Post by URBAN FARMING on Aug 12, 2013 9:32:48 GMT -6
Prenatal and family yoga: (Offered by Karma yoga)
“The nine months of gestation constitute the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring of the brain and functioning of organs such as the heart, liver and pancreas. The conditions we encounter in utero shape everything about us from potential diseases, anxiety & depression, temperament to intelligence” (from “How the First Nine Months (In Your Mother’s Womb) Shapes the Rest of Your Life” by Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine, Sept 22, 2010)
"From conscious conception through every phase of life, Karma Yoga Family Yoga has a class and a community for you. Guiding parents-to-be in conscious conception and prenatal yoga, we help bring new life into the world at a high vibration, taking yoga to the beginning of life, empowering every being with the tools to elevate their existence..."
"Benefits of Yoga at every state of life:
For expectant moms (Prenatal Yoga): Increased endurance, muscle tone and strength (very important in labor and birth); less stress and more balanced hormones, which reduces symptoms like morning sickness and allows better nutritional absorption for mother and baby; improved nervous system to calm the mind and increase focus, endurance and pain management; and a deeper, more meaningful spiritual connection between mother and child during pregnancy, labor and parenting.
For parent and newborn/toddler (Spirit Baby Yoga): A deeper parent-child bond; creation of a safe space for the exploration of yoga’s mind-body-spirit connections; baby’s movement guided by parents stimulates muscle and nerve development and increases immune system function; for parents and babies alike, stimulating pressure receptors on the skin slows down production of stress hormones such as cortisol..."
Quoted from, and to read much more: www.karma-yoga.net/about/family-yoga/
“The nine months of gestation constitute the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring of the brain and functioning of organs such as the heart, liver and pancreas. The conditions we encounter in utero shape everything about us from potential diseases, anxiety & depression, temperament to intelligence” (from “How the First Nine Months (In Your Mother’s Womb) Shapes the Rest of Your Life” by Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine, Sept 22, 2010)
"From conscious conception through every phase of life, Karma Yoga Family Yoga has a class and a community for you. Guiding parents-to-be in conscious conception and prenatal yoga, we help bring new life into the world at a high vibration, taking yoga to the beginning of life, empowering every being with the tools to elevate their existence..."
"Benefits of Yoga at every state of life:
For expectant moms (Prenatal Yoga): Increased endurance, muscle tone and strength (very important in labor and birth); less stress and more balanced hormones, which reduces symptoms like morning sickness and allows better nutritional absorption for mother and baby; improved nervous system to calm the mind and increase focus, endurance and pain management; and a deeper, more meaningful spiritual connection between mother and child during pregnancy, labor and parenting.
For parent and newborn/toddler (Spirit Baby Yoga): A deeper parent-child bond; creation of a safe space for the exploration of yoga’s mind-body-spirit connections; baby’s movement guided by parents stimulates muscle and nerve development and increases immune system function; for parents and babies alike, stimulating pressure receptors on the skin slows down production of stress hormones such as cortisol..."
Quoted from, and to read much more: www.karma-yoga.net/about/family-yoga/