Full Circle Yoga KC News

August 18, 2019 by Full Circle KC

Greetings Full Circle Yoga KC Family,

What a summer it has been! Congratulations to all the Warrior Mamas who delivered babies! I love hearing your birth stories through your texts, emails, and in person when you return to BYOB!!! I am humbled and honored to be a part of such a beautiful and transformative journey with with each and every one of you.

I hope you’ve enjoyed your summer and are beginning to find a routine as seasons change. Full Circle Yoga KC is full exciting new classes and workshops! Here’s what’s happening!

Place your vote for Pitch’s BEST OF KC !!!

Let other KC families know about the amazing community we have growing at FCYKC!!! We made it to the final voting round, now it’s time to become BEST YOGA STUDIO in KC!!! While you’re voting for FCYKC take a few more minutes to vote for your other favs in KC! Simply click here and go to “Health and Fitness” then scroll to “best yoga studio” and place your vote for Full Circle Yoga KC. FCYKC community you’re the best!!!! Thank yo so much for taking the time to support our amazing community.

New Class

StoryBook Yoga with Alli starting Friday August 23rd at 10:00 am.

I love it when my path crosses with someone that is full of life and has such a positive energy and warm smile. Alli is just that person! She has been an avid yoga practitioner for over twelve years, and is excited to teach yoga and mindfulness in ways that help future generations manage their stress, emotions, and physical health. She has considerable experience working with young people as both a storytime librarian in public libraries, as well as working as a school librarian and Spanish teacher for twelve years. Alli and her husband Mykl are parents of two sweet yogi boys, Mason and Adam, ages 6 and 9.

Follow and “like” FCYKC on Facebook to see when Alli will be teaching Harry Potter and Star Wars Yoga series for older kids and adults.

Upcoming Workshops

Saturday September 14th at 11:30 am

Essential Oils 101- Learn about essential oils and how they can support you and your family’s wellness. Learn what essentials oils are and how to begin incorporating them into your daily life. This is a fun relaxed and FREE class! Babies and Kiddos welcome 🙂

Saturday October 19th at 11:30 am

Pelvic Health and Rehab Workshop – Shannon Buhs DeSalvo, PT is excited to share her knowledge of pelvic health and rehabilitation, especially as it pertains to the post-partum woman. This class is open to all women of all ages, and newborn nursing babies are always welcome to join. The following topics will be discussed:

Incontinence (urinary or fecal)
Urinary urgency/frequency
Bowel dysfunction/constipation
Pelvic pain
Pain with sex
Diastasis Recti (separation of the abdominal muscles)
Back pain, sacroiliac pain, pubic pain or hip pain

Shannon will also provide thorough education on the female pelvic anatomy so that women can better understand how their bodies work and how pregnancy and childbirth impact their health and function. In addition to being a Pelvic Physical Therapist, Shannon is also certified in Pelvic Floor Yoga and will incorporate some of these poses into the class.

Women will leave with knowledge that will empower them and help in their healing process.

To reserve a spot and purchase tickets go to www.fullcircleyogakc.com and select Pelvic Health and Rehab Class.
Class is $30.00

Tuesday October 29th at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Partner Prenatal Yoga and Partner Massage Workshop- Join Charity and I as we support you and your partner during pregnancy. Charity is the founder and owner of Legacy Massage . We will begin with Prenatal Partner Yoga and end with Prenatal Partner Massage. Class is $35

Saturday November 16th 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Get ready for the holidays with Sans Bar Kansas City! The Sans Bar team is working hard to create some fun yoga and Mama inspired mocktails! Sans Bar brings authentic alcohol-free connection to KC in the form of Sans Bar Kansas City, a booze-free popup event-based initiative. More Details to come but mark your calendar now!

Ongoing Classes

Just a reminder for those classes that are not held weekly.

Mommy and Baby Yoga– Every Wednesday at 10:00 am AND 1st/3rd Saturday of every month at 10:30 am

Mama and Little Movers Yoga– Second and Fourth Saturday of every month at 10:30 am

Love and Hugs!

Jenny

Benefits of Prenatal Massage

July 29, 2019 by Full Circle KC

The Benefits of Prenatal Massage:

Can a Mama-to-be really find relaxation and relief?! Let’s find out!

Pregnancy is often depicted as a joyful nine months but the physical reality is there are a lot of things that are happening with your body, surprisingly a lot of these things can be aided with massage!

There is an extensive body of research that firmly supports massage therapy’s many advantages for pregnant women which run the gamete from reducing discomfort, anxiety, depression to shortens labor.

The list can go on and on but here is a short list of a few of the benefits of prenatal massage:

Massage can help with the structural changes going on in the body ( which I feel like is one of the most important benefits, there are so many things happing with your spine in such a short amount of time, and even shorter after labor, so this make massage vitally important!)

-Better sleep

-Reduces edema

-Improve circulation

-Reduces joint pain

-Reduces back pain

-Reduces muscle muscle tension

and headaches

-Helps with Hip pain

-Can reduce sciatica pain

-Reduces calf cramps

– Can help shorten labor

-Reduce insomnia

-Morning sickness

-Heartburn

Morning sickness:

Much evidence indicates massage reduces this highly common issue says Susan Salvo, PH.D

It can help with improvement of nerve pain:

Sciatica nerve pain happens with a lot of women in the late pregnancy stage the uterus rest on the muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back the pressure of the uterus spreads tension and muscles of the upper and lower leg causing them to swell and put pressure on there by nerves massage therapy addresses the inflamed nerves by helping to release tension on nearby muscles.

Hormone regulation:

Studies done in the past 10 years have shown that hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered leading to mood regulation and improvement of cardiovascular health.

Precautions for prenatal massage?

As with any therapeutic approach to pregnancy wellness women should discuss massage with their prenatal care provider the best way is to work together with your knowledgeable professionals.

Seeking a massage therapist?

Make sure that your massage therapist is a certified prenatal massage therapist, a certified therapist knows how to address a specific pregnancy needs and sensitive areas of the body.

With a ever changing body in a very quick period of time the low back is thrust forward creating a very large lordotic curve the structure of your body needs a bit of structural massage to help keep the muscle in the right placement. This is why its so important to get a postpartum massage as well it is trying to go back to normal even quicker than it got there structure massage can help it along the way! Help your body during these changes fell the best you can!

Charity Smith, LMT is a guest blogger, She is the owner of Legacy Massage, & is passionate about Prenatal Massage as well as well as structural Massage, which go hand in hand ! She is from UT and moved to KC in 2015 and has been married to her amazing husband for 6 years! We love hiking and Kayaking in our spare time!

Full Circle Yoga KC is family centered yoga studio in Midtown Kansas City specializing in Aerial Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga, and more.

Benefits of Prenatal Massage

December 4, 2018 by Full Circle KC

Prenatal massage is a part of prenatal wellness that has so many benefits. I’ve always loved massages, but when I was pregnant I LOVED prenatal massages! They were just what my body needed as my body made dramatic changes during pregnancy. While it helped reduce the discomforts of pregnancy, it was sacred time to be present to the journey of pregnancy and feel myself emotionally connect with my daughter and then my son. It was time I was able to give my undivided attention to the monumental journey of pregnancy and begin to embrace bringing life into the world. Research suggests that prenatal massage can be instrumental in prenatal wellness and improved birth outcome.

Benefits include:

reduce anxiety
relieve muscle aches and join pain brought on my changes in hormones, baby growth, and body changes.
improve lymphatic and blood circulation
reduce swelling

Consult with your midwife or physican first, especially if you have a high risk pregnancy. Also, seek a massage therapist that is certified in prenatal massage.

Full Circle Yoga KC is partnering with Legacy Massage to offer FREE chair prenatal massages to all Mamas December 10th right after prenatal yoga at 8:00 pm at the KC studio. Charity, the founder of Legacy Massage is certified in prenatal massage. Reserve your spot at www.fullcircleyogakc.com!

Full Circle Yoga KC was founded in 2017 by yoga instructor Jenny Hellman focusing on wellness in the early stages of family life from prenatal to family centered yoga, and the older adult years. Full Circle Yoga KC is a Kansas City Studio specializing in Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga Prenatal Partner and family-centered yoga.