Birthlight Pregnancy Yoga in English
The Birthlight approach to Prenatal Yoga is adapted
to directly benefit pregnant persons and babies during the months of pregnancy, and in the birthing process itself.
The Birthlight method is developed by Françoise
Freedman, medical anthropologist and founder of the Birthlight Trust UK, takes into account the
person as a whole. The techniques and practices encourage a release in the
body, as well as on psychological and emotional levels, so that anything that
needs to surface can do so in a caring and supportive environment. Through the
practice, we aim to counter-balance the daily stress factors in our busy
lives by slowing down, promoting connection with the baby, and finding
graceful movement and ease of breath.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Barbara Ekelund was introduced to yoga at the age of 6, joining her
mother on the mat. As an adult, she re-discovered yoga and decided to become a
teacher herself. In 2008 she completed a 2-year teacher training focussing on
Hatha Yoga (Sivananda tradition) followed by specialised trainings in birthlight
baby yoga, toddler yoga, pre- and postnatal yoga. Since then she has been
teaching classes and workshops in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Poland
and Cyprus.
Since 2013, Barbara has organised many birthlight training
courses in Germany and is passionate about spreading the valuable tools of adapted
yoga practices for pregnancy, motherhood and babyhood.
