Our last Doula Tea speaker was Brynn Wartman and she was amazing! Brynn has such a calm presence and as we all had the heads up of dressing comfy, it was a lovely and laid back experience. Brynn told us her story of how she decided to become a yoga instructor. She had always been active, such as with ballet, and when she became pregnant with her first little one she started to take a prenatal yoga class. What she described was incredible. Yes, there are many yoga poses that you can work towards and these poses can help you with everything from heartburn to hip pain to sciatica. The most powerful benefit of the class she took though, was the sense of community she felt! Being pregnant, especially with your first, is such a transitional/transformational time in your life. Your body and your mind are doing wild and incredible things. Some you love, some not so much. Your body looks different than it ever has and your moods can tend to go with the flow of your hormones. If you are surrounded regularly by non-pregnant folk, you can feel lost and alone. Having your own community of expectant moms to meet with weekly for support throughout this experience can be one of the most empowering and important things you could do for your baby, your family and yourself. This rings especially true when this is a meeting for a relaxing experience of yoga. Participating in yoga classes allows you to take a break from daily life. It helps you to be present, in the moment and helps you to stay centered and grounded. This sensation follows you well after the class is over. The breathing and stretching techniques used help your body to create relaxin, which relaxes the ligaments in the pelvis and softens and widens the cervix. All of these things help you to have a relaxed pregnancy, and therefore a more relaxed birthing experience. When Brynn teaches classes she puts her all into them. She was that mom looking for her village. She will often start her classes with a theme or a reading. She will give the moms a moment to talk about something that is going on in their life at the moment that could be causing joy or stress, or both. Just giving that safe place for women to feel that they can open up and be heard is priceless to an expectant mom. Before the class was over Brynn did take us through a few poses which felt amazing! We did some fun breath work as well. She described the masculine and feminine energy and I was very happy when she said that breathing with an open mouth relaxes your jaw and therefore your body, as that is so true and important! Thank you so very much Brynn for joining us and thank you for emphasizing the community that a prenatal yoga class can bring to the expectant moms in our worlds! Brynn will be starting prenatal yoga classes at School Street Yoga again this coming fall. Feel free to contact the studio or Brynn herself for schedules and registration. Brynn Wartman - [email protected] School Street Yoga - www.schoolstreetyoga.com
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