Janet Balaskas Interview
Janet Balaskas is credited with starting the Active Birth Movement; a women's movement that led to fundamental change in British Obstetrics and childbirth preparation. The South African mother of four, who originally trained as an NCT teacher, founded Active Birth in response to the oppressive active management of obstetrics[...]
Mind Your Pregnancy
How yoga and mindfulness for pregnancy and birth can help mums-to-be handle the unexpected twists and turns of their journey. There is a space between the stimulus and the response and in that space lies[...]
Birthing Pregnancy Yoga (OM Magazine, September 2021)
The drive and vision of three female yoga pioneers, Janet Balaskas, Lolly Stirk and Francoise Freedman, initiated a movement that transformed childbirth and laid the foundations for pregnancy yoga in the UK today. Here, they[...]
Maternity Chakras: The Spiritual Anatomy of Pregnancy
Maternity Chakras The Spiritual Anatomy of Pregnancy Discovering the Wisdom of the Chakras During the Maternity Year Our bodies have an energetic system; a structure of subtle energy pathways, which act as intersections[...]
Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy & Birth Teacher Training Course
MAKE 2021 THE YEAR YOU BECOME A PREGNANCY YOGA TEACHER YOGA & MINDFULNESS TEACHER FOR PREGNANCY & BIRTH TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BATTERSEA YOGA STUDIO APPLY NOW REQUEST SYLLABUS YOGA AND[...]
Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy Courses Starting in September
We are delighted to let you know that our Pregnancy Yoga & Mindful Birthing Course will be starting in September, not just at our studio in Battersea, but for the first time in Kingston upon[...]
Ten Mindful Steps to an Empowered and Positive Birth Experience
By Nadia Raafat Take these ten steps during your pregnancy to prepare your body and mind for an empowered and positive birth experience and one you will remember with joy. 1.Prepare your Body with Yoga[...]
How an Unplanned Pregnancy Taught me How to Become a Mother
When I was carrying my first pregnancy, unplanned, aged 31 years and only 18 months into a relationship - my birth preparation was more about where the baby and I would live, and how I[...]
Mindful Motherhood
Nadia Raafat shares five ways to practise mindfulness in pregnancy and motherhood This article first appeared in Juno Magazine 24 April 2015 Research has shown that yoga and mindfulness decrease depression and anxiety during pregnancy.1 Now[...]