Humming Tree Yoga Blog

A C-section is not the absence of choice—it’s a different set of choices.

One of the biggest surprises for many people is not the yoga. It’s the other women in the room.

The midwives were excellent in guiding my pushing and I didn’t tear as a result. We had immediate skin to skin and delayed cord clamping. We kept her on skin to skin for a few hours afterwards and my placenta passed well without the injection.

The birth felt truly like something that belonged to me, my husband and our girl, rather than something that had happened to us.

How often are we mums actually in the photo? Our phone reels are full of snapshots of our kids, selfies they’ve taken of themselves, and maybe the odd family pic where we’re half in the frame.

A Humandala is an uplifting group class where we use each other to help us balance, twist or stretch deeper, but most importantly, it’s really good fun!

This month I'm celebrating my five year business birthday! My second son was only 2 weeks old when I decided to change careers. I knew I didn't want the travel commitments and stress of the corporate world anymore and with two kids, something had to change.

During my second pregnancy I read more positive birth stories and birth plans than I had prior to my first birth.

Our inner critic can become a barrier to our growth, happiness, and self-love. Show yourself more compassion.

(The Importance of Pregnancy and Post-Pregnancy Wellness with Humming Tree Yoga in Edinburgh - Written by Clare Evans at Stork Photography) Pregnancy and the post-pregnancy period are transformative phases in a woman's life. It's a time of immense physical, emotional, and mental changes. Ensuring the wellbeing of both the mother and the baby is paramount during this journey. One Edinburgh-based business, Humming Tree Yoga, stands out as a beacon of support for pregnant women

Thank you to Jade the Sleep Nanny for including me in this wonderful blog to help support small businesses at Christmas time. ... Top Edinburgh Baby & Family Gifts for Christmas At this time of year I often see so many questions relating to baby gifts. And it got me thinking that there are so many different businesses and ideas out there. So I have put together an incredible list of alternative ideas for Babies, Toddlers & Families this Christmas. And - all from small busines

Yoga has helped me so much through different life stages, I cannot imagine my life without it.

How Sabena kept calm during her hospital birth using her breath, counterpressure, tens and gas and air.

It's so lovely to go along to a yoga class in person, but what if you don't have the time/money/childcare that you need to make it...

Picture nurturing, flowing, candlelit yoga classes to help you build strength, bond with your baby and prepare for your birth and beyond!...

Why adapting your yoga practice is important - find a class to suit your needs.

A week before my due date, I’d had a fairly normal evening with a friend round for dinner then went to bed around 10pm only to wake a couple of hours later with some stomach cramps. I thought it might be Braxton hicks so I took a couple of paracetamol and got back into bed. I couldn’t get back to sleep and the cramps didn’t seem to be going away so I decided to just get up and have a bath at 1am! My husband asked if everything was alright and I told him yes and just to go bac

I would like to share my positive birth story with you as it was everything I thought I didn't want it to be, yet also the most amazing day of my life. I was told at my 20 week scan that my placenta was low meaning there was a high chance by the time of the third trimester, I would need to have a planned cesarean section. I had always wanted a low intervention, waterbirth and even during the fertility treatment I underwent to become pregnant, I had convinced myself all the me

In short, I really did have a wonderful experience with my labour, all the midwives I encountered were just fantastic and I'm so fortunate for my first labour to be as quick and straight forward as it was. I would even go as far to say I enjoyed my labour. The breathing skills you taught us really did help and got me through. I was kept informed the whole time and the midwives couldn't do enough for me - they even looked after Steve really well, he got cups of tea brought for

My waters broke on Halloween evening as I was answering the door to excited kids who were guising! One being my neighbour who asked when I was due, imminently was the answer. We called the hospital and they told us to have some food then come into the RIE. We had to put a plastic bag down in the car to catch my pooling waters, I'll never forget that feeling when I stood up after parking to them running down my legs! We got taken straight away and it turned out I had high bloo