Prenatal Yoga in Jacksonville, the Beaches and St. Augustine
Why Prenatal Yoga? By Michelle Baur
During pregnancy, many women turn to Prenatal Yoga as a way to stay healthy and to help them prepare for the birth of their baby. During classes, women work on strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and stability, while focusing on breath and relaxation. Prenatal Yoga is safe and gentle enough for women at all stages of pregnancy, whether they are newly pregnant or due any day. Classes are designed to be effective for all levels of fitness, from the beginner to the advanced. As the body changes throughout a woman's pregnancy, so will the poses and movements during their class. Modifications are usually shown during each Prenatal Yoga class to provide alternatives to each pose. Participants can adjust the class to meet their own needs, while working with their ever-changing body. Throughout the class, women listen to their body above all and work within their own limitations.
Prenatal Yoga gives women the time to block out all distractions and focus only on their body and on their baby. This quiet time helps women prepare not only physically, but also mentally for the sacred event of their baby's birth. Women learn to focus on their deep, relaxing breath; a breathing technique that they can use during their labor and birth. Women also learn to fully relax the body and mind which can aid in a much easier and enjoyable childbirth. Lastly, there is a constant reminder to the women that their body is very strong and very wise. Their body was made for this, and it knows what it is doing. Pregnant women learn to find the confidence within themselves so they can enter their birth with strength and courage and ultimately achieve the birth they desire... Prenatal Yoga Classes are offered all over Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine, FL. We have prepared a schedule of the classes held as we know them. You should call your local yoga studio to verify their current schedule (instead of relying on this schedule). Studios update their class schedules often and many offer yoga for pregnancy in “class series” as opposed to “ongoing classes”. Michelle Baur
Michelle Baur is a Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor since 2004, Certified through Discovery Yoga of St. Augustine. She is a mom to 3 wonderful kids having experienced her own unmedicated natural births; one hospital birth, one birth center birth & one homebirth. Michelle has previous Doula experience attending three natural births including one unassisted homebirth. She is educated in HypnoBirthing and has used these techniques for her births (see her birth story) as well as the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. She is Yoga Fit Certified, is an adjunct Health Professor at Florida State College of Jacksonville, Certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor and has a Master’s Degree in Health Promotion and Health Education.
Jax Prenatal Yoga Serving Jacksonville, Florida and The Beaches Call: 904-716-3207 email: JaxPrenatalYoga@hotmail.com web: http://www.JaxPrenatalYoga.com | Prenatal Yoga and Mommy & Me classes
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