PREGNANCY YOGA
In both my role as a midwife and yoga teacher, my goal is to help empower and support women along their journey to motherhood.
My classes are uniquely created using my midwifery knowledge of pregnancy, labour & birth, and my pregnancy yoga training, to help you have a comfortable and healthy pregnancy and prepare for birth.
Pregnancy yoga classes are open to complete beginners to yoga, are suitable from 12 weeks, up until labour begins. Enjoying yoga while your pregnancy progresses, is a wonderful way of taking time for yourself and your baby.
Pregnancy yoga helps you stay fit and active during pregnancy, and is individually tailored to avoid and improve pregnancy conditions such as pelvic pain, sciatica or back ache.
Practising yoga in your pregnancy can help to keep your body and joints more mobile, and aids optimal positioning of your baby for birth. Breathing techniques, visualisations & guided relaxations are weaved into my classes, to help you learn coping strategies for birth, improve sleep, and reduce stress & anxiety.
“Harriet’s pregnancy yoga was the best thing I did for myself during my pregnancy. It helped me to relax, connect with my baby, and prepare for birth all in such a supportive and friendly (and sometimes very funny) environment. I am delighted to count Harriet as one of my dear friends now and I have made such a lovely wider network of mum friends thanks to the classes. Can’t recommend highly enough.”
"I have loved every session, as a second time mum, yoga has given me the physical & mental space to just be with my growing baby. I always sleep so well after class too!”
Classes are also a wonderful way to meet other local mothers, to build a sense of community and support. My classes are relaxed, and you are welcome to chat and share advice and stories with each other, there is such knowledge to be found when women come together.
Many mothers who have met at my classes have kept in touch with me & each other, and have regular meet ups, and have come back to my class with their next pregnancy.
If you’d like to enjoy guided relaxation at home, please visit my shop and browse the pregnancy meditations I have available.
St George Community Centre
Monday's 6-7pm or 7.30-8.30pm
6 week bundle £55
Drop in £12
Mats, blocks, blankets and bolsters are available to borrow.
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“Your pregnancy yoga class was always a favourite part of my week, a lovely way to unwind, keep active and learn from your midwifery knowledge to help prepare for the birth. I had a beautiful calm birth, and I’m sure the breathing tips and positions we learnt were the key. Thank you!”
“ I really enjoyed your pregnancy yoga class tonight thank you. I’ve always been sceptical about trying yoga, but I really enjoyed the hour just focusing on being pregnant, relaxing and sharing with other mothers.”