Plenty of people who loved their yoga class or their morning walk before pregnancy want to keep moving through it, and then want somewhere to go once the baby arrives. The hard part is often just knowing where to start. Prenatal fitness in Greensboro tends to live inside smaller places: a yoga teacher who also works as a doula, and pelvic health practices that run group classes alongside their regular appointments.
Several of these classes welcome babies once they arrive, so the same places can carry you from the first trimester into the first year. Below are four spots around the Triad, three in Greensboro and one in Winston-Salem, with their schedules and rates as each one publishes them. Where a detail isn’t listed, ask when you book.
Sacred Rhythms: prenatal on Monday evenings, postnatal on Thursday mornings
Dawn Leonard is an E-RYT 200 yoga teacher who also works as a birth doula, and she teaches both prenatal and postnatal yoga in Greensboro on a weekly schedule. Her booking calendar shows prenatal yoga on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at 515 College Road, Suite 3. Postnatal yoga meets on Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Southside Studio Co-op, 337 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The prenatal class is written for any trimester, and her page says no prior yoga experience is needed. Her published rates are $15 for a drop-in, $54 for four classes and $100 for eight. She also offers one-to-one sessions, a mindful pregnancy meditation at a suggested $25, and a partners workshop taught with a licensed massage therapist. Her live calendar is the easiest place to see which sessions are coming up and where they meet.
Triad Pelvic Health Physical Therapy: free monthly classes with a pelvic health OT
This practice at 5574 Garden Village Way, Suite D1 in Greensboro runs two monthly group classes, both listed as free or by donation. Pelvic Floor Yoga is a 45-minute Vinyasa-style flow on Thursdays from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. It is open to all ages and genders, and the practice describes it as including pre and postnatal work.
Baby and Me Yoga follows on Thursdays from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. for parents with babies between six weeks and eleven months, and the practice says it focuses on the pelvic floor and core. Both classes are taught by Alison Presley, a pelvic health occupational therapist and certified yoga instructor with more than twenty years of teaching. The practice notes that its classes fill quickly, so if you can’t make a class you registered for, it asks you to call 336-443-0202. A free 15-minute screening appointment is listed on the same page, and babies and children are welcome at it.
Garner Pelvic Health: medical therapeutic yoga on North Greene Street
Dr. Ginger Garner practices at 612 North Greene Street in Greensboro, and her prenatal and postpartum care builds movement into each visit through the medical therapeutic yoga approach she has written training materials on. In the practice’s own words, people come in for birth preparation and cesarean recovery, among other reasons listed on its prenatal and postpartum page. It is one-on-one care first, with movement woven in, so it suits someone who wants an individual plan before or alongside a group class.
The practice has run group offerings, including Prepare to Push classes, so ask about upcoming group dates when you call. Telehealth is offered, and the first step is a free phone consultation at 336-707-9951. For session lengths and rates, ask when you book.
Taylor Physical Therapy and Wellness: four class types in Winston-Salem
About thirty miles west of Greensboro, at 318 Indera Mills Court in Winston-Salem, this practice runs a whole family of perinatal classes. There is prenatal yoga, and postpartum yoga the practice describes as for roughly four to six weeks after delivery onward. A Mommy and Me yoga track is split into two age groups, birth to crawlers and crawlers to 18 months, so the class can grow along with the baby.
The practice also lists a therapeutic yoga class, which it describes as for chronic pain conditions including pelvic pain. Classes are taught by women’s health professionals, class sizes are kept small, and sessions rotate with the seasons, so the lineup in October may differ from February’s. Booking goes through the practice’s Jane portal, and 336-310-5038 is the number for current times. For rates, ask when you book.
Before You Book
Ask who teaches the class and what training they have for pregnancy or postpartum work. Each place above names its teachers, and a quick question helps you find the one that fits where you are right now. If you’re early postpartum, it’s worth asking your own doctor or midwife when you’re ready to return to exercise, and checking whether a class wants that clearance first.
Check the live schedule before you go. Monthly classes, seasonal rotations and small class sizes mean the time you saw last month may have moved or filled. Booking calendars and a quick phone call give the current answer, and several of these places ask you to register ahead.
Plan for the baby. The Baby and Me and Mommy and Me classes are built around bringing your little one along, so ask what to bring, such as a blanket or a carrier, and whether strollers fit in the room. For classes without the baby, line up childcare before you commit to a series.
Ask about cost and coverage up front. Where a price is published it appears in that business’s section, and two of the class options above are listed as free or by donation. If you’re seeing a physical or occupational therapist one-on-one, ask the practice whether your insurance covers the visit, separately from any group class.
This article describes what local businesses offer and, where noted, what they say about their own services. Greensboro Vibe does not endorse any treatment for any condition, and nothing here is medical advice. Please talk with your doctor or another qualified clinician before starting something new.
