20 Sep Baby #2 Is On Her Way and Boy is it Different Than Before!
Wow! Is this pregnancy different from my first! Just the other day, I was walking into Shay's school (Shay is my very active 2 year old) when a former student...
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09 Sep Pregnancy and Heartburn
Why do pregnant women tend to suffer from acid reflux and heartburn? Because of the increase in progesterone, which is the hormone responsible for relaxing the smooth muscles throughout the body,...
05 Sep TEDxSingapore – Ginny Phang – Love, Breathe, Just Doula
"When I gave birth to this baby, I felt like a woman- hear me roar! ~ Ginny Phang, labor support doula I recently came across this inspiring and informative video of...
22 Aug Finding Calmness Within The Chaos
A couple of months ago, a student approached me after class with some constructive feedback. She said that while the prenatal yoga class was helpful in reducing her lower...
06 Aug TED TALK Annie Murphy Paul: What we learn before we’re born
This 16 minute video is fascinating and informative. I think pregnant mamas will really appreciate what scientist and mother, Annie Murphy Paul has to say about fetal development within the...
01 Aug Building Your “Tool Kit” for Labor
When I teach my Prenatal yoga classes, I like to stress the importance of creating what I like to call the tool kit for labor and delivery. This is a...
25 Jul 5 Ways to Help Avoid a Cesarean
After a decade of an increasing rate of infants born via Cesarean section, the numbers are now leveling off according to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers...
19 Jul So You Had a Baby, Now What? Using food as medicine post-partum to help with healing and milk production
By guest blogger Abbie Gellman, MS - nutritionist, yogi, chef, and mother Having a baby is simultaneously one of the most joyful and harrowing experiences a woman can go through. Our...
16 Jul Using the Birth Ball In Labor
Among the many pain management tools one can use for labor, the birth ball is definitely a must have! The ball is extremely versatile, inexpensive and effective! Benefits...