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Top 3 Baby Yoga Poses

September 5, 2017 by Full Circle KC

At Full Circle Yoga KC mommy and me yoga is open to all possibilities! It’s not your typical yoga class and that’s what we love about it! Babies cry, that’s okay! Babies sleep, that’s okay, a little extra YOU time! Babies become YOGIS! We celebrate all mamas and babies right where they are!

Mommy and me yoga classes consists of five parts: warm up for mommy, baby massage, mommy yoga, mommy and baby yoga, and shavasna. Based on babies needs we mix this up, because at mommy and me yoga we go with the flow!

Top 3 Baby Yoga Poses:

Warrior 2- A pose of confidence! Such a great pose to do together as you breath in confidence and exhale extending that confidence to your baby. Baby can be on bent leg facing out or on mama’s chest, depending on age of baby and baby’s balance. This pose strengthens the arms, legs, abdominal muscles, and pelvic floor.
Side Angle- A pose the lengthens and the entire side while opening the chest. This pose activates the oblique muscles that most mamas find weak postpartum.
Wide-legged Forward Fold- bringing the heart below the hips calms the nervous system and for many new mamas this is such a relaxing pose. While holding baby, this pose is great to bring back the abdominal muscles, elongating the spine that often finds odd positions while nursing, and opens the be backs of legs.

*Remembering these poses can be done with our without baby, you get to decide what works best for you and your little one.

5 Health Benefits Of Prenatal Yoga

August 29, 2017 by Full Circle KC

5 Health Benefits Of Prenatal Yoga

Breathing,- feeds our organs, circulatory system, muscles, and increases your blood oxygen levels, all good things for the body. It promotes clear thinking and supports our cardiovascular system. Learning breathing techniques during pregnancy can be translated into motherhood to relax the mind.
Reduced Stress- One of the most important things during pregnancy is finding ways to reduce stress to support a healthy you and healthy pregnancy.
Better sleep means better health. Research shows that when we sleep well we are healthier. According to Mayo Clinic prenatal yoga can keep mom and baby healthy through reduced risk for prenatal depression, decreased nausea, and improved sleep.
Keeps you in shape- Giving birth is one of the most challenging experiences our bodies will go through. It’s important to train and prepare for labor just like you would a marathon. Prenatal yoga helps builds stamina and strengthen muscles you’ll need for your birthing journey. Staying healthy and fit during pregnancy will make it a lot easier to postpartum to return to your prior level of fitness.
Decreased discomfort- With pregnancy often women experience some level of discomfort. Prenatal yoga offers poses that reduce and even eliminate common discomforts such as lower back and hip pain.

Partner Prenatal Yoga

August 27, 2017 by Full Circle KC

Yoga means “to unite,” so, what better way to come together on your mats and practice yoga in partnership. Partner Prenatal Yoga can help partners have heightened connection and appreciation with one another as they prepare for their rite of passage of parenthood.

Benefits or Partner Prenatal Yoga include:

Practice the tool of breathing together in unison.
Help build confidence for both mother and partner as they prepare to enter the journey of labor and delivery together.
Offer ways for the partner to be actively involved in the birthing journey.
Build trust
Teach poses that can empower and coach mama through the birthing journey.
Practice meditation together to enhance feelings of safety, relaxation, trust, and connection.
Creates a fun and nurturing way for partners to connect with their baby.
A beautiful way to honor this journey together in unity.

Full Circle Yoga KC is offering Partner Prenatal Yoga September 14th at 5:45pm. Class will fill quickly, reserve your spot now at www.fullcircleyogakc.com.

Yoga Tip of the Day

August 26, 2017 by Full Circle KC

What you practice on your mat you can take with you into the world…breath, relaxation, truthfulness, and contentment!

Full Circle Yoga in Overland Park was founded in 2017 by yoga teacher Jenny Hellman focusing on wellness in the early stages of family life from prenatal to early parenthood and the older adult years. Full Circle Yoga KC is an Overland Yoga Studio specializing in Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga and Chair Yoga for seniors.

Prenatal Yoga Poses For Back Pain

August 18, 2017 by Full Circle KC

Lower back pain is the most common discomfort I hear. Coming onto your mat to practice prenatal yoga can reduce or even alleviate that discomfort. There are a number of reasons why you may be experiencing back pain.

Your body is changing! With a growing baby comes weight gain, creating a difference in how you balance yourself. Your center of gravity also changes, and your abdominal muscles become weaker creating more work for the lower back. Additionally your hormones are changing which loosens the joints and relaxes the ligaments. Baby can also find comfort in the posterior pelvic area causing pressure and and discomfort in the sacral and lumber back. Occasionally, lower back pain can continue postpartum, but with strengthening the abdominal muscles usually goes away.

In every yoga class we focus on prenatal yoga poses for back pain. These poses will help support the lower back because this is such a common discomfort.

Prenatal Yoga Poses For Back Pain

Cat cow is a great way to drop baby forward and stretch the spine. Modifications that can be done at work are standing cat cow or sitting in a chair and doing several cat cow poses.

Forward fold can elongate the spine

Goddess is a great hip opener, while building leg strength

At Full Circle Yoga KC our prenatal yoga offers a class that mamas at all stages can practice and build their physical and emotional strength in preparation for their birthing journey.