Maternal Mental Health Matters

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day. More than 1 in 10 women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or soon after giving birth. Perinatal mental health refers to a woman’s mental health in pregnancy and in the 1st year after birth. It includes mental illnesses that existed before pregnancy, as well as illnesses that develop for the first time, or are greatly exacerbated in the perinatal period. Even though this is experienced by many women, they often find it difficult to speak about and share, 7 in 10 women will hide or underplay the severity of their perinatal mental…

Words and the Wonder Cervix

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 Categories: birth preparation · birth preparation yoga · Blog · Pregnancy · YogaTags: Antenatal Class · baby · birth · childbirth · East London · labour · Newham · parent class · pregnancy yoga · Tower Hamlets · yogalimeLeave a comment

Words are sound intrinsically connected with breath, an exhalation, a release and carry their own energetic vibrations. Using sound to open the throat supports the marvellous cervix to open. Yes, there’s a connection between the throat and the awesome cervix and not just in name. The word ‘cervix’ is derived from Latin meaning ‘neck’ and forms the lower part of the womb. Its cylindrical shape about an inch in length protrudes into the opening of the birth canal. During the menstrual cycle, the cervix changes, as it does in pregnancy and in labour and birth. In early labour the cervix…

Protected: Elements for pleasurable sex are needed for Birth

August 3, 2017September 9, 2019 Categories: Blog · Pregnancy · YogaTags: antenatal · birth · birth partner · birth preparation · Canary Wharf · childbirth · couples antenatal classes · Newham · pregnancy · pregnancy yoga classes · Royal Victoria Dock · Stratford

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The Importance of Dignity in Birth

February 17, 2017January 5, 2020 Categories: Blog · Postnatal yoga · Pregnancy · YogaTags: active birth · antenatal · birth · birth preparation workshop · Birthplace · caesarean · Canning Town · childbirth · Dignity · Health Watch Newham · interventions · labour · london · maternity · midwife · Newham · postnatal · postnatal depression · pregnancy · pregnancy yoga · respect · which Birth ToolLeave a comment

Whether or not you have a good or bad birth experience isn’t all down to whether you have your ‘ideal’ birth – it’s also about how you are made to feel throughout labour and birth. Your relationship and experience with your maternity care-givers matters. The White Ribbon Alliance, a global organisation which demands the right to a safe birth for every woman highlights the importance of this relationship – Women’s experiences with caregivers can empower and comfort or inflict lasting damage and emotional trauma. Either way, women’s memories of their childbearing experiences stay with them for a lifetime and are often shared with other…

Birthing without Judgment

October 13, 2016January 5, 2020 Categories: Blog · Postnatal yoga · Pregnancy · YogaTags: antenatal · birth · expectation · judgment · labour · postnatal · postpartum · pregnancy · prenatal · yogaLeave a comment

I really enjoy sharing Pregnancy Yoga with expecting Mums-to-Be. I encourage women to start classes early in their Pregnancy and continue throughout their Pregnancy, so that the practice becomes natural to them and they make it their own. Overtime, it has become apparent by some of the questions asked and the way in which comments are often made about birth – that women can hold much judgment about birth and anxiety about the ‘proper way’ to do it. Set yourself an Intention if you so wish. Try to let go of judgment of yourself and others. Let go of expectation….

Protected: Sankalpa for Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga

March 25, 2015October 5, 2018 Categories: Blog · Postnatal yoga · Pregnancy · YogaTags: antenatal · antenatal yoga · birth · breathing · childbirth · fear · fear in pregnancy · meditation · postnatal · postnatal anxiety · postnatal depression · postnatal support · postnatal yoga · pregnancy · pregnancy support · pregnancy yoga · yoga

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Pregnancy Yoga Differs from Regular Yoga

March 14, 2015April 23, 2019 Categories: Blog · Postnatal yoga · Pregnancy · Women & Girls · YogaTags: babies · baby · birth · childbirth · East London · postnatal yoga · pregnancy yoga · Pregnancy Yoga in Silvertown · prenatal yoga · Royal Victoria Dock · Tower Hamlets · women · yoga · yoga classesLeave a comment

I was recently contacted by a pregnant woman interested in joining our Pregnancy Yoga Classes. She was confused, as the gym she’s a member of said they didn’t offer Pregnancy Yoga but said she could instead join their regular Yoga Class. “Is Pregnancy Yoga the same as a Yoga class?” she asked. “No” I replied. “I thought so,” she said “as otherwise why would it have a different name?” Good question ! As a yoga teacher, I teach both Prenatal Yoga Classes and general Yoga Classes. Here are some ways Pregnancy Yoga differs from a general Yoga Class: During pregnancy…

Pregnancy Yoga Classes at Yogalime

January 19, 2015January 5, 2020 Categories: Blog · Women & Girls · Yoga · Yoga NewsTags: active birth · antenatal · birth · Canning Town · E14 · E15 · East London · labour · Newham · pregnancy · pregnancy yoga · prenatal · Silvertown · Tower Hamlets · yoga · yoga classes · yogalimeLeave a comment

At Yogalime, our motto is ‘Give love to you’ and our Pregnancy Yoga Classes are restorative, loving and kind to mums-to-be. Whilst we move the body in asana (yoga postures) to strengthen the muscles and joints, we also focus on opening and relaxing the body and mind in preparation for childbirth. In Ayurveda philosophy there is considered to be an energetic connection between an unborn child and a mothers heart. Many of our practices will work with an awareness of this bond and help to nurture this connection. Pregnancy yoga has many benefits, and helps a woman to create a firm foundation for the…

Pregnancy Yoga, Hypnobirthing, Antenatal, Baby Massage & Baby Classes in East London

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