Session One: Birth/ Adoption Stories

Our series opens with a grounding breath practice to welcome our new community and prepare ourselves to hold space for each other. Participants will then be invited to introduce themselves by sharing their birth/ adoption story. To close, Lucy will introduce a few pelvic floor exercises and restorative yoga postures suited for early postpartum recovery.

Session Two: Feeding & Sleep

We’ll begin our second week with a gentle seated flow, focusing on the neck, shoulders and posture. Afterwards, participants will be invited to express any concerns, questions and/ or advice they have concerning baby’s and/ or their feeding and sleep. To close, we will find a restorative posture for breathwork which encourages relaxation.

Session Three: Relationships

Our third week opens with discussion, offering a space for participants to share if/ how the motherhood transition has affected any relationships in their life, including their relationship with themselves. This session concludes with a short yoga flow and acceptance meditation.

Session Four: Self Care & Recovery

Our fourth week begins with a gentle yoga flow during which participants will be invited to share a quick self care hack they’ve discovered during their parenting journey. Afterwards, Lucy will provide a brief introduction into PMADs and will open the floor for support/ questions on this topic in addition to further discussion of self care and recovery. To close, we will find a restorative posture for breathwork.

Session Five: Going/ Not Going Back to Work

We’ll begin our fifth week by inviting participants to share their thoughts on if/ when/ how they will go back to work. We can open this discussion to how this specific transition can affect/ be affected by previous topics. This session concludes with a bit of chair yoga.

Session Six: Final Thoughts/ Open Floor

We’ll start our final session with a mommy & me yoga flow during which participants will be invited to suggest a new topic or request we revisit a previous topic for group discussion. To close our series, we’ll find a restorative posture for a final meditation.