Emma is offering a complimentary prenatal yoga class to the Yoga Roots community as a way to give back and share the benefits of yoga with expecting mama's. She hopes that participants will leave the class feeling stronger, more relaxed, and more connected to themselves and their babies. By providing this free class, she aims to create a welcoming and supportive environment where mamas-to-be can experience the transformative power of prenatal yoga.

Emma's unique approach, combining her trauma-informed background with her nurturing teaching style, makes her classes a special experience for all participants. She is honored to support and guide expectant mothers during this beautiful journey.

About Emma Stone:
Emma is a compassionate and experienced yoga teacher, holding a 500-hour trauma-informed yoga certification with four years of teaching experience. Recently, she has completed her prenatal yoga certification, driven by a deep desire to support expectant mothers during their pregnancy journey.

Personal Motivation:
Emma's journey to becoming a prenatal yoga teacher was inspired by her wish to offer a dedicated, nurturing space for mothers-to-be. She believes that pregnancy is a unique and transformative time that calls for special attention to both physical and emotional well-being. Her goal is to empower women by focusing on building strength, fostering relaxation, and creating a sense of community.

Teaching Style and Philosophy:
Emma's teaching style is nurturing and supportive. She aims to provide her students with a comprehensive experience that promotes relaxation, strength, and a strong sense of community. Her trauma-informed background ensures that her classes are inclusive and adaptable to the needs of each individual.

Benefits of Prenatal Yoga:
Emma believes that prenatal yoga offers numerous benefits for expectant mothers, including improved physical strength, mental relaxation, and emotional connection with their babies. Through her classes, she hopes to alleviate some of the common discomforts of pregnancy and provide tools for a more mindful and peaceful pregnancy experience.

Location:
Yoga Roots studio
108 Deep Creek Road, Torbay

Pricing:
free yoga class
> Please make sure you still register and book, as spaces are limited.

Arrival Details
The studio opens at 6.45pm > it's great if you can arrive latest at 6.50pm, so you'll have some extra time to settle into the space and get to know your fellow mama's.

Please wear comfortable clothes, especially something that feels soft and stretchy around your belly.

Yoga mats, blankets and props are all provided.

It’s best to have a min 2 hour gap between your dinner and class. Depending on where you are in your pregnancy, but especially in the 3rd trimester, earlier dinners are better anyway to avoid acid reflux.

Please bring a water bottle to hydrate after class.

This class is open for all levels, including beginners.

We'll practice accesable yoga postures, infused with gentle flowing movements, followed by restorative resting, relaxing breath practices and a long Savasana - deep relaxation.

Have you been wanting to start a yoga practice for a while? Then this class is for you!

We will cover all the building blocks of yoga, so that you can feel confident attending regular yoga classes.

Designed for complete beginners, but also suitable for those who want to revisit the foundations of yoga postures, pranayama and relaxation.

We will cover:
- Basic alignments, use of props, synchronise movement/breath
- The basics of Flow, using Sun Salutations
- Standing poses
- Seated postures
- Pranayama; how to use breathing practices to energise or relax
- We'll put everything together in a full practice
- Introduction to Yoga Nidra

Book with:
Single class $25
5-class pass $110

Yoga Roots NZ studio
108 Deep Creek Road
Torbay, Auckland 0630

This class is capped at max 10 spaces per class.

You can easily book and cancel classes via the App. Download momoyoga on your smartphone and log in with your account details.

This gentle postnatal classes are designed to allow you to nurture and restore yourself after pregnancy and birth. Designed to help to enjoy some you-time with bubs in a safe and comfortable environment.

Each class will include gentle movements and stretches, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques.

+ Feed and Chat: mums can arrive already anytime after 10.15am to feed and settle bubs before class, while enjoying a cup of relaxing herbal tea and catch up with other local mama’s.

No yoga experience necessary.

Suitable for mums with baby from 6 weeks+ up to crawling.

The classes include:
- Movement, strengthening and relaxation, so you can leave feeling like a new person.
- Guided postures to strengthen and tone the core and pelvic floor muscles.
- Pranayama, breathing techniques.
- Relaxation tools, like Yoga Nidra
- Universal ideas for a harmonious life with the many challenges of motherhood.

Casual class $25
5-class pass $110

Yoga Roots NZ studio
108 Deep Creek Road
Torbay, Auckland 0630

This class is capped at max 8 spaces per class.

Yoga mats and props are provided, just bring a blanket for baby to lay on.
Capsules can be brought inside, and there is a dry/undercover space to park your pram.

You can easily book and cancel classes via the momoyoga App. Download momoyoga on your smartphone and log in with your account details.

Please keep in mind that there is a 3h cancellation window as the space for class are limited. If you cancel on the day before 7.30am, then your class credit will stay on your account, and that gives us the time to offer the spot to another mama.

Prenatal Yoga // Bloom with Your Baby in this special season of your life.

These classes are designed to meet you where you are in your pregnancy.
Join a small group of fellow mamas-to-be. Prenatal Yoga not only helps you to nurture your changing body, but also prepares your for birth and postpartum.

Each week we work with a different theme around the entire pregnancy continuum, that can be; trust in one own’s abilities, optimal baby positioning, breath tools, birth, and preparation for postpartum.
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The classes include:
- Postures to support your pregnancy and optimal baby positioning
- Gentle Prenatal flows to bring ease to your body
- Breath exercises for relaxation and to prepare for birth
- Relaxation tools, like Yoga Nidra
- Lifestyle integration for a harmonious life during your pregnancy and your journey into motherhood

The class is limited to 10 mama's-to-be.

Yoga mats and props are all provided. Just bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing.

Casual class $25
5-class pass $110

Yoga Roots NZ studio
108 Deep Creek Road
Torbay, Auckland 0630

Join us every Thursday morning for a very intimate gathering of like hearted souls in practice, prayer, breath and embodiment.

Movement for the joy of existing. Movement to let go. Moving to go with it, trough it, to go somewhere new. Your breath picks up it things and carries on in a new direction, upwards, with lightness. Creating spaces in the body. Space for a new change, new people, new life events, new sounds, new scents. Constantly moving, flowing and then settling. Forever changing our orientation, seeking new light and winds to redirect our course.

These yoga classes are an invitation to tap into your body’s rhythm and the wisdom that it holds.

Opening up and not stepping back.
Feeling and truely seeing.
Offering.
Connecting.
Expanding.
All of it - all right now.

Location:
Yoga Roots studio
108 Deep Creek Road, Torbay

Pricing:
casual class $25
5-class pass $110 (valid for 3 months)