Workshops

Labor and Delivery 101 for Couples:
Saturday, January 9th 2016
3:30-7pm
In this 3.5-hour workshop, our pregnant mothers-to-be, along with their birth partners, will gain the necessary tools to help manage with labor, delivery, and the birth of their baby. We will learn and practice breathing techniques, positions to help labor progress, positions that help facilitate pushing, and hands-on comforting skills, . We will also learn and practice meditations to calm the mind, body and soul during challenging moments. The first part of the workshop will be a discussion of anatomy and stages of labor. Then we learn and practice skills. Your birth partner for this workshop may be your spouse, partner, significant other, parent, sibling or cherished friend. All mats and props, and birthing balls will be provided. This workshop will give you and your birth partner the skills, confidence and preparedness you need for that special day. Your experience will be educational as well as practical, and meeting other pregnant neighbors in a relaxed environment is always fun! $125 per couple
Would you like more info?
Would you like to register?
Send an email to Jody at brooklynheightsprenatal@gmail.com
OR
Register online: Click Here
Dancing to Delivery
Saturday, January 23rd 2016
3:30-5:00+
This is a 90+ minute workshop combining the comfort of Prenatal Yoga and Birthing Ball techniques with the joys and fluidity of Middle Eastern BELLY DANCING! A true Mind-Body-Spirit experience for our pregnant ladies! We begin with a Yoga warm-up and proceed to roll out the balls and explore their use in opening and relaxing the pelvis and hips. Here, Julia draws on her doula expertise to share and teach comfort techniques you can use in labor. Next, Julia leads the group in simple Belly Dancing movements perfect for loosening the lower pregnant body, as well as loosing inhibitions. We close with an empowering dance circle designed to open the heart and raise up the joy! 
p.s. Stay after for snacks and chat, meet other local Mothers-To-Be and/or register for Ask the Doula, the workshop that follows. $40 per person, includes snacks
Would you like more info?
Would you like to register?
Send an email to Jody at brooklynheightsprenatal@gmail.com
OR
Register online: Click Here
Ask The Doula
Saturday, January 23rd 2016
5:00-8:00pm
This workshop is ideal for the mother-to-be, her birth partner, pregnant couples, and friends. Bring your questions and your appetite. Arrive early, fill your plate with our tasty nutritious treats and settle in for an evening of birth education and empowerment. Julia Arenson, wise and experienced Birth and Postpartum Doula will address all pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum questions ranging from the obvious to the obscure. Julia has helped deliver in most NYC hospitals and knows their protocols. Her diverse experience and knowledge can assist you in your personal birth wishes, and her guidance will help secure you and your partner with your choices and options. Our informal atmosphere lends itself to networking our local pregnant community, and the warmth of our studio guarantees that your educational experience here will give you a greater sense of comfort and competency going forward into labor. Congratulations, You're having a baby!!!!$40 per person, includes food!
Would you like more info?

Would you like to register?
Send an email to Jody at brooklynheightsprenatal@gmail.com
OR
Register online: Click Here

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