Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Bliss Baby Yoga A Feminine Approach to Yoga ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://blissbabyyoga.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Motherhood is MY Practice: Honoring Me](https://blissbabyyoga.com/motherhood-is-my-practice-honoring-me/) - When I was a little girl I was the mother to 6-8 children. Mostly cabbage dolls and one Cricket doll. I ran a school. I owned a business. I was a painter or fashion designer. I had a big garden. I wore dresses every day and piled my kids into my “car” and rode all - [Making a Sabbatical Your Next Career Move](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-best-advice-for-making-a-sabbatical-your-next-career-move/) - Have you hit a wall in your career development, or do you think you might be in danger of burnout? You might want to consider taking a sabbatical. Getting away from your work for a while could reframe your perspective and give a fresh spark to your growth. Burnout is real. Climbing the ladder of - [Healing the wound: How can we best support mothers after caesarian?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/healing-the-wound-how-can-we-best-support-mothers-after-caesarian/) - More than 30% of women giving birth in the Western world will have their babies brought earth side via caesarian section. Some will be planned but many will be via emergency caesarian. The implications of this can be great, on both a physical and emotional level. While every story is different, how can we, as - [Safe Squatting in Late Pregnancy and Labour](https://blissbabyyoga.com/safe-squatting-in-late-pregnancy-and-labour/) - Safe Squatting in Late Pregnancy and Labour We’ve all heard how beneficial squatting can be during pregnancy and labour. But what do we need to know to maintain safety for our students? Bliss Baby Yoga Senior Course Facilitator Star Despres and BBY Director Nadine O'Mara share their thoughts. Most yoga teachers know the many benefits - [Releasing the Psoas during Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/releasing-the-psoas-during-pregnancy/) - Ana Davis suggests some beneficial postures for releasing the psoas muscle during pregnancy and therefore supporting a pregnant woman's optimal posture and relieving back pain. In our Bliss Baby Yoga Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course we teach that there are five important Posture Groups for a pregnant woman to practise for optimal health, vitality and balance - [Yoga for Optimal Foetal Positioning](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-optimal-foetal-positioning/) - “How can I use yoga to guide my baby into the best position for birth?” If you’re a pregnancy yoga teacher, it’s very likely you’ve been asked this question by one of your pregnant mamas. If only there was a magic cure for turning those babies, but the reality is a complex issue. However, there - [Graduate Stories: Motherhood is my Yoga by Elena Viadas Gómez](https://blissbabyyoga.com/graduatestoriesmotherhood/) - This heartfelt reflection from one of our Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training graduates Elena, explores how the ordinary acts of caring for a child can become expressions of selfless service, devotion and compassion, while offering a new perspective on our changing bodies after pregnancy and birth. - [Feminine Leadership Summit - interview with Ana Davis and Lisa Fitzpatrick](https://blissbabyyoga.com/feminine-leadership-summit-ana-davis-lisa-fitzpatrick/) - Recorded for Lisa Fitzpatrick's Feminine Leadership Summit (2018), in this interview with Lisa our Bliss Baby Yoga Director Ana Davis discusses her journey of running a busy yoga business and how she recovered from burnout, all brought on by what she calls ‘the propulsion of menopause’. Click the play button below to view. (And please - [3 Keys to Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery with Lisa Fitzpatrick](https://blissbabyyoga.com/3-keys-to-postpartum-pelvic-floor-recovery-with-lisa-fitzpatrick/) - An important factor in postpartum recovery is re-establishing the integrity of the pelvic floor muscles. (And if we're honest, healthy pelvic floor strength and function is very important for all ages and stages of life!) In this vlog post, our beloved Bliss Baby Yoga guest presenter, Physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher, Lisa Fitzpatrick, answers some common - [7 ways to increase your feminine vitality, powerful presence and influence](https://blissbabyyoga.com/7-ways-to-increase-your-feminine-vitality-powerful-presence-and-influence/) - Mindful, embodied feminine leadership is about facilitating change gracefully not wilfully. It’s about leading with the power of full and complete presence and showing up with the most valuable gift you can give in a world of inattention – the power of your attention. It is about reviving and adapting ancient wisdom to the busy - [Managing Morning Sickness: Gentle Yoga for the First Trimester](https://blissbabyyoga.com/gentle-yoga-first-trimester/) - ‘I wouldn’t do this again in a hurry!’ I mutter to myself as I endure a blur of queasiness and bone-tiredness. I really do find that I have to follow my body’s demands for rest – yet again I am walking myself to my bed! There is no other option, you simply can’t fight it - [The Sweet Sounds of Birth](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-sweet-sounds-of-birth/) - When I was only a few weeks away from giving birth to my son I went to visit a dear friend who had recently returned home from the hospital after the birth of her baby boy. In anticipation of my own upcoming birth experience, I eagerly asked my friend how it went. She shared that - [Postpartum Foods to Nourish and Nurture (including recipes!)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/postpartum-foods-to-nourish-and-nurture-including-recipes/) - Food is such a powerful tool. It brings joy and pleasure to our senses, can heal us physically, connect us culturally, and provides us with deep nourishment and nurturing. Not to mention its profound ability to ground and connect us to the natural world. At no time is this truer than in the postpartum period, - [9 Yoga Survival Tips for New Mums](https://blissbabyyoga.com/9-yoga-survival-tips-for-new-mums/) - Yoga is often the last thing on the sleep-deprived and time-challenged new mother’s agenda. However, as a mother and longtime yoga practitioner myself, I’m passionate about promoting the benefits of carving out some time to do yoga, any yoga, during those intense early weeks and months with your newborn. Integrating yoga into your busy-mummy-day will - [My Life as a Doula & Prenatal Yoga Teacher: Creating Rich Relationships and A Sustainable Income](https://blissbabyyoga.com/my-life-as-a-doula-prenatal-yoga-teacher-part-2-creating-rich-relationships-and-a-sustainable-income/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Director Nadine O'Mara shares how well the two roles, doula & yoga teacher, flow together and create a symbiotic relationship. - [Yoga or Pilates for Birth? Why Surrender is Your Greatest Strength.](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-or-pilates-for-birth-why-surrender-is-your-greatest-strength/) - The practice of pilates during pregnancy seems to have piqued interest in recent times but is it really what is needed for a good birth? - [A deep dive into the connection between yoga philosophy, femininity, and motherhood. ](https://blissbabyyoga.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-connection-between-yoga-philosophy-femininity-and-motherhood/) - Yoga Philosophy is fundamental to the practice of yoga, yet its existence or exploration is avoided in so many yoga spaces. As part of honouring the roots of yoga as well as opening the practice to greater possibilities in our lives as practitioners, at Bliss Baby Yoga we believe yoga philosophy needs to take a - [Letting Go With the Breath](https://blissbabyyoga.com/letting-go-with-the-breath/) - You can make space for relaxation any time. Breath, it’s the first thing we do upon entering life, and breath is the last thing we'll do before we exit. While Pranayama is not always the most outwardly impressive element of a yoga practice, for me it is the most integral and has certainly been the - [Mindfulness for Mamas: Giving Back to Yourself](https://blissbabyyoga.com/mindfulness-for-mamas-giving-back-to-yourself/) - How do you find patience when your cup is empty? Bliss Baby Yoga Director and lead teacher, Nadine O'Mara shares this personal journal entry from when her children were a few years younger. She goes on to offer the small practices she has woven into her daily life to help find space amongst the challenges - [Nurturing Notes: The Benefits of Music in Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Yoga](https://blissbabyyoga.com/musicpregnancybirth/) - It is often debated as to whether music should be part of a yoga class. Traditionally, the practice of yoga is one without extra stimulation of produced sound and many long time yoga devotees cringe at the upbeat tunes played during a modern vinyasa class. However music can play a beneficial role in yoga in - [Honouring Your Cycle](https://blissbabyyoga.com/honouring-your-cycle/) - Learning to work with the hormonal fluctuations of your cycle is one of the greatest life hacks available to women. Once you understand how to recognise and respond to your hormonal peaks and valleys you can access greater levels of productivity, intensified states of intuition, increased sensuality, amplified creativity and vivid personal reflections. Understanding the - [Musings of a Yoga Mama: How Yoga Can Support an Endometriosis Flare Up](https://blissbabyyoga.com/musings-of-a-yoga-mama-how-yoga-can-support-an-endometriosis-flare-up/) - I was 21 when I was first diagnosed with endometriosis. I had laparoscopic surgery, which helped me for a while. But then as warned, the symptoms came back, but this time they were much worse. At age 25 I was thinking about having kids, and after trying to conceive for a year my husband and - [Batteries included: the best birth support is within](https://blissbabyyoga.com/batteries-included-the-best-birth-support-is-inbuilt/) - Rosie Matheson, Senior Bliss Baby Yoga Facilitator and Doula, reveals just how naturally intelligent our bodies are during birth. Hormones for Birth As a doula I already had a strong trust in a woman’s ability to birth safely and joyously, but this belief in the innate power of the female body became unbreakable through fully - [Using Yoga as a Tool to Reduce Anxiety](https://blissbabyyoga.com/dr-lauren-tober-using-yoga-as-a-tool-to-reduce-anxiety/) - Meet Bliss Baby Yoga guest teacher Dr Lauren Tober. Lauren is a mother, Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Teacher and specialist in the areas of Perinatal Mental Health, Anxiety and Restorative Yoga. We spent 5 minutes talking to this inspiring woman, learning more about how she’s using yoga to help alleviate anxiety. Who are you? I'm Dr - [Minimal Props with Maximum (Restorative) Benefit](https://blissbabyyoga.com/minimal-props-with-maximum-benefit/) - Can you still offer students a nourishing, soothing Restorative Yoga class without the use of multiple 'studio' props? Restorative and Accessible Yoga Teacher, Robyn Bell, shares how to teach more with less. I'm personally fairly partial to a really lush Restorative Yoga practice with all of the glitz and glamour. Four bolsters, lots of blankets, - [Recipe: Nourishing Postnatal Chicken Soup](https://blissbabyyoga.com/nourishing-chicken-soup-for-women-after-birth/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Senior Course Facilitator, Mari Notaras, shares a nourishing chicken soup recipe for new mums. “Birth was a time of honor for most tribal mothers. A woman in childbirth was treated with the same respect as a man in battle. In fact, in the tribal mind, there was a metaphysical equation between the - [Oxytocin: The Power of Touch and Yoga](https://blissbabyyoga.com/oxytocin-the-power-of-touch-and-yoga/) - Oxytocin is often dubbed as the ‘love hormone’ and offers many benefits, especially for women. The role that the hormone oxytocin plays in birth and motherhood is generally well understood: it facilitates labour contractions and supports the process of breastfeeding. Oxytocin is sometimes called ‘the bonding hormone’ as it’s involved in supporting our connection with - [Is Yin Yoga Safe for Pregnancy and Postpartum?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/is-yin-yoga-safe-for-pregnancy-and-postpartum/) - Is Yin Yoga safe to practice in pregnancy? Find out the facts and how to adapt a Yin Yoga practice to be safe for pregnancy and early parenthood. - [Yogic Philosophy: Tuning into your Intuition During Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood](https://blissbabyyoga.com/embracing-viveka-to-tune-into-your-intuition-in-pregnancy-birth-and-beyond/) - How can you apply yogic philosophy to tune in to your intuition as a parent or parent-to-be, a skill you know will serve you well during this time? Practical Yoga Philosophy Course Creator, Claire Holloway, shares her wisdom and an exercise to help you fine tune this innate ability. It’s increasingly common to be advised - [To The Woman Who Longs To Be With Child](https://blissbabyyoga.com/to-the-woman-who-longs-to-be-with-child/) - "It is said that the moment a woman decides she is ready to have a baby, that is the moment she becomes a mother". Our new Yoga for Fertility Senior Trainer, Fiona Southwell, shares an intimate letter from a Yoga for Fertility teacher's perspective. Dear Woman Who Longs To Be With Child, I am writing - [My Life as a Doula & Prenatal Yoga Teacher-Part One](https://blissbabyyoga.com/my-life-as-a-doula-prenatal-yoga-teacher-part-one/) - What's it really like to be a doula? And how does it work as prenatal yoga teacher to take your support of birth further? BBY Director, Nadine O'Mara, shares. - [The Let-Down: How Can Yoga Help Fertility-Related Depression? ](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-let-down-how-can-yoga-help-fertility-related-depression/) - Yoga for Fertility Senior Teacher Trainer, Ana Davis, shares how yoga can support depression that can commonly accompany infertility issues. - [To Crunch or not to Crunch? Abdominal Exercise in Pregnancy.  ](https://blissbabyyoga.com/abdominalexercisesinpregnancy/) - In our Bliss Baby Yoga training courses our approach is based on the latest research as much as possible, so we thought it time to review a question that often arises in prenatal exercise: to crunch or not to crunch? - [Chakra Birthing Wisdom: A Holistic Guide for Pregnancy and Birth](https://blissbabyyoga.com/chakrasforpregnancyandbirth/) - Pregnancy is a powerful time to deepen your intuitive awareness. One gentle and practical way to do this is by working with the chakra system. - [Five Top Tips to Help Your Yoga Business Work for You](https://blissbabyyoga.com/5-top-tips-to-help-your-yoga-business-work-for-you/) - Whether it's a bricks and mortar studio, an online business or you're a solo teacher, here's 5 tips that will help you fill your classes. - [Let's Twist Again! Twisting Safely during Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/twisting-safely-during-pregnancy/) - Are twists safe during pregnancy? During pregnancy it’s safe to practise twisting postures without compression. This means that strong, closed twists such as Ardha Matsayandrasana (Lord of the Fishes Pose) or Marichyasana III (Marichi-Sage twist) (illustrations below) are contraindicated. Closed twists can potentially strain the abdominal muscles, which are already compromised as the belly stretches - [The Blessing Of Pregnancy Circles - Nourishing the gift of connection](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-blessing-of-pregnancy-circles-nourishing-the-gift-of-connection/) - Becoming a mother is one of the most transformational times in a woman’s life. Sadly, it is a rite of passage that is too often navigated alone, with partners working long hours in the role of ‘provider’ for the family and new mothers feeling isolated and abandoned as they become the full-time carer of their newborn child. - [Self Care Tips for New Mammas](https://blissbabyyoga.com/self-care-tips-for-new-mamas/) - Senior Bliss Baby Yoga Course Facilitator and mamma of two, Star Despres, shares some invaluable self-care tips for new mothers. In those bliss filled early days of new motherhood we are deeply immersed in a beautiful bubble of love for the divine little being that has blessed our world. All mamas go through this delicious - [Restorative Heart-Opening Sequence with Ana Davis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/heart-opening-sequence-with-ana-davis/) - Here is the perfect soothing mini practice for you to help open your heart and shoulders. A simple flow to encourage your breath and prana to move through your body, especially into the upper back. This short sequence is particularly helpful if you are sitting at the computer a lot or breastfeeding. It is a - [Meeting Yourself Where You're At - How Your Yoga Practices Can Change Across Your Lifetime](https://blissbabyyoga.com/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-how-your-yoga-practice-can-change-across-your-lifetime/) - One of the things I have always loved about yoga is that there’s a style and practice for everyone. Unlike many other physical practices that are bound to one set of rules or only a few adaptations, yoga in the western world has evolved over the years from its Raja Yoga underpinnings. Nowadays it offers - [Are you called to become a Fertility Yoga Teacher?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/becoming-a-fertility-yoga-teacher/) - Tanya Neate, Bliss Baby Yoga Fertility Yoga Specialist, shares her tips on training to be a heart-felt expert able to confidently support women in this specialised and growing field of yoga teaching. Tanya Neate has spent the past eight years passionately pursuing knowledge of how to employ the power of yoga to support the fertility - [Why Prenatal Yoga is not just modified Yoga](https://blissbabyyoga.com/why-prenatal-yoga-is-not-just-modified-yoga/) - When you find out that you are pregnant, especially for the first time, you often start to wonder what you should and shouldn’t do. There is A LOT of information out there. The list of what to do and what not to do during pregnancy seems so long. From food and drink choices, to saunas, - [The Benefits of Yoga Nidra for Pregnancy and Early Motherhood](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-benefits-of-yoga-nidra-for-pregnancy-and-early-motherhood/) - In pregnancy and beyond, Yoga Nidra can have a profound effect on strengthening the connection and bonding process between mother and child. These powerful, yet simple and effective relaxation techniques have assisted many women to remain calm and focused during labour and the birth of their baby. Yoga Nidra will help to clear the mind - [The Importance of Preconception Care - Nutrition](https://blissbabyyoga.com/importance-of-preconception-care-nutrition/) - Most people are aware of the importance of eating well during pregnancy, but did you know it’s equally important to ensure correct nutrition before the baby is conceived? Everything you eat, drink and experience can influence fertility. Therefore, establishing optimal nutritional status prior to pregnancy will increase the chances of getting pregnant and establish the - [Turning Towards the Womb](https://blissbabyyoga.com/turning-towards-the-womb/) - In India, the home of Ayurveda and Yoga, promoting and protecting the health of the yoni or female reproductive system, was considered paramount. Great care was taken through all stages of life to keep women from disruptive energies, especially during more vulnerable times of bleeding, pregnancy and after birth. Flash forward to the modern age - [The Fourth Trimester](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-fourth-trimester/) - The first six weeks or so after childbirth is often dubbed the 'Fourth Trimester'. Most people have heard about the importance of yoga during pregnancy, but there's less awareness about how yoga can continue to enhance physical and mental wellbeing once the baby is born. In so many ways this intense time in which mother - [Yoga Tips for New Mums: The Feeding Counterposes](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-tips-for-new-mums/) - No matter whether you breast feed, bottle feed or chest feed your baby, it can be a truly beautiful experience. As you sit back on the sofa with your soft, warm baby who begins to keenly nuzzle in, you feel the unmistakable rush of the love-hormone (Oxytocin). This helps you to relax and surrender to - [Becoming a 'Yoga Doula'](https://blissbabyyoga.com/becoming-a-yoga-doula/) - Over 30 years ago, my introduction into the world of birthing and babies was becoming pregnant whilst I was undertaking Yoga Teacher Training in Sydney. As soon as my teachers discovered I was having a baby they invited me to start working with the pregnant women in the classes. To say this was a turning - [Mother Me - Restorative Yoga for ‘Mama Only’](https://blissbabyyoga.com/mother-me-restorative-yoga-for-mama-only-classes/) - How can we nurture new mothers and support their recovery from pregnancy and birth through yoga? Senior Bliss Baby Yoga facilitator Mari Notaras shares why she's an advocate for 'Mama-Only' Postnatal Restorative Yoga classes. Many prenatal yoga teachers run ‘Mums n Bubs’ yoga classes, which serve as a natural progression for those who wish to - [The Imperfectly Perfect Yoga Teacher](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-imperfectly-perfect-yoga-teacher/) - Yoga is for EveryBODY! Not too long ago in a group yoga class, the teacher made a joke about her post-lockdown pancake belly. It was a joke, yet it made me sad. I wondered if the teacher had considered the impact of her language around body image and body comparison. While the majority of the - [Taking Yoga off the Mat and into Parenthood](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-is-yoga-philosophy-relevant-to-parenthood/) - How can we apply the Yamas and Niyamas of the Yoga Sutras to our modern day path from conception to parenthood? - [The Maiden Doula: Can I be a doula without children of my own?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-maiden-doula-can-i-be-a-doula-without-children-of-my-own/) - It’s commonly thought that in order to be a doula or teach prenatal yoga, one has to have experienced pregnancy and birth themselves. However as Kiran Mallie shares, this is certainly not the case. Whilst my journey on the path of working as a doula was somewhat unconventional, what I do now know is that - [Chair Yoga for Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/chair-yoga-for-pregnancy/) - Add a chair to your Prenatal Yoga! There are so many benefits to using a chair within Prenatal Yoga. This simple prop will provide support, stability and enhance alignment for your Prenatal Yoga postures. As your belly grows bigger during your pregnancy, you may find the number of postures you can do with ease are - [Rosie Matheson talks Conscious Conception, Birth and Parenting](https://blissbabyyoga.com/rosie-matheson-conscious-conception-birth-and-parenting/) - Rosie Matheson is a qualified Doula and an experienced prenatal and yoga for fertility teacher. Rosie is also a much loved Bliss Baby Yoga Facilitator due to her soft, utterly feminine and gently insightful teaching style. She has a wealth of experience in conscious conception, birthing and parenting and a passion for nurturing the divine - [Reflections of a Grandmother Doula](https://blissbabyyoga.com/reflections-of-a-grandmother-doula/) - Since stepping onto the path of supporting pregnancy and birth back in 1989, my experience has covered teaching Prenatal Yoga in wellness centres and hospital environments; many years of teaching childbirth education classes with pregnant couples in both group and private settings; and since 2011, when I founded the Celebration of Birth Doula Academy, educating - [The Power of a Doula Supported Birth](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-power-of-a-doula-supported-birth/) - When I gave birth to my son almost 19 years ago, employing a doula to support one’s birth was not as common as it is today. My plan was to have my partner and mother attend the birth. And because I was a prenatal yoga teacher who had done a lot of research around natural - [The Burning Chickpea. What does Yoga Philosophy have to do with Parenting (and Chickpeas)?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-burning-chickpea-what-does-yoga-philosophy-have-to-do-with-parenting-and-chickpeas/) - Many people’s first and often abiding experience of yoga is through the practice of the ‘Asana’ or postures. Yoga is largely known in the West as a physical practice that strengthens and stretches your muscles and can help relax your body and mind in the process. However, according to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, an - [Yoga for Two: Why Prenatal Yoga is Good for Both Mumma and Babe](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-for-two-why-prenatal-yoga-is-good-for-both-mumma-and-babe/) - Ana Davis explores the science that firmly supports the benefits of a safe Prenatal Yoga practice for an expectant mother and the foetus. In Prenatal Yoga classes it’s not uncommon to find pregnant students resting their hands on their round bellies and chanting the simple and powerful sound of ‘ommmmm’…. While it’s a sacred mantra - [Creating Deep Respect for the Feminine at Menarche](https://blissbabyyoga.com/creating-deep-respect-for-the-feminine-at-menarche/) - Menarche, or first menstruation, is the sacred time when a girl spreads her wings to enter the spring of her life. However, for many of us, puberty and menarche may have been a lonely or confusing time. The approach to puberty can be a turbulent time for many of us as hormones start to bubble - [To supine or not to supine, that is the question!](https://blissbabyyoga.com/to-supine-or-not-to-supine-that-is-the-question/) - Some thoughts on practising supine yoga postures during pregnancy... It has generally been understood that it’s not appropriate for a pregnant yoga student to practice any supine positions (ie: lying on her back) for a prolonged period of time, after the 14th week of her pregnancy. In our Bliss Baby Yoga Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training - [Five ways Yoga can support Fertility (and why it’s important)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/five-ways-yoga-can-support-fertility-and-why-its-important/) - The decision to have a baby is never one that’s taken lightly. There are those of us who’ve had the yearning to become mothers from when we were girls, but for others the want to have a baby may not come until much later, if at all. For some conception comes easily, but for others - [Optimal Positioning & Breech Presentation with Anna Watts (VIDEO)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/anna-watts-optional-foetal-positioning-video/) - What is "optimal foetal positioning"? In this informative video, our Bliss Baby Yoga guest presenter, Childbirth Educator and Doula Trainer, Anna Watts, explains the various ways that a baby can be positioned in the latter stages of pregnancy, which foetal positioning is optimal, and also shares creative ways to encourage baby into an ideal position - [It’s a lady thing: women and aging](https://blissbabyyoga.com/its-a-lady-thing-women-and-aging/) - It’s three days till I turn 49. An inconsequential birthday perhaps. But I consider it an opportunity to rehearse: to spend the next year consciously preparing for the big "five o". Why is it that women have such difficulty embracing the process of aging? Of course all of us—men as well—resist the turn of the - [The Matriarch and the Maiden: Slowness and Creativity](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-matriarch-and-the-maiden-slowness-and-creativity/) - You wait in the dark, in the blank absence, the void, and sooner or later, something appears, begins to take shape, something that could not have come into anything other than absence. Something, in fact, that needs absence first in order to have form later. —Barbara Hurd It is mid morning, probably a Monday, sometime - [Coming Home](https://blissbabyyoga.com/coming-home/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Creative Director and Founder, Ana Davis, reflects on the lifechanging day, 25 years ago when she first embarked on the journey of becoming a yoga teacher. There are only a very few times in my life when I have felt that I’ve come home, that I’ve found what I’ve been looking for - [Chanting, Mantra and Mudra for Pregnancy and Birth (VIDEO)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/chanting-mantra-and-mudra-for-pregnancy-and-birth/) - This beautiful mantra will have you feeling blissful and centered. Our Senior Bliss Baby Yoga teacher, Jennifer Allen, has shared a beautiful combination of mantra and mudra to support pregnancy and childbirth, that you can use in your prenatal classes or during your own pregnancy and into motherhood. The Mangala Charan Mantra is a Kundalini - [9 Practical Tips for Prenatal Yoga Teachers](https://blissbabyyoga.com/9-practical-tips-for-prenatal-yoga-teachers/) - This month we share some practical tips for Prenatal Yoga Teachers from Senior Bliss Baby Yoga course facilitator, experienced prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher and mother of two, Mari Notaras. What a wonderful time in a woman or pregnant person’s life to find out she's pregnant - so much joy and excitement! This life changing - [Meditation and the Menstrual Cycle](https://blissbabyyoga.com/meditation-and-the-menstrual-cycle/) - Yoga, as we know it, is a 5000 year old tradition that was created by men for men. Yet the majority of yoga practitioners and teachers are women! This is why a feminine approach to yoga is starting to gain traction as women realise that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to yoga does not always suit their - [The Wisdom and Benefits of Living in Harmony with Natural Cycles](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-wisdom-and-benefits-of-living-in-harmony-with-natural-cycles/) - Being a cyclical creature in a linear world is not always easy. In fact, it can feel quite impossible to flow with our innate nature as woman when our culture is so fixated on the masculine energy of ‘doing’. Yet the benefits of living in alignment with the world around us are not only personal - [Yoga for Conscious Perimenopause](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-for-conscious-menopause-and-perimenopause/) - It seems to me that Perimenopause is one of those grey areas, which up until fairly recently was rarely spoken about. There's also a distinct lack of information or advice to support women and menstruating people through what can be a turbulent time both physically and mentally. What is Perimenopause? Perimenopause is the phase of - [On the flipside: inversions during menstruation](https://blissbabyyoga.com/on-the-flipside-inversions-during-menstruation/) - Do we really have to avoid inversions during menstruation? The short answer is, yes. Not everyone agrees, though. This can be a recurring point of contention on yoga discussion boards. I’ve seen arguments that suggest ‘making’ women modify or avoid certain yoga practices during their period is an anti-feminist practice that degrades women. This assertion - [Ana Davis - Celebrating 25 Years as a Yoga Teacher](https://blissbabyyoga.com/ana-davis-celebrating-25-years-as-a-yoga-teacher/) - In November 2021 Bliss Baby Yoga Founder and Creative Director Ana Davis celebrates 25 years as a yoga teacher! To mark this milestone, she sat down with Bliss Baby Yoga Marketing Manager Beth Ivy Buxton for a video chat. Here Ana shares how her yoga practice has been her constant and dear companion throughout her - [Menopause and Depletion: an Unhealthy Combination!](https://blissbabyyoga.com/menopause-and-depletion-an-unhealthy-combination/) - When I was 42 I was tired. So tired that I became sick. I had been running on adrenaline for too many years—single-parenting while juggling a demanding work schedule that involved long working hours, a lot of travel, and the mental stress and responsibility that accompanies being the owner of a small, growing business. And, - [Body Love - Cultivating a Healthy Body Image Postpartum](https://blissbabyyoga.com/body-love/) - I was in my mid-20’s before I was finally able to look in the mirror without criticising myself. It was at that point that I realised my relationship with my body had radically changed. Until that moment, I couldn’t remember a time, since the age of around 10, where I hadn’t looked in the mirror - [The importance of finding a mentor](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-importance-of-finding-a-mentor/) - This blog was written prior to Maria Kirsten's passing in April, 2021. She was a treasured member of our Bliss Baby Yoga community, and is dearly missed, particularly by her mentee, and friend, our Bliss Baby Yoga Operations Manager, Robyn Bell. It can be a lonely road to travel as a new yoga teacher. And - [How Living with Ahimsa can Help the Planet](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-living-with-ahimsa-can-help-the-planet/) - Meet Bliss Baby Yoga’s Illustrator Sophie Duncan Here at Bliss Baby Yoga we are passionate about living with Ahimsa, or kindness towards the self, others and the planet at large. We are blessed to have so many incredible women working alongside us, and when we sat down to think how we could share some ideas - [Staying Connected When Working and Studying Online](https://blissbabyyoga.com/staying-connected-when-working-and-studying-online/) - Bliss Baby Yoga's Operations Manager Robyn Bell shares some creative practices to help stay connected when working and studying online. Since 2020, many of us have found ourselves online more than ever. Often this can be at home, by ourselves (or around children) and without the daily connection with our local communities. In some ways - [Teaching Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Online - What You Need to Know](https://blissbabyyoga.com/teaching-online-prenatal-and-postnatal-yoga-classes/) - These times have changed our yoga world. It doesn’t matter how experienced a yoga teacher you are, streaming live yoga classes is new to so many. And for some, this way of sharing yoga can feel quite confronting. Even for us here at Bliss Baby Yoga, where we offer online classes, live-streaming them presents a - [How to Move with the Moon in the Postpartum Period](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-to-move-with-the-moon-in-the-postpartum-period/) - A Moving with the Moon approach to yoga honours the importance (and benefits) of practicing in tune with the menstrual cycle. But what about during the postnatal period? This is a time when a woman’s cycle may be very different to how it was before pregnancy, or even take several months to return. In this - [How Yoga Can Support Postnatal Mental Health (Including Three Simple Practices)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-yoga-can-support-postnatal-mental-health-including-three-simple-practices/) - How does Yoga support our wellbeing? Yoga offers a way for humans to thrive and maintain equilibrium in the face of impermanence. It does this by putting us in touch with that within us which is essential, unconditioned and unchanging in ourselves. Doesn’t that sound nice? But what does that actually mean in practical terms? - [Cultivating Stability in the Sacro-iliac Joint](https://blissbabyyoga.com/cultivating-stability-in-the-sacro-iliac-joint/) - In this video blog, Occupational Therapist, Yoga Therapist and Bliss Baby Yoga guest presenter, Maria Kirsten, shares her top tips for supporting a healthy and stable sacro-iliac joint. This is particularly relevant to those working to re-establish stability postnatally, and will be beneficial for most yoga practitioners and teachers. Firstly, we need to understand that, despite - [Knowledge is Key - Supporting Students with SIJ Pain and SPD during Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/when-knowledge-is-key-supporting-students-with-sij-pain-and-spd-during-pregnancy/) - Pelvic Girdle Pain, an instability in the Pelvis, Sacroiliac Joint and Symphysis Pubis, is one of the more common problems during pregnancy. It is something that as prenatal yoga teachers we need to understand fully, so that we can best support our students. If you’ve studied our Bliss Baby Yoga Prenatal Teacher Training, you’ll already have - [How to Modify Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II) Pose for Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/virabhadrasana-ii-warrior-ii-pose-for-pregnancy/) - In this video Co-Director and Founder of Bliss Baby Yoga, Ana Davis, demonstrates with Sophie (27 weeks pregnant) how to adapt Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II) pose for pregnancy. Using a chair as a prop, Ana shows a more easeful, yet deeply hip-opening version of this pose. This is especially beneficial for late pregnancy when a - [The Healing Potential of Yoga in Prolapse Recovery](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-healing-potential-of-yoga-in-prolapse-recovery/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Founder and Co-Director, Ana Davis, discusses prolapse and how the right kind of yoga can support a woman’s recovery from this condition. A prolapse occurs when the organs in the pelvis (uterus, bladder and/or bowel), drop down into the vagina instead of sitting in their normal position. This can cause a heaviness, - [Finding the Light - Healing after Miscarriage and Womb Loss with Yoga](https://blissbabyyoga.com/healing-after-miscarriage-and-womb-loss-with-yoga/) - Nothing prepares you for what it feels like to lose a baby you haven’t yet held in your arms. While our society is happy to talk about pregnancy and birth, “womb loss” i.e. miscarriage, termination - for whatever reason - and still birth, is still veiled in secrecy with many women feeling too ashamed to - [Yoga for Endometriosis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-for-endometriosis/) - Endometriosis affects approximately 600,000 women in Australia and 176 million women worldwide and, according to Endometriosis Australia, as many as 1 in 10 women suffer from this disease. What is it? Endometriosis occurs when endometrium-like tissue (the same tissue that lines the uterus) shows up outside the uterus, most often on the pelvic organs, the - [Apana and Active Birth: Three ways yoga can be supportive in the third trimester](https://blissbabyyoga.com/apana-and-active-birth-three-ways-yoga-can-be-supportive-in-the-third-trimester/) - The third trimester feels like a very different phase of pregnancy. The physical body feels larger and heavier (it generally is), breath and movement can be compromised, and birth feels a lot more real than it did earlier in pregnancy. In a typical prenatal class, we often have pregnant students with a variety of needs, - [Understanding Fertility Yoga](https://blissbabyyoga.com/understanding-fertility-yoga/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Fertility Yoga specialist, Tanya Neate, shares the benefits of yoga in supporting women on their journey to conceive. “Allow yourself to settle, make yourself comfortable and begin to take the breath deep down to your belly.” Tegan sits bolt upright, her expression is one of anguish and tears instantly begin to flow. - [The Fruit of Birth](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-fruit-of-birth/) - Did you know that dates can help reduce the need for an induction and shorten the length of labour? This recently discovered phenomenon has seen women the world over buying them in bulk, and has midwives and doulas singing their praises! It’s been found that the consumption of dates in significant quantities in the later - [Safe Yoga for Placenta Previa](https://blissbabyyoga.com/safe-prenatal-yoga-for-placenta-previa/) - Is it safe to teach a woman in your prenatal class with Placenta Previa? Experienced prenatal yoga teacher and Bliss Baby Yoga’s new Content Advisor, Nadine O’Mara, explores this question. What is Placenta previa? The placenta is a key organ for pregnancy, attached to the baby via its umbilical cord, and provides oxygen and nutrients - [All Paths Lead to Restorative Yoga (Confessions of a Yoga Mama)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/confessions-of-a-yoga-mama-all-paths-lead-to-restorative-yoga/) - I’ll admit it now. I used to be a hot yoga junkie. As an Australian living many years through cold European winters, I left my practice at the Iyengar Institute in my twenties to find the hottest yang style yoga classes I could find. This style of yoga suited me at the time - it - [The Sādhanā of Motherhood: tips for integrating yoga into daily life](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-sadhana-of-motherhood-tips-for-integrating-yoga-into-daily-life/) - When you enter the world of motherhood, so many practices from your “old” life slip away. It’s not uncommon for you to have feelings of grief for your pre-baby life amongst the joys of having a new baby. No longer do you have the luxury of taking long periods for a daily yoga practice. If - [Graduate Stories: Nadia Parisi - Supporting women from preconception to motherhood](https://blissbabyyoga.com/nadia-parisi-supporting-women-from-preconception-through-into-motherhood/) - Mother of three and Bliss Baby Yoga graduate, Nadia Parisi spoke to Bliss Baby Yoga about her professional journey in becoming a ‘one-stop-shop’ for women seeking to become pregnant, right through into the postpartum period. Nadia had been teaching prenatal yoga for around six years when a number of women started asking for fertility yoga - [Waxing Moon Meditation with Ana Davis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/waxing-moon-meditation-with-ana-davis/) - The Waxing Moon phase is when a woman emerges from the hibernation of the Dark Moon menstrual phase and moves more actively towards ovulation. While renewed vigour usually accompanies this phase, it can be tempting to power through to-do lists with little consideration for slowing down. However, it’s important to remind yourself to keep the - [A feminine approach to creating sustainability online](https://blissbabyyoga.com/a-feminine-approach-to-creating-sustainability-online/) - In this video blog, Senior Bliss Baby Yoga Course Facilitator, Star Despres, explains how moving away from an old, masculine paradigm of sharing online and towards a feminine approach of embracing our cyclic nature is necessary to create sustainability with your online business and avoid overwhelm and burnout. Key Tools, as outlined by Star: Follow - [Graduate Stories: Chaitanya - Guiding You Home To Yourself](https://blissbabyyoga.com/graduate-stories-chaitanya-guiding-you-home-to-yourself/) - Bliss Baby Yoga graduate Chaitanya Morly-Southall uses the tools of Yoga, Education and Holistic Pelvic CareTM to help women connect and heal their feminine foundations. Chaitanya, founder of The Womb Temple Yoga, completed her 200 hr and Prenatal / Postnatal Yoga Teacher Trainings with Bliss Baby Yoga. She now uses her knowledge to teach yoga, - [The Importance of Diaphragmatic Breathing in Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-importance-of-diaphragmatic-breathing-in-pregnancy/) - “Breathe deep in the belly.” ”Send your breath to your baby.” “Feel the expansion of the belly as you inhale.” These are some of the instructions you might have heard or used in a pregnancy yoga class. They can create useful sensations and visualisations, and help us send vital energy, or Prana, to the baby. - [Self Care for All Phases of your Menstrual Cycle](https://blissbabyyoga.com/self-care-4-phases-menstrual-cycle/) - It’s typically said that a woman’s monthly cycle consists of two phases. The First phase, known as the Proliferative or Follicular Phase, spans from the menstrual period until ovulation (usually occurring mid-cycle). The second phase, called the Luteal or Premenstrual Phase, extends from post-ovulation until we bleed again. However, if we track the array of - [The Apana Breath: detox your body-mind](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-apana-breath-detox-your-body-mind/) - During menstruation, the body is governed by the quality of apana - the energy residing in the pelvis and lower abdomen that facilitates the movement of blood down and out of the body. In addition to correct choice of postures (i.e. choosing grounding postures and avoiding Inversions), we can also use the breath to facilitate this - [The path of surrender: a key to a ‘good’ birth](https://blissbabyyoga.com/the-path-of-surrender-a-key-to-a-good-birth/) - Many of us appreciate that each pregnancy and birth is unique, whether it’s a woman’s first, second or fifth baby! With each pregnancy we’re carrying a different set of DNA, it’s a different time in our lives, and our physical, hormonal, mental and emotional wellbeing can fluctuate accordingly. Sometimes we’re so busy being pregnant or - [Prenatal Yoga for Anxiety (including Sequence)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/prenatal-yoga-for-anxiety-including-sequence/) - Every pregnant mother has some worries — but when anxiety begins to overwhelm you, what can you do? Anxiety during pregnancy – is it normal? Each pregnancy is a unique experience and we all navigate the journey differently. There are changes on every level, from the obvious physical to the lesser seen energetic, mental and - [Giving Back: A Conversation with Atira Tan - founder of Art to Healing](https://blissbabyyoga.com/giving-back-a-conversation-with-atira-tan-founder-of-art-to-healing/) - Art to Healing is a not-for-profit organisation which supports women and girls who have been impacted by sex slavery. Through expressive art therapies and awareness-based practices (including yoga), women and girls are empowered with resources to heal themselves and each other. Our Bliss Baby Yoga Marketing Manager, Beth Ivy Buxton, spoke to Founding Director, Atira Tan, about how - [Deep Listening - the Key to Holding Space](https://blissbabyyoga.com/deep-listening-the-key-to-holding-space/) - Writer and psychotherapist, Kimberley Lipschus has had a longstanding fascination with storytelling and the human condition. The focus of her psychotherapy practice is on life transitions. She shares the simplest way to hold space. An important tool for all yoga teachers. Charles Mackey is a poet and artist famous for his soulful sketches depicting a - [Graduate Feature - Fiona Southwell: Living from a Space of Femininity and Authenticity](https://blissbabyyoga.com/graduate-feature-fiona-southwell-living-from-a-space-of-femininity-and-authenticity/) - Getting to know our Bliss Baby Yoga graduates and community. Bliss Baby Yoga Graduate, Fiona Southwell, runs Fiona Southwell Coaching and teaches prenatal yoga, feminine yoga and yoga for fertility group classes. She specialises in working with women one-to-one, building a relationship with their womb space. What inspired you to work with women in - [Rosie Matheson: introducing women to their wombs and the power of their bodies](https://blissbabyyoga.com/teacher-feature-rosie-matheson-introducing-women-to-their-wombs-and-the-power-of-their-bodies/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Teacher, Rosie Matheson shares her journey to discovering and working with Bliss Baby Yoga and how she balances her yoga practice with motherhood. Tell us about yourself... My name is Rosie Matheson. I am a doula, an empowered birth advocate and educator, and a women’s health and wellness facilitator. I am - [A Grounding Visualisation for Pregnancy with Anna Watts](https://blissbabyyoga.com/grounding-visualisation-for-pregnancy-with-anna-watts/) - Doula Trainer, Childbirth Educator and beloved Bliss Baby Yoga guest presenter, Anna Watts shares that over the last 30 years, she has learnt that something unexpected always happens during birth, but... this might be a positive unexpected. These are wise and reassuring words for pregnant mama's to hear at a time when there is so - [Restorative Yoga for Busy Women](https://blissbabyyoga.com/restorative-yoga-for-busy-women/) - 3 simple practices for a calm, happy and resilient nervous system Collectively, women’s health is in crisis. In a culture that bows down at the altar of productivity it’s no surprise that chronic stress, depletion and exhaustion are on the rise and becoming the norm for many women. This ‘busyness’ epidemic is negatively impacting the - [Restoring Balance: Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga - what’s the difference?](https://blissbabyyoga.com/restoring-balance-restorative-yoga-and-yin-yoga-what-s-the-difference/) - These days, Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga are bandied about as synonymous. Senior Bliss Baby Yoga teacher, Jennifer Allen teaches both styles and helps clear up the confusion – they are in many ways two very different approaches to yoga. Read on to understand how. As yoga continues to grow in popularity on a global - [Extended Exhalation Breath with Dr Lauren Tober (VIDEO)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/extended-exhalation-breath-dr-lauren-tober-video/) - To help you on your path of rest and self-care, our special guest teacher Dr Lauren Tober, shares a beautifully simple practice of the Extended Exhale Breath in this video. As a Clinical Psychologist and Yoga Teacher, Dr Tober has witnessed first hand just how calming this practice is for the body, the nervous system - [On Fertile Ground: Yoga for Fertility (with Womb Meditation script)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/on-fertile-ground-yoga-for-fertility/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Director and Founder Ana Davis discusses the role of yoga and meditation practices in supporting and enhancing fertility for women who are preparing or trying to conceive. She spoke with Bliss Baby Yoga Fertility and Conscious Conception specialist, Rosie Matheson, who has been working with women to support their fertility for over - [Feminine Yoga for Women’s Ages and Stages](https://blissbabyyoga.com/moving-with-the-womb-feminine-yoga-for-women-s-ages-and-stages/) - What is a feminine approach to yoga and how can the right kind of yoga support women of all ages and stages? Bliss Baby Director Ana Davis explores this question. “When we're in our flow, all we have to do is walk across a room to be mesmerizing. We feel confident in ourselves because - [Perimenopause: Transitioning into your Second Spring](https://blissbabyyoga.com/perimenopause-transitioning-into-your-second-spring/) - Everybody has heard about menopause. The clichéd understanding is that it’s that time in a woman’s life when she suffers hot-flushes and a dry vagina. However, little else is widely known or discussed about this oft-maligned feminine life-stage. When you consider that ‘knowledge is power’, this shallow understanding of a significant rite of passage in - [Keep Your Cool](https://blissbabyyoga.com/keep-your-cool/) - Feeling the heat? Here are some practices to cool your body and your mind that are also beneficial for PMS and menopausal hot flushes. Here in Australia we’re experiencing a scorching summer and I have been finding that my more dynamic yoga practice has had to fall by the wayside. It’s just too damn hot! - [Feel-good Mamma: Restorative Yoga for Mums-to-be](https://blissbabyyoga.com/feel-good-mamma-restorative-yoga-for-mums-to-be/) - Pregnancy is the perfect time to indulge in some all important self-love. Whether it’s soaking in the tub, getting a massage, or practising restorative yoga, you’ll not only revive your energy and spirits, but you can also feel good about the fact that your baby-in-utero will also be reaping the benefits! These days it’s fairly - [Easing the First Trimester Blues](https://blissbabyyoga.com/easing-the-first-trimester-blues/) - Early pregnancy can be an overwhelming time. Maybe your pregnancy came as a complete surprise. Maybe you thought it would take time to conceive, but fell pregnant the second you stopped using contraception. Maybe it was a massive effort, and you’re feeling exhausted before you even start. Whatever journey you took to get here, discovering - [Classical Yoga Lessons for Parents](https://blissbabyyoga.com/classical-yoga-lessons-for-parents/) - Bliss Baby Yoga Director and Founder, Ana Davis, shares how ancient ideas from the Yoga Sutras are just as relevant today for modern day parents. It's true what they say about your child being your greatest guru! The joys and challenges of mothering my son has certainly taught me so much about myself and life. - [Restorative Yoga: Powerful Medicine](https://blissbabyyoga.com/restorative-yoga-powerful-medicine/) - Ana Davis looks at why Restorative Yoga is so good for all of us, especially for women Have you noticed that your yoga practice is becoming yet another task on your daily ‘to do’ list? If the answer is yes then yoga may, paradoxically, be adding to your stress levels! Women tend to give and - [Yoga For Exhaustion](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yoga-for-exhaustion/) - A rejuvenating sequence for women who do too much. A wonderful practice to do when you don't even feel like you have the energy to get on your mat. Therapeutic for the exhaustion commonly experienced by new mothers as well as for all 'women who do too much'! As you do this nurturing, restorative practice - [Restore Your Immune System](https://blissbabyyoga.com/restore-your-immune-system/) - Winter is very often the season for coughs and colds. This is when we need to enlist some natural strategies for strengthening our immunity. Along with dosing up on the garlic and popping the Vitamin C tablets, yoga can help provide some much needed protection against the nasty winter ‘lurgy’. While the winter winds whistle, - [Adjusting in Supported Prasarita Padottanasana for Pregnancy](https://blissbabyyoga.com/adjusting-supported-prasarita-padottanasana-pregnancy/) - Watch this short video as Ana demonstrates a beautiful adjustment for your prenatal yoga students in Supported Prasarita Padottanasana (wide leg forward fold) at the wall. (Featuring our Bliss Baby Yoga Administration Assistant and Illustrator, Sophie, at 27 weeks into her pregnancy). Click the play button below to view. Ana Davis, Founder and Director - [Ayurvedic Self Massage: a lush daily ritual for women](https://blissbabyyoga.com/ayurvedic-self-massage-lush-daily-ritual-women/) - Do you find yourself feeling easily 'flighty' and anxious? Do you often have suffer from insomnia? Does your skin get dry, especially during the colder months of autumn and winter? Or, perhaps you're just feeling a bit ungrounded and 'stressy'? If so, you may need to take some extra care to balance your 'vata'. Vata - [Self care for menstruation: a necessity, not a luxury!](https://blissbabyyoga.com/self-care-for-menstruation-a-necessity-not-a-luxury/) - The concept of 'self-care' is a bit of a buzz-word these days, particularly in yoga and wellbeing circles. And it’s no wonder when you consider that the negative effects of stress and burn out are reaching epidemic proportions in our modern lives. Even though it’s across the board, women are even more susceptible to the - [Om Shanti Feminine Meditation with Ana Davis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/om-shanti-feminine-meditation-ana-davis/) - Be guided by Ana Davis through this beautiful Om Shanti Feminine Meditation which will help to ground you when you are feeling particularly busy or anxious. Exploring the breath and the chakras this short, yet effective meditation is wonderful for any point in your cycle, stage and phase of your life. Click the play button - [Top Tips for a More Easeful and Enjoyable Period](https://blissbabyyoga.com/top-tips-for-a-more-easeful-and-enjoyable-period/) - Did you know that every month when you have your period and your uterus sheds its lining you are going through a kind of ‘mini-birth’? Your cervix (entrance to your womb) opens to allow your body to release the blood; your hard-working uterus, which is one of the strongest muscles in your body (it’s designed - [Yoga’s Sweetest Nectar: Yoga Nidra](https://blissbabyyoga.com/yogas-sweetest-nectar-yoga-nidra/) - My first memory of Yoga Nidra is as a child when I would a tag along with my mother to her local yoga class, and I’d find myself aimlessly wandering among the ‘sleeping’ bodies in a darkened room. From my restless child’s perspective this seemingly boring practice didn’t mean a whole lot to me at - [How Mindful Self Compassion is saving my relationship with my teen](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-mindful-self-compassion-is-saving-my-relationship-with-my-teen/) - In this intimate blog, Bliss Baby Yoga Director and Founder, Ana Davis, shares how Mindful Self Compassion can be a valuable tool for parents, particularly those raising teens. I breathe into my belly and allow the hardness of my abdominal wall to begin to yield and soften. I feel my jaw that has been gripping - [Dr. Lauren Tober discusses Postnatal Depression](https://blissbabyyoga.com/dr-lauren-tober-discusses-postnatal-depression/) - Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Teacher and mother of two, Dr. Lauren Tober, sheds some light on Postnatal Depression. Postnatal depression affects many more women than you might think. Depending upon the literature you read, anywhere between 3.7% and 76.7% of women experience post natal depression after the birth of their baby. In Australia, around 1 in - [Chanting for Fertility with Rosie Matheson](https://blissbabyyoga.com/chanting-fertility-rosie-matheson/) - Chanting can be a beneficial tool in calming a woman's nervous system and therefore balancing her hormonal system for optimum fertility. Our Senior Bliss Baby Yoga Facilitator and Fertility Yoga expert Rosie Matheson shares a beautiful, feminine chant in this video. Click the play button on the video below to practice along with Rosie. - [Three Habits that Define You
 {as a New Feminine Leader}](https://blissbabyyoga.com/three-habits-that-define-you-as-a-new-feminine-leader/) - When you train to be a Bliss Baby Yoga teacher you are riding the crest of an exciting new wave of women's empowerment work. This inspiring blog from our Bliss Baby Yoga special guest presenter Lisa Fitzpatrick shares some effective tips on working in your new role as a feminine leader. If you’re running a - [‘Moving with the Moon’ review by Eve Grzybowski](https://blissbabyyoga.com/moving-with-the-moon-book-review-by-eve-grzybowski/) - ‘Moving with the Moon – Yoga, Movement and Meditation for Every Phase of Your Menstrual Cycle’ by Ana Davis BOOK REVIEW BY YOGA TEACHER AND AUTHOR, EVE GRZYBOWSKI Have you noticed that women seem to be coming more and more into their ascendance? It may be as a result of the #metoo movement or the - [How to stay cool this summer with Ayurveda](https://blissbabyyoga.com/how-to-stay-cool-this-summer-with-ayurveda/) - Ayurveda is an ancient system of healing from India that is often translated as the ‘Science of Life’. Ayurveda draws on nature as it’s foundation, thereby offering a holistic and natural approach to health, wellness and longevity. Here are some simple and natural tips on how to stay cool this summer, by making a few - [Getting to know Bliss Baby Yoga Director Ana Davis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/getting-to-know-bliss-baby-yoga-director-ana-davis/) - Our Bliss Baby Yoga Assistant and Social Networking Manager, Sophie Duncan, asked our Director Ana some incisive questions to uncover some things about Ana you may not have known. What first attracted you to yoga? 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Research shows practising Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 2-4 hours sleep, it is recommended to practice often (daily if possible) to receive - [Postnatal Restorative Yoga Class Bundle (Online Videos x 2)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/postnatal-restorative-yoga-class-bundle/) - $25.00 AUD Inclusions: Postnatal Restorative Yoga Online Class with Ana Davis Postnatal Heart-Opener Restorative Yoga Online Class with Ana Davis Postnatal Heart-Opener Restorative Yoga Class with Ana Davis Duration: 20 minutes Format: Online Stream This special postnatal restorative yoga class focuses on gently releasing and relaxing the target areas of neck, shoulders and upper back with - ['Pared Back Props' Restorative Yoga Classes (Online Videos X 2)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/pared-back-props-restorative-yoga-online-classes/) - $40.00 AUD Two Nourishing Online Classes with Ana Davis: Pared Back Prop Restorative Yoga. These delicious Restorative Yoga classes have been created by Bliss Baby Yoga Director and Founder, Ana Davis. They have been especially designed with the use of minimal yoga props so that they are practices you can teach or do when you - [Feminine Pawanmuktasana Class (Online Video)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/feminine-pawanmuktasana-class-online-video/) - $15.00 AUD Feminine Pawanmuktasana Yoga Class with Ana Davis Duration: 28 minutes Format: Online Stream, plus illustrated sequence to print-out and practise along with. Pawanmuktasana is a sequence of movements originating from classical yoga traditions that is designed to mobilise and free up energy in many of the major joints of the body. Ana Davis has - [Prenatal Restorative Yoga Class (Online Video)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/prenatal-restorative-yoga-class-online-video/) - $25.00 AUD Prenatal Restorative Yoga Class with Ana Davis Duration: 1 hr 23 minutes Format: Online Stream video, plus illustrated sequence to print-out and practise along with. Join Ana Davis for a lusciously supportive prenatal restorative yoga class. See how Ana takes Sophie (27 weeks pregnant) through a series of postures and breathing practices that are - [Dark Moon Classical Yoga Class for Menstruation (Online Video)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/dark-moon-classical-yoga-class-for-menstruation-online-video/) - $25.00 AUD This Dark Moon Classical Yoga Class for Menstruation by Ana Davis is gentle and nurturing and is designed to soothe your womb, lower back pain, and menstrual cramps, particularly during the first days of bleeding. This special online class taught by Bliss Baby Yoga Director, Ana Davis, will leave you feeling calm, grounded - ['Moving with the Moon' (E-Book) by Ana Davis](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/moving-with-the-moon-e-book-by-ana-davis/) - $29.00 AUD The Complete Guide to Yoga for your Menstrual Cycle and Menopause Did you know your menstrual cycle is connected to the phases of the moon and you can enjoy greater health and vitality by practising specific yoga sequences for every changing stage in your monthly cycle? 'Moving with the Moon - Yoga, Movement - [Yoga for Miscarriage Class (Online Video)](https://blissbabyyoga.com/portfolio-item/yoga-for-miscarriage-class-online-video/) - $25.00 AUD Miscarriage is a heart-breaking event that as many as one in five women can experience. However, it's little talked about, and a woman often feels alone in her grieving and healing process. 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