Gentle Yoga for Women/ Prenatal

A prenatal based class designed to meet the needs of all women.  It provides a safe environment for pre and post-natal women while allowing other women the opportunity to share in their own birth stories, bond, and receive the same relaxing and rejuvenating benefits. 

    Pregnancy can be a time of great anticipation and a certain amount of stress and anxiety can come into the mix.  Mommies-to-be worry about the outcome of their labor, how they will do, how the baby will be, etc.  By keeping the mind and body calm and free from fear, the body will be able to do what it knows best in order to give birth to the baby.  In yoga, various positions help to ease the discomfort of the contractions speed up or slow down labor and help women to have an empowering birth experience.  The yoga postures and techniques can be used in any setting, in whatever situation you find yourself in as you labor and give birth. 

My miracle yoga baby arrived before the birthing team!  Satya Mae had the most peaceful entry into the world, being born in the water.  Her journey did not take long, and it was hugely attributed to the amount of yoga that done before, and during my pregnancy.

I did not 'officially' know I was in labor until 12:30 in the afternoon, and prior to that, started to not feel well around 11:30.  Not knowing really what was going on, I naturally went into the bathtub to alleviate the discomfort I was experiencing.  By about 12:45 or so, my doula was working with me to keep me focused and the baby's daddy was telling the midwife to drop everything and get to the house while he filled the birthing pool.  With no time to spare, the midwife showed up to the house to announce that I was fully dilated and just as the pool was finished being filled I moved into it to labor for about 15 min or so.  The 15 minutes did not occur like a picnic at the time, but looking back, I have nothing to add or change to how it all happened.  By 2:15 I found myself squatting like the mother of the universe, and in no time heard the midwife say, "Sumati, reach down and pick up your baby."  Without hesitation, I brought this sweet little being up to the surface and we just gazed at each other for a while.  Suddenly we went from being 4 in the room, to now being 5.  For Satya, she entered this world in such a peaceful way, I couldn't ask for anything more.  No cries, nothing traumatic...I was the only one crying.

She's content, easeful, alert, and very at peace with her environment.  From the moment she was born she was receptive to chanting and very strong in body, mind and spirit. 

-Sumati