mamashanti's unique birth attendant (doula) service has grown out of Nina's work teaching prenatal yoga. Nina can provide you with essential emotional and physical support through out the duration of your labour. Practicing prenatal yoga with mamashanti is all about taking time to make your experience of pregnancy more comfortable and joyful. It's about consciously connecting with your growing baby and learning practical ways to move, breathe and stretch to help prepare you for the experience of childbirth and motherhood.
SERVICES
MAMASHANTI YOGA FOR BIRTH :: BIRTH SUPPORT
mamashanti yoga for birth :: birth support is a Melbourne-based school dedicated to bringing the joy of yoga to pregnant women and their partners. Nina Isabella, founder of mamashanti teaches prenatal yoga, is a childbirth educator, birth attendant (doula), and passionate advocate for reclaiming women’s trust in their innate wisdom to birth and raise their children consciously. mamashanti has a range of classes, workshops, retreats & professional services to suit you and your changing needs:
While you're pregnant ~
• weekly prenatal yoga classes
• regular yoga workshops & retreats for pregnant women and their partners
• professional birth attendant - doula service
Before and after pregnancy ~
• restorative yoga classes
• yoga for mothers & babies
• restorative weekend yoga retreats
YOGA FOR PREGNANCY & ACTIVE BIRTH
Prenatal Yoga
Gift yourself with time for regular practice and you will come to experience the way yoga awakens with in each of us our unique and infinite capacity for unconditional love, compassion, creativity and joy. Qualities we need through life, especially as we take our early steps on the gloriously winding path of parenthood. These yoga classes are designed with you in mind and are all about what you can do to:
• Relieve back pain
• Manage anxiety
• Improve your breathing and digestion
• Encourage optimal fetal positioning in preparation for childbirth
• Create a real sense of joy in your own capabilities!
All this comes together to make the connection to yoga very relevant to modern pregnancy and parenting!
Term # two 2009 Casual Prenatal Yoga Class Times
26 May to 16 August 2009
Monday evenings 5:45 - 7:00
Friday mornings 9:30 - 11:00
Saturday mornings 10:00 - 11:30
Active Birth ~ Prenatal Yoga Workshops for Partners
These classes offer a wonderful opportunity to practice prenatal yoga with your partner, mum, best friend, or birth assistant. Experience with your partner the many ways yoga stretches and breathing practices will assist to bring you comfort during pregnancy and prepare you for childbirth. These classes focus on the yogic techniques that contribute to active labour and birth.
Suitable for first-time parents or as excellent refresher classes, these classes are held in a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of time for individual attention. These classes are incredibly popular and I'm very glad to be able to offer them each month. Come to one or book in for two or three to gain real benefit from practicing some wonderful yoga for active childbirth.
Workshop Dates 2009:
Saturday afternoons 12:00 - 2:00
18 April; 2 May; 13 June ; 4 July; 8 August ; 5 September; 3 October; 7 November; 5 December
Please remember space is limited - bookings are essential!
Yoga & Birthing ~ a Unique Series of Workshops for Pregnancy & Childbirth
Take this opportunity to immerse yourself in yoga for pregnancy & birthing. Cultivate trust in your birth process & reconnect with the wisdom inherent in your pregnant body. Gift yourself with time to prepare yourself physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually for the transformative experience of birthing your baby & becoming a mother.
session # one 27 June: Riding the emotional rollercoaster
Time to appreciate the way pregnancy can ignite feelings of great excitement & deep anxiety in equal measures often within split seconds! We’ll dignify both the light & darker sides of our feelings. We’ll explore techniques to cultivate present moment awareness & learn ways to apply this as powerful birth preparation tool & ultimately a skill for life.
session # two 11 July: Optimal fetal positioning
Why it’s important for the progress of your baby’s birth & how to improve your chances of achieving terrific positioning of your baby.
session # three 18 July: All things pelvic
Learn to recognise the signs of pelvic instability & its triggers & work with simple techniques to sustain pelvic stability & pelvic floor strength.
session # four 25 July: Relinquishing control in preparation for birth
Gently shift perceptions you may hold about childbirth from being an experience you feel you need to control to an experience that with considered preparation and support can be lovingly accepted & embraced.
Term # two 2009 Workshop Times:
Saturday afternoons 12:30 - 2:30
Bookings are essential!
RESTORATIVE YOGA
If you're recovering from injury/ illness, are worn out, have a weakened immune system, are suffering any of the stresses and strains of modern living or would just like to try a more heart-centred approach to yoga - this class is for you. Classes are structured around classical Hatha Yoga, with some essential refinements to give your body and mind time to renew and heal.
If you enjoyed Nina's prenatal yoga classes, the style of this class will be very familiar to you....
Term # two 2009 Casual Restorative Yoga Class Times
Thursday mornings - 9:30 - 11:00
YOGA FOR MOTHERS & BABIES ~ BUDDHA BABY YOGA
Yoga for Mum's & babies - Buddha Baby Yoga, a class to embrace the ebb & flow of energy of the early months of mothering with other mums, informal light hearted & a wonderful time to bond with your child as you appreciate the many aspects of the Buddha in your babes!
NEW!! Nina can come to your Mother's Group to teach Buddha Baby Yoga. Contact Nina for more info
Term # two 2009 Buddha Baby Yoga Class Times
Thursday mornings - 11:15 - 12:15 * 5 week course
* 5 week Buddha Baby Yoga Course Start Dates for Autumn & Winter 2009:
7 May; 11 June; 16 July; 20 August
Venue
All yoga classes and workshops are being held at the very beautiful Kundalini House 391 St Georges Road North Fitzroy
Please arrive 10 minutes early to settle in and get the most out of your class
visit www.mamashanti.com.au or call 0432078899 for more information about mamashanti's yoga classes
MAMASHANTI'S 2009 RETREAT PROGRAM
Yoga for Pregnancy & Active Birth Weekends at King Parrot Retreat
Nestled at the foothills of the Otway Ranges and less than two hours drive from Melbourne (half an hour from Lorne) is the King Parrot Retreat Centre. Set in 200 acres of bushland and rain forest, accommodation features gorgeous architecturally designed, self-contained cottages.
These weekend retreats are a wonderful opportunity to practice prenatal yoga with your partner. Experience the many ways yoga stretches and breathing practices will assist to bring you comfort during pregnancy and prepare you both for the challenges and joys of childbirth. Classes focus on the techniques that contribute to active labour and birth.
The yoga classes are held in a relaxed, lighthearted atmosphere. The emphasis will be on making the teachings of yoga for active birth very accessible and relevant. In between classes, there will be plenty of time to snack, rest, relax, take in the glorious bush setting and most importantly to simply spend time together. Delicious meals will be prepared through out the retreat, with special dietary needs happily accommodated.
2009 Retreat Dates:
Retreat #1: Friday 22 to Sunday 24 May
Retreat #2: Friday 31 July to Sunday 2 August
Bookings & Enquiries:
Nina Isabella - mamashanti
E: mamashanti@netspace.net.au
M: 0432078899
Restorative Yoga Weekends at Clearview Retreat
Ninety minutes north of Melbourne, Clearview Retreat backs onto the Tallarook forest and ranges, with immense views 100 kilometres across to Mount Buller and other spectacular mountain ranges. Clearview is located on 90 acres of bush with bluegums, a tea tree forest, grasslands and majestic granite rocks.
If you would like to try a more heart-centred approach to yoga - this retreat is for you. Classes will be structured around classical Hatha Yoga, with some essential refinements to give you time to cultivate calm, lift your spirit and leave city life behind.
These classes are designed to make the teachings of yoga accessible and to give you the tools to take your experience from the retreat, into your homes and daily lives.
Uplifting yoga sessions will be balanced with time for relaxation, meditation, bush walks. Class sizes are kept small and students of all levels of experience are welcome. Home-cooked, delicious, inspiring vegetarian meals are included, with special diets happily accommodated.
2009 Retreat Dates:
Winter Retreat: Friday 19 to Sunday 21 June
Spring Retreat: Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October
Bookings & Enquiries:
Nina Isabella - mamashanti
E: mamashanti@netspace.net.au
M: 0432078899
Jocelyn Bennet – Clearview Retreat
W: http://www.clearviewretreat.org.au
E: diversity@diversity.org.au
T: 03 6505 327/ 03 5797 0229
BIRTH SUPPORT
mamashanti's unique birth attendant (doula) service has grown out of Nina's work teaching prenatal yoga. Nina can provide you with essential emotional and physical support through out the duration of your labour. A birth attendant compliments your birthing team by offering continuity of support to you wherever you choose to birth, be it in your home, maternity hospital or birthing centre.
It’s in the continuity of care from a woman experienced in the process of birth, a stable and known presence that birth attendants create an intimate holding circle of support for you and your partner. From here your birth attendant will provide reassurance and perspective to gently guide you through the emotional, physical and psychological challenges of labour.
By engaging Nina as your companion in childbirth, you will be gifting yourself with the support of a compassionate, knowledgeable, experienced woman by your side supporting and honouring your journey through childbirth into parenthood.
visit www.mamashanti.com.au for more information about mamashanti's birth attendant service
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
• Birth Attendant ~ Birthing Wisdom, Rhea Dempsey
• Childbirth Educator ~ National Association of Childbirth Educators Vic
• Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching ~ Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy
• Yoga for Pregnancy ~ Samadhi Yoga
• Yoga for Children Level II ~ Radiant Child Yoga Program
• Reiki Okuden Level II Usui Reiki Ryoho ~ International House of Reiki
Service Categories
Doulas, Pregnancy Yoga, Yoga
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