Congratulations on your pregnancy or the birth of your baby and welcome to Small Blessings.

Small Blessings offers classes in the rich tradition of Kundalini Yoga, as well as individual guidance & support, for the journey of motherhood, through pregnancy, birth & beyond.

CLASSES

  • PREGNANCY YOGA

    Mother is the first teacher of the child and that begins in the womb… Small Blessings offers incredibly holistic classes to enoy your pregnancy & prepare for birth.

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  • MAMA BABA YOGA

    Becoming a mother is an intensely transformative experience. Small Blessings offers a welcoming environment for you and your baby, to relax, gently strengthen & bond.

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  • YOGA FOR WOMEN

    For when it’s time to focus on you and come to class alone. Small Blessings offers essential practices and teachings for women, to enhance well-being, uplift and inspire.

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  • The purest thing in the world is the heart of the mother, the heart-chakra, the centre of the mother. It can move God. It can move the Universe. It can cause an effect beyond limitation. The heart of the mother is the greatest power of Infinity ever given to any finite being.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS

Pregnancy & birth are just the beginning! As well as classes, Small Blessings offers support & guidance for all stages of the journey of motherhood, individual to your needs.

And… current students receive 10% off all sessions!

BIRTH STORIES

  • Birth, however it happens, is a rite of passage. Small Blessings Pregnancy Yoga classes prepare you for it on all levels of your being. Enjoy reading some of the birth stories from women who have attended these classes.

  • I am so so proud of my how my body and baby worked together in such an intense environment, how I asserted myself and stayed true to myself in the chaotic environment.

    SHONALI’S STORY

  • Around 6.15pm Maya’s head started to come out, I was exhausted but I could feel her coming and I found a strength that now, I don’t know where it came from, if not from nature and instinct and life….

    MANUELA’S STORY

  • At this stage, I wasn’t scared, I had no questions, I had no comments to make. I couldn’t do anything else than breathing and vocalizing. So many ‘Aaaaas’ came out from my mouth that night and morning....

    KATI’S STORY

40 DAY BLESSING

  • You've given birth and now comes an important time of transition. In the first 40 days the baby learns belonging. You as a mother need alot of care and support. Kundalini teachings are full of wisdom and practical tips on this time. Then Mama Baba Yoga is there for you for the first year after birth.

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SMALL BLESSINGS NEWS

Small Blessings Mothers’ Circles are now a regular event! Join the warm community that is growing. 🌿

MOTHERS' CIRCLE
Dec 6th 6.30 to 8.30pm
Palmyra Yoga Shala
Mothers with children of all ages, from baby to adult, you are invited to a very nurturing, encouraging & healing space!
Facilitated by Jai Ram of Small Blessings Yoga & mother of 3 young adults, the evening offers you a space to share, to listen, to confront what is hard, to feel, to heal and be liberated & elevated.
Kundalini Yoga tradition meditations may be brought in , as the moment calls for, to move something, to heal, to gain clarity, to find stability or the right action .. or so much else. It’s an organic & responsive space.
Babes in arms are welcome!

Fri 6th Dec - 6.30 to 8.30pm
Palmyra Yoga Shala, 63 McKimmie Rd Palmyra
$35 - includes a bowl of nourishing soup.

Bookings close Thurs 5th Dec at 6pm.

ARTICLES

Informed & Inspired

Small Blessings Blog
My 40 Day Blessing
My 40 Day Blessing

At the beginning of 2005, in Berlin, I got pregnant for the third time. I remember clearly around that time feeling like I was just starting to surface somewhat, following an intense few years. First child was born in 2002, second child in 2003 .. and now a third! It took me some weeks to get on board with it. …

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Interventions - help or hindrance?
Interventions - help or hindrance?

Thank god for modern science for saving lives when needed. But when do medical protocol interventions do more harm than good and with what effect?

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The incredible hormone cocktail of birth
The incredible hormone cocktail of birth

Nature has concocted the most heady, sophisticated hormone cocktail that creates the birth of a child and mother. Its ingredients tell us alot about the process of birth…

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Nepali Rice Porridge
Nepali Rice Porridge

Nepali Rice Porridge (or pudding if that sounds more appetising to you!) is the perfect food for postpartum, by any name. Plus, super easy to make.

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40 Day Blessing
40 Day Blessing

Kundalini Yoga teachings call the 4th trimester time the 40 Day Blessing. What does that involve?

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Almonds Sauteed in Ghee
Almonds Sauteed in Ghee

This is a very simple, nurturing and delicious thing to eat in the weeks after the birth. The naturually wrinkled skin of the almonds is said to help the uterus to shrink back to its pre-pregnancy size and shape after birth. It is best eaten BEFORE BREAKFAST. And ideally, prepared and served to you in bed by someone else.

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World wisdom on the “4th trimester”
World wisdom on the “4th trimester”

If we look at all traditional cultures around the world there is something they all have in common: they all recognise the first weeks following childbirth as a special time and they treat it as special. A number of pieces of wisdom stand out across all cultures.

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Yogi Tea
Yogi Tea

This is a tasty, caffeine free, nurturing tea which is ideal for pregnancy and the time after birth. The spices are lightly stimulating without the negative impact of caffeine, nourishing to the nerves and strengthening to your blood. After the birth you may like to have a thermos of this tea by your bedside….

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