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.
During this class we will take a deep dive into all things lactation in order to learn the benefits to both the lactating parent and baby, common challenges and myths, and how to meet the family’s feeding goals. We look at the whole body of both the lactating parent and baby and the impacts on breastfeeding including gut health, oral anatomy, breast anatomy and hormones. We also dive deep into both holistic and conventional breastfeeding tips and tricks, as well as evidence based information to get everybody off to a well informed breastfeeding journey. This class is designed to equip parents with the knowledge and tools to have a happy and successful breastfeeding relationship with their baby.
Investment: $80 reservation fee includes pregnant parent and their partner. Pre-registration required. Minimum registration required for workshop to run.
Please have a baby doll or stuffed animal available for the class.
This class is ideal for parents, expecting parents, grandparents, caregivers, or anyone interested in learning how to save a life! This class is not designed for those who need certification or a course completion card for employment.
This two hour course is taught by Dr. Laura Vanston, an experienced pediatric nurse practitioner, with a background in CPR training and acute and emergency pediatric care.
*Course registration fee is $50/person. Each participant needs to be registered separately. Pre-registration is required. Minimum registration required for workshop to run.
Music & Relaxation- To help new parents reduce the common anxiety that comes with having a new baby and feeling overwhelmed/isolated.
Baby Massage- Partnered with original lullabies, parents will learn bonding techniques that can be continued at home as part of a bedtime routine with baby.
Group Singing- Helps improve mood and create a sense of community with other new parents.
Instrument Play and Movement- gently stimulate baby through touch, sound, and eye contact.
$200 investment for one parent and baby.
around 4 months gestation? Mom's voice attracts baby's attention
first, and the singing voice is actually heard more clearly in the
womb than the speaking voice. Hearing your voice every day in utero
establishes a sense of safety and comfort that continues after birth.
Research has shown that a fetus can learn to recognize simple melodies
that it has been exposed to repeatedly in the womb, and we can
actually condition the fetus to have a specific response to certain
songs (e.g.: relax, comfort, signal sleep or eating time).
In Pregnancy for Music, we will use music to create a calm and
nurturing space for your baby while they are making their home within
you; as well as deepen the special emotional bond you share with your
unborn baby.
PLAYLISTS
Learn how to create effective playlists for labor and delivery,
bedtime, and more!
SINGING & MOVEMENT
Learn how your singing voice, along with specific movements, can
stimulate your baby and strengthen the bond that you feel when your
baby moves to musical cues.
LEARN NEW SONGS
We will sing simple lullabies and special melodies that your baby will
learn to recognize more and more each time they hear it. You can even
use these songs after baby is born to continue strengthening your bond
and comfort your little one!
MUSIC & RELAXATION
Set to live music, we will work on relaxation techniques coupled with
guided imagery that will help to create a calm, stress-free
environment for the growing life inside you.
INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Learn how to gently and safely use musical instruments to stimulate
your baby in utero and enable you to connect to their physical
movements.”