by MamaNurture Team | Dec 4, 2017 | Articles
Can I Teach Downward Dog to Prenatal Yoga Students? Out of all of the yoga postures, downward dog is the one that yoga teachers ask us about the most. There is a good reason to question this pose with regards to safety and benefits in pregnancy. When we get asked, we...
by MamaNurture Team | Nov 8, 2017 | Articles, Yoga Sequences
Prenatal Yoga: Ball Class “The prenatal yoga ball class came together very organically” ~ Kim MacDonald-Heilandt, MamaNurture co-founder Kim would often use the birthing ball (also called an exercise ball) in her prenatal yoga classes as a way to offer...
by MamaNurture Team | Oct 9, 2015 | Articles
As part of our MamaNurture 100-hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training we have four free prenatal yoga classes. These classes will be taught by our new graduates of the Owen Sound 2015 course and are hosted at The Harmony Centre (located at 890 4th Ave. East). The class...
by MamaNurture Team | Sep 23, 2015 | Articles
When a pregnant student joins a MamaNurture class or event this prenatal student waiver and information form is what we hand them. This helps us to immediately identify any issues that might require caution or modified poses and it also gives us consent to contact our...
by MamaNurture Team | Sep 23, 2015 | Articles, Books
Here is a list of fertility books that we at MamaNurture often refer to in our 100-hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training. The first two are specific to fertility yoga and the third is a great reference to acupuncture and the more Eastern approach to fertility. If you...
by MamaNurture Team | Aug 21, 2015 | Articles
Pelvic Floor 101: What You Need to Know About Down There as printed in OMagine: Yoga, Wellness, & Wisdom magazine by DevaTree School of Yoga By Shannon Crow & Kim McDonald-Heilandt Let’s talk about an amazing part of our anatomy: the pelvic floor. Why should...
