Pilates for pregnancy
Nurturing Your Journey Before & After Baby
Discover new and supportive ways to move your body during and after your pregnancy.
Prenatal Pilates
Congratulations on your pregnancy! We want you to know we’re thrilled for you and honored to be a part of this incredible journey. We believe that now, more than ever, is the time to honor your body's wisdom and capabilities. With our expert guidance and the supportive community at Humani, you'll find a practice you can connect to now and after the baby’s arrival.
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It’s fascinating what our bodies go through during pregnancy, isn’t it? We know that as beautiful as this journey is, you’re dealing with a lot right now. Your body feels different almost every day — new aches/pains, new things that provide relief — you’re also dealing with the emotional aspects of a changing body — it doesn’t look the way that you’re used to it looking and doesn’t work the way you’re used to it working.
Now is the time to honor your body first.
Finding new ways to move that support you and feel good to you is so valuable — even if your new Pilates practice doesn’t feel or look at all like what it used to. Please know that it’s not only OK, but essential to make sure your workouts are tailored specifically for you and support you in new ways that you need support.
Good news is that we have options.
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Our focused prenatal weekly classes are an excellent opportunity to move your body in a way that serves it best, receive resources and individual attention, and build community with other women on a similar journey.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday 7/11 at 12:15 pm
Wednesday 7/15 at 6:45 pm
Sunday 7/19 at 11:15 am
Wednesday 7/22 at 6:45 pm
Sunday 7/26 at 11:15 am
Wednesday 7/29 at 6:45 pmFee: $45/session (4+ people); $50/session (2-3 people). It will be a $45 fee to sign up for each of these classes, with the caveat that if the class has 2-3 students enrolled, then the attendees agree to be automatically charged an additional $5.00 fee for the class.
Booking + Cancellation:
All classes are currently available to book online on our public class schedule. All bookings and class cancellations must be done online.
These classes have a one week cancellation policy, with the only exceptions being if the student goes into labor or has a medical emergency. If there are no students enrolled in the class one week before the class date, we will cancel the class. -
You may be also wondering what you should or shouldn’t be doing while working out. If you’ve been taking group classes with us at Humani, you may need to start modifications soon.
First step is to check our studio policies below and schedule a private session before your 2nd trimester.
During this private session, we’ll help you learn new modifications and give you adaptations for exercises that you’re used to doing, but are no longer appropriate for your body or simply uncomfortable.
Remember, it’s not just about comfort — it’s also about tailoring your workout for what’s actually beneficial for your body at this time. Through all the changes and new sensations, your Pilates practice will change with you.
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If you’ve never done Pilates and want to start now, we recommend you attend our special weekly prenatal classes only or schedule a private session.
To book a private session, purchase your session and e-mail us to book. Because this will be a specialized session, e-mailing us to book, will allow us to set up a session with the appropriate teacher and be prepared for your session.
E-mail us at humanimanager@gmail.com to book a private session.
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If you’re currently a student with us, please inform our staff when you become pregnant, so we can update your profile.
All pregnant clients are required to get instructor approval prior to starting or continuing in group classes during the window of 16-20 weeks in the pregnancy. During this time, clients will be seeing more changes to their bodies where they will actually need to apply modifications to their Pilates practice.
Once you receive instructor approval, you can take Machines Level 1 or All Levels classes, including Chair.
Do not book Machines Level 1.5 or Mat Classes.
In order to honor your body and maintain a safe and positive experience for you and all students at Humani, after 32 weeks of pregnancy (or 28 weeks for multiple births), all Humani students are asked to take private pilates sessions or prenatal classes only.
Our focused prenatal classes are an excellent opportunity to move your body in a way that serves it best, receive resources and individual attention, and build community with other women on a similar journey.
Our semi–private 50 minute prenatal classes take place twice a week.
E-mail humanimanager@gmail.com to get more info.
Postnatal Pilates
We know it can be difficult to know what to do and what you’re ready for. We honor the time it takes for you to focus on building strength in functional and sustainable way, taking time and care to focus on alignment, and taking proper time to rest and heal.
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It's easy to rush back into physical activity after delivery, but your body needs time to heal. We also know it can be difficult to not get overwhelmed by the “bounce back quick” narrative, so we encourage you to focus on adapting your Pilates practice to your current needs as your body continues to heal.
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Postnatal Check-in Session + Scheduling:
*We highly recommend to start with this check-in session as your first step back.
If you're ready to return to Pilates or are starting for the first time, our specialized Postnatal Check-In Private Session is designed for you.Our post-natal instructors will:
• Offer tips to support your healing journey.
• Show exercises for a safe return or start in Pilates.
• Assist in checking your linea alba for diastasis recti.
•Discuss pelvic floor injury and weakness.
•Provide useful exercises to prepare you for classes.
Fee: $90
Contact to book: schedule@humanistudios.com
Postnatal Class Info + Scheduling:
Our focused postnatal classes are an excellent opportunity to move your body in a way that serves it best, receive resources and individual attention, and build community with other students on a similar journey.Contact to book: Email us at humanimanager@gmail.com or call us at (916) 905-2787 for upcoming class schedule.
Foundations Class
If you are only able to re-start with regular group classes, we highly recommend starting with our Foundations classes to work on rebuilding your core strength and reconnect with your body at a slower and more intentional pace. -
Postpartum students are able to start classes and/or private sessions after six weeks postpartum and with a doctor’s clearance to start strength training exercises/Pilates. It is your responsibility to inform us if you are one year or less postpartum before starting classes and/or private sessions.
Why six weeks? The first six weeks postpartum are especially critical to your healing. As you experience new sensations while healing, compounding additional load bearing exercises too soon to your day to day activities, may cause a delay in healing. During pregnancy, deep core muscles experience significant changes to allow space for the growing uterus. Post pregnancy, these changes will impact how your body moves and heals, while your body will continue to experience hormone fluctuations before they return to their pre-pregnancy levels.As you return to Pilates postpartum, we strongly encourage you to take a private session for further assessment. In this private session, you will check for Diastists Recti and create a plan with your individual goals in mind, before attending group classes. The Postnatal Check-in Session can be utilized at any month or year postpartum, and/or after the six weeks waiting period. From time to time, we also offer postnatal specific classes that are a great re-starting point into group classes, which focus on postpartum-specific needs.