Labor & Delivery: Partner Workshop with Kelly Devi
July 11th, Sunday 1:15 - 4:15 pm
$70 per couple
Connect with your innate maternal wisdom as you learn the techniques that facilitate natural childbirth. Partners will learn ways to provide support during the miraculous process of birth. This workshop approaches labor and delivery from a yogic perspective, but no previous yoga experience is necessary. Couples at all stages of pregnancy, are welcome! Dress comfortably.
You will learn:
- A broad range of techniques for natural childbirth.
- Ways to alleviate back labor.Aspects of birth planning.
- Signs and stages of labor.
- How your baby travels through the pelvis.
- Labor support techniques.
- How to rest and rejuvenate (even if you can't sleep) after the baby is born.
To register, email yogashunya@aol.com or call (201) 610-9737.
Post-Natal Workshop with Jessica
July 17, 24, 31
Saturday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
$60 for all three weeks or $25 per class
Jessica's 3-week workshop will focus on a different area of the post-natal body each week. Women will learn about changes that occurred during pregnancy and delivery. Each class will include energizing yet healing asanas (poses) and end with a short restorative practice.
Whether your child is 2 months or 2 years old, this workshop can help new moms gain strength and ease.
Week 1: Pelvic Floor awareness: an anatomical understanding of the important muscles of the Pelvic Floor and how they are weakened by pregnancy & delivery. Women will learn exercises and breathing techniques to deepen awareness of and strengthen their pelvic floor.
Week 2: An abdominals class for every kind of delivery-including a discussion of C-section healing. Students will practice asanas with a focus on the core and how to bring healthy awareness to everyday movement.
Week 3: Shoulders and back: gentle shoulder openers to start working towards first full wheel, post-baby, for those who are ready. Discussions on posture awareness, relearning an aligned stance, carrying arm, carrying posture, simple shoulder openers to do during the day.
To register, email yogashunya@aol.com or call (201) 610-9737.