Pregnancy Yoga
Zoe has helped hundreds of women across Worcestershire prepare for birth through yoga and often welcomes them back for future pregnancies. Zoe's Pregnancy Yoga classes take place in Worcester and Bromsgrove, in calm and peaceful surroundings, always friendly, inclusive and supportive. If you live in Worcester or Bromsgrove, or the wider area of Worcestershire, you will likely know someone who has been to Zoe's pregnancy yoga classes over the past decade. She has a reputation of supportive, calm, informative classes where you can relax, prepare for birth and make amazing new mum friends. There are many friendship networks across Worcester and Bromsgrove of women who met in Zoe's classes and remain friends for many years. Come and join the next course, we'd love to meet you! Have a look at the 5 star reviews left by previous mamas.
The value of Pregnancy Yoga
Attending 12 or more Pregnancy Yoga classes has been proven to...
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Shorten the length of labour
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Reduce anxiety, depression and perceived stress.
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Increase odds of an unassisted vaginal birth.
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Benefits of Pregnancy Yoga
Yes, attending pregnancy yoga does help ease many common pregnancy conditions such as backache, insomnia, hip and pelvic pain, digestive complaints, stress and anxiety. But it's also so much more than that, it teaches you how to step into your own instincts and power when it comes to birthing your baby.
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You will spend time in postures that often ease the discomfort of contractions.
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You will learn how to connect with your breath and really notice how your breath can help you during challenging moments and help you to stay relaxed.
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You will tap into the flow state where you are completely "in your body" rather than in the analytical mind - this is important to allow the birth to unfold uninterrupted.
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You will learn how to stay in your parasympathetic nervous system (rest, reproduce and digest) so that your body can more easily birth your baby.
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You will understand the different stages of labour and practice different techniques to help you as your hormones shift.
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All of the above, rather than just giving you a prescriptive set of postures and breathing techniques to follow during labour, will teach you to embody the qualities you need to birth - feeling strong, in control, calm, in your parasympathetic nervous system. Also knowledgable, able to breath in a way that lets go of tension and pain, able to move rhythmically and freely so that you can get more comfortable and help your baby move down and out, able to deeply relax. All of this comes from you! You are the one who births your baby, and pregnancy yoga helps you to tap into your body's innate wisdom and power to have a birth you will feel empowered by.
Learn about birth
We cover so much in the yoga classes, such as
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What actually happens during labour.
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Breathing techniques to help you throughout the birth (and to increase your wellbeing while you're pregnant too).
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How to have an ACTIVE BIRTH so that you stay more comfortable and your baby can move their way out using gravity, movements and postures.
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How to use a yoga ball during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal phase.
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How to manage any discomfort and release tension from your body.
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How to quickly ground yourself and feel more relaxed so that you can remain calm, confident and on control.
This isn't just a fitness class... there is so much more to it...
Your body mind and soul will feel more prepared to give birth as you gain confidence and feel more empowered.
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Victoria Griffiths
Zoe's classes supported me through pregnancy and the first year with my daughter - and now starting pregnancy yoga again second time around. Special space for women.
Emma Eaton
I went to pregnancy yoga with Zoe and loved the advice, warm and friendly vibes and of course amazing yoga! I now attend baby massage with her. Highly recommend.
Kate Mitchell
I met Zoe when I was 12 weeks pregnant with my first child and joined her pregnancy yoga class. I found the classes really calming and enjoyed the catch-up chats at the start of every class. My husband and I also joined a group Hypnobirthing course and I definitely feel this helped me prepare for labour. Once my little boy arrived, we joined Zoe's baby yoga class which was a great way to meet and catch up with other new mums,
