Positive affirmations can be used throughout the day to build confidence and keep self-sabotaging thoughts at bay. You can write them on post-it notes and leave them around your home so they become very familar. Giving the mind positive ideas and images to work can help to overcome the fears and anxieties that are quite… Continue reading Affirmations
My name is Lucy Maresh and I am a mother of two and a yoga teacher in Northumberland, UK. If you live nearby, I'd love to meet you at one of my Mother Nurture classes. However, the Pregnancy Yoga techniques I am sharing here are all chosen for you to practise at home. We will… Continue reading #1 Creating Your Nest
"Nothing prepared my heart to open like this" I find myself whipering these words as I look at this image taken exactly ten years ago in the beautiful morning light that casts shadows on my yoga room wall. Heavily pregnant with my first child I can see now the precipice on which I stood, the… Continue reading Blessing for a Mother to Be
This simple sequence is a staple in my Mother Nurture Yoga classes. We start in a really stable position on all fours, which allows pressure to be relieved from the spine and weight to be evenly distributed over both arms and legs. Padding can be used for knees and wrists. The weight of the womb… Continue reading Mother Nurture Yoga Kneeling Sequence
I find this a really helpful way of experiencing the area of soft tissue we commonly call the "pelvic floor". Once you can feel and sense this diamond shape area muscle you can work with both contractions and relaxations to keep the area toned. These exercises are for all women and are suitable both in pregnancy… Continue reading Pelvic Floor Healing – The Diamond Kite
