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A birth team is a group of selected people that assist and support an expectant parent during labor and delivery as well as sometimes the postpartum period too.
What Is A Birth Team & How To Choose The Right Team Members Read More »
Navigation Have you ever wondered why some people’s birth is quick and smooth while others have a long and drawn out labor? How easy or difficult a birth is depends upon the baby’s position and the balance of the expectant parent’s bones, muscles and soft tissue and ligaments. When the parent’s body is better balanced,
How Prenatal Yoga Can Help You Have An Easier Birth Read More »
If you’ve spent anytime following my podcast, social media or attended a prenatal and postnatal yoga class, you already know what a HUGE anatomy geek I am and how any conversation involving the pelvic floor I find deeply fascinating. With that in mind, I figured it was high time I put together a curated list
Top 5 Pelvic Floor Podcasts Read More »
Learn why kegels may not be right for you & how to identify your pelvic floor needs. Plus, we spill our methods here at Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC.
Exercising Your Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy The Right Way Read More »
Here are 4 ideas you can use during labor to help combat tightness and tension that can build in the pelvic floor during birth!
4 Ways to Relax Your Pelvic Floor During Birth! Read More »
Welcome to part two of our most listened to episodes of Yoga | Birth | Babies podcast!
Top 10 Pregnancy Podcasts Part 2 Read More »
✨Here is our Top 10 Prenatal Podcasts (part 1)
Top 10 Prenatal Podcasts (part 1) Read More »
There is more to the pelvic floor than kegels! Learning to release, lengthen and strengthen is key!
Instead of kegels, do this! Read More »
Recently after class one of my students stayed around to ask a question. They waited until everyone else left and quietly expressed concerns about their flexibility and the ability to birth. I’ve seen their practice for about two months so I understood the limited mobility their hamstrings and hips have and I got where they were coming from. I
Do you need flexibility to give birth? Read More »
This blog is filled with our top Yoga | Birth | Babies breastfeeding podcast episodes & lactaction resources because August is National Breastfeeding Month! This is a month dedicated to advocacy, protection & education around breastfeeding. This month is kicked off by World Breastfeeding Week (8/1-8/7). World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) aims to inform, anchor, engage
Top 5 Breastfeeding Podcast Episodes Read More »
I learned a very important lesson early on in my career as a doula. I attended a birth that certainly did not flow as desired. It felt like all the mother’s hope for how her birth would happen went the complete opposite direction. A year later, she asked me to come over and talk. I
I didn’t set out to be an “older mom” but life and career choices rendered that the case. I met my husband a week past my 35th birthday. I found out I was pregnant with my first child one day before my 37th birthday and was 22 weeks pregnant with my second child while belly dancing
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I’m blown away by the bravery and openness of students in this morning’s prenatal yoga class. Several shared that they had some big, emotional decisions to make surrounding their birth. Decisions to be made ranged from the pros and cons of induction, to accepting a cesarean for a breech baby, and preparing for a VBAC.
📣 Your voice needs to be heard 📣 Read More »
The number one reason for first time parents to have a cesarean section is “failure to progress”. This all encompassing statement can really refer to any reason for the cervix not dilating, but many times pregnant people hear that their “baby was too big”. (ps- less than 10% of all babies born at 39 weeks or later
It’s Not the Size of the Baby, But the Position of the Pelvis! Read More »
I started my steady yoga practice years ago when a choreographer I was working with used yoga asana as our warm up. Being young, supple and hypermobile, the practice came very easily to me. I remember the first time props were introduced in class. I scoffed a bit thinking, I don’t need props. And to be completely
You may think, “Yoga is yoga! Sure I’m pregnant, but why not go to a general population class and modify poses as needed?” To some extent, yes, downward facing dog is going to be the same no matter where you take class. However, there is something so special and unique about a prenatal yoga class
10 Reasons You Should Do Prenatal Yoga Read More »
Sometimes, I feel twinges of guilt when I tell my husband or friends that I just came from a yoga class. In my mind I feel judgment that this equates to 90 minutes of time not focused on work or my kids. Then, I slap myself back into reality and realize it’s only 90 minutes
Self Care is not Selfish! Read More »
Originally posted on Mommybites May 9, 2018 The first 12 weeks as a new parent can often be described as total love fest with the new baby mixed with fatigue, unwashed hair, and an overwhelming sense of “what did I get myself into?!” Here are some helpful hints to make the transition from maiden to
What Every New Mom Should Know to Survive the First 3 Months Read More »
Early on as a new parent, my husband and I created a very sweet and nurturing nighttime routine. When my son would wake up for a 3am feeding, I would prop myself up with pillows, get my son established on my breast, and settle in as he would read aloud to us. The book was Eat Cake, and
Family Bonding Time Read More »
One of the best aspects of being part of a community is the benefit of learning from one another. Our mom of the month, Rebecca shares some wise tips that she learned along the way. If you could go back and give yourself advice as a first-time mom, what would it be? Would you change
March Mom of the Month : Meet Rebecca Elder Read More »
