Yoga for fertility is a unique form of yoga designed to prepare the body, mind, and spirit for new life.
Six-week session ~ Wednesdays ~ September 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12,19
11:15am – 12:15pm
Ethos Members $130; Non-members $150.00
Yoga Instructor: Mary Ann Gebhardt is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance teacher, a Certified Chopra Instructor and a Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor.
Private Sessions available ~
For additional information feel free to email Mary Ann (magyoga@gmail.com).
Health Benefits
The health benefits of yoga for fertility include stress release, increased intimacy, hormonal balance, and increased sexual stamina. Yoga for infertility can help couples increase their chances of getting pregnant faster because yoga stimulates mind and body healing that leads to increased sperm production in men and increased ovulation and hormonal balance in women.
The health benefits of yoga are many, but the greatest benefit of yoga for fertility is that it reduces stress, which seems to affect infertility more than what people think. Studies report that women who practice yoga are twice as likely to get pregnant because yoga decreases stress and increases circulation of the reproductive organs.
When you practice yoga, you learn specific yoga postures, which should be executed with the appropriate yoga breathing. The quality of your breathing is very important while doing yoga because you learn to tune into your natural breathing rhythm in order to induce a deep sense of peace and relaxation.
When you stretch and breathe, you also release tension by lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your body. When cortisol is high, it interferes with many metabolic and physiological functions like reproductive hormonal balance. In addition, cortisol is involved in blood sugar regulation and inflammation, which can affect polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis, respectively. One common reaction of the reproduction system to cortisol is a series of spasms occurring in the fallopian tubes and the uterus disrupting the journey of the egg to be implanted after fertilization.
Top Ten Reasons to Practice Yoga
1. Yoga simulates the internal organs of the body.
2. Yoga increases flexibility and tones your muscles.
3. Yoga detoxifies the body, rejuvenates your cells, tissues, and organs, giving you an overall younger look.
4. Yoga stimulates ovulation and improves sperm count by increasing blood circulation to the reproductive organs.
5. Yoga increases oxygenation of blood through deep breathing.
6. Yoga harmonizes your mind and your body to help you release stress.
7. Yoga improves digestion.
8. Yoga improves sleep patterns.
9. Yoga helps couples increase chances of conception by increasing emotional connection and intimacy.
10. Yoga increases sexual performance
