Pregnancy Yoga with Shanti Yoga Glasgow-

Shanti Yoga Glasgow's Pregnancy yoga classes are all in the Hidden Lane Studio (see directions page for details), in the West End of Glasgow.

Classes are on Tuesdays in the afternoon at 12am and early evening at 18.15pm. Classes will last an hour and cost £6 per person. Bookings are a must for these classes as they are in the smaller studio and can be done on a pay as go basis or bought at the start of the month as a monthly (4/5) pass (see yoga class times and details for more info).

Yoga can be a fantastic practice to help prepare and develop your body during your pregnancy.

Breathing is a key part of all types of yoga, including Pregnancy Yoga. With Yoga, you can learn new ways of using your breath to maintain calm and keep your contractions less painful.

If practising yoga whilst pregnant, you should be aware of the limitations. Its important to train with someone to ensure your and your baby's safety. Also, you should not practice yoga before 14 weeks as this is the most critical time of development of your body, for your pregnancy.

There are also many methods that can be practised and discussed in the yoga class with your Yoga teacher that can be useful during labour such as the use of birthing balls or birthing pools. 

 Shanti Yoga pregnancy classes follow the same Ashtanga flow as the General Classes however classes are less strenuous and adapted to what you can do during your pregnancy. Its important to stay active during your pregnancy and Shanti Yoga pregnancy classes gives you an overall workout whilst at the same time, learning key practices that will help you during your labour and afterwards. Its all about preparing your body, learning to breath and learning to relax. 

Pregnancy Yoga is also a lovely practice to do with your partner or a friend to prepare them for your/their labour and so that your partner/friend can understand more about this important period of your life.

 In addition to her previous yoga training, Sasha was trained specifically for pregnancy yoga with Vicky Oliver (whYoga for pregnancy) in Surrey.