Welcome to Sofya's site, home to yoga for pregnancy, birth, the postnatal period and mums with young families and babies.
Through ayurveda and yoga, I offer women the space and time to relax, to be nurtured and energised. I have 8 years experience and passionate commitment of working with women and their babies in the South Wales and Cardiff area.
SERVICES
About Us
Sofya Ansari trained as a yoga teacher for three years with the British Wheel of Yoga and for two years with the Birthlight Trust and Siteram as a yoga therapist specialising in baby yoga and antenatal yoga.
She undertook training in Traditional Thai massage with Kira Balaskas at the School of Thai Yoga Massage in London and completed a diploma in Ayurvedic massage and healing with Atreya Smith at the European Institute of Vedic Studies in France.
Sofya has a degree in Geography and a masters in the History of Medicine from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. It was during her time at university and when she had her first child that she came to experience, first hand, the profound healing effects of yoga and natural medicines. The significance of this experience prompted her to begin training in these fields.
Sofya has completed an APNT/ wellmother course in massage in pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Sofya teaches on specialist courses for yoga teachers and is currently writing a book about yoga in pregnancy and pursuing a course in counselling.
Sofya is a member of the British Wheel of Yoga and a FEDANT registered antenal educator and practitioner.
Antenatal
Antenatal Yoga Classes in Cardiff
Widely recommended by midwives and doctors, yoga is the ideal exercise to keep pregnant women healthy and mobile. The weekly classes offer a holistic programme of breathwork, postures, movement, relaxation and meditations. We concentrate on fluidity of movement and breath and moving in cycles and harmonising rhythms. A lot of the yoga is taught on special exercise balls. Classes in Cardiff Yoga Studio, Roath
- Sundays 4 -5.30 pm and 5.30 - 7pm
- Thursdays - 9.30 -11.00am in Llandaff
For details email info@sofya.co.uk
Antenatal Yoga CD
This CD serves as a useful accompaniment for women who attend a regular antenatal yoga class. It will enable such women to spend more time doing yoga at home. It will also be of benefit to women who cannot get to a specialised antenatal yoga class and are
in need of practice and guidance. Price £14.99
Birth
Birth Preparation Workshop in Cardiff
This workshop gives a practical understanding of the physiological process of birth. To help you prepare for and understand birth we outline a typical birth experience and go through a birth ‘rehearsal’ considering which yoga and massage techniques can assist at each stage of the labour.
The birthing partner gets involved in a practical way and gains an empathetic understanding of what labour is like.
During the workshop we consider- Yogic pain management: movement, breathing techniques and visualisation.
- Massage in labour. The birthing partner learns very useful and effective massage strokes and acupressure points that relieve pain and support labour.
- Typical birth behaviours and the link to birth hormones
- Understanding and becoming familiar with the rhythm of contractions through sound, movement and drawing.
- Understanding foetal positioning, and foetal descent and how the movements and positioning of the mother can help the baby’s way through the pelvis
- The workshop places emphasis on gaining knowledge and understanding through practice and experience. It is important that each couple gets the chance to experience and rehearse the yoga and massage techniques before labour. This ensures a familiarity with, as well as a smooth and effective application of such techniques.
Dialogue, exchange and the asking of questions are all welcome.
Each couple receives a comprehensive handout, to help refresh the memory.
If you are interested in attending please contact me to find out the details of the next workshop, please email info@sofya.co.uk
Women
Well Woman Yoga
A specialised yoga class for busy and stressed women at all stages of their life who need a space to relinquish all the pressures and demands placed upon them; women trying to conceive and enhance their fertility; post natal women needing support; women experiencing a difficult menopause and women with menstrual and hormonal challenges and imbalances. Thursdays 6.45 - 8.15pm Cathays Methodist Church, Crwys Road, Cardiff CF24 4NY
Entrance is on Fanny Street and the class takes place in the lower ground studio 1. For details email info@sofya.co.uk
Individual Yoga Sessions
A basic underlying principle of yoga is that each person is unique and changing all the time. Yoga offers a broad spectrum of tools for healing that can be utilised to suit the unique needs of the whole person. One to one sessions ensure that a yoga practice is adapted to suit the age, gender, capabilities, occupation, and lifestyle of the individual. Find out more info@sofya.co.uk
Workshop: Balance Your Menstrual Cycle Through Yoga and Ayurveda
In this workshop you will take a journey through the menstrual cycle and discover how your mind, body and emotions respond at the different phases of the cycle and how yoga and ayurvedic therapy can help balance your cycle . For details of the next workshop email info@sofya.co.uk
Well Woman Yoga Workshop “Floating on the Sea of Tranquillity”
Finding inner balance and harmony in the face of day to day challenges.
Discover and practice yoga as an enriching and fulfilling process of working and interacting with the mind, body and emotions.
Explore and understand meaningful Ayurvedic and spiritual theories and concepts of self, health and well being.
Babies
Baby Yoga and Massage classes in Cardiff
Baby Yoga and baby massage complement each other very well. They are a delight to combine and babies respond very positively to the experience of being simultaneously massaged and moved
In this class we combine massage and yoga so that we can effectively respond to the needs of the babies from 6 weeks to 5-6 months. The foundations of the techniques taught come from the ayurvedic tradition of infant care in India.
Massage and yoga support young babies in their transition from the womb to the room. Delivered together they can help babies overcome sleep, feeding, colic or digestive difficulties.
In class we focus on the therapeutic applications of baby massage and yoga to soothe and nurture your baby. The strokes and exercises are specifically designed to support and stimulate a baby’s developing body
You will learn techniques to help your baby’s digestion, sequences to encourage good sleep, and tricks to soothe irritability and crying,
Sofya provides a safe welcoming environment for every mother, father and baby and all babies are given the space, time and opportunity to understand, interact and develop at their own pace.
Classes take place in Llandaff Wednesdays 11 am -12.30. For details email info@sofya.co.uk
Classes
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
BWY Dip ; FEDANT registered antenatal educator and practitionner
Service Categories
Pregnancy Yoga, Womens Health, Yoga
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