Postnatal Yoga
Postnatal yoga presents the opportunity to reconnect with your body following the transformative experience of childbirth. Postnatal yoga helps you re-discover yourself in your new role as mom, and helps give you physical and emotional strength and energy to meet motherhood. We recommend you wait a minimum of 4-6 weeks after a vaginal birth and 8-10 weeks after a caesarian birth before beginning your postnatal practice.
Postnatal yoga can give your post-pregnancy body the extra-special care it needs, helping to relieve neck and shoulder tension, supporting your back, opening your hips, tightening your pelvic floor, and providing core toning. Postnatal yoga teachers are compassionate, present and attuned, and can offer adjustments and suggestions specific for your body. Conscious breathing can additionally help to relax your body and mind and help you to center. Meeting other moms in postnatal yoga classes can also create a sense of community often absent in early parenting.
Finally, most postnatal classes welcome mothers to bring their babies! These classes incorporate poses that include your baby and invite you to bond with your little one in a supportive and nurturing environment.
We understand that each of you has different needs. We encourage you to try different classes and see what fits.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| 12:05pm - 1:30pm Yoga Tree Valencia Jane Austin Pre-crawling |
9:30am - 11am*** Kundalini Yoga Center Awatar Kaur Khalsa All ages |
9am - 10am It's Yoga Kids Michelle Wing Movers (crawlers to 2yrs) |
11am - 12:30pm The Mindful Body Kari Marble Newborn - pre-crawling |
11am - 11:45am It's Yoga Kids Michelle Wing Baby yoga & massage |
11:15am - 12:30pm St. Luke's Susan Arthur Newborn - 14 months |
11:30am - 12:30pm It's Yoga Kids Michelle Wing All ages |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm It's Yoga Kids Sharon Cummings Pre-crawling |
11:00am - 12:00pm Carmel Blue Sharone Mendes Nassi Newborn - crawling |
11:30am - 12:50pm* Jewish Community Center Rachel Yellin Pre-crawling |
12pm - 1:00pm It's Yoga Kids Michelle Wing Mom & baby yoga |
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| 12:05am - 1:30pm Yoga Tree Valencia Jane Austin Pre-crawling |
12:05pm - 1:30pm Yoga Tree Valencia Jane Austin Pre-crawling |
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| 2:00pm - 2:45pm It's Yoga Kids Michelle Wing Movers (crawlers to 2yrs) |
Please see the Studio Page for more information on classes
*$12 drop in rate for non JCC members.
**Monthly 4 week series
***Pre-registration required - see Studios for details
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© postnatal photos by Britt Fohrman & prenatal photo by Jane Austin Yoga