What to Expect From a Hatha Yoga Class

Full Circle Yoga KC was created through a vision to offer prenatal yoga that supported, challenged, encouraged, and helped Mamas consciously think about the birthing journey they wished to have.  Since opening the studio just over three years ago my vision has grown to support Mamas through prenatal and postnatal as well as families.  We live in a society that demands a lot of us- work, parenthood, friendships, family, exercise, and more.  I believe many of us are standing back and taking a look at how to better find balance and connection to those around us.

Part of creating a space that supports Mamas through pregnancy and beyond as well as families is creating a variety of classes.   Mamas often ask what class should they take when they are ready to get back to exercising.  I encourage starting with BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) yoga class, so they can be with and meet their baby’s needs, while practicing yoga, and get the community support that Mamas need during the forth trimester.  While it is often Mamas that are on maternity leave, it’s not a class just for Mamas– Dads and grandparents are welcome to attend too!  The next class I suggest is a Hatha yoga class that can be modified to touch on specific needs as well as de-stress and reconnect to self.   When Mamas find time to breath, connect with her body through yoga, she ALWAYS walks away feeling stronger, centered, and feeling a sense of overall wellness.

Hatha yoga is a class that supports and benefits anyone that walks into a class.  It’s great for stretching, but it provides so much more! It’s a class that can support and improve balance, strength, endurance, and calm the mind when the body is struggling.  It’s a class that offers a beautiful balance of challenge and calmness to restore the body mentally and physically.  It is said that practicing yoga even once a week you can reap the benefits.  I have found that with many Mamas who began yoga because they heard prenatal yoga was good for them and baby continued after having a baby because they found the benefits to be much more than they had anticipated.

Building immunity is one of the many benefits of Hatha yoga.  Through contracting and stretching muscles, moving organs around, and moving in and out of poses you support the lymphatic system fight infection.  Since opening the studio and increasing my yoga practice I have seen a HUGE improvement in my health.  It’s  rare I’m sick.

We could all take time out to relax the mind and release tension in our body.  It’s probably one of the main reasons folks keep coming back to a Hatha yoga class.  They feel the immediate benefit when walking away after practice.

When you find a yoga instructor and space that speaks to you, you know it and you feel it, like buying a house, when you walk in, you just know it’s the right house. When I met Sarah Hockla, I knew immediately  I wanted her positive energy and ability to meet each person where they are to be a part of the Full Circle Yoga KC family.  She shared that she wanted to make it a class that wasn’t intimidating for any level, a class that wasn’t filled with lots of Sanskrit which can be intimidating for those that may be new to the practice of yoga.  Those that have taken her class have said “it’s a completely non-intimidating, really wonderful class.  I’m a chunky non athletic, non-yoga kinda gal and she’s made me fall in love with the yoga practice.”  I love this beautiful compliments for all the reasons this woman shared.  Yoga can be for everyone, you just have to find the right instructor and sacred space to appreciate and fall in love with the practice.