First trimester love

Use this 20-minute tutorial for recommendations on how to adapt your yoga practice during pregnancy. Topics include, how to secure balance, finding extra support, and what to avoid. Demonstrated poses include: Standing Forward Bend, Chair, seated twists, Bird Dog, and Locust. Understand the importance of listening to your body in order to guide you in making gentle adjustments. Disclaimer: This class is under the assumption that you have a low-risk pregnancy and your doctor or midwife has given you the green light for yoga. Props Suggested: 2-3 blankets, 2 bolsters, and 1 block.

This is an introduction to prenatal yoga for the beginner or the student who feels like a beginner. Explore a full range of accessible poses to ease common discomforts of pregnancy, cultivate mental and emotional balance, and leave you feeling empowered and supported.

During pregnancy, some of your bodily systems can feel sluggish and out of balance. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, your triple burner meridian can help you move energy and address the feeling of being stuck. Move sequentially through actions that help support intake, assimilation and elimination with this full-spectrum Yin-based practice. Stir up your energy with a series of poses like butterfly, sleeping swan and saddle, using props as delicious support. Props Needed: Two blocks, a blanket and a bolster.

Sometimes you know you'll feel better after some yoga, but you are just sooo tired. If you're having one of those days, then this class for you. Appropriate for all trimesters. Move through a nice easy flow with delicious stretches and poses that will pamper your pregnant body. To top it all off, use a tennis ball for some self-massage for your hips and shoulders. Props Needed: A tennis ball, wall space, a blanket, bolster and two blocks.

An all-trimesters class designed to be all encompassing for the days when you want a little bit of everything. Many of the common head-to-toe discomforts will be addressed with the goal of refreshing and rejuvenating your ever changing pregnant body. Props Needed: A block, a strap and a blanket. - Props Suggested: A bolster.

This prenatal class is a strong flow with actual vinyasa. It is designed for the practitioner who loves vinyasa and is ready to start modifying for your baby and your ever changing body. Includes a flowy warrior 2 sequence, lunges, prasarita, and ending with pigeon. We use 2 blocks and a blanket.

Travel on a self-affirming journey through the chakras. Start at the root and move your way up, experiencing poses like warrior II, tree and down dog variations as you ascend your awareness up toward your crown. With each chakra, repeat an affirmation to help you feel more awake and present during your pregnancy. Connect your mind and body with your baby as your muse and playmate. Props Suggested: A blanket or bolster.

No props? No problem. This all trimesters flow is the perfect class for a more experienced practitioner on the go. Includes arm strengthening, side lengthening and back bending! It's just what you need for those times you find yourself without props; while you're traveling or wanting to practice at work or at the beach. A mat is handy, but not necessary! So push play, and let's do this!

This is an active prenatal flow for mammas wanting some sweet movement to support growing bodies and babies! Grounding meditation and modified sun salutation (surya namaskar) then lunges to open up the quadriceps. Play with chair variation on the balls of the feet and peek pose dancer (natarajasana). Supported side savasana to finish. Props Suggested: Two blocks, a strap and a blanket to sit on.

This sequence is designed for pregnant women in their first trimester—a great option on days when fatigue is overwhelming, but you still want to move. Practice diaphragmatic breathing, supportive poses with longer holds, and exercises to help strengthen abdominals. Props required: 2 blocks, 1 blanket, 1 bolster.

A prenatal flow to help you stay active and strong in your mind and body throughout your first trimester. Move through a steady sequence with Sun Salutations, a Warrior series with optional weights, Bridge work with optional resistance bands, and an upper body strength series with weight. Finish with a relaxing cool-down stretch. Props Suggested: 2-3 lb. hand weights, a resistance band. *Note: this routine is for previously active moms, not for first-timers.

In this lecture, Ivorie shares her birthing story and how her practice supported her through this transformative experience by reframing her mind with the teachings of non-attachment (Vairagya) and acceptance (Santosha). Learn how to use your yoga practice to surrender to the unpredictable aspect of giving birth.

Enjoy this gentle first-trimester Prenatal Fusion class to move, stretch, and tone your body. This unconventional Pilates/yoga/Barre sequence includes Down Dog with leg work plus Arabesque and Bridge exercises, then finish with a sweet stretch. You have the option to add 1-3. lb. ankle weights to boost the intensity.

A stretchy, strength-building Kundalini practice with modification offered throughout so it can be done at any point in pregnancy. Glow from the inside out as you move through modified Sun Salutations that peak in Crescent Moon and Goddess poses with dynamic arm movement. End your practice chanting Long Sat Nam. Props Suggested: a cushion or blanket to sit on.

This strengthening prenatal yoga class follows steady, supported movement to make space for your baby and prepare for labor. Ease into your practice with side bends and neck stretches, then practice Sun Salutations with Warrior II, Triangle, and squats before finishing in seated meditation. This class was previously aired on February 1, 2022. Props Required: 2 blocks, 1 blanket, 1 bolster, and wall space. Please Note: Prenatal yoga is for those who have a low-risk pregnancy and have gotten the green light from a doctor or midwife to practice.

Build a solid foundation to support your baby by maximizing full-body strength. Turn up the heat with Push Up variations, Side Plank, Sun Salutations, Side Angle Pose, Goddess Squats, and Bow Pose, then finish in a restorative Supta Baddha Konasana. Please note: Prenatal yoga is for those who have a low-risk pregnancy and have gotten the green light from a doctor or midwife to practice. This class was previously aired on February 15, 2022. Props Required: 2 blocks, 1-2 blankets, and 1 bolster. Props Suggested: 1 strap.

This prenatal practice focuses on strengthening your pelvic floor in preparation for birth and postpartum. Enjoy feel-good movement and restorative postures that help you wind down and ease tension. Flow through Sun Salutations and Squats, then release into supported Supta Virasana and Supta Baddha Konasana. Please note: Prenatal yoga is for those who have a low-risk pregnancy and have gotten the green light from a doctor or midwife to practice. This class was previously aired on February 22, 2022. Props Required: 2 blocks, a blanket, strap, and bolster.