Prenatal Yoga & Family Centered Yoga Classes
Postpartum Yoga classes
A postpartum yoga class for the recovering Goddess Mama. Be reassured and validated that you are not alone on an island as you gather with other Mothers in the fourth trimester and beyond. Begin to reconnect with your postpartum body through restorative yoga poses. Take pause and give yourself the gift of self-care and an opportunity for reflection. While this is a Mama focused yoga class, babies are welcome. Every Saturday at 12:00pm.
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!
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.
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.
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 🙂
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
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!
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
What to Expect From a Hatha Yoga Class
Full Circle Yoga KC was created through a vision to offer prenatal yoga that supported, challenged, encouraged, and helped Mamas consciously think about the birthing journey they wished to have. Since opening the studio just over three years ago my vision has grown to support Mamas through prenatal and postnatal as well as families. We live in a society that demands a lot of us- work, parenthood, friendships, family, exercise, and more. I believe many of us are standing back and taking a look at how to better find balance and connection to those around us.
Part of creating a space that supports Mamas through pregnancy and beyond as well as families is creating a variety of classes. Mamas often ask what class should they take when they are ready to get back to exercising. I encourage starting with BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) yoga class, so they can be with and meet their baby’s needs, while practicing yoga, and get the community support that Mamas need during the forth trimester. While it is often Mamas that are on maternity leave, it’s not a class just for Mamas– Dads and grandparents are welcome to attend too! The next class I suggest is a Hatha yoga class that can be modified to touch on specific needs as well as de-stress and reconnect to self. When Mamas find time to breath, connect with her body through yoga, she ALWAYS walks away feeling stronger, centered, and feeling a sense of overall wellness.
Hatha yoga is a class that supports and benefits anyone that walks into a class. It’s great for stretching, but it provides so much more! It’s a class that can support and improve balance, strength, endurance, and calm the mind when the body is struggling. It’s a class that offers a beautiful balance of challenge and calmness to restore the body mentally and physically. It is said that practicing yoga even once a week you can reap the benefits. I have found that with many Mamas who began yoga because they heard prenatal yoga was good for them and baby continued after having a baby because they found the benefits to be much more than they had anticipated.
Building immunity is one of the many benefits of Hatha yoga. Through contracting and stretching muscles, moving organs around, and moving in and out of poses you support the lymphatic system fight infection. Since opening the studio and increasing my yoga practice I have seen a HUGE improvement in my health. It’s rare I’m sick.
We could all take time out to relax the mind and release tension in our body. It’s probably one of the main reasons folks keep coming back to a Hatha yoga class. They feel the immediate benefit when walking away after practice.
When you find a yoga instructor and space that speaks to you, you know it and you feel it, like buying a house, when you walk in, you just know it’s the right house. When I met Sarah Hockla, I knew immediately I wanted her positive energy and ability to meet each person where they are to be a part of the Full Circle Yoga KC family. She shared that she wanted to make it a class that wasn’t intimidating for any level, a class that wasn’t filled with lots of Sanskrit which can be intimidating for those that may be new to the practice of yoga. Those that have taken her class have said “it’s a completely non-intimidating, really wonderful class. I’m a chunky non athletic, non-yoga kinda gal and she’s made me fall in love with the yoga practice.” I love this beautiful compliments for all the reasons this woman shared. Yoga can be for everyone, you just have to find the right instructor and sacred space to appreciate and fall in love with the practice.
The act of giving birth is no small feat! Nor is the first several months after your sweet little one arrives! Your life has changed completely as you know it!!! The fourth trimester is all about figuring out life with a little human and finding moments to sleep! For many Mamas one way of self care is finding time to get back into an exercise program. While the body is still doing a great deal of recovery postpartum, high impact and rigorous workouts should wait until your body has eased into exercise again. Getting the green light from your health care provider is recommended before beginning a postpartum exercise program.
One of the best ways to ease into the fourth trimester and beyond is yoga. Postpartum yoga can help you reconnect with your body and relax the mind as you journey through this stage of parenthood. While baby sleeps, a short yoga flow is a great way to re-energize and give back to yourself. Some benefits of postpartum yoga include:
Full Circle Yoga KC offers yoga classes that help support postpartum Mamas through Mommy and Baby, Hatha and Vinyasa classes. Relax, reconnect, and create a tribe of other Mamas on the beautiful journey of motherhood. With our new location in KC, Equal Minded Cafe is a great place to grab a coffee while you continue your conversations and strengthen your relationship with other Mamas.
Full Circle Yoga KC is family centered yoga studio in Midtown Kansas City specializing in Aerial Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga, Power Vinyasa and more.
