Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy & Birth Teacher Training Course
Later this year we plan to start a Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy & Birth teacher training course. Originally planned to commence in October 2020, we may postpone the start until [...]
Yoga Classes via Zoom
During the Coronavirus lockdown period, I am live streaming my Pregnancy Yoga, Dynamic Hatha Yoga and Yin Yoga classes via Zoom. […]
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 [...]
OM Chair Yoga for Pregnancy
In Yoga the chair is a familiar prop enabling greater access to a wide range of postures. During pregnancy the chair is an invaluable way to adapt and practice many yoga postures including inversions, forward bends, twists [...]
PEACE of MIND
This article appeared in the September issue of Absolutely Mama. FOUNDER OF BECOMING MOTHER YOGA AND MINDFUL BIRTHING TEACHER Nadia Raafat ON HOW MINDFULNESS CAN TRANSFORM YOUR PREGNANCY EXPERIENCE
My Baba – How Mindfulness can Create a Positive Birth Experience
Mindfulness, the ideal drug-free remedy for stress and anxiety, is now being offered as a birth preparation programme. Founder of Becoming Mother and Mindful Birthing teacher Nadia Raafat explains how being mindful can help you [...]
