Pregnancy Yoga Classes

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Classes with Janet Balaskas

Wednesday evening : 7.00 – 8.30pm  

Friday morning 10.30 — 12.00pm. 

Available on live stream Book Online
Email: jb@activebirthcentre.com 

Phone: 020 7281 6760

You can select a combination of Janet’s above day or evening classes when booking a discounted package of 6+ classes. However selected classes with the same teacher do not have to be consecutive. Please read the cancellation policy below.

Classes with Lynn Murphy 

An afternoon class 2.00 – 3.30pm will be available from the week of the 30th March via live streaming. Download Zoom onto your device, you will be sent a link 30 mins before class starts.

To log interest or book email: lm@activebirthcentre.com

Any issues with booking classes or questions at this time, email  or text 07795 412 418, Lynn will call you back as soon as she is able to.

Couples Yoga for Active Birth with Janet Balaskas

This a mini workshop, come with your partner or on your own.
Click here to see further details and book

Our Cancellation and refund policy

Once booked, classes are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please do not request a refund or transfer if you are unwell or unexpectedly unable to attend.The only exception is in extenuating circumstances such as admission to hospital or baby being born early, in which case you need to let us know without delay by emailing info@activebirthcentre.com. If you have an unpredictable work schedule it is better to book single classes than a discounted block. Please do so in good time while there are still places left. Thank you for your co-operation. We appreciate that you don’t ask us to make exceptions. This policy was created with your best interests in mind and to make the system manageable for us and class numbers consistent.When we are away
Classes are continuous throughout the year with the exception of Christmas, New Year and the Easter weekend, when we are closed. If your teacher is away, you can rest assured that our locum teachers are hand picked to be a good replacement for us and we are sure you will benefit and be inspired by their teaching and knowledge. One of our main locum’s is Lola Alcarez Perez who is a highly experienced Pregnancy Yoga and Active Birth teacher and a doula. She brings a special warmth and depth of knowledge to the classes, which women always appreciate.

What makes our classes unique?
* A 90 minute class in beautiful peaceful environment plus 30 minutes for tea, questions and to talk to your teacher.
* A consistent group rather than a ‘drop in’ gives you more much support.
* Carefully controlled numbers ensure your safety and that your particular needs are met.
* Individual attention from wonderful, experienced teachers. We are expert yoga, ante and postnatal teachers.
* Our booking system encourages you to come regularly, which is essential for you to develop ‘body memory’.
* We include guidance for birth in addition to a good relaxing stretch.
* Plenty of guidance about Active Birth Positions, touch and partner work.
* A deeper, more focused approach to breathing and relaxation in the postures.
* Yoga is supported with a full antenatal and postnatal programme to include your partner.
* A very comfortable and spacious environment with all the equipment you need.
* Teachers who know how to help you if you have pelvic pain or spinal problems.
* Our own in-house complementary therapy clinic specialising in pregnancy treatments.

Here is some of the amazing feedback we get every week!
“Thank you Janet for your calm, rational and truly helpful advice provided in the yoga sessions I looked forward to each week.  They helped me to maintain calm and focus in a busy world and led to a comfortable and instinctive natural birth!!  Your classes, out of many things I tried to do to prepare for labour, helped me and stuck in my head the most- so thank you!

“I went into labour  after the yoga class! Contractions were very intense very quickly but I managed to stay home until 2am, we arrived at hospital at 2:30am and our baby was born 50mins after!  A water birth again. I sometimes felt overwhelmed, but I managed, so a big thank you again for the yoga classes and your precious advices, I am 100% convinced I wouldn’t have had the same births if I hadn’t come to your classes.”

“Good news I had a beautiful baby boy yesterday!  No birth centre for us due to circumstances but I still used all my yoga & active birth techniques and it got me though with just a little gas & air. I know that all I’ve done with you Lynn since the very beginning has helped me mentally and physically through this. A huge thank you!!”

“The yoga classes were superb and gave me so much to take with me into labour. Having had this experience I can’t imagine how women manage without it. I felt calm and in control most of the time. Even at the stormiest moments my yoga breathing was a life line.”

“I did a course of yoga with Janet and the tips I got were priceless during labour.  I had a 5 hour labour  – the midwives couldn’t believe how quickly this first birth was going!”

About your Teachers

Janet Balaskas is the pioneer of pregnancy yoga and has taught and inspired teachers all over the world. She brings her unique wisdom, warmth and experience to these inspirational  pregnancy yoga classes which bring you all the benefits of yoga as well as preparation for your birth.  They are designed to help you to develop a regular practice with a focus on the most essential postures and to be compatible with Active Birth and HypnoBirthing courses.  You benefit from a deep yoga class to ease body and mind, in addition to breathing, relaxation, visualisation, Active Birth and self hypnosis techniques.

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Lynn Murphy has been working alongside Janet for over twenty years and brings a warm and supportive presence to her classes. She has a unique and elegant teaching style, grounded in years of personal practice, with great attention to detail which will help you have a more relaxed and comfortable pregnancy and an easier, calmer birth. Her classes bring together the breath, relaxation, active birth philosophy and techniques and carefully chosen yoga poses, interwoven with guidance that will prepare you beautifully for labour and birth.

 After many years of working as a nurse, when I became pregnant with my first child I started to practise yoga. This was triggered by Janet Balaskas’ Active Birth book which my best friend gave to me with the recommendation “… this is all you need. Don’t read any other book.” And she was absolutely right. Everything in that book made total sense to me. I practised yoga. I swam. I rested. I went for walks. Everything I did for myself, I did for my baby.  In my husband’s eyes I was beautiful – and I felt beautiful. I also felt strong and powerful. I was so happy. And it was in this state of happiness that I went into labour and had what I could only describe at the time as ‘the most beautiful experience ever’.