Prenatal Yoga & Family Centered Yoga Classes
Yoga doesn’t have to be on a mat, yoga doesn’t have to involve moving. Yoga can simply be connecting to your pranayama, your breath.
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 and Chair Yoga for seniors.
Prenatal Yoga In The Third Trimester offers two main benefits, final preparation for labor and ease discomforts. This is the final stretch of pregnancy bringing daily reminders of baby as baby grows and moves. Some Mamas come into my studio still glowing and feeling wonderful, other Mamas find the final trimester quit challenging. This is a time of continued major change both physically and mentally.
Education is provided during poses, reminding Mamas what poses help during labor and poses that can be done everyday to strengthen and open the hips. Time to turn inward to connect with baby and connect with Mama’s inner strength is provided. Attention to breath, and the power breath will offer during the birthing journey is practiced throughout class.
Feedback I hear from Mamas in the third trimester: “I sleep so much better after I come to prenatal yoga. My husband thanks you too, because he sleeps better too, since I’m not tossing around.” And, “the discomfort in my hips and lower back is so much better after my practice.” And, “the breathing we did in prenatal yoga SAVED MY LIFE.”
This is the final phase of such a momentous time in a woman’s life. Prenatal yoga in the third trimester can be a time to slow down and mentally prepare for the future of labor and motherhood.
Read Prenatal Yoga In The First Trimester
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Yoga tip of the day…..celebrate International Yoga Day! Head to your mat and celebrate Summer Solstice with your favorite yoga poses! A few of my favorites: Sun Salutations, Goddess, and Crow. Yoga benefits the mind, body, and spirit in unison.
Prenatal Yoga In The Second Trimester has so many benefits for mama to be. Many mamas find the second trimester the most enjoyable, often energy level returns, morning sickness dissipates, and baby movement is felt providing reassurance.
Second yoga trimester is a time to practice the power of pranayama, or your breath in preparation birth. So many mamas report back that practicing breathing was a life saver during labor. It’s also a time to keep discomforts at bay such as hip and lower back pain. So many mamas I’ve worked with report they sleep so much better after coming to their mat to practice. Getting good sleep is so important for mamas health and wellness.
Some of the favorite poses in second trimester are cat/cow (Bitilasana) to warm up the spine and help drop baby forward. Chest openers such as modified camel pose (Ustrasana) helps bring in more breath, and create space for the diaphragm. Hip openers such as bound angle pose (Baddhakona), relaxes the hips, supports the pelvic floor and can reduce pain during labor according to Dr. Grantly Dick Reed in Childbirth Without Fear. Shavasana can be such an enjoyable time to connect with baby and feel baby’s movement during this trimester, also a time to practice surrendering and letting go, another skill to prepare for birth.
Read Prenatal Yoga In The First Trimester
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.
Yoga Tip of the Day…..practice self-care before your little one arrives!! Promoting your own wellness through self-care before baby arrives will help you maintain this important practice when life is busy. Prenatal Yoga or Pregnancy yoga is a perfect way to begin self care; giving you an opportunity to wind down, quiet the mind, care for your body physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Full Circle Yoga KC offers prenatal yoga classes that support a mother’s pregnancy journey. In our prenatal classes we practice mindfulness in breathing, bring awareness to our changing bodies, and offer movement for a full body workout.
