When I was pregnant with my first baby, I completely fell in love with Prenatal Yoga. It changed everything for me — how I moved, how I felt, how I connected to my growing baby. It even inspired me to quit my corporate job, dive into teacher training, and start a new chapter as a Pre- & Postnatal Yoga teacher.
That journey began with one beautiful truth: Prenatal Yoga is amazing. But after years of teaching, learning, and supporting hundreds of pregnant people through birth and beyond… I now know that Prenatal Yoga alone wasn’t the full story behind my own dreamy birth.
There’s so much more that our bodies need — and deserve — during pregnancy.
Why Prenatal Yoga Is So Powerful?
There’s a reason Prenatal Yoga has become a go-to for so many expecting parents. It helps regulate the nervous system, bringing calm and presence into your daily life — and into your birth. It encourages breath, strength, softness, and connection. It gives you space to be, not just prepare.
But traditional Prenatal Yoga often focuses more on external hip opening (like pigeon pose and goddess pose), without balancing that with active internal rotation — a useful movement for pelvic function, birth and life. And while full-body flow is beautiful, it doesn’t always teach us how to move parts of the body independently.
Why Mobility & Body Awareness Matter for Birth? Let’s get specific.
Can you move your leg without shifting your spine?
Can you move your pelvis without your spine coming on the ride?
Can you soften your pelvic floor through your breath?
These kinds of mobility and coordination skills matter — not just for movement, but for birth.
When your hips and pelvis can move in all directions, it supports a more supple pelvic floor — which can lead to smoother labour and fewer interventions.
When your upper body is mobile and strong, your diaphragm and breath work better — which regulates your nervous system and builds that beautiful connection with your core and pelvic floor.
When your body knows how to move together and apart, you can navigate pregnancy discomforts like back pain or pelvic girdle pain with greater ease — and you’re better set up for recovery postpartum.
What Is One Of The Missing Piece in Prenatal Yoga?
This is where Body Balancing comes in. Alongside traditional Prenatal Yoga, I integrate techniques from Body Ready Method® — evidence-informed, movement-based approaches designed to prepare the body for birth, reduce common pregnancy pains, and support functional recovery postpartum. Each class is a unique blend of:
Yoga & breathwork
Myofascial release (self-massage)
Functional movement & body balancing
Education about your body and how it works in pregnancy & birth
Many mamas say, “This is not your typical Prenatal Yoga class.”
They often leave feeling more aware of their body, more connected to their breath, and more confident in what their body can actually do.
If You’re Looking for Prenatal Yoga in Wellington… I’d love to welcome you to class. Whether it’s your first baby or your third, your first yoga class or your fiftieth — you’ll be met with warmth, knowledge, and support. Together, we move to prepare your body, build awareness, and connect you to your inner strength as you prepare for birth and the journey of motherhood ahead.