Benefits of Prenatal Yoga for Pregnancy

The effects on labor pain and delivery outcomes

February 13, 2018 by Full Circle KC

Prenatal Yoga Outcomes:

In the article, it discusses prenatal yoga outcomes, Yoga during pregnancy: The effects on labor pain and delivery outcomes 60 women participated in a random yoga trial in Iran. The women in the yoga group were required to do a 60-minute yoga program 3 days a week from week 26-37 of their pregnancy. The women who were in the yoga group. The women who were in the yoga group reported less pain upon reaching 3 centimeters in diameter than the women in the control group. They also experienced shorter duration of the 2nd and 3rd stages of labor than they women in the control group. The yoga group experienced a reduction in cesarean section births at 13.3%, where as the control group experienced 50% C-section rate. The participants in the yoga group underwent fewer planned inductions (29.3%) than the women in the control group (56.7%)

“The results of some studies have shown that yoga practices involving yoga body movements of asana, breathing awareness and use of chanting “om” can be beneficial to spine flexibility as well as circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the brain and spinal cord. Increasing CSF circulation results in an increase the availability of CSF endorphins and serotonin which has a great impact on raising the threshold of the mind-body relationship to pain”

At Full Circle Yoga KC prenatal yoga we practice breath and tapping into the powerful energy a woman has that will help her through the birthing journey.

Why Prenatal Yoga?

January 23, 2018 by Full Circle KC

You’re growing to have a baby!!! With growing a baby comes a myriad of emotions: pure excitement, worry, terror, doubt, sadness, joy, love, empowered, apprehensive and much more. Your body is changing every day and often pregnancy brings with it discomfort. Prenatal Yoga can support you on one of the most powerful life experiences you’ll have!

Prenatal Yoga can play an important role in finding balance and relaxation in a multitude of ways as one travels through pregnancy.

Offers comfort measures to those nagging aches and body discomforts
Offer positions that can support labor and delivery
An educated Prenatal Yoga instructor can suggest various poses for different situations during pregnancy, labor and delivery to support mom and baby.
Practice techniques to work through your birthing journey like visualization
Practice breathing, one of the most important tools a Mama will take into her birthing journey.
Receive affirmation that your body is beautiful you are strong.
Unite and receive support and community from other strong women on the same journey as you.
Help you build your toolbox for your baby’s day of birth.
Offers coping mechanisms’ for labor and delivery
Provide supportive ways for partner to be actively involved in the birthing journey.

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

10 Ways to Prepare for Labor

September 26, 2017 by Full Circle KC

Full Circle Yoga KC offers prenatal classes that mamas at all stages can practice and build their physical and emotional strength in preparation for their birthing journey. Here are 10 ways to prepare for labor:

Discover the power of pregnancy yoga
Practice visualization
Educate yourself about labor, birth, and postpartum options
Write a birth plan
Enjoy a date with your partner at partner prenatal yoga
Find a doula you and your partner connect with
Eat Well
Fill your tank with words of affirmation
Walk….a lot!
More pregnancy yoga

Partner Prenatal Yoga

September 8, 2017 by Full Circle KC

Partner prenatal yoga offers so many mutual benefits to a growing a family. It’s an opportunity to connect with one another and share in the journey of pregnancy. Partners can be empowered through learning poses and visualization tools that will help support mama during labor and delivery. Prenatal partner yoga celebrates the partnership and union of two parents preparing to bring life into the world.

Time to Connect- Life gets busy. There is a lot of work to plan for the arrival of a little one! Sometimes it seems hard to find time to connect and embrace the life experience of pregnancy together. When I ask mamas what they and their partner do to connect as a family I hear we read books to baby, we listen to music together, at night when we are laying together my partner feels baby move around. These are all wonderful ways to find time to connect. Prenatal partner yoga is another grounding way to find shared connection during a time that your lives are changing. Through sequenced and supported poses and space to give pause to the outside world, partners can connect on a deeper level nourishing the partnership.

Builds Trust and Confidence- There is great wisdom through educating yourself in how you want your birthing journey to be experienced. Joining a partners prenatal yoga can be educational in learning from others and knowing where one can advocate for their desired birthing journey. When both partners are armed with knowledge about choices they have during the birthing journey, it becomes empowering, and when we are empowered we trust the inner strength and intuition.

September 14th at 5:45 pm- Partner Prenatal Yoga Class!

This class will bring soon-to-be mama and partner together to bond during this momentous journey of pregnancy. It will offer poses that can be done during labor with the support of partner. It will be fun for all! Hurry…..only 5 couple spots are available and it’s filling quickly! You can reserve and pay online at www.fullcircleyogakc.com. Private Partner Prenatal yoga is also available, email fullcircleyogakc@gmail for availability.

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.