Birthconnections: Pregnancy, Yoga and Birth Preparation in Glasgow

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Sandra Farmer qualified as a physiotherapist in Glasgow in 1980 and gained a post graduate qualification from Bradford University in Women’s Health specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology. She has worked in the NHS facilitating and developing antenatal classes for many years, bringing a depth of practical expertise and knowledge which has expanded into her Yoga for Pregnancy classes and Birth Preparation Workshops for Couples.

She is a member of YogaBirth, an international organisation of yoga teachers in childbirth education. Sandra has completed Active Birth training with Andrea Robertson and the Scottish Birth Teachers Association and has taught Yoga for Pregnancy and Couples Birth Preparation Workshops in Edinburgh for a number of years.
She has also undertaken Birthing From Within training with Pam England (an approach which helps women explore the emotional, spiritual and psychological aspects of birth).

Sandra is also a HypnoBirthing Practitioner.

Photography by Cameron McMurdo