belly after baby

Belly After Baby is a yoga class designed to help your body regain core strength after pregnancy, and specifically to help heal diastasis recti, the separation of the abdominal muscles, and the cause of the mummy tummy.  All moms have some form of the mummy tummy after pregnancy because as the uterus expands for your growing baby, the abdominal muscles must stretch away from each other.  After giving birth, the uterus goes back to its normal size, but the separation of your abdominal muscles often remains.  Without the support of the abdominal muscle girdle, the internal organs often fall forward, and the back pain resulting from pregnancy continues and can even worsen. 

Unfortunately, not all core strengthening exercises help to bring the rectus abdominus muscles back together.  In fact, most traditional core exercises, like crunches, actually increase the separation.  Belly After Baby Yoga focuses on decreasing the core muscle separation, while building strength in all three sets of the abdominals (transverse abdominus, rectus abdominus, and the obliques), the low back, and the pelvic floor.  And, because it is a yoga class, the entire body is strengthened and stretched as well. 

Belly After Baby is taught as a monthly series of either 4 or 5 classes.  Often, moms take the series multiple times and/or come regularly.  All levels of yoga experience welcome!

November series at Whole Life Yoga

Dates: 1/7-1/28 (4 classes)

Cost: $60 Register

Taught by Sharon

For additional information contact Sharon.