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wanted to say a big thank you as I found in preparation for labour
your classes were brilliant and the most informative and practical
thing I did!"
HG, Berkhamsted, Mar 2011 |
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O arrived 25th February weighing 7lb 3oz. A big thank-you to you.
Your classes were the best thing I did to prepare for the birth. My
mantra was to "stick with the breath" and I managed just
to have gas and air. Thank you and I would love to come to the post-natal
classes."
LB, Berkhamsted - Mar 2011 |
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"I have practiced yoga with Sally for several years now and I can safely say I have enjoyed every class I have attended. Sally is an encouraging, supportive, informal, understanding and creative teacher. She manages to find an amazing balance between serious practice and good fun. I would recommend her class and her as a teacher to anyone. Thanks Sally." Julie, Berkhamsted - Oct 2010 |
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"Hi Sally, baby E arrived Tuesday after a 4-hour labour - used yoga breathing and tens only! Thank you for all your help and look forward to coming to your postnatal classes" Emma, Berkhamsted "Had baby T three weeks early. Birth was great, took one hour from admission to delivery with just Yoga breaths and gas and air" Anne, Tring "Hi Sally, Just wanted you to know that I had a little boy. Had to have emergency c-section as baby breech. Breathing and postions helped so much during early stages, couldn't have done it without them! Tom was great too, so the partners workshop really worked, cant wait to start post natal classes" Zoe, Berkhamsted
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"Labour went OK, only needed gas and air, Yoga Breathing really helped, especially in 1st stage labour! Also glad I did the pelvic floor exercises" Zorina, Berkhamsted "Baby L born 2 weeks early and absolutely perfect, had a good labour, 9 hours, no pain relief not in tens machines. Definitely think the Yoga breathing and birthing positions helped" Emma, Pitstone "Baby E arrived 3 days early, thank you for all your advice, it was really useful. I am very interested in Post Natal classes or the Mother and baby class" Jo, Berkhamsted "Dear Sally,thank you for your great classes, used the breathing and the exercises which were amazing, I now have a very mellow yogi baby" Stephanie, Chesham |
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"I was recommended to Sally's Antenatal class by 4 other mums so decided it was a must to join. When I first arrived a bit nervous as I had never done any yoga in my life, Sally made me feel really comfortable and welcome and sat me next to another mum with the same due date as me, we are now best friends. It was such a relief to be amongst other pregnant women and able to ask loads of birthing questions and not feel silly. I was quite apprehensive about the birth but over the weeks Sally gave loads of practical advice and birthing tips, always talking about the positive experience of the birth and really making sure everyone understood everything, especially the Breathing Techniques and pelvic floor excersises. The day I went into labour I had no nerves at all, just very excited, I had a 9 hour labour and only used the Yoga Birthing Breath and Gas and Air at the end! I had a very postive birth and a very mellow baby. I would whole heartily recommend Sally's Antenatal yoga class, the classes are friendly fun informative and very positive. I attended the Postnatal classes to get my shape and strength back and I am now joining again at 14 weeks with my second on the way. I also dragged a very skeptical husband along to the Partner workshop, he thought it was amazing experience and that he learned far more in that morning than he had throughout any of the other Antenatal classes we had attended together. He was brilliant at the birth so it did sink in." JLL, Berkhamsted |
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"I first started coming to Sally's
classes when I was looking for a pregnancy yoga class during my 1st
pregnancy 2 years ago. The class was ideally located in the centre
of Berkhamsted and I signed up to start at 14 weeks pregnant. The
class was an excellent way of preparing both the body and the mind
for labour - the body by covering stretches, positions for labour,
optimal foetal positioning, breathing for birth etc, along with some
not too strenuous yoga; the mind by educating us on the stages of
labour, what is happening to the body during pregnancy and labour,
relaxation and visulaisation techniques etc, and of course some 'me
time' where I could focus on my baby. The classes are fun and a great
opportunity to meet other local mums-to-be. Sally also runs partner
workshops which is a great way to get your partner to practice some
massage on a tired pregnant body, and also learn how to support you
during labour. Sally also invites mums to come back to the class after
having had their baby to talk about their labour experiences - I found
this invaluable in terms of hearing it straight from the horses mouth
rather than reading about some theory in a book! The class was a winner
for me and I also have recommended it to several friends who have
got just as much out of it as I did. I am currently back in the pregnancy
class expecting my 2nd.
Following the birth of my first, I went back to Sally's post natal class to get my body 'sorted out' post pregnancy - this class focuses on toning abdominals and the all important pelvic floor, as well as doing some yoga too! It's a relaxed environment where you can bring along your baby (and feed, nappy change etc) and quite a few of the exercises involve the babies in some way, which they loved. If a baby was having a grizzle, Sally didn't hesitate to pick it up and calm it down so you can still focus on doing the exercises.
Once my little one got a bit too mobile for the post natal class, I joined the Friday morning class - I have been doing yoga for 13 years on and off and was keen to get back to some 'proper' yoga. This class is a great blend of various traditional yoga practices and was the perfect level of challenge for me. The beauty of yoga is you can take as much or as little from it according to your level and experience, and this class was pitched perfectly to develop my practice and ability; although most of the others in the class had been going for quite a while, I felt quite at home and very welcome. I have had a lot of yoga teachers over the years and I can confidently say that Sally is one of the best. She has a fantastic sense of humour, is an experienced and capable teacher and the end result is a set of classes that are both great fun and great yoga" Anna, Berkhamsted
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was introduced to Sally by a friend following a routine medical where
I was advised to improve core strength for lower back, improve flexibility
and my parasympathetic response. Sally worked out a series of exercises
to do this, which coupled with relaxation techniques has proved to
be very helpful and I have become much more flexible.
An added benefit is her excellent treatment of minor injuries incurred playing squash, which has enabled me to continue playing when previously I would have been out of action for longer or possibly given up." IPS, Bovingdon |
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and a group of friends desperately wanted to do yoga together, but
found it impossible to find a class which we could all attend at the
same time. I had been recommended Sally by my sister in law who had
been attending her classes for years and thoroughly enjoyed them.
I contacted Sally, we had an initial meeting and started the next
week at my home. Sally is a wonderful teacher, she is very reliable,
caring, very knowlegable of the body and yoga. I would recommend Sally
as a teacher to anyone who is interested in yoga, I always look forward
to her classes every week."
Luiza, Sue and Roz, Aldbury |
| "Hi
Sally, Just want to say thank you for a lovely class today, I was
in a lot of pain this morning but now I’m more or less pain free.
Your classes do me so much good, even though I find them hard! But
I guess that’s good!?" Hayley, Aylesbury
"Having done yoga on and off for many years, I find Sally's classes to be truly amazing and very beneficial. Not only does she have a very good knowledge of anatomy, but always explains not only what muscles and organs are benefitting from each exercise, but very precisely how to do each exercise correctly. She pays great attention to detail and makes the classes very interesting as well as giving a thorough workout for the body. In particular I love the fact that she also works with the chakras and nadiis so you get a spiritual and mental workout, as well as a physicial one. I have tried other classes on the odd occasion, but always come back to Sally, for me she is the only one!'" Liz, Berkhamsted |