27 Nov Understanding “Labor Lingo”
Sometimes walking into a hospital leaves you feeling like you just landed without warning in a foreign country. So many names and terms used today in hospitals may be unfamiliar...
15 Nov How Fear Affects Labor and What You Can Do About It
During a recent yoga class I was taking, my teacher discussed our natural reaction to fear. She explained that students tend to make their poses smaller and constrict themselves when...
02 Nov Preparing Your Pelvis for Labor!
Most women spend countless hours preparing for the arrival of their little one. Picking out names, decorating a nursery (or rearranging a one bedroom apartment, for many NYC-dwelling first time...
16 Oct Embodying Durga
Last weekend, I attended workshop with my former teacher, Shiva Rea. About 10 years ago, I studied quite regularly with Shiva. Her teaching has greatly influenced my teaching throughout the...
12 Oct Postnatal Yoga and The Power Pose
I recently watched a very interesting TED talk lead by Amy Cuddy, social psychologist. Her talk was titled "Your body language shapes who you are." Throughout it she highlighted that...
05 Oct Understanding the Different Methods of Childbirth Education
A student asked me the other day how she should pick a birthing class. Her doctor had suggested she take one in preparation for her upcoming birth. She explained how...
20 Sep The Importance of Tummy Time!
This September we happily added Ellynne Skove MA, LCAT, BC-DTR, NCC, RPP to our teaching roster. Ellynne has taken over the Tummy Time program at Prenatal Yoga Center. ...
11 Sep TENS Machine- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Among the many pain management techniques and methods, there is one that gets little attention here in the US. It is called the TENS Machine- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation,...
08 Sep Excerpts from ‘Birthing From Within’
A close friend of mine asked for some pregnancy related book recommendations. She is pregnant with her second baby and a bit anxious about the upcoming experience. I...