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 […]
Featured Birthlight Practice: Rolling Cat
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 […]
Finding my way to Pregnancy Yoga – From Event Manager to “Mothering the Mothers”
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 […]
Your Pelvic Floor Through Every Stage of Life: Why One-Size Advice Doesn’t Fit All
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 […]
My Birthlight Journey – a blessing of joy, nourishment and connection
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 […]
Welcome to Julie, Toddler Yoga tutor in Germany
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.
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 […]
Claire’s Forest Babies & Beach Babies
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 […]
Finding Connection: From the Yoga Mat to the Running Race
Teaching Postnatal and Baby Yoga during summer requires extra consideration for both mothers and babies.
Finding Flow Through Connection: My Journey with Birthlight Baby and Toddler Yoga
We run FREE services for families in our borough.
Six Principles of Well Woman Yoga: A Practice for Every Stage of Life
There’s something profoundly different about stepping into a Well Woman Yoga class.
Nicola’s Story – Purna Yoga Helsinki
Who would’ve thought I’d end up running a yoga studio in Helsinki—not me.
The green fields of Northern Ireland; feeling the energy of the Heart Chakra
In the Ayurvedic tradition, a pregnant woman is reverently called “she who carries two hearts.”
Julie Bickerton’s Story – Yoga For All Bodies
Yoga for all bodies.
Grounding: the gateway to balance, calm and connection in pregnancy, the postnatal year and beyond (and for the changing season)
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.
Rebecca’s Story and Mama Blossom
We support women and families on their journeys.
Braving the Waves: The Ten-Year Journey of Sunny, Baby Swimming Instructor & Birthlight Tutor in China
Sunny, the first person to introduce UK’s Birthlight to China.
5 Reasons to Practice Prenatal Yoga, aka Yoga for Pregnancy
5 common themes that many yoga for pregnancy classes encompass.
Why Breast Health & Comfort Deserve a Place in Yoga
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 […]
Three Factors that make a Skilled Prenatal Yoga Teacher
(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 […]
8 Ways to keep enjoying your Pregnancy yoga class in the Summer Heat
Summer pregnancy can feel challenging enough without adding hot yoga studios to the mix.
A Decade of Wonder: DAMMY&I’s Magical Journey with Birthlight
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 Mums’ recovery with Fourth Trimester Yoga
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 […]
The Highs and Lows of a Toddler Yoga Teacher
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 […]
How can you train to be an Aquanatal Yoga teacher?
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 […]
Toddler Yoga: A Holistic Support for Family Bonding and Child Development
Many parents may miss the intimate physical closeness of Baby Yoga as their little ones become more independent and unpredictable. Toddler Yoga offers a beautiful solution – maintaining that precious connection while embracing the explosive energy and curiosity of emerging personalities. But don’t worry if you haven’t had the chance […]
3 Instant practices to wake up Shakti Prana
Happy International Women’s Day! These 3 simple instant practices can be used to stir up or wake up Shakti Prana, the feminine energy force. The first one is to be grounded, and we plant our staff. So we take an imaginary staff and we go HHAA!, planting it in […]
Diana Chendana introduces Oovi Family Activities Center in Taiwan
Diana Chendana is the latest Tutor to join our team as a Birthlight Baby Swimming Tutor. Here she shares her story and introduces Oovi, the center in Taipei that she and her husband have set up and been running since 2015. My teaching journey began in 2006 when I was […]
Françoise’s Tribute to Robin Munro ~ founder of the pioneering Yoga Biomedical Trust
It has taken me some time to grieve for the passing of Dr. Robin Monro, who left us on November 14th in his mid-90s, before sharing a small tribute to him not only as a pioneer of therapeutic yoga in the UK but also as a respected dear mentor to whom I […]
Aqua Yoga – Françoise Freedman
First published in Yoga & Health Magazine August 2013 Among recent developments in Western Yoga, Aqua Yoga seems particularly counter-intuitive. What about gravity and the grounding from the earth that makes us unfold the spine and find our elongation and strength? What about Yoga breathing in water? Besides, for many […]