Prenatal Yoga is a comprehensive and safe form of exercise to practice during your pregnancy. At Inner Connections Yoga, Spa, and Wellness Center we teach Classical Hatha Yoga utilizing yoga asanas with and without props so that the mother and baby obtain the maximum benefit from poses without any strain.

Prenatal Yoga, like other yoga classes, links poses and breathing techniques to create awareness of your mind, body, breath and spirit and that of your baby. Yoga is ideal preparation for giving birth. Our prenatal program is taught to help you access your own intuitive understanding of birth.

Pregnancy is a time when your body becomes more flexible as it prepares for the delivery of a new life. Yoga helps you through the physical changes that occur during pregnancy and assists you in keeping the body open and fluid even after you deliver. Join expectant mothers in a class designed especially for this special time in your life. Experience the benefits self-care can bring to you, your body and your baby!

Classes are offered at the following 6 week intervals and pre-registration is required:

Castle Rock:
Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm
Sept 9-Oct 14
Oct 21-Nov 25

Please wear comfortable clothing
Bring a pillow

Investment: $75.00

• Complete the Class Registration, Medical History, Physician Consent form, and Yoga Waiver and return to the studio where you will participate in the class

Some more information about the class…

Yoga practice during pregnancy offers the following benefits:

• Strengthens the uterus and pelvic muscles
• Improves circulation
• Aids in digestion
• Strengthens the muscles of the mother to support the weight of the baby
• Relieves fatigue and tension
• Revitalizes the internal organs
• Aids in alleviating discomfort from swelling, nausea, constipation, sleep problems, varicose veins and back pain

Breathing practice during pregnancy offer the following benefits:

• Opens the chest
• Helps improve circulation to the mother and baby, ensuring a better supply of oxygen to the blood
• Calms the nervous system
• Invites better control of breathing during labor thus reducing stress for you and baby

Safety Guidelines:

• First Trimester
  • Drink lots of water
  • Breathe deeply and regularly as you move and stretch o Know that your routine will need modified as time goes on
  • Listen to your body and inner wisdom and trust what it tells you

• Second Trimester o Drink lots of water
  • Proceed with caution as your joints begin to loosen
  • Understand that your expanding girth will affect your balance
  • Don’t hold poses for long periods of time o Come into yoga positions slowly and carefully
  • Take your time and don’t overdo
  • Avoid lying flat on your back (to keep blood flowing properly to uterus)
• Third Trimester
  • Drink lots of water
  • Perform poses with support of props
  • Don’t hold poses for long periods of time