Sheffield Yoga School
Why practice Yoga for Pregnancy?
Yoga for Pregnancy helps you and your baby through the changes and demands of pregnancy and birth.
Yoga posture work is safe, effective exercise which keeps the body healthy and strong, preparing you for labour and for your new life after the birth.
Posture work helps manage the common discomforts often associated with pregnancy.
Yoga Breathing techniques increase your vitality. They can also be extremely helpful during labour.
Relaxation enables you to deal with any stress and tiredness you may experience during pregnancy or during the early months of motherhood.
Yoga for Pregnancy will enrich your experience of pregnancy.
The benefits are felt not just by you and your baby, but also by your nearest and dearest.
Preparation for Labour
In Yoga for Pregnancy you will learn a range of Yoga practices which you can use during labour.
For example, you will learn simple and straight forward breathing techniques which relieve anxiety and encourage the release of endorphins (the body’s natural pain killers).
These are safe and natural practices which work with your body and can help to make labour go more smoothly.
Where and When?
Classes are held:
| Tuesday mornings: | 10am to 12pm |
| Thursday evenings: | 7:45pm to 9:30pm |
Venue: Ebenezer Church Hall, Greenhow Street, Walkley, Sheffield, S6 3TP
(on Greenhow Street, just off South Road, in Walkley)
The classes are followed with tea and biscuits and a chance to chat to other pregnant women in the group.
Often during this time ladies who have had their babies will pop in and share their experiences of labour and the first few weeks of motherhood.
When to start Yoga for Pregnancy?
- It is recommended to wait until your pregnancy is firmly established before starting yoga.
- You can join these classes any time after the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- These classes are suitable for beginners.
What to do next?
- If you wish to attend one of the Yoga for Pregnancy classes, please call or email first to check availability.
What to bring? What to wear?
- Mats and blocks are provided.
- All you need to bring is a blanket and a cushion for relaxation.
- Wear warm, loose and comfortable clothing.
Print out a Yoga for Pregnancy Health Questionnaire (click to download and print), complete and bring it with you to the first class. If this is difficult you can get a form when you come to the class.
About the tutor
Hannah Penn is qualified to teach Yoga by the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY). The BWY is recognised as the governing body for Yoga in the UK.
Hannah has been teaching yoga full time since 1998.
She has completed the BWY ‘Yoga for Pregnancy’ Module, which is an intensive ‘post-graduate’ qualification involving specialist training in teaching Yoga to pregnant women.
She has two children.