Prenatal Yoga Center

Prenatal Yoga Center PYC is the first yoga center in NYC to focus on the needs and interested of new and expecting parents. Pregnancy is a unique and wondrous time in life.

We offer pre/postnatal yoga, Baby + me and other classes and workshops to help prepare the path into parenthood. As a yoga center we help parents and children openly explore the mind, body, and spirit. Using a three-pronged approach to our teaching, our classes address the aches and pains of pregnancy so students feel better each day, we foster a supportive community of friendship, and we integrat

e childbirth education into our classes to help the mother be more prepared and empowered for labor, delivery and motherhood. We value:
Physical comfort: Highly trained and educated instructors cater to the anatomical, hormonal, and muscular changes which occur normally in the pregnant body by creating sequences which lessen discomfort so students feel better after each class. Community: We start each class with “circle time”, a time where the women introduce themselves, say how far along they are, and discuss any aches and pains they would like to address in class. Pregnancy and postpartum periods carry such enormous physical and emotional changes;and this bonding time creates a springboard for long lasting friendships among students. Childbirth Education: We interweave childbirth education themes and current birthing trends into our classes. Our intention is that the new mothers will feel more confident and prepared to make conscious, educated decisions during pregnancy, labor, delivery and motherhood. As a resource center, we provide information and education for new parents as their family expands, offering various workshops and lectures that addresses common issues related to pregnancy, early childhood parenting, family dynamics and alternative healing. We look to create a quiet sacred space and community where you and your family can step out of the busy New York lifestyle to find warmth and comfort.

See you next year 👋‼️📸                            
01/25/2025

See you next year 👋‼️

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🤣🤣 Drop a ❤️ if you can relate 🥂📸                            
01/18/2025

🤣🤣 Drop a ❤️ if you can relate 🥂

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Parenthood is all about maximizing those “vacations” 🤣🤣‼️                             📸
01/11/2025

Parenthood is all about maximizing those “vacations” 🤣🤣‼️

                           
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Reminders not necessary‼️ Drop a ❤️ if you relate 🙌📸                            
01/04/2025

Reminders not necessary‼️ Drop a ❤️ if you relate 🙌

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✨Recently a student stayed after class to ask a question. She waited until everyone else left and quietly expressed conc...
12/30/2024

✨Recently a student stayed after class to ask a question. She waited until everyone else left and quietly expressed concerns about her flexibility and the ability to birth.

I’ve seen her practice for about two months so I understood the limited mobility her hamstrings and hips have and I got where she was coming from.

I want to start here with exactly what I told my student, physical flexibility is not needed to have a vaginal birth. There are birthing positions that don’t require your knees to be pulled far back. (On a side note, to avoid injury from overstretching, I tell prenatal students to hold their own legs, so they will feel the end of their range of motion which can prevent damage to their hips) There are some great options for birthing positions that don’t require ANY flexibility at all! Some of these are side lying, kneeling with knees close together and feet apart, a birthing stool, pushing on all 4’s, and standing.

After going over the physical positions, I shifted gears to discussing where one really needs flexibility for birth, your MINDSET! Not being rigid about preconceived visions of birth and being open to working with the twists and turns that are bound to arise is where the REAL dexterity is necessary.

As a yoga teacher, if you are excited about the mental gymnastics required for attending to the variety of needs of pregnant students, check out our upcoming Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training.

✨ONLINE Jan 9-12 & Feb 6-9
✨IN PERSON in NYC March 6-9 & April 3-6

This comprehensive and in-depth 2-WEEKEND INTENSIVE is an 85 hr YA certified training for yoga teachers who want to enhance their teaching skills, confidently & responsibly serve their prenatal and postnatal community, and improve their marketability as a yoga teacher.

For more details, check out the link in bio.

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Parenthood is equal parts gut feelings and googling 😂☝️📸                            
12/28/2024

Parenthood is equal parts gut feelings and googling 😂☝️

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✨During the hectic holiday season, it’s easy to get caught up in the craziness. Take a deep breath and remember - you ar...
12/21/2024

✨During the hectic holiday season, it’s easy to get caught up in the craziness. Take a deep breath and remember - you are an AMAZING parent!



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What’s your favorite pregnancy craving? 🥨🧀🍫📸                            
12/14/2024

What’s your favorite pregnancy craving? 🥨🧀🍫

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Drop a ❤️ if you relate ‼️🧘‍♀️📸                            
12/07/2024

Drop a ❤️ if you relate ‼️🧘‍♀️

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What’re you thankful for this holiday season? 🦃 ❤️📸                            
11/30/2024

What’re you thankful for this holiday season? 🦃 ❤️

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Drop a ❤️ if you relate 😂😳📸                            
11/23/2024

Drop a ❤️ if you relate 😂😳

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A Parent’s Life 🙌📸 .father                            
11/16/2024

A Parent’s Life 🙌

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Just parent things 😂 Drop a ❤️ if you relate 📸                            
11/09/2024

Just parent things 😂 Drop a ❤️ if you relate

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Who’s celebrating this NOvember? 🙋‍♀️🗓️📸                            
11/02/2024

Who’s celebrating this NOvember? 🙋‍♀️🗓️

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Pregnancy is a unique and wondrous time in life. As a yoga center we help parents and children openly explore the mind, body, and spirit. Using a three-pronged approach to our teaching, our classes address the aches and pains of pregnancy so students feel better each day, we foster a supportive community of friendship, and we integrate childbirth education into our classes to help the mother be more prepared and empowered for labor, delivery and motherhood.

We value: Physical comfort: Highly trained and educated instructors cater to the anatomical, hormonal, and muscular changes which occur normally in the pregnant body by creating sequences which lessen discomfort so students feel better after each class. Community: We start each class with “circle time”, a time where the women introduce themselves, say how far along they are, and discuss any aches and pains they would like to address in class. Pregnancy and postpartum periods carry such enormous physical and emotional changes;and this bonding time creates a springboard for long lasting friendships among students.

Childbirth Education: We interweave childbirth education themes and current birthing trends into our classes. Our intention is that the new mothers will feel more confident and prepared to make conscious, educated decisions during pregnancy, labor, delivery and motherhood.

As a resource center, we provide information and education for new parents as their family expands, offering various workshops and lectures that addresses common issues related to pregnancy, early childhood parenting, family dynamics and alternative healing. We look to create a quiet sacred space and community where you and your family can step out of the busy New York lifestyle to find warmth and comfort.