MARIA WAAG

After you have recovered fully postpartum and feel ready to start moving again, postnatal Yoga is a great way to re-connect to your body and rebuild strength in a safe way.

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The babies love to be involved and this is a nice way to connect to your baby. The baby will be included in many ways in the class dependent on the age of the baby. For the youngest ones laying on the mat and observing mummy move above and getting occasional kisses and massage/movement of legs and arms is enough, while the older ones can be included more actively in the asanas – and they usually find this is a lot of fun! For the young ones - until crawling - the babies will also be doing a bit of Yoga themselves: we'll be doing movements with their bodies that will help digestion, be wind relieving, help stretch out tension in arms, legs and lower back, develop their coordination etc. We include funny sounds and singing and usually the babies love this part! Many mums find these exercises very helpful also to do at home and many babies learn to crawl and walk faster due to their enhanced sense of body and coordination.

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But the majority of the class is about the mothers – we will be strengthening your muscles in the upper body and arms to help carry the weight of the breasts and the growing baby, correcting posture and release tension in neck and back, re-connecting to the abdominal muscles in a gentle way, re-strengthening pelvic floor muscles etc.

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Every class will be different when there are babies involved so flexibility is key here. We can take nursing breaks, etc., so you can do what you need when you need to. It could be beneficial to also prepare a playing mat at home before class for the slightly older babies if they get too distracted and need some change.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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You are welcome to join!