Pregnancy Yoga
Beautiful Yoga for Two Pregnancy Yoga Classesjo 1 Available in Glasgow and Milngavie
Suitable for all women, from 14 weeks pregnant, whether new to yoga or with years of practice. The weekly sessions include yoga postures to build strength and stamina for pregnancy and labour, breathing techniques and deep relaxation to allow mums to remain calm and focused during pregnancy and birth.
Why Pregnancy Yoga?
Yoga builds strength
Yoga helps relieve aches and pains
Yoga teaches you to breathe
Yoga provides balance – emotional and physical
Yoga teaches you how to rest on command
Yoga helps you bond with your baby
Yoga relieves anxiety
Yoga helps you open your soften and prepare for childbirth
Yoga is a great way to meet other mums
Over the years Heather has gained vast amounts of experience working with pregnant ladies with in depth knowledge in managing the following ‘conditions’ so rest assured you are in safe hands!
Multiple pregnancy – twins! Back pain Trauma
Hypermobility High blood pressure Anxiety
Sciatica Carpal Tunnel Pelvic pain – including SPD management
‘My pregnancy yoga classes use yoga practices to gently support both the physical and emotional aspects of woman in the perinatal period.
Each week we relax the body and mind, we work the body gently in asana to improve strength and stamina throughout the trimesters, working on those little physical niggles that can accompany growing new life . Most importantly we also cover aspects of pregnancy and delivery from a yogic point of view, working on breathing techniques to help make that transition to motherhood and beyond!
The breathing techniques I teach in class encompass this, working with mothers body and baby together very much in the moment encouraging mothers to be in the moment and find that stillness.’
Heather Burns
Last updated Aug. 31, 2015, 1:07 p.m. UTC
I first took up yoga many moons ago when I was 17, and an aspiring dancer, to develop and stretch my body. And despite developing a really good physical yoga practice at a young age, the true effects and spiritual benefits of yoga never really took hold. I practiced on and off for many years after .
However after a serious car crash and the unexpected death of my father 10 days later, it was at this point I used yoga as rehabilitation to my damaged body and broken soul. Through having a wonderful inspiring teacher I was gently able to incorporate pranayama (yogic breathing) to help release tension in recovering muscles and I believed this helped release the tension in my overwhelmed mind and gradually helped knit my broken heart back together.
The beautiful moment which led me to the journey of teaching was when pregnant with my second son. Being slightly restricted by a growing bump the purpose of yoga came to me while sitting in a pregnancy yoga class. I wasn’t in that room to be the bendiest person in there and the purpose was not to work my body into beautiful shapes and asanas . I was there just to be as I was in that Moment. Fully aware of my breath my body and the response of my growing little person in that time. In stillness I found what I needed.
Yoga brought me comforting awareness to my changing body and the growing life in me as well as releasing the aches and pains that can sometimes accompany making a whole new wee person.
Through pregnancy Ive seen yoga in a different light, its empowered me with tools and techniques that even now my children who are their own little practicing yogis – still benefit from today.
In my prenatal classes I aim for an all inclusive safe yet effective informative yoga practice – whether new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, the classes endeavour to inspire and bring empowerment to the student.
I currently hold A 200 hour teaching Certificate in Hatha Yoga Specialising specifically in the Perinatal and postnatal period and have been teaching Pre Natal Yoga both in Glasgow and Edinburgh for the last three years amassing many hours experience and assisting hundreds of mums into their journey of motherhood.
In recent years Ashtanga has been my practice of choice
More recently I have had the honour of furthering my teachings with John Scott & Lucy Crawford Scott and completed a further 200hours Formally Accredited Ashtanga Teacher training with them. Including training from David Keil and Greg Nardi.
With (almost) daily practice and ongoing student relationship with Joanne Lockhart and Rowena Warren I will endeavour to continue these beautiful teachings in the traditional manner. I wish to thank Yoga Jo ( Joanne Lockhart), Ro, Lucy and John for sharing your bountiful and inspired teachings sharing your knowledge and for your continued friendship and support.
