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Pink Iris Yoga, Bangor (2025)

10/11/2025

To every pregnant or postpartum mother reading this:

You are being watched.
Not just by your children, but by the generations that follow.

Every time you breathe through fear.
Every time you soften into trust.
Every time you remember your body’s wisdom.

You are teaching them what power, surrender, and love really feel like.
You are showing them that strength is not loud or forceful, it’s quiet, embodied, and unwavering.

Birth is not just about bringing a baby into the world.
It’s about birthing yourself, reclaiming trust in your body, and stepping into the next chapter of your life.

Postpartum is not the end of that journey, it’s the continuation of birthing yourself, moment by moment, as you move, breathe, and heal.

💛 Tag a mum who needs to hear this reminder today.

P.S. If you’d love a space to connect with your body, restore strength, and bond with your little one, I still have a few spots left in my Postnatal Yoga: Mum & Baby series starting this Friday in Bangor. DM me or check out my bio to find out more 💛

09/11/2025

If you’ve recently had a baby and still don’t quite feel like yourself yet, I get it.

That stage where your body feels different, your energy is all over the place & it can get a little isolating. You’re not alone in this.

Those early months can be such a blur, your whole world changes, but your body still really needs care, time, and attention too.

I created my Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) series as a supportive space to move, breathe, and rebuild strength at your own pace.

Each class includes:
✨ Postnatal-safe yoga to release tension and rebuild strength
✨ Fun movement & practises to interact with your baby
✨ Relaxation and breathwork to restore energy & calm
✨ Time to connect with your baby (& other mums!) in a warm, welcoming space

Perfect for mums from 6–8 weeks postpartum, suitable for babies up to crawling.

There are just a few places left, bookings close on Monday.

📅 Starts: Friday 14 November
⏰ 10:30am
📍 Garth Community Centre, Bangor
💷 10% OFF your first booking via my website (see link in bio)

And if you can’t make it this time, you can still move with me. I’ve shared a few perinatal yoga videos over on my YouTube channel.

If you know a mum who could use a calm hour just for herself (and her baby), would you share this with her?

Helen x

07/11/2025

I thought once my baby was here, life would slowly settle into a “new normal.” That the hardest part was over, and motherhood would feel like a smooth transition.

I was wrong.

The days that followed weren’t just sleepless nights and leaky b***s.

It was a body that felt unfamiliar, sore, and tired in ways I hadn’t expected.

A mind spinning with worries, responsibilities, and a constant question: “Am I doing this right?”

I felt myself fading into the background of my own life. Not broken, exactly… but kinda invisible. Lonely, once the initial flurry of visitors had gone, and the quiet set in.

I didn’t know what I needed. My body didn’t feel like mine.
I loved my baby, but I also felt lost.

One afternoon, with my baby napping nearby, I lay on the floor and felt the weight of it all in my bones.

And then I realised:
I wasn’t just healing from birth.
I was rebuilding a relationship with myself. A new self.

So I rolled out my yoga mat.
Not to “bounce back.” Not to be productive.
But just to lie there. To feel my body again. To breathe. To reconnect.

If you’re in those early weeks, your body still needs you.
Not just to recover, but to remember you still exist beyond the feeds and the fatigue.

If this resonates, I’d love to hold space for you.

My Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) series starts Thursday 14 November in Bangor. A supportive space to move, release tension, rebuild strength, and connect with your body, your baby, and other mums on the same journey.

💛 A few spots are left. Check out my link in my bio or drop me a message for the details.

02/11/2025

Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby)

Starts: Thursday 14 November | Location: Bangor

Perfect for:

New mums 6+/8+ weeks postpartum
Babies suitable up to crawling

Inside the class:
Postpartum yoga to release tension and rebuild strength
Guided relaxation and breathwork
Time to connect with your baby and other mums in a friendly, supportive space

➡️ Want to join us? You can book via my bio or drop me a message below for the details

28/10/2025

There was this quiet moment, a few weeks after birth, when I caught my reflection and thought, I don’t recognise her.

It wasn’t just my tired eyes.
Or the softness where there used to be strength.
It was something deeper.

Like the woman staring back at me was both me and not me at the same time.

I used to think postpartum would be about recovery.
About “getting back” to myself.
But it wasn’t about going back at all.

It was about meeting a new version of me, one that had been cracked open in every possible way.

Motherhood stripped away so much:
My routines.
My independence.
Even my sense of control.

But in that stripping away, it also revealed what was real.

The quiet strength that doesn’t need proving.
The tenderness that isn’t weakness.
The power that lives in stillness, not striving.

When I say I didn’t recognise her…
What I really mean is that I was meeting the woman I had been too busy, too “together,” too responsible to become.

She was softer.
But stronger.
Messier.
But more honest.

And when I finally stopped trying to find my old self, I realised I’d been becoming this new one all along.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and not recognised yourself maybe it’s not because you’re lost.
Maybe it’s because you’ve changed.
And that change is asking to be witnessed, not fixed.

You’re not disappearing.
You’re evolving.

And she’s waiting for you, in the pauses, the deep breaths, the moments you come back to yourself.

Drop a 💫 in the comments if this post resonates

If this resonates with you, you’re not alone.
I see you and I’d love to help you connect with that version of yourself through gentle, nourishing movement.

My next Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) series starts 14 Nov in Bangor.

And for those who aren’t local, I offer private online postnatal sessions designed to help you (and maybe a friend) rebuild strength and softness, at your pace.

If you'd like more info drop me a message or visit my bio 🙂

26/10/2025

English Below:

Dach chi wedi gofalu am eich babi… rwan mae'n amser gofalu amdanoch chi. 💕

Ymunwch â mi am Ioga Ôl-enedigol (Mam a Babi) yn dechrau 14 Tachwedd, wedi'i gynllunio i'ch helpu chi i:

✔ Ailadeiladu cryfder craidd a llawr y pelfis yn ddiogel
✔ Rhyddhau tensiwn yn yr ysgwyddau, y cefn a'r gwddf o fwydo/cario
✔ Hybu egni heb bwysau i "bownsio'n ôl"
✔ Lleddfu'ch system nerfol gyda gwaith anadlu tawelu ac ymlacio
✔ Cysylltu â mamau a babanod eraill

📍 Bangor, Gogledd Cymru
📅 Yn dechrau 14 Tachwedd 10:30am
👶 Yn addas o 6+ wythnos ar ôl genedigaeth (8+ wythnos ar ôl toriad Cesaraidd) nes bod y babi yn cropian yn hyderus
✨ Mae pob sesiwn yn ddiogel ac yn gefnogol i famau newydd ac wedi'i theilwra i'ch anghenion adferiad.

💌 Mae'r gyfres Ioga Ôl-enedigol ddiwethaf wedi gwerthu allan, os ydych chi wedi bod yn ystyried ymuno, rwan yw'r amser perffaith i gadw'ch lle

I archebu/dysgu mwy, edrychwch ar fy ngwefan (gweler y bio) neu anfonwch neges ataf

(Nodyn: Os ydych chi'n disgwyl babi, 2 le sydd ar ôl yn y gyfres Ioga Cynenedigol a Pharatoi ar gyfer Geni sy'n dechrau 6 Tachwedd 👀)

You’ve cared for your baby… now it’s time to care for you. 💕

Join me for Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) starting 14 Nov, designed to help you:

✔ Rebuild core & pelvic floor strength safely
✔ Release shoulder, back & neck tension from feeding/carrying
✔ Boost energy without pressure to “bounce back”
✔ Soothe your nervous system with calming breathwork & relaxation
✔ Connect with other mums and babies

📍 Bangor, North Wales
📅 Starts November 14th 10:30am
👶 Suitable from 6+ weeks postpartum (8+ weeks after caesarean) until baby is confidently crawling
✨ Each session is safe & supportive for new mums & tailored to your recovery needs.

💌 The last Postnatal Yoga series sold out, if you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s a lovely time to save your spot

To book/learn more check out my website (see bio) or drop me a message

(P.S. If you're expecting a baby, Prenatal Yoga & Birth Prep series starting 6 Nov has 2 spaces left👀)

21/10/2025

And it’s not some fancy breathing technique or secret yoga pose.
It’s this:

The ability to switch from cortisol (tension, fight-or-flight, survival mode) into oxytocin (flow, safety, connection, love).

Here’s the truth:

Most women don’t struggle in birth (or postpartum) because their bodies “fail.” They struggle because their nervous system is still wired to survive in a world that constantly demands they do it all.

We’re holding so much.
🧠 Work.
🏡 Home.
💭 Emotional load.
💤 Pushing through exhaustion.

Cortisol becomes our baseline, and when labour begins, our bodies don’t just forget those patterns. They come with us.

That’s often why contractions feel overwhelming. That’s often why the early weeks can feel like drowning.

But when you learn how to make that switch everything changes.

In labour, oxytocin softens your body so contractions flow more efficiently.

Pain feels less like a threat and more like power moving through you.

In postpartum, oxytocin bonds you to your baby, helps you feel present in the small moments, and literally lowers stress so you can rest and heal.

This switch isn’t from luck, it’s practice.

And it looks like:
✨ Breath that grounds you when intensity rises.
✨ Movement that honours your body.
✨ Nervous system tools that remind your body, “I am safe. I can soften.”

When women learn this, they stop bracing against birth (or motherhood). They start moving with it.

And that shift?
It changes everything.

Imagine meeting labour not with panic but with instinct.
Imagine meeting postpartum not with depletion but with presence.

That’s what this practice makes possible.

If this message landed for you, this is exactly what we practise inside my Prenatal Yoga & Birth Prep series, learning how to move from tension to trust, from cortisol to oxytocin. 🌿We start 6 Nov in Bangor (2 spots left).

If you’re in those early weeks of motherhood, my Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) series starts 14 Nov and is your space to rebuild strength and reconnect gently, safely, with support.

Check out the link in my bio for more details.

Because you deserve to feel supported in birth and motherhood, not just survive it. 🤍

19/10/2025

ENGLISH BELOW:

Disgwyl babi neu ar ôl Geni yn neu o gwmpas Bangor?

Mae gen i ddwy gyfres ioga newydd yn dechrau'n fuan, y ddwy wedi'u cynllunio i'ch cefnogi chi drwy'r tymor enfawr hwn.

Ioga Cynenedigol a Pharatoi ar gyfer Geni

Yn dechrau 6 Tachwedd, 6:30yp, 109 Stryd Fawr, Bangor

Mae'r sesiynau hyn yn cyfuno ioga cynenedigol, gwaith anadlu ac offer y system nerfol i'ch paratoi ar gyfer genedigaeth mewn ffordd y mae'ch corff yn ei chofio mewn gwirionedd. Byddwch chi'n ymarfer:

✔️ Offer cam wrth gam ar gyfer pob rhan o'r esgor
✔️ "Ymarfer geni" dan arweiniad fel ei fod eisoes yn teimlo'n gyfarwydd yn eich corff
✔️ Ymarferion ôl-enedigol ysgafn i gefnogi adferiad yn syth ar ôl genedigaeth

Ioga Ôl-enedigol (Mam a Babi)

Yn dechrau 14 Tachwedd, 10:30yb Canolfan Gymunedol Garth Bangor
Sesiynau i'ch helpu i ailadeiladu ac adfer ar ôl genedigaeth trwy:

✔️ Cryfhau'ch craidd a llawr eich pelfis yn ddiogel
✔️ Rhyddhau tensiwn yn eich ysgwyddau/cefn/gwddf o fwydo a chario
✔️ Tawelu'ch system nerfol gydag anadlu ac ymlacio
✔️ Cysylltu â mamau a babanod lleol eraill

Mae'r ddau grŵp yn fach ac yn gefnogol (lleoedd cyfyngedig ar ôl ym mhob un).

💌 Anfonwch neges ataf gydag unrhyw gwestiynau neu archebwch trwy fy myfyrdod

Pregnant or Postpartum in or around Bangor?

I’ve got two new yoga series starting soon both designed to support you through this huge season.

Prenatal Yoga & Birth Preparation

Starts 6th Nov, 6:30pm 109 High Street, Bangor

These sessions blend prenatal yoga, breathwork & nervous system tools to prepare you for birth in a way your body actually remembers. You’ll practise:

✔️ Stage-by-stage tools for each part of labour
✔️ A guided “birth rehearsal” so it already feels familiar in your body
✔️ Gentle postpartum practices to support recovery immediately after birth

Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby)

Starts 14th Nov, 10:30am – Garth Community Centre Bangor

Sessions to help you rebuild & restore after birth through:

✔️ Strengthen your core & pelvic floor safely
✔️ Release shoulder/back/neck tension from feeding & carrying
✔️ Calm your nervous system with breath & relaxation
✔️ Connect with other local mums & babies

Both groups are small and supportive (limited spaces left in each).

💌 Message me with any questions or book via my bio

14/10/2025

Oxytocin is often called the “love hormone.”

It fuels contractions, helps labour flow, and bonds you with your baby.

But oxytocin has a rival: cortisol.

When cortisol spikes (the stress hormone), your body can shift into fight-or-flight.

A little stress can be useful… but when it’s prolonged, it’s linked to longer, more complicated labours.

Here’s what I want to be clear on: This isn’t your fault.

We live in a culture that bakes stress into our lives as women:
✨ Praising us for “doing it all” — work, home, relationships, motherhood.
✨ Forgetting to support us when we most need it.
✨ Rewarding busyness over rest.

So of course, when labour begins, those patterns don’t just vanish.
You bring them with you.

💫 The good news?
You can prepare your body to shift gears from cortisol-driven tension into oxytocin-led flow.

That’s what I teach inside my embodied birth preparation work:
🌸 Nervous system tools that steady you when pressure rises.
🌸 Breath and movement that keep your body soft, even when intensity hits.
🌸 Practices that turn “theory” into instinct, so your body knows what to do when your mind goes blank.

✨ Imagine this: a surge rises, but instead of freezing, you move instinctively, breathe deeply, and soften into it.
✨ You feel powerful, supported, and deeply connected not because you got lucky, but because you prepared.

That’s what a satisfying birth experience is made of.

💌 If this resonates, share with a friend who’s expecting.
Or comment below, did you know about cortisol’s role in labour?

📅 And if you’re local to Bangor my next Prenatal Yoga & Birth Prep series starts 6th November (just 3 places left). It’s a small, supportive group where we put these tools into practice together. Message me for the deets or check out my bio.

10/10/2025

Pregnant or postpartum in or around Bangor?

Pregnancy and postpartum aren’t tests of how much you can handle, they’re invitations to find your power.

And that’s exactly what these classes are designed to give you: a space to move, breathe, prepare and recover with tools your body will actually remember when it matters most.

💫 For mums-to-be: My 6-week Prenatal Yoga & Birth Prep Series (starting 6 Nov) will guide you through birth rehearsals, stage-by-stage tools, and practices to ease pregnancy aches while building confidence and strength in your body. Suitable from 12+weeks pregnancy.

💫 For new mums: My Postnatal Yoga (Mum & Baby) Series (starting 14 Nov) helps you strengthen your body postpartum, release tension, bond with your baby, and connect with other mums in a supportive space. Suitable from 6+ weeks postpartum (or 8+ weeks after C-Section) up to crawling.

Both are small-group classes with limited spots

Reserve your spot on my website via my link in my bio

Any questions? Just drop me a message⬇️

08/10/2025

These women aren’t trying to control birth, they’re preparing their bodies to flow with it.

They’ve trained their breath to anchor them when things get intense.

They’ve learned how to release tension instead of fight it.

They’ve practised the movements that help labour progress.

And most importantly, they’ve learned to trust the deep, instinctive intelligence of their bodies.

That’s what I call embodied birth preparation.
It’s not about memorising scripts or hoping you’ll stay calm,
it’s about practising calm so deeply that your body knows what to do when your brain checks out.

This is the kind of work we explore inside my Prenatal Yoga & Birth Preparation offerings. They're for women who want to feel confident, capable, and deeply connected to their body’s wisdom.

If you’re ready to prepare for birth in a way your body will actually remember, this is your invitation💛

Check out my bio for more information on how to work with me.

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