Fertility Yoga Classes: Half Price 10 Class Pack, & 2 Free.
Top quality fertility yoga online & in-studio, at half price
First class FREE if new, then 12 classes for $59.50
2 extra classes FREE, included in the pass
No code needed. 14-day money-back guarantee
Studies Show Yoga Boosts Fertility By Almost 300%
Try a top fertility yoga classes deal. It’s the best “yoga for fertility near me” option. Try fertility yoga online or in-studio (Darwin). Get 10 half price classes & 2 free.
Your first class is FREE if you are new to Flametree. Then get the half price 10 pass plus 2 FREE classes, $59.50. No discount code is needed, and it has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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It’s the best fertility yoga classes deal:
- any mix of up to 8 yoga for beginner classes a week
- studies show yoga boosts fertility almost 300%
- via helping stress, pelvic blood flow, positivity, & libido
- highly experienced teachers, & a yoga therapist
- so, first class FREE if you are new, then 12 classes for $59.50
- immediate start, but pass valid for 3 months only
- total flexibility about when you attend
- electives: Gentle Yoga, Yoga For Backs, & Restorative Yoga
- best to involve males too… sperm is a third of the issue!
- ideally, do several classes a week
- this very low cost deal lets you do enough classes
- includes guidance on safe, easy, yoga for fertility poses
- also includes convenient, fertility yoga online
- opportunity to meet new friends too.
New NON-Beginner, Or Lapsed 6 Months?
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Fertility Yoga Classes At 50% Off A
Beginner Yoga 10 Class Pass. Plus A FREE 2-Class Bonus.
Here are 10 HALF price beginner classes to use for yoga classes at our 3 Darwin locations, & online.
Your first class is FREE if you are new to Flametree. Then, this 10 pack is usually $119. Instead, you get 10 in-studio or online classes at half price, plus 2 more FREE, for $59.50 in total. No discount code is needed, and it has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
So, that’s 12 classes for $59.50. The 2 FREE classes are included in the pass.
No discount code is needed. Just go to the beginner deal page and use Add To Cart. The price you see is the price you pay.
Then, get the pass, and come along to any mix of 8 beginner yoga classes in Darwin NT, Casuarina NT, Palmerston NT, and online.
Above all, these beginner classes are highly effective fertility yoga classes. In addition, this low cost deal will let you do enough of them to get the help that yoga can provide.
If you wish, see more class details at the beginner timetable.
No discount code is needed. Scroll down to buy now, or put your email in the box above if you prefer the offer by email.
This deal is for newcomers to Flametree, or anyone away 3 months or more. No discount code is needed, it has a 14-day money-back guarantee, and you have 6 months from your first class to use all your fertility yoga classes. The sooner you start, the sooner its likely to work!
Newcomers & Anyone Away 3 Months: 12 beginner classes for $59.50!
Buy beginner yoga classes right now. First class FREE if you are new, then 12 classes for $59.50.
Fertility Yoga Classes NT locations
Our fertility yoga classes for beginners are in-studio at 19 Bishop Street, Woolner, NT (see location here) or LIVE online via Zoom. It’s in a very central Darwin location, just 3km from the CBD.
Plus, in the Palmerston NT region, our yoga classes are at Gray Hall. (See the Google map at the link).
In addition, you can go to beginners yoga classes at Flametree Yoga Casuarina NT.
And, this same 10 class pack can be used for all beginner level yoga classes for fertility, and much more. So grab this deal at less than $5 a class!
A free first class, then 2 FREE classes in the pass
New to Flametree? Your first class is FREE. Then the half price pass gives you 2 additional, FREE beginner yoga fertility classes, for 12 in total at $59.50, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
So, get this special HALF price offer, already at 50% off, no code needed.
No discount code is needed. The price below is already set at half price.
Prefer to decide later? Put your email in the box above and we will send you the offer.
Once you’ve bought the pass, you may reserve classes as you go, using the link on your receipt.
But, for in-studio classes, you can JUST GO TO our above locations 10 minutes before class time.
However, if you’re attending online, make a class reservation, & a ZOOM link will be sent to you.
So, to buy, use “Add To Cart” below. No discount code is needed.
The price you see is already HALF price.
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Beginner Yoga Darwin and Online Deal: 50% OFF New / Lapsed
Original price was: USD$82.79. USD$41.40Current price is: USD$41.40.
Beginner Yoga Darwin and Online Deal: 50% OFF New / Lapsed
Original price was: USD$82.79. USD$41.40Current price is: USD$41.40.
12 beginner classes: $59.50. (Ten at HALF OFF + 2 FREE).
Use across Darwin or LIVE online. With money back guarantee.
For permanent NT residents, or online.
Real beginner yoga across Darwin region, or online, or both. Simple poses, supportive teachers, no flexibility needed. Whether you’ve never done yoga before, or you used to and have lapsed for 3 months plus, this pass is designed for you.
What you get
- 10 beginner classes at HALF price + 2 extra classes FREE — 12 classes total for $59.50
- Use your pass in-studio (Woolner, Coolalinga / Palmerston, or Casuarina), or LIVE (streamed) online from home
- Includes meditation classes, Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga for Backs — all on the same pass
- Taught by Chris Lalor (Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher) and her experienced team — 29 years teaching beginners across Darwin, and LIVE online
- Props and mat supplied free in the studio. Students can purchase a starter props pack if needed
- Choice of any mix of many convenient beginner class times, each week
- Money-back guarantee on your first class — if it’s not the right fit, full refund. No hassle.
Buy now via “Add To Cart” button below, or choose further options below. For instance, see the HALF price 20-pass upgrade option.
The reduced $59.50 HALF price for 12 classes, with or without 5 more, is directly below — no discount code is needed.
What your first foundation yoga class actually feels like
“Beginner” yoga at Flametree Darwin really means beginner. At our Darwin yoga studios, you’ll be welcomed as you come in the door. It’s foundation yoga in the high quality Iyengar style. You won’t need to know anything before you arrive. We’ll show you where to put your shoes, where to set up, and what to expect. The beginner yoga poses are simple. We use props (blocks, straps, blankets, chairs, and walls) to make every pose work for your body. Not as a shortcut — as a way of meeting you exactly where you are. Try studio or LIVE online beginner yoga, Darwin style. Wherever you are, they’re also the best value online yoga classes Australia has.
Beginners don’t need to be flexible. You don’t need to be fit. You don’t need to have done yoga before. You just need to show up — and we’ll take it from there.
NON-beginner deals for new or 3 mths lapsed
- Regular studio & online: 2 FREE + 10 HALF off (up to 17 at $8.71 each): $104.50
- Concession studio & online: 2 FREE +10 HALF off (12 at $7.04 each): $84.50)
- Regular online only: 2 FREE +10 HALF off (12 at $6.20 each): $74.50)
- Concession online only: 2 FREE +10 HALF off (12 at $4.96 each): $59.50)
Foundation Yoga Darwin & LIVE Online
Start Darwin foundation yoga exactly where you are. Props and clear guidance make yoga doable from day one. Or see my own story on how and why I got into yoga.
Other useful links
- See beginner or NON-beginner timetable
- Want up to 32 HALF price Beginner classes? See the 20-class 50% OFF deal
- Ready to reserve on online class? (In-studio folk can just turn up).
- Joining online or practicing at home? See the props pack with FREE shipping
- Prefer a private class, or a yoga therapist class?
- Already a current beginner student (not new or lapsed)? See other beginner pass options
- Need the low cost WEEKLY NON-beginner deals?
Or learn more below.
Try a beginner yoga class. If it’s not right, your money back.
We want you to come and try a beginner yoga class Darwin region, or online, without worrying about whether you’ve made the right decision.
Here’s how the guarantee works. Buy the 10-pass + 2 free. Come to your first class. If — for any reason — you decide it’s not the right fit for you, contact us within 14 days and we’ll refund the full pass. No questions, no hassle, no awkward conversation.
We’ve been teaching beginners across Darwin for 29 years. Most people who come find it’s exactly what they were looking for. But if you’re not one of them, we don’t want your money. Simple as that.
What beginner yoga option is right for me?
Not sure which option fits your situation? Here’s a quick guide to our introductory yoga offers Darwin region, and beyond.
I’ve never done yoga before
You’re in the right place. The beginner 10-pass + 2 free classes is designed specifically for you. Just add it to cart above. Props and mat are provided at the studio, the classes are genuinely simple, and we don’t expect you to know anything when you arrive.
I used to do yoga, but it’s been more than 3 months
Good news — you’re eligible for the half-price deal too. Lapsed students get the same offer as complete beginners. Just use the Add To Cart button above, and complete the purchase.
I’m not new or lapsed. I just want a normal ten pass
We love having you around. Here’s the usual good value ten pack, with 10 classes for $11.90 each.
I need a higher level than foundation yoga.
You can try several higher levels of NON-beginner yoga. If you’re new or lapsed 3 months, you can also get a HALF price 20 pass, plus 2 FREE classes. There’s also concession packs, and online only ten packs.
See the NON-Beginner HALF price deals.
I want as many half-price classes as possible
You can extend well beyond the initial 10-pass. The optional 5-class add-on (visible as you add to cart) gives you 5 more half-price classes. Or, upgrade to the bigger starter — 20 classes at half price + 2 free, with the option of up to 30 classes at half price — for even better per-class value.
See the 20 pass deal at HALF OFF + 2 FREE.
I want LIVE online, rather than coming to the studio
Many beginner classes are available LIVE via Zoom with the same teachers, same quality, same results. Many of our regular students join online from home, even when they live within 10–40 minutes of the studio. If you’re joining online, you might also want a starter props pack — it has everything you need to practise properly at home.
Studio & LIVE online beginner yoga Darwin deals
Studio & LIVE online beginner yoga Darwin deals. Doable yoga for all ages, sizes, and genders.
I’m interested in meditation or gentler classes, or Yoga For Backs
Your pass covers all of it. The timetable includes meditation, Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga for Backs — all on the same 10-pass, no extra cost.
See details in the Beginner timetable.
Why it’s the best of introductory yoga offers Darwin region, & beyond
Use this same half price beginner pass for LIVE (streamed) online, or studio classes across the Darwin region, or both. Mix and match studio or online as much as you like.
Our studios are at Woolner, Coolalinga / Palmerston, and Casuarina. Convenient foundation yoga classes cover Greater Darwin. For instance, Coolalinga to Palmerston is half the distance of Palmerston to Darwin City.
Casuarina (Lyons Centre) also serves the northern suburbs, and the Woolner studio is just 8.7 kilometres from Casauarina Square.
Props and mats are supplied at all locations. Just come along in comfortable sports clothes, or leggings if you want.
If you’d rather practise from home, our LIVE Zoom classes have the same teachers, the same atmosphere, and the same quality of instruction. Many of our long-term students choose at least some online — even when they live close to a studio.
Introductory yoga offers Darwin region & online
Use the same foundation yoga pass in studio across Greater Darwin or live online from home.
Why people choose Flametree Darwin region / online
29 years teaching beginners in Darwin
Chris Lalor founded Flametree 24 years ago, after 5 years teaching at another Darwin studio. She’s an accredited Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and certified Yoga Therapist — one of only a small number in Australia.
Chris and her teachers specialise in beginners who feel stiff, who’ve never done yoga, or who’ve been told they “probably should” but haven’t found the right entry point. (Many are still practising at Flametree, years later.)
By the way, Flametree teachers are all extensively trained and closely supervised by Chris. (Plus, it takes a minimum of 3 years to even start Flametree’s Iyengar style teacher training, and then at least another 3 years to be ready to actually teach).
Simple, doable, foundational poses — no jumping into the deep end
Flametree’s teaching style has been shaped by nearly three decades of working with real beginners in real Darwin bodies. The classes don’t try to look impressive. They try to be useful. Slow, held standing poses with props, breathing work that calms the nervous system, and gentle progression that lets your body adapt at its own pace.
Over time, they will guide you to whatever further levels of yoga you choose. With the right foundation, you’ll even learn exciting and highly beneficial inverted poses.
Props that make every pose accessible
Blocks, straps, walls, chairs, bolsters. We use them not as shortcuts — but as a way of making correct alignment available to every body, at every age, with every level of stiffness.
The result is that poses that might look impossible from the outside are genuinely doable, and more rapidly than otherwise. They also help ensure your safety.
Best beginner yoga Darwin and online deal
In the Beginner yoga Darwin and online deal, your foundation yoga pass can also be used for easier classes like Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga for Backs.
Want more from your yoga pass?
A few optional ways to extend or customise your starter pass.
Add 5 more half-price yoga classes
If you already know you want more momentum, tick the add-on box near the Add to Cart button (above). That gives you 15 half-price classes plus your 2 free — 17 classes in total. Same low per-class price.
Upgrade to the 20-pass starter (better per-class value)
Many people who try the 10-pass come back for more. If you already know that’s likely you, the 20-pass + 2 free is better value per class — and you can extend it further still with extra half-price add-ons. Go here to get up to 30 half price classes, and 2 FREE.
Starter props pack (for home and online yoga students)
In-the-studio students don’t need this, because props are supplied free at all locations. But if you’re joining online from home, or want a proper home setup, our starter props pack includes a yoga mat, two blocks, a strap, an eye cover, and a beginner pose poster. Plus, you can add 3 blankets, and an extra block. Free shipping anywhere in Australia.
See the yoga prop packs here.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the pass valid for?
Your pass is valid for 6 months from the date of your first class. Plenty of time to settle in, and build a habit that will make it easier to keep it up.
What if I’m really stiff or really unfit?
You’re exactly who these classes are designed for. Most new beginners arrive feeling stiff, unfit, or unsure. Props and modifications make every pose accessible. You’ll never be asked to do something your body isn’t ready for.
What if I’ve got a back, hip, knee, or shoulder issue?
Let the teacher know before class. We work with these conditions regularly. The Yoga for Backs class in particular is designed for people managing back issues — and it’s included on the same pass. (But the class is still very useful for any beginner). Also, all beginner yoga classes at Flametree have a reputation for helping with back issues.
Do I need to book in for each class?
No bookings are needed for in-the-studio classes. Once you’ve bought the pass, make a reservation just for online classes, and then we’ll send you the link to join the class.
Go to this link to make online class reservations.
Can I share my pass with my partner or a friend?
Passes are for individual use. If a friend or partner wants to join you, they can buy their own pass too — and you’ll have someone to practise with. Attending with a friend will help you keep it up.
What does the money-back guarantee actually cover?
If your first class from the pack isn’t right for you, contact us within 14 days and we’ll refund the full pass cost. No questions, no awkward conversation. You can use the first class to decide.
How often can I get it at HALF price?
These half-price deals for new or lapsed students are only available to any one person for a maximum of twice in a two-year period.
Why they’re the best value online yoga classes Australia has
For studio or online, you get at least 12 classes at just $4.96 each. Online or at studios, beginners elsewhere usually pay the same rate as non-beginners, and its mostly $20-30 for a single class. Even non-interactive video classes are usually more than $5 a class.
Let’s know if you find any yoga deal better than Flametree.
Ready for beginner yoga, Darwin or online?
Scroll back up and choose your option. The price you see is the price you pay — no discount code needed.
Still got questions about our these introductory yoga offers Darwin region, or online? Call or text us on 0468 362 641 or 0448 11 22 51.
Or send a message via the direct contact options.
If you call, and miss us, leave a message. We may be teaching, but will call you back rapidly. We’re happy to help you figure out the right place to start.
Wherever you are, try studio or LIVE online beginner yoga, Darwin style. And if you’re online only, remember they’re also the best value online yoga classes Australia has.
See you in class (or online!).
— Chris and the Flametree team
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Yoga For Sleep Through The Build-Up: Half Price 10 Classes, Darwin & Online
Original price was: USD$82.79. USD$41.40Current price is: USD$41.40.
Need more information before you buy? No problem.
Take a look at the full description of this 10 pack of classes.
Then come back here to get the half off 10 pack.
Plus, remember to talk to the male involved. Sperm count, and related issues, is a third of the fertility story.
All of Flametree’s classes are excellent for the virility that will get you (and him), the outcomes you want.
Flametree’s yoga classes Darwin options will suit any age, gender, or fitness level.
Options for fertility yoga online & in-studio
There are 4 levels of beginner yoga done by Flametree Yoga. But, all are suitable as fertility yoga classes.
The reason is that they all teach you key poses that work on stress reduction, pelvic blood flow, building positivity, and more.
So, the 4 levels of beginner classes are:
- Gentle Yoga
- Yoga For Back, and much more
- regular Beginner Yoga
- Restorative Yoga (closely related to yin yoga).
Gentle yoga is the easiest class, followed by yoga for backs, and so on. But, most new beginners are likely to be able to do all 4 levels. So, you can choose based on things like the class times that best suit you.
Above all, your HALF price beginner 10 pack can be used for any of the beginner class types that are in red (above).
Non-beginners have extra options
Non-beginners can come to any beginner or non-beginner classes. In addition, they also have the option of some additional Special Focus classes, such as:
- Yoga for Immune System
- Flow Yoga
- Therapy Yoga with a registered yoga therapist
- Breath Meditation (AKA pranayama or mindfulness meditation)
- private yoga classes.
Moreover, Christine Lalor, Flametree’s registered yoga therapist in Darwin, runs 2 weekly classes which are suitable for those wanting yoga therapy. They are Gentle Yoga, and Yoga For Back Neck and Shoulders.
As a result, depending on your situation, you might to do either or both. Come to either class and speak with Chris before the class, or contact us as below.
Immune System Yoga, and breath meditation, can also be done after 3 months of beginner yoga. (But all yoga will immediately also start helping you with fertility issues, and virility for males).
For more details, contact us, or reach out via the CHAT / Messenger button on this page.
So, get this top fertility yoga classes deal. It’s the best “yoga for fertility near me” option you’ll find. Plus, you can try fertility yoga online or in-studio (Darwin). Go ahead now and get 10 half price classes & 2 free.
Flametree’s beginner yoga does not start with poses like the handstand in this video.
But, gradually, starting from whatever suits you best, you’ll learn easy, preparatory poses.
Over time, such preparations can take you however far you want to go.
Meanwhile, the yoga poses will immensely help deliver all the wellness and fertility outcomes you seek.
Flametree Yoga Darwin NT props & mats
The best way to start is simply get a pass and attend a first class.
At the studio, Flametree provides mats and other yoga props. As a result, all you need is comfortable clothes with room to stretch.
So, just turn up 10-15 minutes before the class starts, and check in with the teacher.
If you’re online at home, it’s a good idea to have a least a non-slip yoga mat, or any non-slip surface. In addition, if you wish, see more on yoga props, including how to improvise them for online yoga.
But, please note that only 6 of Flametree Yoga’s beginner classes are online too. You can see these at the beginner timetable.
To buy, use “Add To Cart” above. No discount code is needed.
Your first class is free if you are new to Flametree, and the half price pass adds 2 more free classes. Then, you’ve a total of 3 months to use the 12 very low cost, introductory classes.
Best fertility yoga classes deal
So far, your fertility journey may have involved a series of fertility treatments you never wished for or would rather forget. To be more precise, we mean things like:
- invasive reproductive technology
- checking of hormone levels or stress hormones
- regular fertility program or fertility yoga practice visits
- checks on egg quality
- medical advice that has not so far worked
- fertility massage
- emotional support programs
- conventional pelvic floor exercises
- fertility coaching, and much more.
You can of course do yoga while you do any mix of these medical treatments, reproductive treatments, or whatever.
But, you may also wish yoga’s powerful practices by themselves, or before you start other things. Then, see what happens.
Meanwhile, studies at Harvard have shown yoga to be 300% more effective at bringing about conception than it was for those not doing it.
Some of the many reasons that yoga works include:
- yoga being especially suited to assisting women’s health issues
- mindfulness practices that are central to yoga
- yoga poses that bring more blood flow to reproductive system regions
- deep relaxation created by specific yoga postures
- yoga better addressing all aspects of your nervous system
- the increased focus on the present moment.
In addition, during the course of your Flametree classes, your qualified yoga teacher will explain more of the practice of fertility yoga.
So, get this top fertility yoga classes deal. It’s the best “yoga for fertility near me” option you’ll find. Plus, you can try fertility yoga online or in-studio (Darwin).
Go ahead now and get 10 half price classes & 2 free.
Restorative yoga, like the pose shown, is excellent in fertility yoga classes for decreasing stress
Setting you up for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby
While yoga is improving your reproductive health and reproductive organs, it’s also working on other matters that will help with getting pregnant. These include:
- mental health and resilience
- toning the lower back
- reducing stress levels overall, including emotional stress
- improving emotional health
- learning to have a positive mindset
- providing you appropriate regular exercise
- improving hormonal balance
- teaching you deep breathing, and breathing techniques
- helping you manage any pain levels now, or in pregnancy
- helping reduce any extra weight you may not want
- general overall health.
A regular yoga practice will help enormously with all of the above, and much more.
With the flexible passes at Flametree, starting with a half price 10 pass, you can work a your own pace.
In the process, you’ll get all the benefits of fertility yoga, and the many other aspects of Flametree’s wellness programs.
In-studio yoga sessions and online fertility yoga
Flametree has now run online yoga classes for a long time.
With our years of experience at online, most find that online yoga lessons are just as effective as in-the-studio yoga asanas.
So, you can get access to the important role yoga can play in your own journey into fertility yoga programs.
If you have any particular medical condition, please tell your teacher at your first class. The teacher will then give you a fertility yoga sequence adjusted for your personal information, and personal data.
All of Flametree’s yoga, including fertility yoga classes, are supported by extensive studies.
The classes are also structured to provide ongoing physical activity, rather than just a six-week yoga program. You can start when you like, and go as far as you wish.
Get this HALF price offer now, no code needed.
A Flametree Yoga Darwin city teacher demonstrating a simple stretch to straighten the spine, and improve posture. Try our Darwin yoga studios in Woolner, Casuarina, or Palmerston.
A wonderful way to help fertility challenges
As well as everything outlined above, Flametree will give you a new, supportive community.
In addition, you’ll enjoy the welcoming environment where you can get all that the ancient discipline of yoga delivers.
Moreover, the classes will also set you up to get the most from prenatal yoga classes, and postnatal yoga, in due course.
Best of all, for beginner classes, no previous yoga experience is required.
Over time, you’ll find Flametree’s fertility yoga classes to be an excellent way to tone your entire body, and pelvic area.
As needed, talk to your yoga instructor about any issues as you go, or other questions you have. Plus, you can also use the CHAT button on this page, or contact us.
Starting fertility yoga classes will be one of the most satisfying decisions you’ll ever make.
One of the many yoga poses that’s especially helping for increasing pelvic blood flow, and balance.
Reviews of Flametree Yoga
On Google, you can see real reviews from many Flametree students. Below, we have reproduced a couple of these reviews, with nothing changed except the emphasis added. On Google, you can see the student’s names and profiles. One student says:
“A great space to learn yoga. Teachers are excellent at accommodating for each individual, very inclusive. Chris is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, was fantastic throughout my whole pregnancy. Flexibility with in person and online classes at an affordable price! What more could you want!” (Mel).
In addition, here is another more recent Google review from another current Flametree student. She says:
“I’ve been attending regular classes at Flametree for 12 months. They’ve had such a positive and transformative impact on my health and wellbeing.
I’ve struggled with chronic back pain for a few years, which has contributed to substantial weight gain, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
Starting with the beginner program, I’ve slowly regained strength and mobility. In addition, I’ve got a sense of control over some of the spiraling effects these conditions have had.
Through regular practice, attending various workshops, and focus classes, I’ve learned to adopt a more mindful approach to movement and food choices, and have lost 30 kgs in the process.
So, a year ago I could not foresee this as being remotely possible.
Plus, the instructors at Flametree are amazing – really knowledgeable and welcoming, and the classes cater to all ages and levels of experience.”
In addition, if you wish, check out other Flametree reviews.
Fertility yoga online & in-studio, at HALF price
Or, if you want to start getting all the fertility and other benefits of yoga, just grab this half price deal.
In other words, try Flametree Yoga Darwin NT classes, in 3 locations, and for fertility yoga online.
Fertility yoga: questions people ask
What is fertility yoga?
It is ordinary yoga chosen and sequenced with fertility in mind. More work on the hips, the pelvis and circulation through the lower abdomen, and a much bigger share of restorative poses and breathing than a general class.
It is not a separate style. It is a different emphasis.
Does fertility yoga work?
Be careful with anyone who promises a baby. What the evidence supports well is that yoga lowers stress and improves sleep, and that women going through fertility treatment report feeling considerably better for doing it.
Whether that translates into a higher chance of conceiving is harder to prove. It is a reasonable thing to do for your own wellbeing while you are in the middle of a difficult stretch.
How does yoga help fertility?
Mostly through stress. Long running stress affects the hormones that govern the cycle, and yoga is one of the more reliable ways of bringing that down.
The physical side helps too. Better circulation through the pelvis, a body that is not permanently braced, and sleep that actually restores you.
Which yoga poses are good for fertility?
Supported reclining poses that open the hips, gentle standing poses, and legs up the wall. The supported Baddha Konasana over a bolster is the one most often taught for this.
The poses to leave out are strong abdominal work, deep twists and inversions, particularly in the second half of the cycle.
Can you do yoga during IVF?
Gentle, supported yoga is generally fine and many women find it one of the few things that helps during the wait. Check with your specialist first, because their advice for your situation comes first.
Around stimulation and after transfer, keep it restorative. No strong abdominal work, no inversions, no heat.
Can too much exercise affect fertility?
Yes. Very heavy training, particularly combined with low body weight, can disrupt ovulation.
That is part of why a slower practice suits this period better than a hard one.
Is fertility yoga the same as pregnancy yoga?
No. Pregnancy yoga is for once you are pregnant, and it works around a growing bump and a changing centre of gravity.
Fertility yoga is for before that, and the emphasis is on stress, cycle health and circulation. Flametree teaches both.
How often should I do fertility yoga?
Twice a week in a class is a sensible minimum, with a short restorative practice at home on other days.
Regular and gentle beats occasional and strenuous, and that is doubly true here.
Where can I do fertility yoga classes in Darwin or online?
Flametree teaches at Woolner (near Parap), Coolalinga, Casuarina, Palmerston and the CBD, and runs the same classes online. See the class times and book here.
