prenatal & postnatal yoga
Prenatal Yoga Classes
 Prenatal Yoga classes provide an opportunity to deepen your awareness of your changing body and mind as you prepare for the life-changing events of birth and becoming a parent.
Instructors Leslie Lytle and Mary Jo Lowery combine stretching, breathing and relaxation techniques to offer relief from the common discomforts of pregnancy, while strengthening the body, heart and mind in preparation for labor and delivery. Every class offers an opportunity to connect with other women in various stages of pregnancy.
Prenatal classes meet once a week in 8-week sessions, with rolling admissions.
Cost: Effective January 1, 2008: $110 for 8-week series (one class per week); $195 if taking 2 classes per week for 8 weeks
Choose one of the following times:
- Tuesdays 4:30 - 6:00 pm
- Tuesdays 6:15 - 7:45 pm
- Thursdays 5:30–7:00 pm
- Fridays 9:45 - 11:15 am
- Saturdays 10:45 - 12:15 pm
Pre-registration is required, and some classes have waiting lists, so please call early to sign up. (804) 359-YOGA.
Postnatal Yoga Classes
 Baby & Me
Bring your baby to a class that offers gentle yoga poses to help you regain abdominal tone and body strength. This class addresses common postpartum concerns such as neck, shoulder, and pelvic strengthening and provides a forum for mothers to share information, support and parenting tips.
Babies from 3 weeks to approximately six months or crawling madly.
Thursdays 10:30 am-11:45 am
Cost: Effective January 1, 2008: $110 for 8-week series; $15 to drop in
Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Itsy Bitsy® yoga classes are a fun, relaxing way to facilitate your baby's development and wellbeing. Based on the Itsy Bitsy Yoga method developed by Helen Garabedian, our classes promote parent/baby relaxation and bonding, help your baby to sleep longer and better, and provide helpful tips to calm fussy or crying babies. An excellent opportunity to meet other mothers with babes of a similar age. Also open to aunts, uncles, grandparents, or any of baby's significant others. Bring a friend, take a class, and then have lunch on Cary Street!
Yoga for Infants (3 months to pre-crawling)
- Wednesdays 10:45-11:45 am
- $75 per 5 week session
- Limited to 8 parent/ infant couples
Yoga for Tots (actively crawling to 24 months)
- Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 am
- $75 per 5 week session
- Limited to 10 parent/ infant couples
Dates:
- Wednesdays: May 28 - June 25
- Wednesdays: July 9 - August 13 (no class July 23rd)
Registration and full payment is required for this series class. Refunds, less a $10 handling fee, will be given with a minimum of 10 days advance notice of cancellation. No refunds will be given if you decide not to attend. In the event that Yoga Source must cancel this class, we will notify you as soon as possible and full credit or refund will be given. To register call 804-359-YOGA.
Please note: Itsy Bitsy® Yoga classes are based on developmental stages rather than specific ages. Generally, the Infant class is appropriate for newborns to approximately 6 months. Regardless of your baby's age, babies who are not yet crawling and still enjoy being on their backs will probably do well in the Infant Yoga class. Babies who have reached a developmental stage where they prefer to sit up and look out at the world most of the time will find the Tot class a more appropriate fit.
Workshops
Conscious Birthing: A Workshop for Couples
Learn to approach labor as a joyous, empowering rite of passage. This half-day workshop offers pregnant couples an opportunity to deepen their relationships though yoga, mindfulness practice, and focused inquiry. Share questions and concerns, learn poses to strengthen, open, and relax both of you, and practice effective pain-coping techniques. Partners will learn comfort measures to support pregnant and laboring women. Snacks provided.
Upcoming Workshops:
- Saturday, June 14th 1:30-5:30pm
- Saturday, August 2nd 1:30-5:30pm
Cost: $85 per couple. Pre-registration required. Call (804) 359-9642 to register.
This training is open to experienced and aspiring yoga teachers and pregnancy health professionals with a strong yoga practice. It includes both supervised teaching opportunities and take-home assignments. Students who complete all requirements of the course will receive certification upon completion. More information >>
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