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 | Feb 15, 2016 | Common Ailments
Piriformis Syndrome occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle. The piriformis muscle is located under the gluteal (buttock) muscles and it is involved in almost all movements of the hip and leg. This muscle is attached to the sacrum and...
by MamaNurture Team | Sep 23, 2015 | Yoga Sequences
Here is our Basic Prenatal Yoga Sequence and the link for the printable PDF version. Enjoy! This is the most common “take-home” prenatal yoga sequence that we give to prenatal students. The poses are ones that we use often within our prenatal yoga...
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...
