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PRENATAL YOGA & PILATES

Yoga and Pilates can help during pregnancy, a time when the body is undergoing so many changes.

Yoga & Pilates during pregnancy has been shown to:

  • Boost energy levels
  • Cultivate breathing techniques to help through birth
  • Empower women to have a conscious birthing experience
  • Relieve stress and anxiety
  • Strengthen birthing muscles
  • Promote relaxation and restful sleep
  • Keep the body supple
  • Relieve lower back pain
  • Relieve swollen joints, heartburn and constipation
  • Promote a healthy birth

 

THIS COURSE: 

  • Is suitable for pregnant women with an established regular yoga or pilates practice
  • Includes 4 yoga classes
  • Includes 4 pilates classes
  • Is a great way to keep moving actively through pregnancy

 

HOW TO PRACTICE   

The most important thing to remember when practicing yoga whilst pregnant is to pay attention to your own body, particularly when practicing online. Your body is undergoing so many changes, that you may be feeling tired. Allow yourself to rest and practice restorative yoga or meditation: this is particularly important during your first trimester. 

When pregnant, please do not practice any yoga which is not recommended. Be especially careful during pregnancy to consult your doctor before undergoing any exercise routine.

During the First Trimester

This is a crucial and delicate time so please be especially careful. Please note that many doctors advise you to rest during the first trimester. Only practice yoga and Pialtes if you already have an existing yoga practice and please only practice very gently and well within your comfort zone.

Each class has a guideline of when the practices can be done throughout your pregnancy. If anything is not feeling good for you then listen to your body. If you have any doubts or concerns please speak to your health care provider. 

Take extra care throughout your pregnancy with twists, inversions and jumps. Practice open twists, step back rather than jump back and modify every posture as your body changes.  Eat an hour before taking classes, and keep a snack and something to drink handy. Remember you can pause the classes as often as you need to for comfort or snack breaks, and if your body demands it, cut short your class.  If resting, take savasana on your side and use pillows to prop up and use as supports.

 

ABOUT VANESSA :

 

Vanessa Michielon, PhD, is a Yoga and Dance Lecturer in Higher Education and founder of the Transformative Movement Method, empowering people of all walks of life to embrace Yoga, Pilates and Dance in order to improve physical health and achieve a balanced state of mind.
Vanessa is trained in Pre/Postnatal coaching, L3 Pilates, Pre/Postnatal Pilates, Advanced Yoga Psychology and Yoga Therapy for Anxiety, and holds an MA in Dance Performance.
You can find her on Instagram (www.instagram.com/vanessamichielon) and download her FREE guide Joyful movement in pregnancy at www.vanessamichielon.com.

 

 

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Your Classes

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Prenatal Yoga - Breathwork and Stretches for Stress Relief (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Yoga - Breathwork and Stretches for Stress Relief (for all levels and trimesters)

35:43 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Yoga - Breathwork and Stretches for Stress Relief (for all levels and trimesters)

Embrace a peaceful, slowed down hatha class practice of breathwork and gentle seated hatha yoga to release muscular tension and flood your body with feel good hormones. Through Golden Thread Breathing, you are invited to slow down your exhalation, fostering a deep sense of relaxation. A sequence of seated and floor-based stretches targeting the neck, shoulders, back, pelvic floor and hips will then help you relieve muscular discomfort and feel more centred and relaxed. Suggested props: 2 bricks and 1 strap. Perfect for pregnant bodies in all trimesters, and all of us who have busy lives and would benefit from soothing the nervous system with stretching. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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35:43 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Yoga - Hip Opening Flow (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Yoga - Hip Opening Flow (for all levels and trimesters)

41:38 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Yoga - Hip Opening Flow (for all levels and trimesters)

Our hips can suffer if we live a sedentary life, if we drive a lot, or we're athletic. This gentle, all-levels hip-opening slow flow is perfect for a prenatal practice (in any trimester), or for any of us with hips! This beautiful class gently mobilises and opens the hips and strengthens the lower body with wide legged forward bend, goddess pose and poses to open, strengthen and stabilise the hips, wonderful for pregnancy and for all of us. Suggested props: 2 bricks. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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41:38 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Yoga - Back pain relief (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Yoga - Back pain relief (for all levels and trimesters)

31:31 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Yoga - Back pain relief (for all levels and trimesters)

A wonderful class for Prenatal back pain, suitable for all trimesters. This class can also suit most of us for most stages in life! Back pain and back stiffness is common during pregnancy, but also for all of us who live sedentary, modern lives. This class is the perfect antidote! Embrace gentle movements like thread the needle pose, open twists, oyramid pose and Happy Baby, which promote spinal flexibility and tension relief. The practice gracefully closes with heart-opening poses like Camel Pose and Bridge, leaving you feeling rejuvenated and empowered to navigate the physical changes of pregnancy with ease. Suggested props: 2 bricks. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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31:31 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Yoga - Nourish your Whole Body (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Yoga - Nourish your Whole Body (for all levels and trimesters)

41:53 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Yoga - Nourish your Whole Body (for all levels and trimesters)

A beautiful prenatal yoga sequence to open your entire body with a slow and gentle sequence of seated and standing poses promoting mobility and strength, full of mindful variations to adjust your practice to what feels best to you today. Explore movements that help you create space in your pelvic floor and hips, such as Staff Pose, Dragonfly and Lizard Pose, and build safe stability with supported Side Plank and standing balances, such as Half Moon. You will close with a moment of contemplation and connection to your breath and your baby in a peaceful guided meditation. Suggested props: 2 bricks. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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41:53 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Pilates - Glutes, Legs and Hips (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Pilates - Glutes, Legs and Hips (for all levels and trimesters)

33:09 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Pilates - Glutes, Legs and Hips (for all levels and trimesters)

This surprisingly tough Prenatal Pilates class can be done all throughout pregnancy. It is great for everybody, pregnant or non-pregnant bodies will love this strengthening class. Build strength in the lower body and maintaining mobility in the hips. Feel your glutes burning with strong glute strengthening exercises and with safe exercises from side laying positions and all 4s. This is a complete lower body work that will leave you feeling stronger, energised and refreshed (and aware that maybe your glutes need some more love!). This class is particularly recommended for those who drive a lot, for after travel, or who have a more sedentary lifestyle as your lower back will love you after these strong strengthening and mobiliising exercises. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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33:09 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Pilates - Strengthen and Energise your Core (for all levels, up until second trimester)
Prenatal Pilates - Strengthen and Energise your Core (for all levels, up until second trimester)

22:11 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Pilates - Strengthen and Energise your Core (for all levels, up until second trimester)

Perfect for keeping strong in the first two trimesters of pregnancy, but a really great, and pretty tough, strengthening Pilates class for all of us. This is a pretty challenging class, so please do go at your own pace and modify and take rest when needed. Centered around core strength, this Pilates class incorporates a small Pilates ball , or you can equally use a small cushion or pillow, to support your back in some of the abdominal work sequences and to activate your inner thighs. Connectt deeply with your breath and move mindfully through Side Planks, Supported Planks and variations of High Curl that will challenge your stability and maintain your centre powerful, so you can reduce the risk of back pain and better support your growing baby. Suggested prop: a small Pilates ball or bolster or small cushion. If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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22:11 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Pilates - Arms and Back focus (for all levels and trimesters)
Prenatal Pilates - Arms and Back focus (for all levels and trimesters)

27:58 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Pilates - Arms and Back focus (for all levels and trimesters)

Strengthen the upper body, arms and back. Using an elastic band, or a long strap, or tins of beans work just fine too, this class targets your arms and back muscles. You will begin with standing arm exercises, such as biceps curls and triceps work, and explore further upper body focused patterns, including safe modified press-ups on your knees and triceps dips, with variations to suit your energy levels. The practice will help you improve your posture and strengthen your back, so that you can better accommodate the changes your body is going through, and reduce back discomfort and weakness. Suggested prop: long elastic band or tins of beans! If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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27:58 Vanessa Michielon All Levels
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Prenatal Pilates - Full Body Glow (for all levels, up until second trimester)
Prenatal Pilates - Full Body Glow (for all levels, up until second trimester)

45:25 | Vanessa Michielon

Prenatal Pilates - Full Body Glow (for all levels, up until second trimester)

This Prenatal Pilates class for all levels, up until second trimester). It is also just a wonderful Pilates class for all round strength, for any body. This class integrates a variety of safe Pilates exercises to engage the full body to maintain optimal mobility and stability through the joints. Enjoy different abdominal strengthening exercises in a variety of position, to target all the core muscles without uncomfortable crunches. Also activate hamstrings and build up strength in the glutes with side laying leg patterns focusing on internal and external rotation in your hip joints. This is a complete and balanced Prenatal Pilates practice to practice a couple of times a week to uplift your mood and maintain wellbeing during pregnancy, but also for all of us at any time the body needs to be given a full body glow! If practicing pregnant please contact your healthcare provider to check the suitability of this class.

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45:25 Vanessa Michielon All Levels