“I came for the practical, but returned for the mental” – Full Circle Yoga KC expectant Mama
Prenatal yoga continues to grow in popularity for all the benefits it offers and positive growing research. In honor of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week we want to highlight the mental benefits prenatal yoga offers. From my own experience in the last 8 years as the owner of Full Circle Yoga KC I have time and time again seen the positive benefits of prenatal yoga. Students report feeling less aches and pains, learned coping strategies, increased understanding and connection with their body, decreased anxiety, and more prepared for birth mentally, physically, and physiologically.
Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
Prenatal Yoga offers comfort and relief from back pain, hip discomfort, pubic pain, and sciatic symptoms. This is primarily the first reason expectant people come to a prenatal yoga class. However, after attending they experience the added benefit of mental wellness. Research shows prenatal yoga can reduce stress, ease anxiety, and decrease depression.
Mental Health Benefits
Anxiety, depression, and stress can be common psychological factors. We know these factors can have an impact on maternal mental wellness which can affect baby. Stress can spiral into to medical complications impacting mother and baby. In one randomized control study published in the Journal of Depression and Anxiety found just one prenatal yoga reduced subjective and psychological measurements of anxiety to the group receiving the intervention.
A 2023 systemic review with meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found prenatal yoga can be more effective in reducing depression, anxiety, and stress compared to other interventions.
Prenatal yoga can be done at home. However, the benefits increase when practiced in a group of other expectant people. At Full Circle Yoga KC one of the number one reasons expectant Mamas come is for the community and mental support, wellness, and readiness.
“Prenatal helped me manage the anxiety, find a sense of community, and finally be able to enjoy the last few months of my pregnancy. I strongly believe that prenatal yoga classes helped change the course of my pregnancy.” -Full Circle Yoga KC Mama
Prenatal Yoga Classes in Kansas City
If you want to experience the mental health benefits of prenatal yoga, join us at Full Circle Yoga KC! Explore our prenatal yoga classes and reserve on our class calendar. Check out all of our workshops and special events we offer to support your growing family too!
