Pregnant or Postnatal? How to practice together during a Holiday Break
- yogawithmaryline
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 8 hours ago
Did you know?
My YouTube channel is full of bite size free resources!
Always keen to help Cheshire and Manchester mums keep mobile while expecting a baby! The pregnant body looooves regular movements, stretching and strengthening. And you know what? it will help your mood too.
Feeling achy often affects the moral, so I'm all in for having coping solutions!
2026 marks twenty years since embarking on the path of teaching Yoga! The combination of getting mums feedback and experience attending to so many students' symptoms, I have a few tricks up my sleeves to help you feel your best whilst pregnant.
POSTURE AND ACHES FROM SITTING DOWN
If you're still having to sit a desk or will spend too long on those dinner chairs over the holiday, check out this short video offering easy and super efficient stretches for Pregnancy using a seat and the wall! (Click on the pic to view the video)
You can also improve your posture Working From Home in less than 5 minutes
Click on the picture to access the recording!
ACHES FROM YOUR SLEEPING POSITION
If your pregnancy pillow starts to lose its power and sleeping doesn't equal rest, check out this recording where i cover many options to increase your chance of feeling good in bed!
15 MINUTES USING YOUR PREGNANCY BALL
Do you fancy a quick recap of the benefits and various uses of a birthing ball? This is a 15-minute practice that counts as self-care for your pregnant body! You may pause the recording once you reach that ultra relaxing pose, leaning over the ball or use this video for your daily pelvic floor practice.
AUDIO PRACTICES FOR EVERYONE
For Audio recordings such as a guided relaxation to ease yourself into sleep, or short breathing techniques tutorials, head to my soundcloud channel!
Whether you are simply wanting to polish your relaxation breath, prepare for labour or are navigating the postnatal period or beyond, you are a few clicks away to that 'post Yoga class feeling' where you can restore your balance and feel a little steadier using the sound of my voice. To your earphones!
YouTUBE PLAYLISTS
I have composed several playlists on my YouTube channels! So go have an explore in that direction too! You can:
Review and practice tools and techniques that can maximise your chance of a physiological birth using my Birth Preparation Series
Learn about pregnancy and birth physiology, the hormones of labour, and my favourite science bits
Revisit or discover essentials hypnobirthing messages from my 'Best of' Positive Birth Company’
Strengthen your core gently postpartum using my 4-part Core Strenghtening Series!
BEING PART OF MY COMMUNITY
Joining my pregnancy yoga community also gives you access to material that are not public on YouTube, and that i will habd pick and send to you personally.
This material is useful:
>in lieu of classes when you can’t make a week,
>when you’re waiting for baby / near or past your estimated due date and hoping to keep positively busy and maintain a calm headspace before meeting your baby
>when you have a particular ache, a short video can help
With your monthly subscription to pregnancy yoga, you have a access to WhatsApp group where I share more material post-class in the format of reels, audio or video, and various lenght and style, and precious contact details for relevant resources or solution focused practioners.
I choose the material & information that matches your need: restorative vs active, pelvic sensitivity, stage of pregnancy, type of birth preference etc.
FEEDBACK & HOW TO BOOK YOUR NEXT IN-PERSON CLASS
Throughout my years of sharing Pregnancy Yoga s in Manchester city centre and Cheshire (Northwich and Knutsford), mums have told me that a practice brings on the best night sleep in the week.
From practicing in-person and helping themselves at home as well with audio and video resources, mums pick up many tips and tricks for their serene pregnancy and peaceful appraoch towards birth .
I hear regularly that the practicing transforms mums perception of birth. They gain confidence and pick up key breathing techniques from the yoga tradition, movements and birth mechanics principles that help their understanding of the physiology of pregnancy as a whole.
I hope that the resources ideas above will help you stay comfortable as often as possible between classes. Inspired, informed and cared for!
Use the links below to see my timetable and be the first to sign up to the 2026 monthly class subscription and save on your weekly practice (less than £10/ week!)
Next in-person Wellness Event Sun 11 Jan
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