Yoga Moves takes good care of pregnant students. We have been working together with Birthlight UK to train (our) teachers and make sure pregnant, postnatal women and their babies are taught useful, safe and fun practices for this special period.

Are you pregnant? We recommend joining our pregnancy classes. Expert teacher Liese van Dam and fresh teacher Britta Albers, look forward to supporting you during this special time of your life. Following regular classes? Make sure to follow these guidelines.

Not sure what to expect, when expecting? A pregnant yogi tells her story from a strong ashtanga practice to preparing for birth in pregnancy yoga.  

Are you a yoga teacher? This September, Kirsteen Ruffel from Birthlight offers a full program for all teachers wishing to expand their knowledge and skills: Pregnancy Yoga certificate training, Postnatal Yoga and this year, for the first time in the Netherlands; Baby Yoga.  

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The Yoga Moves team

experienceExperience of a Pregnant Yogi

 

"I felt that I needed to learn to let go. I just knew that I had to practice another form of yoga, where I would relax the muscles more so I could bring my baby into the world in a beautiful way. Moreover, in the third trimester I started to have problems in the pubic and sacro-illiac area.  

 


The Birthlight method helped me enormously to transfer from my strong ashtanga practice to a milder style of yoga. And my complaints in the pelvic area diminished quite rapidly as well."

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Birthlight Teacher Trainings
with Kirsteen Ruffel
 
We are proud to work together with the renowned Birthlight Institute. 
Birthlight has been a pioneer in yoga for pregnancy, birth and babies since the 1990s. They offer original adaptations of classic yoga practices for women from pre-conception through to nine months after childbirth. Both our perinatal teachers have been trained by Birthlight. Want to expand your teaching horizon? Yoga Moves offers several teacher trainings this September. 

"It has completely changed how I teach prenatal yoga!
I hope to continue giving a safer better improved class.
I thought it would be more 'yoga' but was pleasantly
surprised by the philosophy and method.
Birthlight made my teaching more organic and full!"

Baby Yoga Training | 24-26 September
Perinatal Teacher Training starts 26 February 2016
Postnatal Rice Pudding Recipe

This pudding is easy to digest and nutritious, so very suitable for new mums. Rice, almond and full fat milk are nutritious for the deep reproductive tissues and very suitable in summer as these ingredients have cooling qualities. Cardemon balances out the emotions and helps to support the uterus together with the saffron. This pudding is great for dessert but also as an in between snack. 

Are you pregnant and want to try this pudding, just leave out the saffron.
Pregnancy and 
Birth Prep Classes 

Our prenatal yoga (zwanger-schapsyoga) classes (from 14-30 weeks) help you to stay physically active in a safe way during your pregnancy. Our birth prep (voorbereiding op de bevalling) classes (from 30 weeks- delivery) prepare you for giving birth through breathing exercises and by giving additional information about delivery. 
 
Monday 
17.15 Birth Prep EN | Liese
18.45 Zwangerschapsyoga NL | Liese

Wednesday
09.15 Voorbereiding Bevalling | Liese
11.00 Postnataal & Babies NL | Liese

Thursday
18.45 Pregnancy Yoga  EN | Britta

Start any time! Just reserve your spot online or call the studio. 
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Prenatal Partner Yoga Workshops
Sunday Evenings with Liese

Give your partner an idea of what you have been learning in the prenatal course and teach him/her how to support you in the best possible way during childbirth.
 
Work on postures, movements, birth positions, breath work and relaxation. You can bring your life partner, or a friend, mother or someone else you would like to have with you during birth.

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Pregnant? 
whatnottodo
What (not) to do in yoga class

Practicing yoga while pregnant can be great! If you have had a steady practice over the last 6 months  you are welcome to continue...

However, please bear in mind the following guidelines.

  

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