Andrea Andrews, Swimming Instructor, Director of The Lifesaving Foundation, National Aquaphobia Trainer Assessor and licensed Miracle Swimming instructor for adults spoke on ‘Water nurture: a priority for the world’. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-andrews-a2914258 https://www.lifesavingfoundation.ie/cat/lf.html
Keynote by Professor Charlotte Faircloth (Professor of Family and Society at the UCL Social Research Institute and Project Leader of the BAM50 project, London, Trustee of Birthlight): spoke on her project ‘50 Years of Becoming a Mother…whilst becoming a mother’? working with Ann Oakley and some more personal reflections’. This project […]
Lesley Page CBE, Former President of the Royal College of Midwives visiting professor of midwifery at King’s College London, Patron of Birthlight presented her reflections on ‘Birth and early life: lighting the way with joy, hope, love and health’. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleypage
See Françoise Freedman’s tribute to Michel Odent, who passed away last August, given at the Birthlight mini conference on the 6th July 2026, Homerton College, Cambridge. Michel Odent presented at many Birthlight Conferences in the past. “So many words commonly used to describe childbirth- support, patient, management, delivered by, coached, […]
Dr Amali Lokugamage, who has presented at many Birthlight conferences, gave her talk on Declonising Maternity Care explaining the terminolgy and concepts of this movement and her research into it. Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Honorary Associate Professor, Medical Educator, Author. MBChB, BSc, MSc, FRCOG, MD, SFHEA. Honorary Associate Professor UCL EGA […]
Next year will mark 20 years since I qualified as a Birthlight teacher, so I have recently been reflecting on my journey. I can honestly say that when sharing these joyful practices with women at various stages of life, I still get the same fulfilment as I did when I […]
Shake off the winter with Rolling Cat as we move into Spring! Or if you’ve been sitting too long, sweating over your social media or woke up feeling stiff and crumpled it is the ideal tonic! A multifaceted practice with many more benefits than simple adapted Marjaryasana, Bitilasana or Cat […]
My Birthlight Journey My name is Martine Bruin, mother of Amélie, a pregnancy yoga teacher, childbirth educator, and assistant at a midwifery practice in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Finding my way to pregnancy yoga Fifteen years ago, I began a yoga teacher training at the Yoga Academy in Amsterdam. At the […]
Most conversations about the pelvic floor begin — and end — in the same place: pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the instruction to do your Kegels. But your pelvic floor is with you for life. It quietly shifts and adapts through every hormonal change, every physical transition, every decade you live […]
Ines Rothmann shares her journey and experience My Birthlight journey started in 2017, at a time that I felt the need to deepen my prenatal yoga teaching experience. Over the years I have felt immensely grateful and privileged to learn from the profound wisdom of Kirsteen Ruffell, Francoise Freedman and […]
Meet Julie – Embodied Family Mentor & Birthlight Teacher and now Birthlight Tutor! I’m Julie, 42 years old, mom of two wonderful children (6 and 9 years old), and founder of the Feel Academy. As an Embodied Family Mentor, Birthlight Teacher, Trauma Yoga Therapist, Family Acro Yoga Teacher, and Physiotherapist, I bring together […]
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that when I was pregnant with my son, working full-time as a manager in the insurance industry, my life would take such a dramatic and meaningful turn. At the time, my world revolved around spreadsheets, targets, and team meetings. I had a […]
Forest Babies classes were born in Covid times. And like all babies at that time, things were a little bit different. “it’s important to let our babies enjoy the wonders of nature from a very young age” At the start of 2020, my infant massage and baby yoga business was […]
Teaching Postnatal and Baby Yoga during summer requires extra consideration for both mothers and babies.
We run FREE services for families in our borough.
There’s something profoundly different about stepping into a Well Woman Yoga class.
Who would’ve thought I’d end up running a yoga studio in Helsinki—not me.
In the Ayurvedic tradition, a pregnant woman is reverently called “she who carries two hearts.”
Yoga for all bodies.
At Birthlight we pay a lot of attention to ‘grounding’ practices in pregnancy and after birth as this opens the door to better postural awareness.
We support women and families on their journeys.
Sunny, the first person to introduce UK’s Birthlight to China.
5 common themes that many yoga for pregnancy classes encompass.
(what to look for in a pregnancy yoga class or a prenatal yoga teacher Training) Three Factors that make a Skilled Prenatal Yoga Teacher Birthlight Prenatal Yoga offers specialised practices designed for the entire pregnancy journey—from conception through to the early postpartum period, including labor and birth. While many are […]
Why Breast Health & Comfort Deserves a Place in Yoga You probably know that breasts change throughout every menstrual cycle? During the luteal phase, progesterone causes milk glands and ducts to swell in preparation for potential pregnancy, which is why many women experience breast fullness or tenderness before their period […]
Summer pregnancy can feel challenging enough without adding hot yoga studios to the mix.
Congratulations on their 10 Year anniversary for Dammy&I Parent-Child Swimming Academy in Beijing! Between Beijing’s hutongs and skyscrapers, three “Alice’s Dream”-themed aquatic wonderlands are creating extraordinary memories for families. As DAMMY&I Parent-Child Swimming Academy – Beijing’s exclusive Birthlight-certified institution since 2018 – we have dedicated a decade to perfecting aquatic […]
Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training: Support New Mothers’ recovery with Fourth Trimester Yoga Why Train in Postnatal Yoga: A Guide for Teachers Maybe you already teach yoga for pregnancy and the women in your classes would like to come back a join your classes after birth? Or maybe you’re curious how […]
Our Toddler Yoga Tutor and teacher, Emma Philip, shares some of her experience. I think it is fair to say that I am a veteran Toddler Yoga teacher these days. I still teach yoga to toddlers and pre-schoolers twice each week – questioning my decision to continue to roll around […]
Ever wondered how you could become an Aquanatal Yoga teacher? Read on to find out more about what Birthlight Aquanatal Yoga is and tips to consider if you’re thinking about training to become an Aquanatal Yoga teacher. Aquanatal Yoga offers unique and wonderful benefits during pregnancy that are different to […]