Prenatal Yoga and Massage workshop for Expectant Couples in Park Slope, Brooklyn
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Why Prenatal Yoga?
Beth Kruger
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What is a Doula?
Last night while teaching prenatal yoga at BAX, my students and I got into a discussion of doulas. As a prenatal yoga teacher, I know plenty of doulas, and have even myself considered becoming a doula. I did not however want the kind of hours and uncertain schedule of a doula, as I have two [...]
Birth as a Rite of Passage? …Continued
Now onto the transformation in the medical domain. We visit the doctor’s office on a regular basis, and the rhythm there becomes part of our ritual. Waiting room, weigh-in, blood pressure, urine sample, questions for doctor, sonogram…internal exam. A transformation in the formal education domain occurs. Pregnancy is a time for many women and their [...]
How to choose your caregiver
Think about who is providing your prenatal care…this will have a huge impact on your birth experience.
Natural Birth V.s. The Epidural (Part 3): How Hormones affect bonding and parenting
In my last post, I talked about the Hormonal Blueprint of labor. This “blueprint”, if you will, guides the body into it’s natural, normal labor and birthing process. And then in turn, sets us up with a nice “cocktail” of hormones that get us to bond with our baby, to feed and care for it. [...]
