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May 2024 Student of the Month
How has your practice impact your parenting?
It impacts so many different areas, PYLV is a whole-person approach, where you train your body, mind, and soul. It helps me to reduce my physical symptoms during pregnancy. Also, it helps me to reduce my anxiety and makes me feel that I am not alone in this journey.
April 2024 Student of the Month
What have you learned since taking classes with PYLV?
I’ve learned a lot about my body and building up fire for birth! Also the strong community that is pregnant women!!
January 2024 Student Spotlight - Emily Frasca
Emily's vibrant presence in our community has left a lasting impact, and she will be greatly missed by both her peers and our community. Emily shares words of wisdom to new parents, "Trust your instincts. You know more than you think! Your heart will know what’s best for baby."
The Unexpected Benefits of Prenatal Yoga: More Than Just a Stretch
Prenatal yoga is not just about maintaining flexibility and staying active during pregnancy. It offers a multitude of unexpected benefits that can significantly enhance your journey to parenthood. Read here about five unexpected benefits that could completely transform your pregnancy experience.
Yoga in the First Trimester
The main concern for not practicing yoga or physical activity in the first trimester is pregnancy loss. Pregnancy loss is fairly common and happens for a variety of reasons. Most pregnancy loss in the first trimester happen due a developmental reason that you do not have any control over.
Yoga and Hypermobility
Hypermobility means your joints can move beyond the normal range of motion. The connective tissue or fascia around the joints are very flexible.
Prenatal Yoga Poses for Your Bedtime Routine
Pregnancy can be rough when trying to fall or stay asleep. Here are some yoga postures to practice before bed to help you get to sleep.
Yoga for Pelvic Girdle Pain
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is one of the most common complaints I hear from my prenatal students. PGP varies in severity and areas of pain. PGP maybe a persistent on-going pain or triggered by certain movements, or a combination of both.
Summer 2020 Updates
☀️Summer Updates - Membership & Fee Changes, Class Registration Procedures, New Classes and More!
Breathing During Labor and Pushing
This is the number one question I get asked as a prenatal yoga teacher and doula, how should I breath during labor? I know there a lot of birthing classes and techniques that teach specific methods to use during labor. While I don’t discount their methods, my issues with prescribed methods is most people don’t practice them regularly enough for it to be effective or they forget them completely.