For Pregnancy Birth and Beyond.
** See Class Schedule for more info and booking**
Join Tina in her specialist pregnancy yoga and relaxation Classes
Pregnancy Yoga Journey
THURSDAY 5.30pm-6.30pm weekly
At Pattern Hall Charlestown St Austell
£10 per class
Join at anytime through pregnancy (From 12 weeks is recommended )— with all teachings that hold space for birthing preparation and postnatal recovery. Whether you plan for a natural vaginal birth, assisted birth to medicalised and C Section births— this is a practice into whatever path your journey takes.
Having birthed two babies I understand how pregnancy brings about a profound shift in a women’s mind, body and spiritual energy. These classes offer you the support needed during this unique and personal life changing journey.
With my pregnancy Yoga journey’s and postpartum deep healing ritual guide you will receive vital pre and post natal body care with yoga and rehabilitation, you’ll practice wonderful, safe and gentle yoga postures, feeling additionally nurtured with comforting deep relaxations, nourishing self massage techniques (abhyanga practice) and often be warmed with extra comforts like hot cloths for body or warm stones held in the hands or feet.
My Pregnancy yoga classes are focused on the more traditional and primal pregnancy and birth support methods, connecting back to primal instincts and re learning these techniques with ancient infused yoga healings.
These practices are more than your average yoga class, I focus on weaving ancient and primal teachings in with flowing, gentle yoga postures (asanas) and somatic movements that aim to stretch out and create more space in the body, as well as releasing held tension and stress, promoting the pelvic floor muscles to become strong, supple and flexible for birthing.
We work with gravity, sound vibration and breathing techniques to ease your body and your baby into the knowing of a lighter and less painful birth experience. Later in the flow with “practice contractions” techniques that aim to guide and teach you how to use your body, breath and mind effectively during labour contractions and the 2nd stage of birth, as you learn optimal birthing positions, rebozo and sifting techniques and be guided with visualisation skills that many women have reported have all got them through the hardest part of labour— staying in control and keeping an inward focus.
Finally a deep relaxation and visualisation journey in savasana will fully relax the body and mind. It’s all about nervous system release regulation and these techniques will support the mind and body through pregnancy, childbirth, as well as promoting a healthy recovery after birthing.
I also infuse and provide information guide on yoga for pregnancy and healing from my Ebook —On the postpartum body and how best to support, prepare and heal your mind and body after birthing in the most natural way possible, by using ancient tools and yoga techniques that have supported so many women for thousands of years— soothing your mind body and nervous system for deep healing, release and regulation.
A Four week Pregnancy Yoga journey with Postpartum Healing guide:
£60 for a four week immersive pregnancy yoga Journey and postpartum preparation guide —with the option to top up, extend and continue the journey sessions thereafter.
Join at anytime through pregnancy From 12 weeks to 40 weeks with all teachings supporting the birth and recovery of natural vaginal birth, assisted birth to medicalised and C Section births— for whatever path your journey takes.
10am -11.15 am Tuesdays or Thursdays.
or Tuesdays 7pm-8.15pm
What you’ll experience:
*A beautiful package of deep pre-natal care sanctuary sessions of support that will connect you to your unborn baby and your ever changing body through pregnancy, birthing and postpartum healing.
*Infused with nourishing raw juice on arrival at every session.
*Safe and supported pre natal yoga and somatic body flow sequences, reabilitation body repair and restorative practices that will soothe a tired, achy pregnant physical body, supporting alignment and bringing release from the emotional body so you don’t have to hold it— clearing the heart chakra pathway for birthing.
*Practice contractions, Mini Hypnobirthing and guided Visulisation meditations.
* We practice Optimal Birthing positions to assist in a lighter better birth, working with gravity and expansion and postpartum recovery positions—A store of knowledge and healing support for the postnatal body for the return of vital organs to thier natural position.
*The power of deep rest pregnancy meditation Relaxation— for energetic body soothing and deep relax intto rest for the whole body with time in stillness.
* An introduction guide to the Wise Women Pregnancy, Birth + Postpartum healing rituals with Ebook worth £22.
Sessions are created by Tina who is qualified and specialises in pre and post natal yoga and postnatal healing, rehabilitation and body care after birthing, she holds 12 years experience in delivering these specialist sessions to expectant women. Her perspective of teaching comes from a variety of elements that all aid in the embodiment of her pregnancy yoga practices. Tina teaches from a deep connection to primal state and nervous systems, that when released and regulated contribute to lighter better birthing experiences and deeper and more effective postpartum healing—knowing first hand how the right knowledge, preparation and support can become positively life changing,Tina has two very different birthing stories and experiences of her own with her own two children, with her first experience creating the fuel to bring better support experiences to women during and after having thier babies.
Tina holds pre and post natal yoga diplomas
A BA honors degree in teaching and learning
Foundation degree in Child Development
BSY Advanced Yoga Teaching qualification
EFT & TFT Tapping accredited Practitioner Certification.
Yoga provides many benefits during pregnancy and can help:
Alleviate heartburn, tiredness and backache
Boost circulation and help with fluid retention
Aid restful sleep
Strengthen your muscles and supple the hips and pelvis to support your growing baby
By using these yoga techniques during labour it can help:
Reduce medical intervention
induce natural pain relieving hormones such as oxytocin and endorphins
Naturally relieve the intensity of contractions and labour
Adapt to various different positions when in labour
Feel more in control and trust your body, listen to your instincts to know what to do
Bearing another soul into this world is a deeply spiritual experience; Yoga helps you to connect with your own soul and to your unborn baby, developing their health and well-being from the very start of life.
N.B Practice may commence after the first trimester of pregnancy (12 weeks).
Positive Birth Workshops
For women and their birth partners
**Regularly Hosted—contact to enquire and sign up for the next group**
A 2 hour Workshop £60 —for pregnant mama and her birthing partner.
I truly believe that education, preparation and the right support for women is the key to a positive birthing experience. These are my 3 golden gems for creating the best support for expectant mothers and birth partners, ensuring they too are infusing this deep knowing and supportive care into their forever changed and transformed lives.
I host regular Positive birth Workshops to support women and their chosen birthing partners with much needed practical support and vital information to include:
Stages of labour and how best to cope with them, how they differ and how you can use practical skills to support the birthing woman through them. Focus is on“fuelling“ techniques with body positioning, somatic movement, breath techniques, mind map inner focus and relaxation path.
Working with pain and natural pain management techniques, labour and birth positions to assist each stage.
labour and birth choices and ways to keep the birth scared and positive even if it takes an unexpected turn.
I infuse vital information about the importance of birth recovery and postpartum healing with tips on how to heal and nourish the postpartum body and mind. Healing from vaginal birth and Caesarean section and how to support this 4th trimester postpartum stage of body healing and deep recovery needed from birthing.
We talk a lot about regulating the nervous system, adrenal gland support and healing with rest, ritual, foods, family dynamics and the need for space and privacy in order to regulate.
I have birthed two children myself and have two very different birth stories and experiences… both these experiences I will never forget and have changed me forever. I share these Birth stories on my podcasts, they are extremely personal and a powerful reminder of the body’s ability and capacity to birth.
I know first hand the transformation that takes place when a woman becomes a mother, it is one of the greatest changes that can take place in a woman’s life, this experience can shape the rest of the journey into motherhood and I believe more real and raw support is essential for women and their birth partners to navigate the transition and life changing experience.
The shock that many woman experience as they venture into this journey for the first time can have an enormous impact on their relationship with their partner and family, So to move into this with a more positive and empowering birthing and postpartum healing experience can make a huge difference into the journey of postpartum healing and motherhood.
Research shows that many woman say that what they experienced at their birth was ‘unexpected’, ‘traumatic’ and ‘not how they had planned’, which leaves them asking many questions and often feeling or holyunresolved trauma around their birth experience and any support or lack of support they may have experienced in this time.
In today’s fast paced, modern age of highly interventionist birthing, many woman are feeling residual trauma, pain and emotional scaring from their birth experience and thier postpartum experiences. I often feel that the sacred element of birthing and a women’s right to empowerment is too easily stolen or taken away when it does not have to be, even if you are opting for assisted birthing or this path of birthing unfolds in a different way to what you had hoped, you can empower your experience and create a sacred path around any situations that might unfold. You can stay in control of how you heal after the birthing process and It is every women’s right.
This Workshop offers opportunity for a greater understanding of what to do during stages of labour and birth, with many techniques that can prevent fear or anxiety from impeding the birth process. What to do if overwhelm sets in, supporting both a woman and her birthing partner by having the knowledge, preparation and support in knowing how to connect back and stay in control.
The journey from maiden to motherhood is one that touches us, emotionally, physically, psychologically and spiritually. the experience is so powerful. Learning how to totally surrender and internalise into your birth is a super power! It is possible to have a positive birth no matter how it unfolds. It isn’t about placing any type of birth on a pedestal— that just creates room for competition and birthing is not a competition! There are no winners or losers when it comes to birthing, from the natural vaginal births, assisted births to cesarean births it’s about the need to keep it sacred and release each other from the pressure to perform some sort of “perfect delivery” and focus on whatever path and birth decisions we take and make.
Above all it’s about being open to the journey that birthing can take, in the most positive way and with the most meaningful support.
MOTHER AND BABY YOGA
Previously I have worked with The Family Space at Naturally Learning offering these mother and baby yoga sessions with Snacks and Refreshments included.
Here women can immerse themselves in an essential Post-Natal body care and birth recovery program. Women get in touch with their new bodies; since they have been transformed by the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, feeding and parenting.
I will re-acquaint a women’s body with being physical, learning how to strengthen and tone the delicate post Natal body and strengthen it again, working the pelvic floor area. Through yoga, I encourage women to feel new muscles, as much as the forgotten ones. “It’s not only your body that yare getting in touch with but your baby” ….yoga and baby body touch massage will also allow you to connect with your baby through positive, calming and soothing touch, as you learn lifelong techniques about how to relax together, as well as:
Help your baby adapt to their environment
Promote relaxation and improve quality sleep for you both
Help your baby cope with stressful situations by regulating cortisol levels
Reduce your baby’s discomfort of colic, wind and constipation
Strengthen your baby’s immune system
Help your baby develop co-ordination, balance and motor skills
Give your baby Vital Body Touch for healthy brain development
Sharing birthing stories and motherhood is a big part of Tina’s sessions. Telling your birth story, feeling heard and listening to other experiences can have a positively powerful effect upon emotional well-being. Since it is now acknowledged by natural birth workers, traditional midwives and Doulas that mothers and her birth partners can experience post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and sleep deprivation from their birthing experience and early parenthood. Not just when things go wrong or from emergency procedures, but also from feeling unheard, unsupported or afraid.
Classes are infused with information about the exciting development of your growing baby to support you further in your journey of family life and the demands early parenthood can bring.
Attachment parenting methods (continuum concept) and mindful parenting support and advice is at hand to re-affirm your natural intuition and instinct to parenting, providing you with reassurance and new found confidence.
N.B Practice may only commence 4-6 weeks after giving birth or with permission from your doctor. The Mother and baby Yoga sessions are designed for babies from birth to 1 year. Twin babies are fully supported with great techniques on movement and massage for twins.
Group classes are run over a 6 week programme to cover a range of yoga movements and baby body massage. Mothers and babies are welcome to practice beyond the 6 weeks (on personal request) in order to reap even more benefits that Yoga can bring for full body and mind recovery after birth.
Mama Earth Retreat- Heart and Womb Healing
Postpartum Healing & Buddha Baby Massage
£80
This beautiful and special mini retreat has been created for all you beautiful mamas with babies from birth to 12 months. I first created this retreat in 2013, during a time when I was still recovering through postpartum after the birth of my first son. I longed for community and a place where women could connect and feel supported.
I hosted these regularly back then in my yoga studio and now offer these as a private group booking experience: Open to creating a bespoke variation of mama baby nurturing to those who have a group of friends or mother networks and come together.
Recharge your Mama power, be completely nurtured, practice yoga, learn beautiful baby massage techniques, relax, heal and connect back to yourself and your baby.
As motherhood involves a lot giving, in this retreat you get to be looked after and feel nurtured. It can take up to a full year or more ( as i experienced) for a women to heal in mind and body after birthing, depending also on your birth experience and amount of sleep recovery you receive. So this is a perfect way to kick start healing or give yourself back any missed healing you still need.
You will absorb precious mama goddess time to recharge, heal and step into your power of motherhood, heal, rest, connect back to your body.
You will be supported and be able to relax with soulful servings of nourishing organic-vegan- soul food goodness with a beautiful serving of lunch to and have quality time to enjoy yoga, and experience a deep connection with yourself, your baby and other women. You will get in touch with your new body, since being transformed by the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, feeding and parenting.
I truly believe that every mama deserves to immerse themselves in essential Post-Natal body care during this special and life changing time in a women’s life, this retreat is perfect for the journey into motherhood. We will celebrate this amazing journey, holding space together, sharing all my mama earth rituals and birth recovery techniques, i will guide you through breath, movement, stillness and relaxation, With a workshop sharing on post natal healing remedies.
We also focus hugely on baby massage techniques, sound vibration with crystal bowls and deep relaxation infused with mama head massage ritual and the beautiful vibrational sound bath meditation. You will come away feeling empowered and firmly rooted into your female energy, taking with you the healing, peace and lifelong techniques about how to relax with your baby.
We end the day with Mama Circle Birth Stories, organic, Mama and baby yoga, Baby Massage,Relaxation and Baby Sleep. We close with Organic Soul Food Lunch and Holistic Baby Play.
*All Refreshments are provided for
*All food is organic and vegan so to avoid any wheat, gluten or dairy.
* Baby changing facilities available, spare nappies, wipes and organic creams available.
* Please bring with you a Towel for the baby massage and anything you will need for the day and for the baby massage ( e.g Towel for the massage, Baby blanket, Spare change of clothes, nappies,bibs,feeds).
If this sounds like something you’d love to experience then I’d love to create a group holding for you. Location and venue are organised by myself.
