Today we have a community birth story. I absolutely love having members of our community come on and share about their experience. There are so many different ways to birth and so many times when someone has one idea for their birth and it turns into a different way and I think it is so important to hear all the different unfoldings of birth. So as you head into your birth you have a variety that you can envision. You’ve been informed about all the possibilities from listening to these birth stories so I’m so excited for you to hear Dia’s story.
Today on Yoga| Birth| Babies Dia Dearstyne shares her birth story. Dia is a professional dancer turned yoga teacher who I had the pleasure of meeting during her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training with me at PYC. She’s absolutely wonderful and I really enjoy this conversation. What you’re going to hear is how Dia had envisioned her birth and how it turned out, how she used her yoga practice and her pranayama throughout the birth, and really how she was able to use concentration and breath to help her through some really difficult moments. She also shares a bit about stumbling through postpartum as many of us in fact I’d venture to say all of us do. It can be bumpy and I love that we talk about that so that we take away any idea that everything’s always smooth sailing let’s wipe that away and recognize that the transition into parenthood has its ups and downs and Dia so beautifully talks about that.
In this episode you will learn:
- Learn about Dia and how she got into yoga.
- Dia’s overall pregnancy experience.
- Dia’s pregnancy and birth preparation.
- How Dia envisioned her birth.
- Dia’s birth story.
- How Dia felt putting her trust in her care providers as her birth experience began to differ from how she envisioned it.
- How pranayama/yoga helped Dia during labor.
- How Dia is processing her birth since it went very differently than she had imagined.
- Dia’s postpartum experience so far.
- How Dia is finding a postpartum community
- One final tip/piece of advice Dia would like to offer new or expectant parents.
- Where you can find Dia’s work.
About Dia:
Dia Dearstyne is a professional dancer-turned-yoga teacher with a passion for alignment-focused, creative sequencing. She received her 200hr YRT through Yoga Vida NYC; 85hr Prenatal Yoga certification through the Prenatal Yoga Center under Deb Flashenberg; and has logged 200 hours towards her 300hr YRT certification through Yoga Vida NYC. Dia leads her Prenatal and Vinyasa Yoga classes through dynamic and accessible asana with warmth and inclusivity–always with the underlying message that balance in the mind and body leads to a balanced experience of life overall. Though currently on maternity leave, Dia has spent the past year teaching yoga throughout the Hudson Valley, most notably as a Lead Teacher at the Newburgh Yoga Shala in Newburgh, NY and hosts her own YouTube channel, Yoga With Dia. Learn more at diadearstyneyoga.com
Connect with Dia:
IG: @diadearstyne
Website: diadearstyneyoga@gmail.com
Youtube: Yoga With Dia
To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:
Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter
Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center
Don’t forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE
If you love what you’ve been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies (Apple) or on Spotify!
To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:
Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter
Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center
Don’t forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE
If you love what you’ve been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies (Apple) or on Spotify!
