Why Teaching Prenatal Yoga Feels So Close to My Heart

When I first started teaching yoga more than 10 years ago, I never imagined that one day, working with mothers and mothers-to-be would become such a meaningful part of my journey.

I still remember feeling a little nervous whenever a pregnant lady walked into my class. Back then, prenatal yoga wasn’t as common as it is today. Many assumed general yoga would suit expectant mums, but I knew stronger flows weren’t always safe and needed special guidance and motifications. Out of that concern, I decided to learn more and took up my first prenatal yoga certification. It gave me the confidence to support the occasional mum-to-be who joined my classes and a better understanding of how yoga could nurture a woman’s body through change. A few years later, I went on to refresh my knowledge and took up another Prenatal Yoga certificate, and not long after, I found myself pregnant. Teaching prenatal yoga then became something I could truly relate to. Every stretch, every breath, every pause felt different. I began to understand how much yoga could help us feel grounded and connected through all the physical and emotional shifts of pregnancy in every trimester.

During my own pregnancy, which happened during the pandemic, I became even more curious. There was so much information everywhere, yet so much confusion too. I wanted to know how yoga could truly support mothers, and how partners could be more involved in the journey. That led me to study childbirth education and integrate what I learned into my classes and workshops.Since then, I’ve had the joy of guiding hundreds of mothers, fathers, and babies through yoga and birth preparation workshops as well as Mummy & Baby and Parent & Tots Yoga sessions that celebrate connection beyond pregnancy. 

My wish is simple: to keep nurturing these little seeds, helping families grow, move, and bloom with awareness and love. Looking back, I can see how every part of my own journey - from loss to motherhood, from student to teacher - shaped the way I teach today. Yoga has supported me through fertility struggles, miscarriage, pregnancy, and postpartum recovery. It taught me to slow down, to listen, and to honour each stage with gentleness. Today, my classes are about more than movement. They’re about connection - to body, breath, and the people we share space with.

If you’re a mum-to-be preparing for birth or someone simply seeking calm, the heart of the practice is the same: to move with ease, to breathe with awareness, and to remember that we are always growing and supported in our own ways.

May every mama who steps onto the mat find a moment of peace, strength, and joy.

With love,

Diana Lim, The Pure Seeds