NUTRITION AND MOVEMENT IN PREGNANCY Guest blog by Joanna Nannini  BA(Hons), DipION, MBANT, CHNC Registered Nutritionist Nutrition and movement both play a key part in helping ...

Pelvic Floor Exercises During and After Pregnancy Pelvic floor exercises (PVE) can lead to shorter labour and a faster post-birth recovery Passing your baby through ...

The Consequence of Missing Nutrients in Pregnancy It’s essential that a woman going through pregnancy take the right kind of nutrition, not just the synthetic ...

Looking for the perfect gift for your expectant friends or loved ones? Give them a Joyful Body Gift Voucher! A gift voucher card entitles the ...

Course or Workshop? What should I choose? I'm often asked the difference between the Hypnobirthing course and the Calm Birth workshop. Here's some info you ...

How to tell if you have postnatal depression Postnatal depression (PND) affects many new mums and yet no one seems to want to talk about ...

The use of restorative yoga and Access Bars® therapy can support women and men with fertility and conception on the path to pregnancy. Restorative Yoga ...

There is a lot of information that comes at you when you’re pregnant. Almost everyone has decided there is a “right way” to be pregnant ...

Feeling nervous about childbirth? Will the pain be too much? I’m not going to lie to you: Childbirth is not pain-free. However, fearing the pain ...

  A study in 2015 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research reviewed the evidence for exercise with birth balls and found they offered ...

At some stage you will be asked if you’re doing it naturally or with an epidural. Here are some tips for having a baby without ...

Affirmations (meaning a statement said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped many women make both pregnancy and birth more calm and confident. An ...

Learning how to breathing correctly can help you stay calm and focused during labour and prevents unhealthy breathing such as hyperventilation (breathing too quickly and ...

A confident and supportive father can make an enormous difference to the birth of his child. He will be producing the hormones of love, which ...

Have you been wondering what hypnobirthing is all about? Or practicing hypnobirthing techniques and ready to see them in action? Here are some hypnobirthing videos ...

Why choose Hypnobirthing? Hypnobirthing enables you to work with your body to release fear and negativity, so you can come into a space that is ...

So, what is pregnancy yoga? And why you should practice.. Much like other types of childbirth-preparation classes, pregnancy yoga (or prenatal yoga) is a multifaceted ...

The benefits of yoga are plentiful. Studies prove, practice shows, and history knows that yoga is more than just an exercise class that you struggle ...

Have you been "programmed" into believing that childbirth equals pain? What happens when you think of something unpleasant or recall a painful experience? You probably ...

Release fear and anxiety with the Access Bars® Access bars® can assist you in releasing the build up of fear and anxiety that can often ...

What tips would you give a birthing partner? The following birthing partner tips are from a group of 15 women who had given birth in ...

Kegels: Exercises During and After Pregnancy Pelvic floor exercises can lead to a shorter labour and a faster post-birth recovery Passing your baby through your ...

Should you choose Joyful Body YOGA? Joyful Body Yoga is 'yoga done different' each class is rich with inspiration and awareness of how you are ...