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Prenatal Yoga

Locality: Clapham, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 417 880 188

Address: 98 Springbank Rd 5062 Clapham, SA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Prenatal classes are temporarily closed due to public health policy. We will be taking a break this week, but please watch this space as we look into the possibility of offering on-line classes. Stay safe, take this opportunity to slow down and enjoy the comforts of home. Ruth

25.01.2022 Something for everyone

24.01.2022 Studio or Zoom? The choice is yours. Classes restart at the beautiful Yoga Sanctuary in Clapham with Pru from Thursday 6th August, 6.30 - 8pm. $20 per class or prepurchase 5 classes for $85. Call Pru on 0417 880 188 for bookings.

24.01.2022 Oh m gosh, preeeeeeaaaaaach!!!! I’ve had some very funny, doubtful looks from providers and nurses when we get knees together to open the outlet pelvis, but it ...works! I’ve had funny looks full stop, but we’re revolutionizing the way women birth with positioning. THIS is what Spinning Babies is allllll about, easier birth with balance, gravity and movement https://www.lamaze.org//narrow-the-knees-to-push-with-ease

24.01.2022 Places are still available for this highly practical birth support class. Further classes to follow in 2020 so contact me to register your interest. Spinning Babies Parent Class highlights your baby’s active role in birth. During labour the baby needs to pass through the three levels of the pelvis. Together, you and your birth partner will learn techniques to use before and during labour to help make room for baby. Spinning Babies reveals how the baby can find optimal pos...itions for labour, and make birth less painful, and even pleasurable! This class is for expectant parents, not for birth workers. Baby’s job in labour is to rotate! Learn about Spinning Babies Techniques Daily Essential Activities The Three Sisters of Balance help birth muscles to relax and add comfort now to ease birth later. Birth Positions that open the pelvis that let the baby come through more easily Bring your birth partner to learn how to help you in pregnancy for comfort in labour and birth Spinning Babies Parent Class with a provisionally certified Spinning Babies Parent Educator. Pru Davey is a midwife, childbirth educator and prenatal yoga teacher of many years and is now overjoyed to be able to present Spinning Babies techniques to expectant parents in Adelaide for the first time. Cost: $140 per couple Contact Pru for bookings and further information on [email protected] or 0417880188 or PM me

23.01.2022 Class is back! Join me on-line from my practice room via Zoom. Thursday’s at 6.30pm - 7.45pm. In this time of social distancing we can connect and practice yoga together safely. Class is in real time so we can interact and ask questions as needed. My device links to a bigger tv screen so I can observe you better for safe practice. ... This class is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy onwards. It’s ok if yoga is new to you. All practice is gentle and helps you to feel stable & calm, strong & flexible in body, mind and spirit. Class fee is $12 or anything you can afford. In these times of job losses it’s really ok to give only if you can, you are welcome no matter what. Any inquiries or to register please contact me, Ruth on 0421 689 447. I will send information and links for Zoom on email with details for payment by EFT.

23.01.2022 Pru and Ruth will be co-teaching this class on Zoom. We are combining our skills to bring you the best. Pru runs Spinning Babies Parent Classes and Ruth is a Clinical Somatic Educator. Thursday’s at 6.30pm - 8pm. In this time of social distancing we can connect and practice yoga together safely. Class is in real time so we can interact and ask questions as needed. This class is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy onwards. It’s ok if yoga is new to you. All practice is gentle... and helps you to feel stable & calm, strong & flexible in body, mind and spirit. Class fee is $12 or anything you can afford. In these times of job losses it’s really ok to give only if you can, you are welcome no matter what. Any inquiries or to register please contact me, Ruth on 0421 689 447. I will send information and links for Zoom on email with details for payment by EFT. See more

22.01.2022 Important read in decision making re epidural anaesthesia

22.01.2022 Check out this visual on how important movement in labor is! . As we move and rock and sway, it allows our descending baby to have more room to move down, rotat...e, and get into an optimal birthing position. . Movement also makes our contractions that much more effective. . Walking, squatting, dancing, bouncing on the ball, etc., are all great ways to open the pelvis. Add in your birth support person, you have an opening pelvis and oxytocin release. Talk about a win, win! . . . . . . . . . #movement #labor #birth #naturalbirth #vaginalbirth #bellybirth #variationofnormal #mom #physiologicalbirth #childbirth #pelvis #birthball #mompreneur #entrepreneur #statesville #nc #incredible #powerful #mooresville #newborns #laboranddelivery See more

22.01.2022 It is with the generous permission of my client that I show you this incredible image of her baby, half wombside, half earthside. We want to show you the patie...nce and trust in this birth, and these hands. Not interfering or rushing, simply waiting. Not delivering, simply receiving. Warm, loving, patient hands, supporting baby’s gentle transition into the world and into mama’s arms. For many women, birth has the potential to look like this. For the vast majority, it doesn’t. We need to change our perception of birth. We need to bring back more patience, respect, gentleness, love and TRUST.

22.01.2022 Today's birth position is birth ball sitting! There are a few reasons that I love this position and a few times that I find it especially helpful: 1It can be... really helpful in terms of progress and/or comfort to have a bit of counter pressure against the perineum. If a birthing person is feeling like there is just a LOT going on down there sometimes it can cause them to add tension in their pelvic floor. Placing it against something like a birth ball, can facilitate a deeper "letting go" of the pelvic floor muscles around the safety of the birth ball. 2The birth ball is a great and EASY place to MOVE THOSE HIPS. If I observe that the birthing person is stiff and having a hard time moving (I get it, when something is strong and overwhelming sometimes we have the tendency to freeze), I often suggest the birth ball. It feels more intuitive for some to move while sitting on a ball. Hip circles, side to side, tuck and untuck. It's a great place to explore hip movements that will help baby maneuver through the pelvic bones and musculature! 3Sitting on a birth ball is upright. Meaning we are working WITH gravity to move the baby down. The beauty of this upright position is that it is also generally pretty restful. Some upright positions take more stamina, but this one allows for restful upright-ness! It is also a great position for facilitating connection between birthing person and partner- which increases oxytocin which increases contractions which speeds up labor! Get the partner a chair and some pillows and have the birthing person lean forward into their partner! 4Bonus tip: This is a great position to do massage in! While the birthing person is leaning into their partner or the bed, someone else can massage their back. Do you notice tense shoulders- massage there. Are their hips hurting? Great place to do some sacral work. Did you labor on a birth ball? Did you love it? Hate it? I would love to hear your experiences below.

22.01.2022 We’re back! Face-to-face classes restart soon on Thursday 6th August, 6.30-8pm, at the lovely Yoga Sanctuary. We will also be offering zoom classes on Wednesday evenings as we transition. More info soon.

20.01.2022 I am now a Spinning Babies Parent Educator, watch this space for upcoming sessions (3rd from the left, lowest row)

20.01.2022 I will be running regular Spinning Babies Parent Classes in 2020, watch this space for dates. Spinning Babies Parent Class highlights your baby’s active role in birth. During labour the baby needs to pass through the three levels of the pelvis. Together, you and your birth partner will learn techniques to use before and during labour to help make room for baby. Spinning Babies reveals how the baby can find optimal positions for labour, and make birth less painful, and ev...en pleasurable! This class is for expectant parents, not for birth workers. Baby’s job in labour is to rotate! Learn about Spinning Babies Techniques Daily Essential Activities The Three Sisters of Balance help birth muscles to relax and add comfort now to ease birth later. Birth Positions that open the pelvis that let the baby come through more easily Bring your birth partner to learn how to help you in pregnancy for comfort in labour and birth Spinning Babies Parent Class with a provisionally certified Spinning Babies Parent Educator. Pru is a midwife, childbirth educator and prenatal yoga teacher of many years and is now overjoyed to be able to present Spinning Babies techniques to expectant parents in Adelaide for the first time.

19.01.2022 Birth is incredible.

19.01.2022 Thisishuge. The only predictable thing about birth is that it is completely unpredictable. Right now, this rings especially true. There’s a lot going down in... the world that we can not control. And it may be changing things about your birth. It’s not easy, but you CAN do it. Give yourself time and space to grieve what is changing. And then, work on controlling what you can control. Stack the cards in your favor. Maybe that means setting up virtual visits with a doula to train your partner in support and massage techniques. Jada offers lots of great insight here. You will tell your child stories of you rocking your birth during a pandemic. Or supporting birthing people birthing during the pandemic. Have you listened to the first episode of our new podcast yet? It was AMAZING to interview Jada of @birthdaypresence + @getboober. If you’re a birth worker, you’ll find super valuable advice on how to work through this time. www.bodyreadymethod.com/podcast

19.01.2022 How can you open the pelvis more when pushing?? Usually you’ll hear spread your knees wide to open the pelvis. But what part of the pelvis opens? When the knee...s spread apart, this tends to bring the femur into external rotation which opens the inlet, or the top, of the pelvis. But external rotation tends to close the outlet, aka where the baby is trying to move through during pushing. So, what should you do to create space in the pelvis while pushing? Internal rotation of the femur, or ankles out further than knees. Knees can still be wide, but focus on moving your ankles out just a bit further than your knees are! This can be done on your back, side, all fours! If someone is holding your leg, ensure they are gentle w the movement and not trying to force your leg. Just a little goes a long way! So when someone tells you to spread your knees to create space for your baby, it’s a statement that makes sense in the beginning of labor but maybe not anatomically correct when pushing. Interested in learning more?? Join us for one of our upcoming childbirth education courses! Upcoming class dates are: October 20, November 17, and December 8th! Each course is a one day course, and focuses on how to help you move through pregnancy and labor with ease and comfort. Sign up for classes here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws We have birth doula availability this fall and winter!! Send us a message to schedule a free birth doula consult to see if we are a good fit!

19.01.2022 Babies learn their Mother's and Father's voices from within the womb. http://bit.ly/2kLkbX7

18.01.2022 Great, easy advice for long-term pelvic floor health

18.01.2022 Start squatting at around 20 weeks pregnant. Set up your go-to squat area in your house. If you’re new to Spinning Babies and squatting, start two weeks of cal...f-stretching now before squatting. Why? Squatting lengthens the pelvic floor and other pelvic muscles to let your pelvis open more freely during childbirth. A longer pelvic floor is a more versatile pelvic floor that can hold urine, birth a baby, and make sex more enjoyable. It also improves digestion, and joint and perineal flexibility, reducing straining and hemorrhoids. Use our free Daily Pelvic Floor Exercises guide http://bit.ly/SpBPF

18.01.2022 Spinning Babies Founder Gail Tully will be joining Debra Pascali-Bonaro, LCCE, AdvCD/BDT/PDT(DONA) to discuss pelvic muscle pain and balance in celebration of ...the release of Debra's new book: The Ultimate Guide to Sex After Baby. Mark your calendars for Friday, April 10th at 3 pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/postpartumbalancing

17.01.2022 Recommendations for boosting prenatal bonding, which improves mothers’ caring behavior for their babies and increases postpartum attachment.

16.01.2022 Learn how to find where your baby is at the Spinning Babies Parent Class

16.01.2022 Did you know that 1 in 10 late term pregnancy #stillbirths could be prevented if all women in the last three months avoided going-to-sleep on their backs. Many ...expecting parents often aren't aware of how important it is that when you are pregnant that sleeping on your side is thought to maximise blood flow and oxygen to your growing baby. Research shows, that from about 28 weeks pregnant, you should start to go to sleep on your side, either side is fine and that when you wake up on your back, just roll-over onto your side again. Falling asleep on your side, means you stay on your side for the deepest and often longest part of your sleep and that sleeping on your side in pregnancy has the potential to reduce late term stillbirth. The new #SaferBabyBundle contains a new position statement on improving awareness around side-sleeping #SleepOnSide Find out more at learn.stillbirthcre.org.au Or if you are a parent wanting more information head to Still Aware at http://stillaware.org/are-you-pregn/safe-sleep-in-pregnancy #ausperinatallossprofessionalsnetwork #pregnancyloss #preventingstillbirth #stillaware #stillbirthcre Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth

15.01.2022 "I am open to the changes, questions, and emotions of this pregnancy."

15.01.2022 If you would like to learn more about Spinning Babies I teach a 3 hr Parent Education class. Spinning Babies works

14.01.2022 Aligning and balancing your pelvic floor anatomy now means that later your baby has a symmetrical setting from which to curl and move into a good birth position.... Support your pelvic floor from the front to back with these four exercises: Calf stretches Kegels Ball squeezes Squats Learn more bit.ly/SpBW18

13.01.2022 Looking forward to recommencing classes for 2020 this Thursday at 6.30. See you there

13.01.2022 Skin to skin with Dad is just as much a biological norm as it is to have skin to skin with Mum. The science tells us that just 30 minutes of skin... to skin with Dad after the Golden Hour (or two) with Mum actually re-wires his brain! As dopamine (the feel good hormone) rises, Oxytocin (the hormone of love and connection) is also released. This facilitates early bonds between father and baby which in turn makes for an easier transition into parenthood! We know baby’s receive just as much benefit too so it’s a win-win! As Osher identifies here it’s a fantastic way to help settle baby in those early days/weeks if they are being fussy for Mum (usually thanks to the smell of her breastmilk) so Dad’s - get your shirts off This information is of course just as applicable for all beautiful family situations whether same sex couples or for single Mums - then their support person can take on this special role Repost below from Beer and Bubs: childbirth education for dads at the pub Beautiful words about skin-to-skin and photo from new dad Osher Günsberg "Getting skin to skin with our boy Wolfie about ninety minutes after he was born. On the advice of superdad @kurtfearnleyinsta, I was whispering my first words to him, welcoming him to the world and making some promises to him. To say that the smell of him seeped into my brain and started to rewire things is an incredible understatement. We are now a few days in, and between feeds & nappy changes - whenever I can I'm whipping off my shirt and charging up on this little guy like he's an induction stove. I don't know how long he'll let me do it - but holy moly I feel the gears shifting between my ears when we cuddle like this. I can't nurse him like @audreygriffen can - yet when he's grisly but then settles when he's on me? I'll take that feeling for as long as I can get it. xx"

12.01.2022 A fantastic recording for helping you to imagine an ideal fetal position for your baby, brought to us by the wonderful Phyllis Klaus and Barbara Decker.

11.01.2022 The kneeling squat is a position that creates significantly more space in the pelvic opening, compared to being on your back. This makes the pushing stage easier for many women. Furthermore, woman can do this in all birth settings, even hospital beds.

11.01.2022 Join us live on zoom for this interactive class from the comfort of your own home, 6.30 - 8pm every Wednesday. $12 per class. All classes incorporate birthing education with postures, movement, breathing & meditative practices, relaxation and Q&A. Learn how to deal with stress, release tension and enjoy your pregnancy. This class is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy onwards. Ruth is an experienced prenatal yoga teacher, midwife, mum and somatic educator. Any inquiries or to... register please contact Ruth on 0421 689 447. I will send information and links for Zoom by email with details for payment by EFT. $12 per class or purchase 5 classes for $60.

10.01.2022 "Empathy in the birthing room translates to safety because the members of the birth team are aware of the birth process and assessing the wellbeing of birth giv...er and baby. Being heard and voicing choice are ways the birthing person feels included in the social and birth management (care) on their behalf." See more

09.01.2022 Spinning Babies Parent Class with a Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator Comfort now and ease in birth Essential daily activities Balance tight birth muscles to let baby into position now Learn birth positions to open the pelvis... Bring a birth partner and learn to do this together Babies spin to move through the pelvis Class Description Spinning Babies Parent Class highlights your baby’s active role to rotate down and out of the pelvis. Learn techniques to help muscles in your pelvis support an easier birth. During labour, the baby turns through three levels of the pelvis. Together, you and your birth partner can use these techniques before and during labour to help make room for baby! Spinning Babies reveals how the baby can find optimal positions for labour and allows birth to be more comfortable. This class is for expectant parents only, not for birth workers. Spinning Babies Parent Classes 2020 - Pru Davey Due to current conditions I would now like to offer 1:1 couple/birth partner classes from my home or yours. Special offer for participants, you can purchase your own Traditional Mexican Rebozo Manteada extra to the class. The Rebozo is a long, woven shawl created by women for women. Manteada is the Spanish name for the technique used by Mexican Midwives for pregnancy, birth and postnatal. Pru will teach the technique for pregnancy and birth in the session and you can then continue with your own. Contact Pru to book, 0417880188, [email protected], or Messenger via Prenatal Yoga Cost for the 3 hour session is $100/couple, with Rebozo $155/couple. Pru is a midwife, childbirth educator and prenatal yoga teacher of many years and is now overjoyed to be able to present Spinning Babies techniques to expectant parents in Adelaide for the first time. The best way to avoid interventions is to act before birth. Aid your chance of having a vaginal birth with activities before and during childbirth to make room for your baby. Easier birth for babies means easier birth for mothers. That’s what we help you do here at Spinning Babies. Handouts supplied and follow-up phone support or advice also freely offered.

09.01.2022 This is what we are doing in light of the current health crisis. Prenatal classes are continuing. Classes are limited to 10 women maximum. We ask that you bring your own mat, cushion & blanket for your own peace of mind in regards to hygiene. Participants have their own personal space in which to practice on their mat. I will not be doing any hands-on help or adjustments with any of the practices. Please do not come to class if you are unwell. The door handles, and bathroom will be well cleaned prior to class. I will have hand sanitiser available for your use. Any inquiries please contact me, Ruth on 0421689447. Thankyou

08.01.2022 Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisse...s her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk. What?! Amazing, right? http://www.mothering.com//10-things-might-not-know-breast/ : Dusktildawnphotography #doula #blackhills #rapidcity #breastmilk #newbaby #postpartum #breastfeedwithoutfear

08.01.2022 Pru is SA’s only certified Spinning Babies Parent Educator. This 3 hr class will help create space for baby using balance, movement and gravity, see information at the top of the page

07.01.2022 Due to popular demand Pru & Ruth will continue to co-teach prenatal yoga on zoom. Keep warm & cosy in the comfort of your own home and join us live for this interactive class on Thursdays, 6.30-8pm. We incorporate birthing education with postures, movement, breathing & meditative practices, relaxation and Q&A. Learn how to deal with stress, how to relax, and be more present to yourself, your breath and your baby. This class is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy onwards.... Any inquiries or to register please contact Ruth on 0421 689 447. Class fee is $12. I will send information and links for Zoom on email with details for payment by EFT.

07.01.2022 Birthing in the time of coronavirus. Here is a story and beautiful image from a Labor and Delivery nurse, showing off her new baby to her co-workers. ... "I had a lot of fear and anxiety in the weeks leading up to Juniper's birth. No doula, no water birth, no mother and sister smiling next to me. Lots of worry about catching the virus and being separated from my baby and my family. I also held onto so much gratitude that changes were being made to keep my coworkers and other patients safe. I felt sadness and guilt that I was struggling under these circumstances when many women all over the world deliver their babies during times of disease and war, much scarier than what I face today. I am so grateful that [my husband] could still be with me. I had amazing nursing and midwifery care. My sister FaceTimed throughout the labor and birth, and then was able to com and glimpse her niece from outside the hospital, through the window. My coworkers stayed away to keep us safe, but made sure to come by and see the newest addition to our family, and shower us with love. We can birth our babies however we need to. Plans change. Things will look different. There will b new fears and anxieties. But there can still be so much strength, support, and love." #birthinthetimeofcorona #covid19 #coronavirus #laboranddeliverynurse #laboranddelivery #postpartum #newmom #labornurse #childbirth

06.01.2022 Some lovely feedback from Izzy and Daniels about their experience at the Spinning Babies Parent Education Class. I had a great time with them as well. Please contact me if you would like to do this 3 hr session as well #SpinningBabies

06.01.2022 After conducting their own study, the researchers found delaying the bath from two hours (the previous standard) to at least 12 hours increased how many moms e...xclusively breastfed their babies and went home planning to do so. They also saw the baby’s body temperature remained more stable by delaying the bath. #doula #blackhills #rapidcity https://health.clevelandclinic.org/delaying-a-newborns-fi/

06.01.2022 Learn rebozo techniques when you attend a Spinning Babies Parent Class with Pru, see the event for dates.

06.01.2022 Reassuring information

06.01.2022 Week by week information for pregnancy on the Spinning Babies web site

06.01.2022 Class is cancelled this week, the forecast is for 43 this Thursday 30th so best to stay home and cool. See you all next weekClass is cancelled this week, the forecast is for 43 this Thursday 30th so best to stay home and cool. See you all next week

05.01.2022 Midwife Gail Tully, the founder of Spinning Babies, created Belly Mapping to empower pregnant parents and doulas to figure out baby’s position in the womb and to do something about it if needed. Learn more: http://bit.ly/SpBBllyM

05.01.2022 "The paradigm needs to shift from body as object to body as process."

05.01.2022 What is Spinning Babies? Spinning Babies is a unique approach to birth created by midwife Gail Tully. We teach physiological release rather than a mechanical manipulation or force.

04.01.2022 I am pleased to be collaborating with Zoe Bradfield (Curtin Uni) and a team across Australia on this project that is looking at the impact of changes to the way... we provide maternity care in Australia as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you are in one of the groups below, please consider taking part in this anonymous, online survey which will take around 12 minutes to complete https://curtin.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJI8jPiD06la4S1 Please share this post with as many people as possible to ensure that we capture the Australian evidence urgently needed to guide future planning. Women in Australia who are currently pregnant or have given birth since March 2020 Partner/ support person of a woman in Australia who is currently pregnant or given birth since March 2020 Midwives in Australia providing maternity care since March 2020 Medical practitioners (obstetricains, GPs, neonatologists, paediatricians) in Australia providing maternity care since March 2020 Midwifery students in Australia providing maternity care since March 2020

04.01.2022 Due the the extreme heat our last class of the year this Thursday is cancelled. Stay cool and hydrated

04.01.2022 Labour and Birth are unique and individual journeys for each woman. Birth stories can be helpful or not but this one is positive and powerful. There are a few evidence based positives, staying at home as long as possible as long as baby is moving and everyone is comfortable with it. Allows the natural hormones of labour and birth to get well established and minimises the risk of medical intervention (just by being at the hospital increases intervention). Upright and mobile positions, changing frequently helps baby move position to move more easily through the pelvis. One on one support from people you know and trust and have set up birth ideas and plans with are also evidence based for normal labour and birth. I love reading women’s birth stories, you may like to write your own one day, enjoy

03.01.2022 Panda provides support and resources for a wide range of perinatal mental health

02.01.2022 "it takes a village" : Clare Cassidy Photography

01.01.2022 During this Pandemic - let’s try and remember the importance of respecting childbirth physiology - and to only intervene when necessary. Here are some top tips... from wonderful midwife Evony Lynch https://www.all4maternity.com/optimising-normal-birth-tips/

01.01.2022 Fabulous resource