Yoga & Pilates
Staying active is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy and may encourage an easier and faster postpartum recovery. Group exercise classes also provide an opportunity to connect with other expectant parents.
Prenatal Yoga at YMCA
Every Monday, 6:30-7:45pm
Instructor: Fallon Aiello, fallon.a@hotmail.com
Safely stretches, strengthens and tones the body while alleviating some common discomforts of pregnancy. Our certified prenatal yoga instructors, guide and prepare bodies and minds for labor and motherhood in a nurturing, friendly environment. Students have a chance to bond with their babies in utero and develop connections. No previous fitness or yoga experience necessary. The class is FREE to all expectant women.
Jeanie Hay Sternbach, LMT, CNMT, YTT
141 Snake Hollow
Vineyard Haven MA 02568
774-521-8395
jeaniehay@gmail.com
Jeanie teaches private pregnancy & postpartum yoga classes. These sessions are customized to meet each person exactly where they are at that moment, taking into consideration their unique body's responses to pregnancy and parenthood, and are often combined with Thai massage assisted-stretching techniques. She loves working with pregnant people and parents to offer extra support during this special time in their lives.
Jennifer L. Knight
Certified Pre-Natal/Postpartum Pilates Specialist, The Center for Women’s Fitness by Carolyne Anthony
Vineyard Pilates and Bodywork
Woodland Business Center
455 State Road Unit #1
Vineyard Haven, MA
508-696-6452 (business)
508-221-2615 (cell)
jennifer@vineyardhealthcounseling.com
Jennifer loves to empower women using the Pilates Method. While pregnant with her second son, she traveled to California to study prenatal and postpartum Pilates. The concepts and exercises that Jennifer learned were immediately applicable in her own body. She practiced them to support her own healthy pregnancy, delivery, and post-partum experience.