02 Mar No Need to Be So Handsy
Ask any pregnant or laboring woman if they appreciated getting routine vaginal exams to check progress. During pregnancy, unless the mother is experiencing preterm labor, checking dilation will not change...
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08 Feb The Benefits of a Postpartum Doula
By G.H. Before I even became pregnant with my daughter, I knew I wanted to hire a birth doula. Having taken the Prenatal Yoga Center's teacher training, and then a doula...
04 Jan 6 Is the New 4
A benchmark given in most childbirth education classes is that active labor starts once the mother has reached 4cm dilation. To go along with that milestone, many care providers advocate...
12 Dec Is the Natural Birth Community Doing a Disservice to Expectant Mothers?
A student approached me last week very upset and rather angry. She said she felt betrayed and let down by what she called the “Natural Birth Movement”. She went on...
17 Nov Does Birth Happen In the Brain?
“You birth between your ears, not your legs”, a statement made by internationally recognized expert on water birth and gentle birth, Barbara Harper, rang in my head long after our...
10 Oct How Vinyasa Yoga Can Teach You To Give Birth
I started teaching prenatal yoga almost 16 years ago. At the time, yoga had not become mainstream and prenatal yoga was not an up and coming discipline like it is now. My...
14 Sep Why Take Childbirth Education OUTSIDE the Hospital
Since I first opened the doors for Prenatal Yoga Center, childbirth education classes has been a staple of our foundation and offerings. For years, thousands of couples have attended these...
16 Aug Prenatal Yoga: A Passage Way to Empowerment
Originally published on Endangered Bodies While the inspiration to first step onto the yoga mat may come from the popularity of prenatal yoga or a suggestion from the care provider, the...
04 Aug My Water Broke, Now What…and Other Things To Think About!
Not long ago, a student returned to postnatal yoga after having giving birth to her first child. I love seeing the mothers returning with their yummy new babies and hearing...
27 Jul Postpartum Depression
Not long ago, I was speaking with a friend about her experience right after her babies were born. She confided in me that she suffered from postpartum depression and started...