Registered Yoga Teacher Tina Keffer is certified to instruct prenatal yoga classes at Your Yoga in a way that encourages participants to listen to what they are experiencing, gives them suggestions for the stages of pregnancy and details about how a yoga pose or other yoga technique is helpful for pregnancy and birth.

 

The physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of prenatal yoga include meditations with visualization, pranayama (breathing techniques) and restorative yoga to connect deeply with the growing baby. Dynamic asanas (postures), intense sensation exercises, pelvic floor exercises and vocal toning prepare the mother for labor and delivery.

 

The class begins with community time, followed by breathwork to connect mother and baby, warm-ups that address common areas of discomfort and tension, dynamic movement linked to breath, standing poses to build strength and balance postural changes, floor work that includes a mix of hip openers, gentle twists, pelvic floor work and/or intense sensation practice, and then ends in a restorative pose with a guided meditation.

 

Location: 1900 Orange St., York. For more information, call 717-586-6494 or visit YorkYourYoga.com.