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5 Health Benefits Of Prenatal Yoga

August 29, 2017 by Full Circle Yoga KC Leave a Comment

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 Yoga KC Leave a Comment

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.

Prenatal Yoga Poses For Back Pain

August 18, 2017 by Full Circle Yoga KC Leave a Comment

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.

Should I Have A Natural Birth?

August 17, 2017 by Full Circle Yoga KC Leave a Comment

Should I Have A Natural Birth? This is a decision every mom-to-be will have to decide. We live in a judgmental society, and advice comes flooding in when it comes to pregnancy and parenting! Ultimately, it’s a personal decision a woman must decide for themselves. The choice for me was to have a natural birth in the hospital. I found many advantages in having natural births for both of my children.

Should I Have A Natural Birth?

It’s the ULTIMATE challenge- It requires everything you’ve got! In prenatal yoga At Full Circle Yoga KC we practice visualization and breathing techniques in every class to prepare you mentally and physically. I like to think of pregnancy as training for a marathon. During your pregnancy you are training your body and mind mentally for that momentous birthing journey. On the day of labor and delivery “the race”, you can put all that you’ve practiced and prepped for to the test.
It’s EMPOWERING, that brings a right of passage from expectant mother to MOTHER. It reminds you of the mama bear strength we as women have within us.
You’re PRESENT to feel the whole experience! The good, the bad, and all that in between.
It’s CHEAPER!
FREEDOM to move about, find poses that help advance your labor and poses that support pain management.

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.

5 Prenatal Yoga Poses Every Pregnant Woman Should Do

August 8, 2017 by Full Circle Yoga KC Leave a Comment

5 Prenatal Yoga Poses Every Pregnant Woman Should Do….and let your partner in on it too!

5 Prenatal Yoga Poses

In preparation for our partner yoga in September this is a good article from HuffPost to share with your partner. Take your yoga into labor with you. There are prenatal poses we do at Full Circle Yoga KC to help support you while you’re pregnant but many of the poses are wonderful to help you through your birthing journey as well.

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.

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