Benefits of Prenatal Yoga: Yoga & Birth: Part 3

As we have been exploring the rewards of prenatal yoga over the past week, we've enjoyed stories of triumph, community and bonding. We have also seen how yoga helps empower women to be participants, not just bystanders in their labors and deliveries.


So, I thought now would be a good time to explore some of the more tangible benefits. They really are limitless and in the past eight

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Yoga Mama's: Yoga & Birth Part 2

Women often ask me if yoga was responsible for my two whirlwind fast labors and deliveries. Id' like to say 'YES' and promise them they'll go into labor around 10pm, finding themselves nicely tucked in their beds and fast asleep only three hours later. Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration in regards to my second labor and delivery...but not far off. I think I was asleep three and

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Yoga Mama's: Yoga & Birth Part 1

This is a self portrait from my first pregnancy.

Imagine a room full of women: glowing skin and swollen bellies, full with the promise of tiny sized boys and girls. Clustered in groups they are laughing, chatting, listening and sharing. A new girl sits quietly on her mat, a bit shy and unsure of what the next hour has in store. But with this group, chances are it won't be any time at all

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