We’re so excited to launch our Post-natal Yoga and Self-care course. In coming up with the content, we looked back on our own post-birth experiences and conversed with our sisters about theirs. Many of our conversations begun with “I wish I had known” and “nobody told me”. A resonant theme in these conversations was the lack of post-partum care and support coupled with the societal pressure to ‘bounce back’, four months after giving birth. A related theme that came up was the down playing of mental health issues as just ‘baby blues’ that did not warrant attention. We’ve heard your stories and are committed to plugging this gap in the post-partum journey. 

From physical recovery to mental well-being, our Post-natal Yoga and Self-care course provides mothers with a sound base for understanding the post-partum body (and mind!) and how to ease into the journey of motherhood. We recommend attending both Part 1 and Part 2 of this course, though we warmly welcome if you would prefer to attend just either.

PART 1: Holistic Pelvic Care

In Part 1 of the course, we are focusing on pelvic care - what you need to know about your pelvis and pelvic floor muscles post-birth and how you can help to rehabilitate them after birth. In today’s world, too much attention is being focused on mothers ‘bouncing back’ to their pre-pregnancy bodies without any focus on the recovery work that needs to happen first within the pelvis. The rise in medical procedures performed worldwide to correct incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse is also a worrying trend and we want to do something about this. We will adopt a holistic approach in pelvic care, particularly in light of new theories about how we should approach pelvic floor rehabilitation in a way that considers a holistic view of the pelvic support system (hint: it’s not Kegels!). In the two days, we will first ground ourselves with an understanding of where our pelvic muscles are and what they do, before moving into practices that focuses on optimal pelvic alignment for recovery. Practices will include breathwork and movement practices to stabilize our joints and rehabilitate our pelvic muscles.

PART 2: Release, strengthen & support

The second part of the course will look at common physical and mental issues that mothers deal with in their journey as mothers. You have the option of bringing your baby for any of the sessions below! 

5 August – Releasing neck, shoulder and lower back tension 

Baby feeding and carrying can sometimes lead to unnecessary neck, shoulder and lower back tension. Learn ways to release these tensions and the adjustments you can make at home to keep tension at bay! 

19 August – Strengthening core support from within

When it comes to the post-partum body, we need to carefully strengthen the deep abdominal core and back muscles (they help in stabilizing the pelvic muscles). We say carefully, as core work done incorrectly may lead to a worsening of diastesis recti (separation of abdominal wall) and pelvic organ prolapse. 

26 August – Mothering the mother: a practice of self-care 

We will wrap up the course with a sharing of ways to take care of your mental health and well-being, the resources available to mothers, as well self-care practices you can take home to make this journey of motherhood a joyful and fulfilling one. As we will also look into ways to care for the body whilst caring for baby, such as proper techniques in baby feeding and baby wearing, we highly encourage that you bring your baby along together with your preferred baby sling or carrier. 

POST-COURSE SUPPORT

We will be holding Mothers’ Circles following the end of the course (dates/times to be confirmed). 

These circles are an opportunity for mothers to connect, to listen and be heard. In these circles, we will also invite other practitioners who work in supporting mothers – such as baby massage therapists, post-partum doulas, counselors, naturopaths – to share their knowledge and provide additional resources for your parenting and self-care journey. You are also invited join us for our Mums & Bubs class on Weds, 10:00am, or any of our other classes. All of our teachers are trained to support post-partum mothers.

WHO IS THIS FOR?⁣ 

All mothers, whether you've just given birth or given birth a long time ago.

FEES

Part 1 & 2 : $300

Part 1: $140

Part 2: $195

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS

Facilitated by Dewi Chen and Rowena Bai, pre-natal and post-natal yoga teachers who have recently completed their birth and post-partum Doula training. They bring into this course their years of teaching mothers movement and therapy and from their own experiences as being mothers themselves.