.” Mary (Guru Partap)

Mary (Guru Partap) loves practicing and teaching general Kundalini Yoga, as well as specializing in Preconception & Conscious Pregnancy Yoga. An Intuitive Doula with a degree in Human Development, Mary attended her first yoga class in California in 1988. After self-study Hatha using Deepak Chopra's books, she further focused on Prenatal Yoga and Shakti principle studies with Jeannine Parvati from 1995 on. All of Guru Partap's classes facilitate the principle that human beings, like Lotuses, are Born to Bloom - and Intuition is the teacher for each student's inner journey.

Ayurveda for Women
"Ayurveda, India’s “Science of Life”, is particularly ideal for healing and empowering the female body, mind and spirit." – Ayurveda for Women, Robert Svoboda

Ayurvedically, it is recommended for pregnant women to nourish themselves through diet, rest, exercise and massage.

• Diet: foods should be tasty, moist and nourishing
• Rest: To encourage a restful night, it is encouraged to retire to bed within the 4 hours immediately following sunset.
• Massage: Receiving a regular prenatal massage with a little oil. (Almond and olive oils tend to be most agreeable.)
• Exercise: Taking walks in nature, being in the outdoors, breathing fresh air.

To learn more about the Indian science of Ayurveda come study with Dr. Robert Svoboda on
March 23 - 25. Click here to read more.

Prenatal Resources

We would like to provide you with a variety of resources. Click here to view our online resource list.

We invite you to share your birthing resources with us, or if you are a Birthing Professional please contact lisat@yogayoga.com

Postnatal Yoga class is a great way to support the body's recovery after birth. Mothers may bring their babies for an experience that incorporates yoga and bonding with the baby. These classes are a wonderful way to connect with other new mothers in supportive and healthy environment.

Postnatal Class Schedule

YY North
Friday 10:30am with Sara E.

YY Westgate
Tuesday 10:30am with Jess G.
Sunday 1:30pm with Jess G.

Congratulations!

We'd love to see your Yoga Baby!
Please send your pictures to Lisa Taggart, Prenatal Program Coordinator at lisat@yogayoga.com

Yoga Yoga Westgate, 4477 South Lamar, 512-358-1200
Yoga Yoga North, 2167 Anderson Lane, 512-380-9800
Yoga Yoga South, 1200 South Lamar, 512-326-3900
Yoga Yoga Northwest, 12001 Burnet Rd, 512-490-1200