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Private Childbirth Classes, and Other Changes to Shining Light

July 27, 2020 By Deena Leave a Comment

As you may have noticed, Shining Light has undergone some transitions since mid-March. I’ll take you through the past few months and into an exciting and broader-scope future.

Filed Under: Featured Home Page, Into the Light, Main Blog Page, Uncategorized Tagged With: Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, coaching, Lamaze, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, private classes

Seated and Moving with a Birth Ball

January 19, 2018 By Deena Leave a Comment

Continuing our series with Josh and Amy, I wanted to offer up something simple, but extremely useful for laboring moms. Sometimes, the basics are the best. (I suppose this should have been a video instead of a still photo, but you’ll get the idea of appropriate movements here.) Amy has a couple of choices as […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Birth Ball, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Lamaze, Pain, Pittsburgh, Prenatal Yoga

Rock Your Labor with these Birth Ball Pro-Tips

August 11, 2017 By Deena 12 Comments

One of my favorite tools for labor comfort is the birthing ball (i.e. exercise or yoga ball). Most of the time, we envision sitting on the ball during labor. Sitting is comfortable and lovely. However, the ball is one of the most versatile labor comfort tools out there. So, let’s explore two of the most […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Birth Ball, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Fathers, Josh & Amy, Labor, Lamaze, Mothers, Pain Management During Labor, Pittsburgh, Prenatal Yoga

Moving forward and continued services

March 14, 2017 By Deena Leave a Comment

Confident Birthing at Shining Light Prenatal Education

It’s been quite some time since I’ve dusted off my keyboard and blogged for Shining Light. I wanted to update you on my classes and the studio itself. Since moving out of the Lawrenceville studio and into my home studio in Brighton Heights, classes have been small, but going well. The schedule has been pared […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, breastfeeding, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Doula, Lamaze, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga

The Practice of Mindfulness During Labor

August 24, 2015 By Deena Leave a Comment

This is a guest post by our doula, Amanda Guntrum.  If you have picked up a book on labor or attended a birth prep class, you probably have come across the term “mindfulness.” When I started studying for my doula certification I came across this term often, but having no background in meditation I merely […]

Filed Under: Doulas, Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Childbirth, Doula, Guest Posts, Labor, Mindfulness, Pain Management During Labor, Prenatal Yoga, Preparing for Labor, Shining Light Doulas

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