I just finished reading Your Best Birth, by Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein and Jacques Moritz. These are the gals that brought us a great movie, The Business of Being Born, a really fabulous look at our maternity care in here in the US. The book read like great advise from girlfriends…albeit your really [...]
I met with a few of my students today to discuss The Thinking Woman’s Guide To a Better Birth by Henci Goer. We had a really great talk about our expectations of labor and pain, and how they effect our perception of the experience itself. This book is certainly a biased account of the “dangers” [...]
I am having a Book Group meeting at Yogaworks Westside studio next Tuesday, March 24th on the topic of Birth Plans from 12:30-1:30pm. I am asking my students to read The Thinking Womans Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer. The meeting is free.
A birth plan is something that mothers-to-be might want to start [...]
This is a video showing three variations/modifications for pregnancy.
This will strengthen the arms, as well as the abdominals and lower back–if done correctly. The abs must be engaged during all variations of the pose to protect the muscles of the lower back. This is also a nice pose to do after the baby is born [...]
Postnatal Yoga Class (Bring your Babies!!)
Teusdays 10-11am
Yogaworks Westside Studio, 37 W. 65th St, NY, NY.
Beginning in April 2009
6 week series/$120 for members, $150 for non-members
(meaning if you currently have a membership, even if it is frozen, you are still a member and can get the member price)
Class will focus on areas most affected by pregnancy; [...]
