Back to back babies: Pre natal Yoga

Heya, how is everyone's weekend going?

Ours is wet again which is a pain but at least it's a long one here in WA, yes! Always stoked when we get an extra day with the handsome man of the house.

So when I was pregnant with Blake, I signed up for weekly yoga classes. These quickly became a highlight for my week, 1.5 hours of pure bliss...The classes consisted mainly of breathing techniques & poses, aswel as a variety of pelvic floor exercises and some resistance poses such as the warrior pose. But it wasn't just the incredible benefits to my ever-expanding body, mind and soul that I loved about it. It was the people. I met so many amazing women at those classes, some that I am still very good friends with today.

When it came to D day, I definitely think the techniques I learnt within those four walls each week helped me stay (semi) calm, and I was able to focus on my breathing and go into my "yoga" mind in some of the more intense moments. I also think my speedy recovery could be put down to some of those pelvic floor exercises too. Can't complain there!

Now I'm not a huge yoga fan in general, as in I hadn't done any since Blake was born. But now that I'm up the duff again I have been practising those techniques regularly and I'm feeling wonderful for it already. It really is incredibly refreshing to just take a moment to yourself each day to calm your mind and practise some poses, pregnant or not.

I've signed up for a weekly class which I start in 4 weeks, and I am SO excited to get into it again & meet some lovely ladies on this side of the ditch. So I'll let you all know how I get on there:

Meanwhile, these are some of the poses I have been practising daily and I absolutely love! I don't know all the fancy names for them either so I'll just let the pictures do the talking. I also found it hilarious using a timer on my phone to take pics of myself in these poses so excuse the "do I smile or not smile" awkwardness..