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Is Yin Yoga 'safe' for Moms to be? Or what about Moms who have recently had babies? What do Yoga teachers need to know about Pre/Postnatal and Yin Yoga?

I'm excited about today's guest. I'm stoked about it, not only for the subject matter but because Clare is an expert in her field. But also selfishly because our guest is a fellow Canadian and a fellow, Albertan.

So my guest today is Claire Newman. and Claire is, if I must, I would say prenatal postnatal fertility. An expert in getting pregnant, being pregnant, post-pregnancy, and then also teaching little babes. So she's got a wealth of information.

Allow Me To Introduce Our Guest:
Claire Newman is the founder of Mamata Yoga, a mother of 3 with over 23 years of experience. Claire's journey into the birthing world began after the completion of her first certification program in 2005,

After assisting in a prenatal Yoga class. she was overwhelmed with the raw beauty while witnessing the connection between mother and baby, during a set of inspirational breathing and guided meditation at the end of class she knew she wanted to be a part of this extraordinary and blessed gift with expectant mothers in preparation for her own journey into motherhood (one day).

She wanted students to be confident in her ability to teach Yoga Asana but needed the knowledge to help create a calming and nurturing environment for expectant mothers as she didn't have any children of her own at the time.

So she enrolled in a program with the Global Birthing Institute in 2005 to prepare for another journey as a doula. Then she volunteered with the Terra Association and assisted in helping teens prepare for labour, delivery, and motherhood.

She continued to teach several weekly prenatal Yoga classes in Edmonton and surrounding cities. and she served with much gratitude as a doula for many local couples.

Retirement as a Doula called early when she discovered she was pregnant with her son, and decided to dedicate her focus to her teachings of Yoga. After the birth of her son. In 2008 she returned to teaching Yoga and became passionate about uniting mother,  and baby through the use of traditional Yoga practices like Pranayama breath meditation, mantra and healing sounds while incorporating mindfulness techniques that she learned as a Doula.

So she created Mamata Yoga in 2011. After discovering that she was pregnant with her daughter. Clare decided to create a prenatal teacher training to help create a solid unification of current Yoga teachers and professionals who are interested in assisting women and birth through pregnancy, preparation for labour and birth, and inspiring healthy postpartum recovery.

Clare is a Yoga practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She studied Iyengar Yoga intensely for over 4 years and attended teacher training at the Yoga College of Alberta in 2005 (which is the program that I also took)  and is an experienced Yoga teacher, a children's Yoga teacher, and a prenatal Yoga teacher. She's now been a full-time Yoga teacher for over 17 years, with over 24,000 teaching hours, and she's assisted and led 200-hour trainings since 2007.  She's also honoured to be the program director of the 200-hour online embodied soul Yoga Teacher training program.

So that's just a little bit about my guest. Claire Newman. I'm going to see how off the mark I am with my knowledge of prenatal and postpartum and when it comes to mama's, see if I've got some misconceptions myself.

I hope you enjoy this interview with Clare on Pre/Postnatal And Yin Yoga.

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