UPCOMING EVENTS
Comfort Measures for an Empowered Birth
NEXT CLASS:
April 20 12-430 P
$140 / mom + birth partner
$150 / after April 11
Oakland Birth + Wellness
5735 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA, 9460
This class will offer birthing families/partners an opportunity to gain insight and learn tools to prepare for labor, birth and postpartum. Birth outcomes are more favorable when a woman feels completely supported, whether by her partner, doula, family or friends Partners will gain insight into offering the emotional and physical support a woman needs in labor, and how to protect the birth environment promoting a more relaxed space to welcome your child into.
You and your partner will practice effective tools to support you through an empowering birth experience and enhance the mother’s connection with her innate body wisdom. We will practice labor and birth positions, massage, breathing and pain management techniques, visualizations, affirmations and end with a meditation and relaxation to balance the body and mind.
You will be guided on this journey by Perinatal Yoga instructor, Elika Aird 200 hr RYT, who has been guiding pregnant women and families on this journey to prepare for birth for 11 years. She was trained in the mindfulness-based system of Whole Birth Yoga, is a DONA-trained and an ICTC-trained Full Spectrum Doula and is a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. Elika now offers postpartum doula services only, but has numerous amazing resources for Birth Doulas if you need one.
Feedback from attendees:
"After taking prenatal and mommy & me yoga classes with Elika for a few years, I knew her doula skill would come in handy. When we were preparing to welcoming our 2nd baby we realized that we forgot pretty much all we learned in our birthing classes two years before. My husband and I didn’t want to sit through a whole day of a birthing class information, nor could we with a toddler. In factors Elika, she offered a 2 hour crash course for second time parents. It was perfect in so many ways; we got to focus on only the stuff we wanted to cover, we got one-on-one session and she did home visits! When the time came my husband referred to the handbook for moves and all the breathing techniques even helped me deliver completely natural. I would recommend Elika to all new and multiple parents." JP
The class gave me more confidence in giving birth and helped me feel more positive about it. " -Birth prep student
"Elika Aird was the most significant birth support I had during my pregnancy. Working with her weekly enabled me to move through enormous fears and interpersonal issues to approach my birth with total confidence. Through working with her I began painting and visioning an amazing journey into motherhood. She is thoughtful, knowledgeable, constantly searching for new information to enable women to thrive through their pregnancy and beyond. She is an absolute joy to work with." C.T. Birth prep/prenatal student
"Sheila enjoys yoga and found it as an incredible resource in developing a focused mind and conscious breath. Many of the techniques we learned in our classes with Elika provided soothing and relaxing birth positions which accompanied by massage, helped ease most labor discomforts. This proved invaluable and I highly recommend it to anyone."Matthew, daddy
"Thank you for the great class. Steven and I really learned a lot and it pushed us to communicate more about the pregnancy, which has been really nice." AC- Birth prep/prenatal student
Comfort Measures for an Empowered Birth
NEXT CLASS:
April 20 12-430 P
$140 / mom + birth partner
$150 / after April 11
Oakland Birth + Wellness
5735 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA, 9460
This class will offer birthing families/partners an opportunity to gain insight and learn tools to prepare for labor, birth and postpartum. Birth outcomes are more favorable when a woman feels completely supported, whether by her partner, doula, family or friends Partners will gain insight into offering the emotional and physical support a woman needs in labor, and how to protect the birth environment promoting a more relaxed space to welcome your child into.
You and your partner will practice effective tools to support you through an empowering birth experience and enhance the mother’s connection with her innate body wisdom. We will practice labor and birth positions, massage, breathing and pain management techniques, visualizations, affirmations and end with a meditation and relaxation to balance the body and mind.
You will be guided on this journey by Perinatal Yoga instructor, Elika Aird 200 hr RYT, who has been guiding pregnant women and families on this journey to prepare for birth for 11 years. She was trained in the mindfulness-based system of Whole Birth Yoga, is a DONA-trained and an ICTC-trained Full Spectrum Doula and is a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. Elika now offers postpartum doula services only, but has numerous amazing resources for Birth Doulas if you need one.
Feedback from attendees:
"After taking prenatal and mommy & me yoga classes with Elika for a few years, I knew her doula skill would come in handy. When we were preparing to welcoming our 2nd baby we realized that we forgot pretty much all we learned in our birthing classes two years before. My husband and I didn’t want to sit through a whole day of a birthing class information, nor could we with a toddler. In factors Elika, she offered a 2 hour crash course for second time parents. It was perfect in so many ways; we got to focus on only the stuff we wanted to cover, we got one-on-one session and she did home visits! When the time came my husband referred to the handbook for moves and all the breathing techniques even helped me deliver completely natural. I would recommend Elika to all new and multiple parents." JP
The class gave me more confidence in giving birth and helped me feel more positive about it. " -Birth prep student
"Elika Aird was the most significant birth support I had during my pregnancy. Working with her weekly enabled me to move through enormous fears and interpersonal issues to approach my birth with total confidence. Through working with her I began painting and visioning an amazing journey into motherhood. She is thoughtful, knowledgeable, constantly searching for new information to enable women to thrive through their pregnancy and beyond. She is an absolute joy to work with." C.T. Birth prep/prenatal student
"Sheila enjoys yoga and found it as an incredible resource in developing a focused mind and conscious breath. Many of the techniques we learned in our classes with Elika provided soothing and relaxing birth positions which accompanied by massage, helped ease most labor discomforts. This proved invaluable and I highly recommend it to anyone."Matthew, daddy
"Thank you for the great class. Steven and I really learned a lot and it pushed us to communicate more about the pregnancy, which has been really nice." AC- Birth prep/prenatal student
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