This yoga class is safe, fun and healthy for women that are enjoying an uncomplicated pregnancy. We focus on yoga poses that will help your body cope with going through the changes of pregnancy and prepare it for giving birth, while we avoid or modify the poses that are not suitable for this phase of your life. The class can be started in any trimester and continued until the big day, although the earlier in your pregnancy you start the greater the benefits you will enjoy! The class is a mix of strengthening and stretching exercises, while we also pay attention to breathing and relaxation techniques. Many of the poses we do are aimed at maintaining proper posture and relief of ligament pain, lower back pain, swollen ankles and other pregnancy related ailments. We use props when needed and students are encouraged to listen to their bodies when rest is needed.

Come and meet other moms-to-be!

Please discuss taking the class with your caregivers and have them fill out a Physician Consent Form.

Private Prenatal Classes that will fit your schedule can also be arranged by calling me at 707-747-5103

"Practicing yoga throughout my pregnancy definitely helped me to relax during labor. In fact, at one point my midwife thought that my contractions had slowed down, but really it was that she was only noticing every other one because I was so relaxed!"

Katie B.

"Our baby arrived after a very quick labor of 1.5 hours at the hospital and no meds. I attribute how well the delivery went to all your help in yoga class."

Julie S.

Yoga and the Birth Experience
Most of us read everything we can find about giving birth before we go through it ourselves, trying to get an idea of what it is going to be like. We follow classes at our local hospital and talk to many women who have gone this road before us. Most of us will have ideas on what we would like our birth experience to be like and many of us will still be surprised one way or another.

The Yoga way of giving birth is focused on relaxation through breathing to break the fear-tension-exhaustion-pain-fear cycle and on certain poses that can help us relax and cope with pain. The Yoga way of giving birth also includes the absence of judgment, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way of giving birth, we all do a wonderful job!

I teach a Couples Class for Prenatal students and their birth partners that is strongly recommended as an addition to your prenatal yoga classes and the informational classes you take in your hospital. The class will offer  you, and especially your birth partner, an amazing amount of practical advice that can transform your birth experience. Let me teach your partner this valuable information on how to support you best and help you go through this life altering experience without  fear and unnecessary pain.

The class can be taught at a time of your choosing (typically during the 8th month of pregnancy)  in your own home. It lasts approximately 90 minutes and costs $60 per couple. Don’t miss out and call me early in your third trimester to schedule the class: 707-747-5103.

Prenatal Yoga

Four Sundays, April 6, 13, 20, 27
Four Sundays, May 4, 11, 18, 25
10:30 – 11:45 am

Please Bring                                

A ‘sticky’ yoga or pilates mat and a strap (a bathrobe belt or scarf will do).

Where

O-mYoga Studio & Learning Center
101D East H Street
Benicia, CA, 94510

How much

$48 - Four class series

Sign up

Space is limited so call or register at the studio early! Same day registration on space available basis only. 707-222-6170.