We have two new yoga teachers who have joined our Mothering Touch community, and I want to introduce them to you. (All our Pre and Postnatal Yoga classes during this COVID-summer take place at Quimper Park in Oak Bay.) Diana Horvath will be teaching the Wednesday 5:15 Prenatal Yoga Class. Diana is from Hungary. She…
Thirty-Six to Forty weeks Pregnant This is the last full month of your pregnancy. You may be winding up at work, finishing up projects at home. The baby is coming soon! Although the baby is getting bigger and is almost ready to be born, it is not full term until 40 weeks. Although it is…
Twenty-Four to Twenty-Eight Weeks Pregnant You are coming to the end of the Second Trimester. Almost two-thirds of the way through your pregnancy! How you might feel between Twenty-Four and Twenty-Eight Weeks of pregnancy: The hormones of pregnancy soften everything up, your ligaments as well as your emotions. You may find that you are much…
Come and try out our Monday night Drop-In Class taught by Yoga Teacher and Therapist and DONA-trained Birth Doula, Ann-Kathrin Martins. Yoga for Labour and Birth focuses on preparing, toning and stretching muscles and joints which will be supporting and working for you through labour. We will practice yoga postures for various stages of…
Yoga is an excellent form of exercise in pregnancy. While gently stretching and exercising the body it also quiets the mind. Prenatal Yoga classes are carefully planned to include postures (aasanas) which as safe for the pregnant woman and her baby within. The principles of yoga include a respect of and compassion for the body…
Well, of course, I have been blogging for years: writing short essays for my website on topics that I hoped would be useful to my clients and my colleagues. But now Mothering Touch has an actual Official Blog. This is a little intimidating. And yet, so much happens here every day of the week, I…
