Motherhood changes the body, the nervous system, relationships and sense of self.
Hosted by trainee yoga therapist, Tara Whyte, Matra Soma explores the application of yoga therapy to matrescence, maternal mental health, nervous system regulation, birth recovery and the mother–baby relationship. Through evidence-informed discussions, therapeutic reflections and embodied practices, each episode examines how yoga therapy can support mothers navigating anxiety, overwhelm, identity shifts, stress, trauma and the profound transition into motherhood.
Because when a baby is born, a mother is too!
Breath, Body and Baby: How Maternal Yoga Therapy Supports Nervous System Regulation
What does it really mean to regulate the nervous system in motherhood?
In this episode, explore how maternal yoga therapy supports regulation through breath, body awareness, gentle movement and therapeutic relationship. Drawing on neuroscience, yoga philosophy, attachment theory and polyvagal-informed principles, Tara discusses why regulation isn’t about being calm all the time—it’s about developing the capacity to return to balance after life’s inevitable challenges.
Together, we explore how caring for a mother’s nervous system can also nurture the relationship she is building with her baby.
Reflection: What helps your body recognise that it is safe enough to soften? And how might creating more of those moments change the way you experience motherhood—and your relationship with your baby?
8 Jun 2026
Maternal Yoga Therapy for Anxiety, Overwhelm & Nervous System Dysregulation
In this episode, Tara explores the difference between stress and anxiety through the lens of yoga therapy, nervous system regulation and Polyvagal Theory.
Drawing on her recent maternal yoga therapy cohort, Tara discusses why so many mothers find themselves feeling overwhelmed, emotionally stretched, hypervigilant or disconnected during motherhood — and why these experiences may be far more understandable than we often realise.
If you’ve ever felt permanently switched on, emotionally exhausted, anxious, depleted or disconnected from yourself since becoming a mother, this episode is for you.
WAYS TO WORK WITH TARA
Tara Whyte is a trainee Yoga Therapist, Certified Infant Massage Instructor (IAIM/CIMI), photographer and maternal wellbeing practitioner based between the UK and Cayman Islands.
Current offerings include:
• Group Mother & Baby Yoga Therapy
• Private Yoga Therapy Sessions (1:1 or 1:2)
• Infant Massage Programs
• Motherhood Photography & Storytelling Sessions
Learn more (https://www.tarawhyte.uk/work-with-me)
Connect / Instagram:
@tarawhyteuk (https://www.instagram.com/tarawhyteuk?igsh=MTNxbW9ycjc2djR3dg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
Thank you for listening.
If this episode resonated, please consider subscribing, sharing with a fellow mother or leaving a review. Until next time, remember: Regulation is not something we achieve once and for all. It’s a relationship we continue cultivating, one breath at a time.
3 Jun 2026
Why Maternal Yoga Therapy? Rethinking Support for Mothers in Matrescence
What if postpartum support looked beyond sleep schedules, pelvic floors, and feeding plans?
In this episode, explore matrescence, the mother–baby dyad, nervous system regulation and why maternal yoga therapy offers a holistic approach to supporting women through one of life’s greatest transformations: becoming a mother.
24 Mar 2021
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