with Ellie Murray
Our popular pregnancy yoga classes are taught by Ellie Murray, who is a graduate of our Teacher Training programme and has subsequently gone on to train in pre and post-natal yoga.
Whether you are new to yoga or a yogi with an existing practice, consistent yoga throughout your pregnancy will help you maintain strength, flexibility and stamina. It will help you to keep up your fitness levels but also be of great benefit during labour and can help with faster recovery post-birth.
Our pregnancy classes run in 5 week blocks, with a one week break in between blocks – we have a Pregnancy WhatsApp group which you will be invited to join upon registration and our expectant mums often get together in the ‘in-between’ weeks for a social outing! It’s a great way to meet new friends and create a support network ahead of embarking on this wonderful new chapter into motherhood.
Held in our beautiful studio, Ellie’s hour-long class is followed by a social half an hour of chat, tea and discussion – we often have healthcare professionals who pop in for a relaxation session or chat about what they do – these have included in the past hypnobirthing coaches, midwives, breastfeeding support workers, women’s health physios, reusable nappy experts and more!
Our passion for creating community through yoga is extended through our pregnancy yoga – establishing a bond between new mums and providing support for their emotional well-being through new friendships.
Pregnancy is such a special time, and I feel extremely honoured to share part of it with my students! I love feeling the sense of community grow each week and seeing the changes in students – physically as their beautiful bumps grow, but also the mental shift as they get closer to their births. Yoga really supported me when I was pregnant with my twins, and I hope that these classes will do the same for anyone who joins them. Lime House Pregnancy Yoga classes are a safe place to relax, relieve any pregnancy-related tension and help to calm your nervous system through slow, steady breathing. Gently develop a bond with baby before they are born and tune into your body as it undergoes its most amazing transformation.
Yes, you can pay for a single class rather than paying for a whole block. Go the Class Schedule Page, use the drop down to select the pregnancy block you wish to join and click ‘Filter‘, this will display the individual dates. Select the date you wish to attend and follow the onscreen instructions to book.
Please note that if you buy a 5 week block, we regret that pregnancy yoga credits cannot be rolled over to different blocks. If baby arrives before you have used all of your credits, you can roll any remaining credits over to Mum’s Yoga as and when you are ready to return.
In class, you can expect to slow down, unwind and connect with your baby – but with plenty of strength-building poses and opportunities to test your mental fortitude, too! We practise calming breathing techniques and move through gentle flows, with options for all abilities and trimesters. There’s always time for some much-needed relaxation and a cup of chai after class, often with a guest speaker to chat about everything from hypnobirthing to pelvic floor health.
I grew up in South East London, but have always been drawn to the great outdoors and an active lifestyle. I studied English and French at Nottingham University and worked in Paris for a year, which sparked my passion for travel.
I fell in love with the sea. Summers were spent teaching windsurfing in Greece, where I met my husband, Chris. Back in London, after a year in a job that made me question what it was that I truly wanted, I found my niche in journalism. I worked for national newspapers, and honed in on travel, adventure and wellbeing.
Travel journalism has taken me to some of the world’s best yoga retreats and surf camps, from India to Hawaii, Portugal to the Maldives. You can read about these – and some of my other adventures, ranging from ice climbing in Canada to cycling in New Zealand – here.
I’ve been practising yoga for more than ten years. I first stepped on to the mat purely for physical reasons – to ease aching surfing muscles. But I soon realised that the practice is more than just physical. Like with surfing, yoga requires mental focus – being in the moment helps you both to catch a wave and to flow through yoga postures. This awareness has deepened my practice.
I moved to Cornwall in 2017 to be closer to the sea, and to live a more active lifestyle. I qualified in teaching yoga, gaining my 300-hour accredited certificate, with over 400 hours of training, at Lime House Yoga. I’m also a certified pre and postnatal Yoga teacher (with Baby Yoga & Massage). I trained with Katy Appleton of Appleyoga in 2020.
Why I love teaching pregnancy yoga:
Pregnancy is such a special time, and I feel extremely honoured to share part of it with my students! I love feeling the sense of community grow each week and seeing the changes in students – physically as their beautiful bumps grow, but also the mental shift as they get closer to their births. Yoga really supported me when I was pregnant with my twins, and I hope that these classes will do the same for anyone who joins them.
I’m passionate about sharing yoga in the beautiful setting that is Cornwall. Now I want to bring yoga to you.
Ellie teaches Pregnancy Yoga at Lime House on Thursdays | 6pm
You can find all of our prices on our pricing page.
Yes. If you book you are guaranteed your place in the class. To register for a class you have to select the class you’re interested and then choose either Join Us in Studio or if it’s available, then Book Online.
All the weekly classes are available on the classes page. If you have problems booking then call us on 07774 311227 and we’ll book you into the class of your choice if there is space.
We have studio mats for you to use, however we advise you to eventually buy your own mat. We sell a small select range of yoga mats that we recommend/use ourselves. Cheap yoga mats are ok to start with but you will feel the difference in a high quality yoga mat as it will make your practice far more enjoyable. Cheap thin mats don’t offer the support and comfort that a higher quality mat provides.
Wear comfortable clothing with layers that are easily removed or added to allow for changes in body temperature during class. Be ready to practice in bare feet. This is the traditional (and safest) way to practice. One thing that we would recommend is to wear a top that you can keep on until you warm up and that you can put on at the end of a class, especially for Shavasana (relaxation).
Yes! We usually don’t extend, reinstate or transfer credits past their expiry, but we understand that babies can be unpredictable, and you may have an early arrival! If so, send us an email on info@limehouseyoga.com, and we’d be happy to honour your credits so you don’t lose them. We cannot however roll pregnancy credits over between blocks, so if you know in advance that you won’t be able to attend all 5 weeks of a particular block, you can attend on a drop-in basis instead. Pregnancy Yoga and Mums Yoga are the only classes we make this exception.
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