Preparing to meet your baby is emotional, psychological, and physical preparation that takes courage, curiosity, and patience.

Birthing From Within Birth childbirth classes are designed to meet you wherever you are and however you feel about labor, birth, and welcoming a new baby. These classes offer thoughtful, non-judgmental guidance through questions, reflection, and experiential learning in class.

Inspired and influenced by the landmark books by author and visionary, Pam England - Birthing From Within & Ancient Maps for Modern Birth as well as Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth, Emily Oesters Expecting Better and many more, Rebecca's classes are solution-oriented, experiential, and useful in guiding parents through what they will need to birth mindfully, no matter what happens.

Classes cover:

• Mindful, breath-centered pain-coping practices, useful to BOTH parents during labor + birth
• The stages of labor + what it might look like emotionally, physically, + psychologically
• Exploring & supporting birth partner's role as the guardian of the birth space including offering ways they may support birthing person and themselves through each stage of the process
• Hands-on practice for physical comfort in labor including labor + birth positions and using a Rebozo
• How to ask questions of + get information from care providers + create a supportive birth environment WITH them by creating a Birth Preference List - learning what it is + isn’t!
• Medical pain-relief, including the Epidural + how to know how to work together to determine when those options might be helpful+ compassionate choices.
• Cesarean birth options + designing a family-centered Cesarean birth preference list
• Birth, pushing + how to use your breath & body to guide your baby out
• The first 40 days of postpartum care for the entire family including designing a postpartum plan
• Weekly emails with extra resources
  
  

Investment: $350 for the birthing parent and partner. Minimum registration required. We recommend starting this class no later than 32 weeks.

This postpartum workshop will ease your transition into life with your newborn, including ways to support your physical recovery such as padsicles, sitz baths, nipple and breast care, abdominal support and nutritional recommendations. We also discuss the importance of your emotional and mental well-being. This comprehensive class covers everything you need to know and answers questions you didn't know to ask. Our focus is on education and preparation so your focus can be healing, resting, and loving your baby. It is intended that you take the class before your baby arrives, so you can feel prepared for the fourth trimester!

Pre-registration required. Minimum registration required for workshop to run.

$75 per reservation for each pregnant person.

*This registration is for in person attendance* In person participation will remain limited. Please have a baby doll or stuffed animal available for the class.

Prenatal Partner Yoga is the fun practice of exploring many different yoga postures done in physical contact with another person. Students experience a deeper sense of release and stretching through sharing weight and touch with their partners. This style of yoga practice helps you develop a strong feeling of connection with your baby and partner both on and off your mat. No prior yoga experience necessary.

Some of the benefits include:

* An increase in body awareness and ability to breathe through the moment.

* Helps increase confidence in birth partners and their ability to support the birthing mom.

* Partner assists allow for deeper release and organization in yoga poses, allowing for more effective relief from common issues that arise in the pregnant body such as back pain, sciatica, leg cramps, leg swelling, acid reflux, exhaustion, stiff muscles, and/or insomnia.

* Explores touch as a gateway of the focus to move away from the mind (where fear resides) and into embodied presence.

* Releases oxytocin, which assists in shifting out of fight/flight mode and into the parasympathetic mode, thus increasing feelings of safety, relaxation, pleasure, and connection.

* Brings awareness to multiple areas of the body at once, helping to diffuse mental tension and refresh the nervous system.

* Allows for increased attention, insight, compassion, and gentle encouragement from the helping partner, which often allows the person performing the asana to feel safe to go deeper, gain new understanding on their alignment, or be able to experience subtle but key actions in the pose.

* Creates a fun, expressive experience of unity and trust between partners, and creates a nurturing time and space to connect with your new baby.

Come learn techniques for breath awareness, massage, and partner poses, which can help strengthen and relax your body and soothe your mind during the process. This prenatal partner yoga class is for those pregnant and their partner/husband/friend during pregnancy. *All participants must be registered separately.

Practicing yoga poses and breathing can greatly improve your physical, emotional and spiritual- being. When practiced with a loving partner you can both grow together creating deeper mutual care, trust and family bonding. This will help both of you with your pregnancy, the labor process and parenthood. We will do poses individually and as couples. This class will be taught at a level that will be comfortable for all participants.

Parents often feel more confident (or at least prepared) going into birth for the second+ time. One concern many do have is how to prepare older children for the arrival of their baby!

This class is for big-siblings-to-be and their parents. Developed by a doula and mom of two in collaboration with an early childhood educator, this class aims to teach children what to expect when their new baby sibling comes home, and get them excited to be a big brother or sister! We'll play, learn, and explore together, and also talk about things parents can do to prepare kids for this exciting time!