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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
(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 […]
Summer pregnancy can feel challenging enough without adding hot yoga studios to the mix.
The first episode of the ‘Bringing up Britain’ programme (Radio 4 Episode 13 October2020 ) explored various facets of the relentless micro-management and monitoring that are now part and parcel of being a parent. The Helicopter style of parenting, constantly hovering over babies and children, responds to a desire to […]
Liz Doherty Birthlight Pioneer As co-grandmothers, Liz and I started our conversation talking about our grandchildren. Liz has three, from baby to pre-school age. She has been very much involved in her two daughters’ pregnancies and with the babies from birth onwards. She looks after them two days a week […]
With the world’s health jeopardised by the twin threats of Covid-19 and the climate crisis, the range of how we deliver our teaching and training has to be expanded if we are to reach families and teachers effectively. Lockdown revealed a spectrum of approaches to online teaching; from the clammer […]