Alex Farner

Alex Farner

Purpose built practices to support female vitality, prenatal and postnatal growth.

Meet Alex

Yoga to support female vitality, pre & postnatal wellbeing.

Offered as an evolving practice that grows with you, Alex’s classes weave an intelligent blend of yoga, pelvic floor mobility, meridian theory and myofascial release to bolster fertility, strong and healthy pregnancies, restful and empowered postnatal support.

Feathered with breathwork, anatomical education and tools to promote calm and a regulated nervous system, this proven method is designed uniquely to support women and have resounding effects on future generations. Bridging the gap between holistic practices and the medical system, Alex cultivates knowlege to educate and empower women with awareness to enhance our experience of life.

Alex is Vinyasa and Yin trained (500+ hours), with specialities in prenatal and postnatal yoga, female health yoga and cycle support.

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Work With Me

I currently have 3 offerings available for you to work with me, both online and in person.

— 1:1 Private sessions
— Intimate group classes
— Private events

Offerings From Alex

  • Alex Farner
  • 30min

Prenatal ~ Vinyasa

An empowering vinyasa flow as you step into your power and raise your Shakti; your feminine energy. During pregnancy, there is a natural increase in heart rate, so take things a little slower and take breaks as you need to. You can do strong things. Blood volume increases about 30 to 50 percent, which affects your blood pressure, so we…

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Prenatal ~ Pelvic Floor Flow

Explore pelvic floor sensations in your body and get familiar with your range of strength and softening. Sync breath and movement to establish a strong pelvic foundation for functional day-to-day movement.

  • Alex Farner
  • 60min

Masterclass ~ Empowering The Mother

Pregnancy is one of the most monumental evolutions a woman can go through in her lifetime. Join Alex, a teacher on The Fold who specializes in supporting women in pre and post natal health, with yoga. There will be a short guided practice, followed by education offered on common questions, modifications and advocacy on how to best support yourself physically,…

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Postnatal ~ Coming Back To The Mat

When it comes to yoga with or around babies, anything goes! Go easy on yourself coming back to the mat and consider anything you get done to be a win. Positioning your mini somewhere close to you can enable you to make eye contact, smile, wiggle your fingers as you move your arms, play peek a boo… or in today’s…

  • Alex Farner
  • 40min

Prenatal ~ Vinyasa Breakdown

Missing your Chaturanga? This vinyasa breakdown uses safe modifications that will support your growing uterus and pelvic organs, minimising strain and separation of the core. Working with facial trains and connective tissue, this flow is designed specifically to target the changes happening in your body through pregnancy.

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Postnatal ~ Legs On Wall

This is a series of great standing shapes to open your body with the use of a wall. Using the wall as a guide for alignment and balance, and movement to build up stamina, tone your legs and strengthen your entire body, especially your hips, thighs, calves, ankles, and feet.

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Prenatal ~ Mama Moves & Meditation

We'll use some gentle movement to release any tension and settle into a guided meditation. Take a moment to reconnect with your body and baby and marvel at the wonder of this journey.

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Postnatal ~ 360º Core

This stable and steady practice will reignite muscles that have lengthened to accommodate the baby. Safe and clever movements will start to knit your 360-degree core back together after pregnancy and birth.

  • Alex Farner
  • 30min

Prenatal ~ Trusting, Open Heart

A short, sweet recipe of shapes and breathwork to ground and calm. We bear a lot of extra weight on the front of our bodies when pregnant, which can pull us forwards - causing chest rounding and sometimes low back pain. Using supportive props this is an earthing practice to improve spinal alignment, relieve back pain and sweetly open the…

  • Alex Farner
  • 10min

Postnatal ~ Restorative Stretching

Take a break in the day with this gentle, tension-relieving stretching sequence. With the use of a strap (scarf or towel) feel your into shapes to release your lower body, spine and neck. We'll stay low and grounded to soothe your nervous system in this circular, mandala flow of feel-goods.

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Prenatal ~ Deep Rest

This tutorial is a how-to savasana when pregnant. I'll show you a few ways to settle into a comfortable state for rest and relaxation that are safe for your body and your baby. Test them out for yourself, then join me for a short softening and settling moment at the end.

  • Alex Farner
  • 30min

Prenatal ~ Safe & Stable Core

Strengthen muscles that will support baby’s growth and your ever-changing body with these clever core exercises. Safe for any time during your pregnancy, keeping you stable and strong. We’ll also give attention and some loving care to our wrists, as your joints can lose their normal stability due to the hormone relaxin and increased fluid retention in pregnancy.

  • Alex Farner
  • 20min

Prenatal ~ Pelvic Floor Warm Up

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues that form a supportive sling at the base of the pelvis. Get to know their crucial role in pregnancy, preparation for childbirth, and postpartum recovery. You can use this tutorial before any other class or exercise to switch these muscles on and engage your breath in a safe…

  • Alex Farner
  • 30min

Prenatal - Mirror Of The Neck & Cervix

Cervix in latin translates to neck; the two are energetically and physically linked. In this practice we release fascia around the neck, throat and jaw to access and soften our pelvic floor. Using humming, we release tension via the vagus nerve, allowing us to soften both areas of the body emotionally and physically. I’ll guide you through some shapes and…

  • Alex Farner
  • 30min

Prenatal ~ Strong & Stable

Let's break down a flow, to accommodate nausea, fatigue — and a belly! Understand why and how we use props to support your changing body. In this tutorial, we'll build some heat and energy through functional movements, paired with breath.