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Fall News at Full Circle Yoga KC

October 1, 2019 by Full Circle KC

I’m just sure that cooler weather is upon us!! This is one of my favorite seasons and I’m just so excited for all the fabulous events we have planned for the whole family!!! Let’s jump right in to all the goodness happening at the studio this month and next! Don’t forget to check out our schedule and all the new classes we’ve added!

This Sunday October 6th is a busy day at the studio! @ 10:00 am StoryTime Yoga with Allie!

Following StoryTime Yoga we will have our FIRST Harry Potter Yoga Class at 11:00am!!! Join the most magical yoga class ever! Each class will feature a yoga sequence based on one of the Harry Potter books. Do yoga poses that you’ve never done before – including hippogriff pose, Whomping Willow tree pose, and more! This class is great for the whole family, but is best for ages 7 and up. After each class, you’ll feel like you’ve just taken a calming draught from Madame Pomfrey! Reserve and purchase your $18 “family yoga pass” at www.fullcircleyogakc.com

At 3:00pm on October 6th a FREE Birth Story Gathering- I LOVE telling my birth stories! Came share yours (a great or difficult story). Check out more information here.

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Sunday October 13th at 12:30 Supporting Baby Wisdom with Lee Veal. Babies have a story to tell. Learn how to move with your baby and discover baby body language. Moms, dads, caregivers, and birth professionals learn movements to effectively communicate with baby and support overall wellness.
Lee Veal specializes in Cranial Sacral Therapy, a unique interactive movement and manipulation practice he shares with parents and their babies. In this class Lee will teach cranial modalities to support your baby, such as sacral pump, footsie, head in the crook. You can learn more about Lee here. Our whole family has received care from Lee and we can’t say enough. He played a monumental role in our journey with our son who was diagnosed with tongue-tie at the age of 5!

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Saturday October 19th at 11:30 am Pelvic Health and Rehab Workshop with Shannon DeSalvo, owner of Rehab for Her! Calling all Women!!! I promise you’ll walk away with something to support your health and wellness! 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.

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Tuesday October 29th @ 6:30 pm Prenatal Partner Yoga and Massage Workshop with Jenny and Charity. Come celebrate the partnership and union of two parents preparing to bring life into the world with an evening of prenatal partner yoga and partner massage. This class is designed to be fun and playful, yet educational and relaxing.

Prenatal Partner 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.

Charity Smith, LMT with Legacy Massage – Kansas City will share with couples various massage techniques that help support Mama-to-Be and a way to deepen the already strong bond between Mama and Partner.

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Get ready for the Holidays at FCYKC with SANS BAR Booze Free Lounge and Live Music Saturday November 16th starting at 4:00pm!

I look forward to seeing you all at the studio soon!

Hugs!

Jenny

Q & A Time | What is Cranial Sacral Treatment

November 14, 2017 by Full Circle KC

What is Cranial Sacral Treatment (CST)? It is a gentle noninvasive form of bodywork to realign the head, spinal column, and sacrum for restored balance. I like to describe it as chiropractic work without the manipulation. And, the best kept secret for body balance!

I was hesitant to go to a chiropractor because I didn’t want physical manipulation and I didn’t want treatment to become a part of my routine. However, after recently having my first cranial sacral treatment I was amazed at my improved overall feeling of balance and alignment. For weeks my hamstrings had been tight despite yoga, stretching and strengthening. With the cranial sacral treatment it made an immediate difference in the tightness!

Cranial Sacral Therapy can be a wonderful way to care for yourself while pregnant as well as postpartum. Our center of gravity shifts, we gain weight during pregnancy, our body is working overtime to grow a little human all of which can disrupt our balance and create discomfort. Postpartum, we are reconnecting with our bodies, we find ourselves in the most peculiar positions for nursing or feeding, and general anxiety of parenthood can throw our balance off, again, creating discomfort.

Recently, Full Circle Yoga KC joined up with Lee Veal to offer a special event for mamas and partners. What an incredible class that allowed mamas and partners to add to their toolbox! Lee Veal, Advance Cranial Sacral expert, showed simple movement techniques partners could offer mama to support her throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. Mamas were then able to provide the same resistance work to their partner so each could feel restored balance. The class focused specifically on the Psoas and Piriformis muscle to help align and open the pelvis.

Full Circle Yoga in Overland Park was founded in 2017 by yoga teacher Jenny Hellman focusing on wellness in the early stages of family life from prenatal to early parenthood and the older adult years. Full Circle Yoga KC is an Overland Yoga Studio specializing in Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga, Partner Prenatal Yoga and Chair Yoga for seniors.

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