Prenatal Yoga in Singapore
Pregnancy is not one condition. What your body needs at fourteen weeks has very little in common with what it needs at thirty-six, and a fixed class plan cannot follow that curve. Working one to one means the practice changes as you do.
Charmaine has taught prenatal and postnatal yoga for years alongside active birthing techniques, and works with women through pregnancy and back out the other side.
Through the trimesters
First trimester. Often the hardest and the least visible. The work here is usually gentle — breathing, restorative shapes, and managing fatigue and nausea rather than building anything.
Second trimester. Energy typically returns and there is room to work. Strength through the legs and back, hip mobility, and building the stamina that labour asks for. Twists and prone positions are adapted or dropped.
Third trimester. The focus shifts to space, comfort and preparation — opening the pelvis, easing the lower back and ribs, and rehearsing breathing and positions for birth itself.
Active birthing techniques
Alongside the physical practice, sessions can cover positions and breathing for labour — how to use gravity, how to move between positions, and how to use the breath when things intensify. The aim is not a particular kind of birth. It is having options you have practised, so they are available rather than theoretical.
After the birth
Postnatal work starts slowly and in a specific order — pelvic floor and deep abdominal reconnection before anything resembling a normal practice. Rushing this is common and counterproductive. Sessions can often accommodate a baby in the room.
What mothers say
“I started prenatal yoga with Charmaine during my 2nd trimester and benefited much from it, better sleep, no backaches, and my labour was way faster than expected! My hubby and I attributed this to my regular practice with Charmaine which prepared my pelvic muscles for childbirth and it's enjoyable every session.”
“She's done a great job helping my wife, Minji with prenatal, post natal yoga as well as strength training. We both really appreciate all of her preparation and expertise and she's done a great job personalizing yoga for both of our needs.”
Prenatal sessions run as private lessons. If you have a pregnancy complication or your care team has advised restrictions, say so when you get in touch — the practice is built around that, and Charmaine will tell you if yoga is not the right thing right now.
Start prenatal yoga
Let Charmaine know roughly how far along you are, how you have been feeling, and whether you have practised yoga before.