Yoga FAQ's

Healthy pregnancy and an easy birth?

Q: How can Yoga help me to have a healthy pregnancy and an easy birth?

A: Yoga Awareness is the perfect place for you to prepare your body for birth and motherhood. 

Ted Surman, the director and main instructor of Yoga Awareness has 14 years of training in Viniyoga and Classical Raja Yoga and Ayurveda with world renowned experts. Including seven years of prenatal specialization. Ted teaches Yoga classes on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mornings at 8:30am. Each class is catered to the specific needs of his students each day. When you attend a class at Yoga Awareness, you and your classmates can expect the Vinyasa to support, balance, and nourish your mind, body and emotions based on each student's individual needs, requests, and situation. This kind of synergy is achieved through thoughtful check-ins at the beginning of each class, unique daily Vinyasa flow expertly crafted on the spot for each class, and personalized modifications offered based on each student's strengths, challenges, and current physical condition.

Our Monday evening class is another wonderful option for expectant mothers. Marie Fitzsimons has been studying Yoga for fourteen years, and teaching at Yoga Awareness for six. In addition to teaching lovely Yoga classes, she is a childbirth and parenting educator, and has studied midwifery and women's health. You would be welcome in her class and receive expertly tailored Vinyasa flow and individual modifications for each stage of your pregnancy. Stop in on a Monday at 5:30pm; Find your bliss. Relax, stretch, and flex as your body blossoms. Open your body and mind to positive transformation, and create an healthy positive birth experience.

Although we don't offer a weekly class specifically for pregnancy, integrating our Yoga classes into your life will be an amazing opportunity for you to invest in your health and enjoy the physical, mental, and emotional growth that can prepare your body to gracefully meet the demands of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.

Yoga Awareness is also the best place on Maui for you to receive prenatal Ayurvedic treatments. These treatments can be incredibly beneficial for the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of expectant mothers and their offspring. The benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda combined are a blessing for mothers to be and their growing babies.

Embrace peace and wellness for the childbearing year at Yoga Awareness!