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I have been thinking about writing this post for weeks. I thought the passing of Mothers Day would be a good time to honor my good friend, and wonderful Mother, Jillian. I met Jillian in college fifteen years ago. She was beautiful, blond, and had the sweetest smile. She was the kind of girl that all the boys loved, and all the other girls wanted to be friends with. She really knew how to listen to others, was so thoughtful, and made a difference in the lives of everyone around her. She and... Read Full Story

Today I will not be teaching at Ishta…because I am taking my Lamaze Childbirth Certification Exam. I am off to Queens. Read Full Story

Today I will not be teaching at Ishta…because I am taking my Lamaze Childbirth Certification Exam. I am off to Queens. Read Full Story

It’s been a while since I have posted. Working on my Childbirth Education certification is keeping me busy!! I am teaching a workshop at Birthday Prescence with a Prenatal Massage Therapist in a few weeks. The workshop is for pregnant women and their birth partners. The workshop will cover some prenatal yoga poses and exercises to stay comfortable during pregnancy, and to help with labor, as well as massage techniques to help make labor easier. The workshop is March 27th, from 12:30-3:30pm... Read Full Story

It’s been a while since I have posted. Working on my Childbirth Education certification is keeping me busy!! I am teaching a workshop at Birthday Prescence with a Prenatal Massage Therapist in a few weeks. The workshop is for pregnant women and their birth partners. The workshop will cover some prenatal yoga poses and exercises to stay comfortable during pregnancy, and to help with labor, as well as massage techniques to help make labor easier. The workshop is March 27th, from 12:30-3:30pm... Read Full Story

It’s funny how things seem to come up in conversation, or in life, all of a sudden, all the time. The circumcision thing has been one of those things for me this past week. Last night in class, one of my students said she was having a boy, and we talked a bit about circumcision. She is leaving the decision up to her husband, which I think seems so much easier said than done. It was also brought up this past weekend in a workshop I attended called “Teaching Newborn Care”, as part of my CEA... Read Full Story

It’s funny how things seem to come up in conversation, or in life, all of a sudden, all the time. The circumcision thing has been one of those things for me this past week. Last night in class, one of my students said she was having a boy, and we talked a bit about circumcision. She is leaving the decision up to her husband, which I think seems so much easier said than done. It was also brought up this past weekend in a workshop I attended called “Teaching Newborn Care”, as part of my CEA... Read Full Story

NO! Of course not…I gave my post that title to generate a little interest!  But perhaps, first of all you might want to know what an episiotomy is.  Many of my yoga students do not know what this is, and hopefully their doctors will help them to avoid one at all costs.  However, with our over-medicalization of childbirth in this country–episiotomy continues to be one of the most frequently performed surgeries on women in America.  An Episiotomy is really simply put, an cut in the skin... Read Full Story

NO! Of course not…I gave my post that title to generate a little interest!  But perhaps, first of all you might want to know what an episiotomy is.  Many of my yoga students do not know what this is, and hopefully their doctors will help them to avoid one at all costs.  However, with our over-medicalization of childbirth in this country–episiotomy continues to be one of the most frequently performed surgeries on women in America.  An Episiotomy is really simply put, an cut in the skin... Read Full Story

So, last night was my first evening teaching at Realbirths’ space at Tribeca Pediatrics in Park Slope.  It is located at 425 Fifth Ave at 8th St.  Class is Tuesday 6:45-8pm, and Saturday 10:30-11:45am.  Realbirth is one of NYC’s premier independant childbirth educators, offering many services to the families they serve.  Some of these services are: Breastfeeding support groups, Mothers Groups, Baby Developmental Movement, new parent education, Postpartum Depression Groups, as well as... Read Full Story