Prenatal Yoga Classes in Chicago Suburbs

***Note: Prenatal Classes are now on a temporary hiatus. Classes will return in late fall 2024. Sign up to receive an email announcement when classes return.

A wonderful way to prepare your body and mind for labor and parenthood while relieving pain and discomforts of pregnancy.

Prepare your body and mind for pregnancy, labor and the adventure of a newborn. Prenatal Yoga helps you adapt to your growing belly and changing body while relieving the discomforts of pregnancy. Classes will help you improve your stamina, strength, balance and relieve lower back and leg pain.

Stretching, special mindful breathing techniques and hip openers are taught to help prepare your body to give birth. Learn techniques to alleviate lower back pain, leg pain, and slumping postures by practicing gentle & modified yoga poses. All postures are modified for pregnant mothers to strengthen your body while relieving tension.

Prenatal yoga will:

Improve sleep
Reduce stress and anxiety
Increase the strength, flexibility, and endurance
Decrease lower back pain, headaches, and more

One of the greatest benefits is that yoga helps you breathe and relax. When you calm both mind and body, you will be able to relieve some physical and emotional stress.

Prenatal yoga classes are appropriate for expectant mothers at all stages of pregnancy.

Meet the Teacher—Therese Carlson, RN, RYT 500

Therese is a registered nurse and certified yoga teacher. Therese has taught Hatha, a mindful Vinyasa, and gentle yoga but found a love for Prenatal yoga classes. She uses her 35+ years of nursing experience and her love of yoga to nurture, strengthen, and guide moms-to-be through this exciting journey.

The teachers who strongly influence her life and yoga are her mom and dad, Tricia Fiske, Lori Gaspar, Julie Gudmestad, and Tias Little. She also works as a nurse in the community and is the mother of 3 young adults.

Her background includes the following:

Certified Yoga Teacher, 500 Hour, Prairie Yoga Institute, Lisle, IL
Certified Prenatal Yoga teacher, Global Yoga Center, Chicago, IL
10+ years of yoga teaching experience
20+ years of yoga practice
35+ years of nursing

***Prenatal Yoga is on summer hiatus.

Classes will return in September. Sign up below to receive an email announcement when classes return.

Prenatal classes are held as a 6-week series on Wednesdays from 6:15-7:15pm at Yoga Among Friends.

Classes are limited to 12 students. You can register online below. $125 for 6 classes.

Did you miss the start of the series?

You can also drop-in for $25/class. Reserve your spot.

Prenatal Yoga Classes