Classes

“There is power that comes to women when they give birth. They don’t ask for it, it simply invades them. Accumulates like clouds on the horizon and passes through, carrying the child with it.” — Sheryl Feldman

Homebirth Preparation Class
This five week series covers all the basics of birthing at home with an emphasis on finding the tools you need to stay confident and connected throughout the process as well as creating community.

Included is:

  • How Birth Works: physically, emotionally, spiritually
  • Comfort Measures for Labor: working with the body’s natural process
  • Working with the Pain: why breath and relaxation are so important!
  • Preparation for Partners: finding ways to best support your partner and child
  • Looking Inward for strength in the face of fear, the unknown, or the unexpected
  • Meditation,  Mindfulness, and finding your calm
  • Challenging Births and Hospital Transport
  • Clear and compassionate communication with partner in pregnancy, birth, and parenting
  • Postpartum Changes
  • Breastfeeding
  • Inspiring reading materials
  • Birth stories
  • Great birth videos!

Upcoming series for 2012:

Mondays 7-9:30 PM April 23-May 21st at Awaken Chiropactic

Mondays 7-9:30 PM June 11-July 9th  at Birthways

Mondays 7-9:30 PM July 16th- August 13th at Awaken Chiropractic

Mondays 7-9:30 PM Sept 16- Oct 15 at Awaken Chiropractic

Mondays 7-9:30 PM Nov 12- Dec 3 at Awaken Chiropractic

For more information about classes or to register, email Kristen Graser at  kristen@fruitsoflabor.org

Pregnancy Movement & Labor Dance Class  taught by  Gingi Allen!

Come learn specific movements and positions that support body symmetry during pregnancy and useful in labor.  Specific movements can encourage the baby to align properly in the pelvis for an easier and shortened labor.  In labor, mama and baby work together in a dance, finding optimal positioning for an optimal birth outcome.  In class, we will combine rhythmic breathing with movements that emulate a baby’s spiraling movements during labor.  This labor dance workshop will give you tools to aid in harmonizing your physical body with the deep emotional transformations that come along with childbirth.  This workshop is based on a model of belief that women and their partners inherently possess the vitality and strength needed for a healthy labor and birth.  Recommended for women in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.  Taught by childbirth doula, student midwife, mother, and life long dancer, Gingi holds the sacred space for empowerment, connection, and self-discovery.

Addis Habana 366 Grand Ave.(@ Perkings) Oakland, CA 94610#510-499-8948

For more information, contact Gingi at mamagingi@gmail.com


Clases de Preparación para Parto en Casa
Esta serie de 5 semanas cubre todos los elementos básicos para dar a luz en casa con un énfasis en las herramientas necesarias para mantener seguridad, confianza, y conexión durante todo el proceso as si como la creación de comunidad.

Incluidos están:

  • Como funciona el parto física, emocional, y espiritualmente
  • Medidas de comodidad para el parto
  • Trabajando con dolor
  • Posicionamientos y masaje
  • Preparación para parejas
  • Enfrentando temores y expectativas
  • Partos de riesgo y transporte a hospital
  • Cambios de pos-parto
  • Comunicacion con su pareja
  • Meditación y conciencia
  • Materiales de lectura y videos inspiracionales
  • Historias de nacimiento

Para mas información sobre clases o para registrarse, contactarnos al siguiente correo electrónico: kristen@fruitsoflabor.org