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.
Why Take A Childbirth Class?
A Childbirth Education Class can help prepare expecting parents and their support person for the changes that occur during pregnancy and what to expect during birth. Being prepared and having a plan for how you will approach this very important time can help you create a labor and birthing experience in tune with your desires.
Some of the benefits this Childbirth Class are:
- Understand the normal changes that occur in the body
throughout childbirth.
- Become educated on the procedures and interventions that are
common during labor and birth.
- Learn basic support and comfort techniques for the laboring
person.
- Learn different pain management and comfort techniques including
breathing and positioning.
- Address fears and get answers to your questions.
The time spent in class will not only educate expecting parents and their support person, but it will also bring them closer, help them create a plan, and become more confident in their decisions while understanding each other’s roles.
This valuable class covers a great deal of information is a short amount of time.
$125 for the expecting parent and their support person
Pre-registration required. Minimum registration required for workshop to run.
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 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.
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.