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Motherhood: Yoga After Baby with Advocate Good Shepherd

Classes are held on Thursdays, October 4, 11, and 18 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington, IL- Calling all moms ready to shed those extra pregnancy pounds! The Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital offers a postnatal class that will jump-start your healthy routine: Yoga After Baby incorporates gentle yoga techniques to strengthen and restore your mind and body.

 

Those first few weeks after you give birth can be overwhelming. It’s important that you schedule time to yourself to relax and recover, both for your sake and your baby’s! Yoga exercises can help tone your abdominals, align your hips, and improve your balance. This low intensity workout will stretch your body and tone long lean muscles. You will most likely feel energized and happier with increased strength and stability, but most importantly you will feel confident in yourself as a mother. 

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Classes are held on Thursdays, October 4, 11, and 18 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 W. Highway 22, Barrington, Illinois 60010.  Mothers that are at least six weeks postnatal (and their kids!) are invited to attend. Please bring a water bottle and yoga mat for your practice, as well as, a note of approval from your doctor. 

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Registration and $25 fee are required; 25% cancellation fee applies. You may register by calling 1.800.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622) Monday - Friday 8 am – 6 pm, class code: 3B22.  Or register on-line with the same code. 

 

About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Advocate Good Shepherd in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is ranked highest in Illinois for quality and patient safety according to BlueCross BlueShield and exists to serve its communities.  For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital: www.advocatehealth.com/gshp Shield’s 2011 Blue Star Report™.  Advocate is a faith-based organization

 

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