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Many people arrive at prenatal yoga with a similar thought: "I assumed I should wait until I had a bigger bump." Others tell me they thought prenatal yoga would become useful much later — perhaps when movement feels harder, when discomfort appears, or when birth starts to feel closer. I hear this often, and it makes sense. Pregnancy is usually imagined through visible changes: the growing belly, changing posture, preparing for birth. But long before these become obvious, your body has already started adapting. And movement can adapt too.

The mental load doesn’t begin when a baby is born. It often starts long before. Many women begin carrying it during the journey of trying to conceive. We track cycles, take notes on symptoms, read about fertility, try to “do everything right”, and suddenly our brain is working overtime long before a pregnancy test shows two lines.

Sleep during pregnancy can feel unpredictable. Some nights you fall asleep easily but wake up several times; other nights your mind stays alert even when your body is exhausted. If you’ve been struggling with insomnia or broken sleep, you're not alone — it’s one of the most common experiences during pregnancy. In this note, I’ll walk you through why sleep becomes more difficult, what your body is communicating, and how you can support yourself with gentle, somatic practices.

Pregnancy invites constant transformation — physical, emotional and energetic. As your posture changes, your centre of gravity shifts and your nervous system stays more alert, it’s normal to feel tired, overstimulated or disconnected from your own rhythms. Rest is not a luxury during this stage; it is a physiological need.

During pregnancy, it’s common to feel your breath becoming shorter and the upper body tightening. As your baby grows, the uterus gently pushes upward into the diaphragm and rib cage. The space that once felt open and expansive becomes smaller — creating pressure around the ribs, acidity, chest tightness and a feeling of breathlessness.

A caesarean birth is a powerful, complex experience — physically and emotionally. It involves layers of tissue, fascia and muscle being gently opened, and then carefully repaired. And although the exterior scar is often the only visible mark, the internal healing process continues quietly for months.