Antenatal Yoga / Birth preparation workshop
Antenatal Yoga: Birth Preparation Workshop in Cardiff
This workshop gives a practical understanding of
the physiological process of birth. To help you prepare for and understand
birth we outline a typical birth experience and go through a birth ‘rehearsal’ considering
which yoga and massage techniques can assist at each stage of the labour.
The birthing partner gets involved in a practical way and gains an empathetic
understanding of what labour is like.
During the workshop we consider
- Yogic pain management: movement, breathing techniques and visualisation.
- Massage in labour. The birthing partner learns very useful and effective
massage strokes and acupressure points that relieve pain and support
labour.
- Typical birth behaviours and the link to birth hormones
- Understanding and becoming familiar with the rhythm of contractions
through sound, movement and drawing.
- Understanding foetal positioning, and foetal descent
and how the movements and positioning of the mother can help the baby’s
way through the pelvis
The workshop places emphasis on gaining knowledge and understanding through
practice and experience. It is important that each couple gets the chance
to experience and rehearse the yoga and massage techniques before labour.
This ensures a familiarity with, as well as a smooth and effective application
of such techniques.
Dialogue, exchange and the asking of questions are all welcome.
The workshop finishes with refreshments and a birthing story from a couple
(who have previously attended the workshop).
Each couple receives a comprehensive handout, to help refresh the memory.
The cost of the workshop is £50 per couple. A deposit
of £20
is required. Please make cheques payable to SOPHIA ANSARI. Unfortunately
if you cancel your place this deposit is not refunded.
If you are interested in attending please contact
me to find out the details of the next workshop.
To
book your place, please send a deposit and the registration
form. Thank you
If you have any question please email sofya@sofya.org.uk
