Author: Tash Ralphs

Lover of travel, good food and drink, adventures in the fresh air and coffee combined with cake whilst catching up with friends!

Hello and welcome to YogaBellies. It’s Tash here from YogaBellies Farnborough, Fleet and Camberley. Hopefully if you’ve reached this far, you’re interested in joining one of our YogaBellies classes. If so – Yay! They’re awesome!*

I’m incredibly passionate about the role yoga can play in our lives as women. Whether that’s by levelling out our hormones, relieving symptoms of PMS and the menopause or helping us to navigate our way through pregnancy, birth and  motherhood. We’re all trying to juggle a million things – when was the last time you took just 1 hour for yourself? It’s amazing how just 1 hour of yoga a week can have such a huge impact on our lives. Trust me – I’ve been there!

Never done yoga before? Don’t panic – 86% of women attending YogaBellies classes have never done it either – so you won’t be alone. We’re all about how we feel whilst doing it – not how we look!

I remember that feeling of stepping into my first yoga class expecting my first baby. But my teacher asked me to get there a bit early, talked me through what would happen and I remember sitting next to another mum-to-be who also was doing it for the first time. That mum-to-be is now one of my best mummy friends to this day! So please don’t let that stop you from giving yoga a go (whether you’re pregnant or not), it was the best decision I made and I’m sure it will be for you too.

The skills I gained hugely impacted the birth of my 2 daughters as well as my now busy daily life as a working mummy – something I will always be grateful for.

Being able to pass on that experience to other women like you is a real privilege I feel genuinely honoured to be able to do.

If you’re reading this and you’re expecting a baby – pregnancy is such a special time, and you as a mamma to be are so precious – you’re growing a human after all – don’t forget that! So give yourself and your baby the time, care and focus you both deserve in our beautiful Pregnancy Yoga Classes.

If you’re a new mum, and (like me in fact) have had a ‘Lockdown Baby’ please don’t feel like you’re alone. Our Mum & Baby yoga classes provide a sanctuary for you and your little one, giving you a chance to meet other local mummas and practice some yoga for you and baby.

Approaching the menopause? Already in the thick of it? Dreading that ‘time of the month’? Finding yourself feeling overwhelmed with juggling family life? Like there’s not enough time in the day? Luna is the class for you. Take time out, forget about the world and focus on you.

Whatever stage of life you’re at, as women we’re always juggling a million things and are often guilty of not taking time for ourselves. Do you think – how can I possibly commit to that every week? Please please put yourself first; soon enough the classes can become part of your weekly routine and hopefully act as a big metaphorical exhale to set you up for the rest of your week.

Forget what you think a yoga class might be, and instead join me, my non-bendy self and our amazing community of women and find out what yoga can do for you.

There’s a saying ‘every time you buy from a small business, someone does a little dance’. That’s me, every time I receive a message from someone like you. So go for it! If nothing else – you’ll get me dancing!

Lots of love Tash xxx

P.S. Want to know more? Drop me a message at tash@ybellies.co.uk

*(Yes, I’m biased…but I love them so much, I just know you will too!)