Hello Brighton & Hove
Did you know Brighton is where LushTums began? Founded here by Clare Maddalena, LushTums has grown into a thriving Brighton & Hove community. Today, a wonderful team of teachers — all personally trained by Clare — offer classes across the city, with Clare still teaching regularly herself. Do scroll all the way down to see everything on offer.
What’s on? Classes & Courses
Pregnancy Yoga & Birth Preparation
A balanced blend of active and nourishing practices to help you feel more comfortable in your body, prepare for birth, and connect with other expectant parents.
75-minute class
Postnatal Yoga for Mum & Baby
Suitable from 6–8 weeks post-birth through to crawling. These classes support healing, recovery, and the safe rebuilding of strength and fitness, while bonding with your baby.
75-minute class
Women’s Yoga
A non-pregnancy somatic yoga class for women at every life stage — from fertility through to menopause. Designed to help you reset, unwind, and reconnect after a busy week.
75-minute class
Yoga For Birth Workshop
A practical, essential approach to birth preparation. Includes breathing techniques, labour positions to create space, what to do if labour stalls or baby feels “stuck”, partner support, rebozo shawl massage, and guided birth visualisation.
Runs every 4–6 weeks · 3-hour workshop
3 Step Process 121s
A gentle, effective one-to-one process to help release fears around birth or work through post-birth trauma.
3 × 60-minute sessions
Wellness 1:1s with Clare
Personalised one-to-one sessions to support your overall health and balance. We look at your wellbeing from all angles — including weight, metabolism, habits, energy levels, mood, and gestational diabetes — using connection, yoga, and nutrition to offer a much-needed layer of support in today’s busy world.
75-minute 121 sessions
Weekly Timetable
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Important info: We are a lovely team of teachers, however as we all run individual separate little businesses class packages purchased with one teacher can not be used with another teacher and are not transferable to other students either. All class packages must be used up by their expiry date. By booking you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions. Do make a note of which teacher and which location you are booking into. Thank you so much for your understanding.
Wednesday
Pregnancy Yoga 5.45pm - 7.00pm at The Loft with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
Thursday
Postnatal Mum & Baby Yoga 10.00am - 11.45am at The Loft with ClareMaddalena - BOOK NOW
Sunday
Yoga For Birth - 3hr Workshop at The Loft with Clare Maddalena - SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFO AND TO SAVE YOUR SPACE
Benefits of Pregnancy Yoga & Birth Preparation Classes
Feel strong, relaxed, and comfortable as your body changes, ease common pregnancy aches and anxiety, and prepare for birth with confidence. Every class is gently tailored to your needs, with deep relaxation and better sleep almost guaranteed.
Our pregnancy yoga and birth preparation classes in Brighton & Hove combine traditional yoga and hypnobirthing to support your body and mind throughout pregnancy and birth.
Join our welcoming Brighton pregnancy yoga community, connect with other parents-to-be, and feel supported every step of the way.
When to start:
Join in the first trimester if you already do yoga or exercise regularly. However, if you are brand new to yoga or exercise, it is recommended to wait until after the first trimester (around 15/16 weeks) before starting. You can then practice right up to full term. Any concerns, do check with your dr/midwife.
Pregnancy Yoga
WHEN & WHERE
@Ekah Yoga Kendal House, Donkey Mews, Brunswick St East, Hove BN3 1AW
- Mondays 7.30pm - 8.45pm with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
@The Loft upstairs at Little Dippers Upper Gardner St, North Laines, Brighton
- Mondays 5.45pm - 7.00pm with Clair Edwards- BOOK NOW
- Wednesday 5.45pm - 7.00pm with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
- Saturdays 10.45am - 12.00noonwith Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
@Patcham Methodist Church 51 Ladies' Mile Rd, Brighton
- Tuesdays 6.30pm - 7.45pm - with Katherine Wilding - BOOK NOW
There is free parking behind the church. Come in via the side entrance. We are in the main hall.
Yoga For Birth Workshop (Brighton & Hove)
3-Hour Practical Birth Preparation
A hands-on yoga for birth workshop in Brighton for you and your birthing partner, teaching practical tools to support a confident, active birth.
Learn effective yoga positions and movements, hypnobirthing breathing, relaxation techniques, and partner support skills you can use during labour. This workshop fills the gap often left by NCT and antenatal classes, giving you real, embodied preparation.
Drawing on 20 years of LushTums experience, we share a complete birth prep toolkit — combining active birth, birth biomechanics, rebozo and partner massage, mindfulness, and visualisation.
£98 per mum-to-be (birth partner included) Spaces are limited - book early to save your space and avoid disappointment.
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“I would highly recommend this workshop! My partner and I took part in the last workshop on Sunday & really couldn’t recommend it enough, especially if you’re feeling a bit anxious about labour & everything that surrounds it. It felt really grounding & supportive. Thank you so much Clare”
AMIRA, BRIGHTON
What’s Included in Our Brighton Yoga for Birth Workshop
Releasing fears & focusing on your ideal birth – set positive intentions and feel empowered throughout pregnancy and labour.
Birth Breathing Techniques – learn hypnobirthing-inspired breathing for contractions, rest, and active labour.
Yoga Positions & Movements – support baby positioning, encourage labour progress, or slow things down as needed.
Biomechanics for Birth – practical strategies if labour “stalls” or baby feels “stuck,” creating space in the pelvis and helping things move naturally.
Rebozo Shawl Techniques – deeply relaxing during pregnancy and a gentle, effective tool in labour.
Partner Support & Massage – practical guidance to help birth partners feel confident, calm, and fully involved.
Guided Birth Visualisation Meditation – finish feeling prepared, positive, and connected.
Join us in Brighton & Hove for this fun, empowering and practical workshop that gets you and your birth partner excited, confident, and on the same page for the big day.
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Support your recovery – navigate the physical and emotional changes after birth, including C-sections, episiotomies, separated tummy muscles, and prolapse, with safe, progressive exercises designed for all new mums.
Regain strength and fitness – rebuild core stability, muscle tone, and overall energy from the inside out.
Find calm and connection – take time to slow down, relax, and recharge, nurturing both yourself and your baby, and helping make up for lost sleep.
Build community – meet and connect with other new mums, share experiences, and make lasting friendships.
A supportive, gentle, and empowering way to recover, reconnect, and thrive as a new parent.
Benefits of Postnatal Mum & Baby Yoga Classes
When can you start:
You can bring your baby or come hands free! Join from 6 weeks post vaginal birth or 8 weeks post c-section birth. Attend until your baby is on the move (usually around 9-12months). Bring a little blanket for your baby to lie on. You are most welcome to feed, change, snuggle and bounce your babies as much as you need. You really are welcome just as you are!
Postnatal Yoga
WHEN & WHERE
@The Loft upstairs at Little Dippers Upper Gardner St, North Laines, Brighton
- Mondays 10.30am - 11.45am - with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
- Thursdays 10.30am - 11.45am -with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
These classes run during term times only. You can start at anytime. You can drop in or buy a 5 (good for a half term) or 10 class pass (good for a full term). Please be sure to use up all your sessions within the expiry. You can also start mid-way through a term
@ Energy For Life Opp 77 Sussex St, Brighton
- Tuesdays 10.45am - 12noon - with Clair Edwards - BOOK NOW
5 week Mum & Baby Yoga course from 10th September - 8th October and then from 5th November - 3rd December.
Women’s Yoga Class – Brighton & Hove
A yoga class for all women, at any stage of life — fertility, menopause, or busy mum-life (non-pregnancy).
Reset your nervous system – reduce cortisol and stress, improve mood, support better sleep, and even ease belly tension.
Unwind and recharge – a weekly 75-minute escape for some much-needed YOU TIME, helping ease anxiety and overwhelm.
This class is a natural progression from postnatal yoga, blending active and nourishing somatic practices to build strength, fitness, and resilience in body, mind, and heart.
Join Clare each week in this supportive, empowering space — the perfect way to step away from the household, reconnect with yourself and feel energised for the week ahead.
Saturdays 9:15am – 10:30am with Clare Maddalena - BOOK NOW
Birth Awareness 3 Step Process for Trauma & Fear
When you are particularly scared of birth or when it doesn’t go as expected, it’s very common to feel upset or even feel traumatised.
These powerful 121 sessions works with any anxiety, overwhelm, intrusive thoughts, panics, phobias and fears.
If you experience any of this or feel at a loss, sad, shocked, experience flash backs, have difficulty relaxing or sleeping, low mood, anxiety or depression, then the 3 Step Process is key to help you move forward and feel better.
For more information about these bespoke 121 sessions with Clare Maddalena - Click here
Wellness 1:1swith LushTums founder, Clare Maddalena
Weekly 75-minute personalised sessions designed entirely around you. These one-to-one wellness sessions offer dedicated support for your health, work–life balance, goals, nutrition, energy levels, sleep, and overall wellbeing.
This is a protected, nurturing space to pause, reflect, and reset — a place where you can lean into the support you may be missing. With decades of experience in the wellness world, Clare gently guides you back on track, helping you create meaningful, sustainable changes and reconnect with how you want to feel in your life.
Weekly commitment for 3, 6 or 12 months
75 minutes for £75
Meet your teachers
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Clare Maddalena
LushTums founder, Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT), antenatal educator, doula and mother of two. Clare has taught tens of thousands of women since launching LushTums in 2007 and still loves teaching today!
VENUES: The Loft, Little Dippers & Starfish & Coffee
clare.maddalena@lushtums.co.uk
Clare’s FEDANT registration number is - 12462
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Clair Edwards
Clair is a former dancer, mother of two and is one of our original teachers. She has 400+ hours of training with LushTums, Anusara and in Restorative Yoga. She is passionate about supporting women through the mental and physical changes of pregnancy and parenthood.
VENUES: The Loft @ Little Dippers / Energy For Life
Clair’s FEDANT registration number is - 12541
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Katherine Wilding
Katherine is mum to 3 and a pregnancy yoga teacher. She practiced yoga during all of her pregnancies and after 3 different labours believes in the benefits. She is passionate about empowering women.
VENUE: Patcham Methodist Church
katherine.wilding@lushtums.co.uk
Kath’s FEDANT registration number is - 13055
This could be YOU!!
IMPORTANT INFO ON CLASS BOOKINGS
Terms & Conditions
For in-person classes please arrive around 10-15mins before class to get settled and so we can start promptly.
If you are late, your space may be given to the next person on our Waiting List.
Classes missed or late cancelled (within 12 hours of the class) will be charged as if attended.
Please be aware that packages of 5 Classes have a 6 week expiry and packages of 10 Classes have a 3 month expiry - be sure to use up all your classes in the time allocated as packages can not be extended.
You need to use up your package of classes with the teacher you have selected, as packages are not transferable to use with other teachers (or students).
By booking you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy
We respect your data and do not share emails or personal info with any other unauthorised parties.
