Yoga Jai Ma

I'm so happy to have found a studio in Rancho Bernardo that offers prenatal yoga. I took my first class with Shelley today, and it exceeded my expectations. I've been a yogi for a while pre-pregnancy, but this is my first prenatal yoga class, and I wish I'd found the studio sooner! I highly recommend that new moms start early in their pregnancies.

I started with Yoga Jai Ma in August of 2023. It has been a transformative experience. Every Yoga Jai Ma class participant and instructor I have met have been wonderfully inclusive, friendly, accepting, patient and interested in each other's well being. It's become a community of kindred spirits for me. I had never taken yoga before Jai Ma. If you want to have a wonderful experience in practicing yoga in a supportive, restoring environment, this is it. Don't be afraid of joining a class because you think you are not "at the right level". All of the instructors I know welcome first timers, newbies with a supportive attitude and great patience. They are interested in the student achieving the results they are looking for, not expecting results on a time table. You will not find a better community to practice yoga than Yoga Jai Ma. Huge standing ovation and shoutout to Nita (the owner) for having developed Yoga Jai Ma into what it is today!

I've been a member of Yoga Jai Ma since 2019, and will continue to be a member for as long as I can. I've come to love the yoga vibes here and the experienced and talented teachers, especially Lisa. She teaches the Deep Stretch class on Friday mornings. What a treat! The adjustments she does during and at the end of class are just what my body needs to move into a pose. I'm so happy that Yoga Jai Ma is a big part of the yoga community.

I've been attending the prenatal yoga classes at Yoga Jai Ma for the last month and have loved every class. This seems to be the only studio in the area that offers 3 prenatal classes a week for an affordable rate. The instructors are fantastic and genuine in their approach. They offer modifications since women are at different states in their pregnancy, which I appreciated being in my third trimester. Monday night classes include a discussion at the start of class which is a great way to prepare emotional for your labor too. I highly recommend checking them out!

I’m so grateful I found Yoga Jai Ma’s prenatal yoga classes! I had attended prenatal yoga at other studios (and YouTube) during previous pregnancies, and it was all fine and glad it got me moving gently. When I was searching for a local class during this pregnancy, the only one that aligned with my schedule was prenatal yoga at Jai Ma on Monday evenings. It said it included a group discussion session beforehand, which I was a little apprehensive about, as I had already been through 2 previous “birth classes” for other babies and didn’t feel I needed more. Oh how wrong I was. I signed up to give it a try anyway, and the group discussion is NOT some clinical worker telling you how to swaddle a newborn. It is actually a grounded, wise, trained, caring, professional, strong woman guiding us into motherhood. Each week has a different theme that is actually useful to birth and postpartum, and things I have never learned during previous pregnancies that I wish I had. Shelley really listens to everyone’s thoughts, and makes sure we all feel included and heard. It is because of this class and Shelley that I feel confident and eager to birth my baby unmedicated, however, there are plenty of moms in the class who have different birth plans and wishes, and they are all welcomed and supported. We’ve all learned new things and can all leave the class confident and empowered to grow into our new selves, comfortable that we’ve become a part of this sisterhood, and eager to return for postpartum yoga or birth story processing!