Saffrons Yoga

10/04/2025

April is c-section awareness month.

I was gutted when I found out I had to have a section with my 3rd baby. But I know it was for the best.
My placenta was low lying, and he had slowed down in his growth. So we had to get him out at 37 weeks.

I had time to plan my cesarian birth and I felt in control. I still had birth preferences which were met by the team that cared for me. I made a postnatal plan and prepared friend and family to what I needed from them.

When you arrive at the hospital, the planned day of your section, it's a waiting game. There may be other women in the que before you that need to be seen first. We got a little delayed but we used the time to relax together.

I counted 11 people, not including me in the theatre room. I used my yoga breathing to keep me calm and still. It takes about 15 minutes from arriving in theatre to baby being out, then 45 minutes to close up before recovery.

It's a massave operation. With little postnatal care. No bed rest, no physio. 2 hours after having Felix, I was expected to get up and care for him.

No one told me how scared I might feel.
That not being able to feel or move your legs is horrible.
No one saw how hard it was, just sitting for hours at a time.
No-one told me that the scare might pull for weeks, months and years afterwards.
I wasn't prepared for how much medication I needed to take.
No one told me I would have a numb lower back for months.
I wasn't prepared for how slow recovery was.
I missed my pre section body for months and months.

No one talks about the risks to your baby and the impacts it might have on them.

It is your choice but you should always have current and correct information, then think about the risks and benefits before you make a choice.

09/04/2025

Open for bookings for the next course of baby yoga classes in Macclesfield.
Thursdays at 10am and 11.15am, at Substation, Macclesfield.

The new course starts on the 24th April for 5 weeks, £50 for the full course.

Baby yoga classes are suitable for babies from 6 ish weeks depending on how mum is feeling, till babies are crawling.

No yoga experience needed. No mats needed. I will take care of everything so you and baby can move, stretch, relax and connect together and with other mums.

Stay for a drink, snack and chat in the Substation cafe afterwards.

Message me to book, I have no booking system as I like to talk to you before you book!

08/04/2025

Menopause is not for a day. Its for the rest of your life. Why not learn about it now and put things in place to support your future wellness.

Think about when you’re pregnant. You probably planned for the conception. Planned the pregnancy. Planned the birth and then planned for parenting. You don't go into these things without some kind of preparation.

So let’s prepare for perimenopause.

It’s all about having an awareness of what may happen and a plan, options or at least a knowing that it’s normal, it may not last forever, there are options and strategies to help navigate the process.

If you would like to be ready, please join me for the next Goddess Yoga Workshop on the 11th May 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm.

Small groups. In Macclesfield.

Investment of £35 towards your wellbeing

07/04/2025

Is your birth partner ready to support you when you are in labour?
Do they know how to help you?
Are they prepared for when your baby is here?

If not, let's get them ready.

At the end of this 2 hour yoga for birth session, you will both feel ready for labour, you will know which birth positions you feel most comfortable in, your partner will understand how to keep you relaxed so you can have a calm, quick, comfortable labour, and be ready to hold your baby.

I will get you both talking about what to expect when your baby is here and how you want your postnatal period to look and feel like.

This is your birth, take control of it and get ready.

I'm taking booking for birth preparation sessions on request. At a time that suits you in my beautiful studi or online from the comfort of your own home.

Message me for more information.

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01/04/2025

08/03/2025

You are strong.
You are beautiful.
You are enough.

21/02/2025

Do you want to meet other mums to be? It's important to have friends that have babies at the same time as you as you go through this time together and you will be friends for life!

This is why I hold these pregnancy socials, a chance for mums to be to chat and get to know each other.

I have invited Helen and Amy from Mini First Aid to come along and have a chat and introduce themselves. And they met when pregnant, when I taught pregnancy yoga from my living room 10 ish years ago and are now best friends running a business together!

The social is free and open to all pregnant women so come along, meet me on the sofas at Substation on Tuesday at 7pm.

18/02/2025

There is no better feeling than skiing in the mountains on a sunny day with your husband and 2 out of 3 of your kids.

Today was the first day of ski school for the littlest one, at 3.5 he skied!

The other 2, have been asking since they were 3 and now ski better than me. I'm super proud of all 3 of my kids today.

Now the older ones ski on their own or together so me and my husband and I can sit in the sun and enjoy a drink together. I'm sure I ski better after a Vin Chaud, just one.

Well worth all the years of getting kids to ski lessons.

And a massage thanks to the Husband and his amazing company, , for sorting another ski hoilday for us all.

If you have kids of any age and are thinking of going skiing, do it, send the team a message for a quote, and get out here!

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05/02/2025

I have spaces in pregnancy yoga at the moment, so if you or anyone you know is 15+ weeks pregnant, tag them and message me to book.

Bookings are now being taken for baby yoga after half term, suitable for babies from 6 weeks till crawling.

And I have space for new hypnobirthing clients.

This month's social will be with Amy and Helen from Mini First Aid. The social is free and a chance to relax and chat to other pregnant mums to be.

Message me if you have any questions or to book.

28/01/2025

Tonight, Tuesday, is the free pregnancy social.

An invite to anyone that's pregnant at any stage to come together to meet other mums to be.

I have invited Babs, a women's physio to join us for a chat about what she does and how she can support you should you need it.

No need to book, just meet me on the sofas at Substation at 7pm.

20/01/2025

My garden studio is the perfect sanctuary for personal Hypnobirthing. Each expectant couple is unique, in their family situation, how they want to birth their baby, and how they will parent.

Working with clients on a personal level means adjus he course to what they need. As they open up to me, they tell me what is holding them back, what they are worried about and any fears or anxiety they have, we use breathing, relaxation and yoga techniques to move them on.

To prepare them to be the best parents they can be.

My studio is in Macclesfield and I can teach the course over 4 sessions at a time that suits you and your birth partner. In a warm, relaxed private space.

Message me if you are ready to prepare for birth.

14/01/2025

Are you pregnant and want to stay fit?
Prepare for birth?
Learn relax?

We cover all this and more in each of my pregnancy yoga classes. I intergreat hypnobirthing into each class and prepare you to be the best parent you can be.

I have 14 years of experience teaching pregnancy yoga and the life experience of 3 children and teaching thousands of women.

I support women at any stage of life through yoga.
Birth Preparation, pregnancy yoga, hypnobirthing, baby yoga, postnatal yoga, women's yoga, Goddess Retreats and corporate yoga. 1-1 sessions and small groups from my home studio and from the studio at Substation in Macclesfield.

New events coming in 2025, I'm planning some lovely things. Let me know if there is something you need from me.

Message me to connect.

08/01/2025

I'm sorry to say, but tonight's women's yoga and tomorrow's baby yoga classes are cancelled due to the snow and ice on the roads. And because pre school, is closed and school so I have to look after my children again.

I hope to run Saturdays pregnancy yoga and Sundays Hypnobirthing but will contact individually about that.

I hope we are back to rain next week and all classes can run as normal.
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08/01/2025

I feel like the main roads are fine to drive on so I'm running the class tonight. If you feel like you can get to class safely, then please dont come and I will carry the missed class to next term.

You do what feels right for you. I personally need to get out of the house, away from my children, as much as I love them, I miss teaching you all.

Hope to see some of you later, if not next Wednesday at 7.45pm at Substation in Macclesfield.

Want to join me? Message me, and let's have a chat.