• Pregnancy Classes and Services
• Couples Class for Labor and Comfort Positions
• Labor Support and Doula Services
• Birthing and Labor Class and Consultation
• Prenatal Hatha Yoga
• Hatha Yoga for Fertility
• Mom and Baby Yoga

• This class offers a safe and gentle approach for women in all trimesters of pregnancy.
• The class focuses on body alignment, basic breathing techniques, posture and form, the names of poses and traditional hatha yoga. Sun Salutations and flow based yoga is taught as well and many of the poses are modified.
• This class promotes concentration, flexibility, strength and endurance while quieting the mind and preparing for labor and birth. Props are often used and provided in the class and poses are modified for the comfort of women throughout their pregnancy.
• Prenatal hatha yoga can be attended by pregnant women only or in a private class with their partners.
• Props are used and provided in class and poses are modified to meet all levels of yoga ability.

• This class is for moms/partners and infants through 4 years. Please bring your own toys.
• The class focuses on body alignment, basic breathing techniques, posture and form, hatha and vinyasa flow and postpartum focus areas for mom.
• This class promotes concentration, flexibility, strength and endurance focusing on the abs, buttocks, shoulders, pelvic floor, low back, neck and other areas that may feel strained from carrying the baby, feeding and other activities of daily living.
• Mom and baby yoga can be attended by the mom/partner and baby/toddler or just the mom/partner alone.
• Props are used and provided in class and poses are modified to meet all levels of yoga ability.

• Cost: $100: This service offers women and couples an opportunity to explore issues related to labor and childbirth in the home and hospital setting.
• The purpose of this class is to educate, empower and prepare women and couples for a healthy pregnancy and a positive labor and childbirth experience.
• This lecture and review class covers the following Labor and Birth Stages including a film viewing:
  • Part 1: What is labor?
  • Part 2: Outline of labor
  • Part 3: Early
  • Part 4: Active
  • Part 5: Transition
  • Part 6: Pushing
  • Part 7: Recovery/Postpartum
  • Part 8: Comfort and Relaxation Measures
  • Part 9: Interventions that may occur

• Cost: $100: This session is 3 hours long and includes a short discussion and thorough practice session.
• The focus is to educate, empower and prepare women and couples for a healthy pregnancy and a positive labor and childbirth experience.
• In preparation for the birth experience, couples have the opportunity to practice comfort positions for labor, birth positions, gentle yoga positions, breathing techniques and relaxation methods. The session will also cover labor coaching and doula support techniques for the partner.

• This service offers women and couples a non-clinical supportive companion throughout childbirth. Doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support for the laboring mother and partner during the birth experience.
• The services listed below are available to choose from so you can create your own options.
  • Labor and Birth Consultation visit only: 60-90 minutes to explore labor and birth options to create your personalized birth plan including the option for a doula.
  • Consultation visit with home labor support doula
  • Consultation visit with home labor support doula and hospital labor and birth support
  • Consultation visit with home labor support doula, hospital labor and birth support and a postpartum visit

• This class offers women and/or partners a safe and caring environment to explore yoga and fertility. We practice yoga poses and techniques to integrate the mind and body based on the chakra system and energy based yoga. This emphasis helps promote fertility and the stimulation of energy centers to keep the body and mind balanced. Hatha yoga for fertility is based on yoga poses in the prenatal yoga class with emphasis on the specific body systems being stimulated. The sessions always include periods of meditation, breathing techniques and relaxation methods to promote positive intentions for fertility, health and overall wellbeing. This class provides a healing environment to assist women and couples in this special process.
• Fertility Hatha Yoga can be attended by women only or in a class with their partners.
• Props are used and provided in class and poses are modified to meet all levels of yoga ability.

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