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New Video – Tips for Childbirth: Pelvic Floor Awareness Breath

September 24, 2014 By Deena Leave a Comment

Last Friday (Sept. 19) I taught two sessions at the Lamaze DONA Conference. I taught both a morning Prenatal Yoga session and an afternoon small business session. I had some fantastic feedback from all of my session attendees. There were 39 attendees at morning yoga and a bit more at the small business session. Amazing! […]

Filed Under: Featured Home Page, Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Breath, Breathing, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Labor, Lamaze, Lamaze Conference, Pelvic Floor, Pranayama, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Prenatal Yoga, Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

The Space Between, Finding the Stillness in Labor

September 2, 2014 By Deena Leave a Comment

There is a moment; one small moment that opens into stillness before it closes and brings us back to the work at hand. It is the space between the inhale and the exhale. It is the space between the exhale and the inhale. It is the briefest moment of stillness and quiet before the cycle […]

Filed Under: Inspirations, Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Breath, Breathing, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Emotional State, Labor, Lamaze, Pain, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, Stillness, yoga

FAQ – Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

August 7, 2014 By Deena Leave a Comment

Frequently Asked Questions: Q: What makes this prenatal yoga teacher training different from other prenatal yoga teacher trainings I might find? A: This training will not only cover the asana, pranayama and dhyana for pregnancy, fertility and postpartum, but it will also delve into the social and emotional components of pregnancy and birth. As prenatal yoga teachers, […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, FAQ, Lamaze, Pittsburgh, Prenatal Yoga, Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, RPYT, yoga

7 Benefits of Postnatal or Postpartum Yoga

April 22, 2014 By Deena 1 Comment

Natalie Roberson, RYT-200 guest posts for us on the benefits of Postnatal/Postpartum Yoga. You can find her teaching our Postnatal Yoga class on Sunday mornings, 10:00-11:30. She also teaches our Meditations for Labor workshop. ~Deena Mother the Mother Women are givers, but giving themselves priority doesn’t always happen. Taking some time for yourself should be […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Guest Posts, Motherhood, Mothers, Newborn, Pittsburgh, Postnatal, Postnatal Yoga, Postpartum, Postpartum Depression, Prenatal Yoga, yoga

Hangover Yoga, Cemetery visits and Something about Bacon – Day 3 of the Lamaze Conference in New Orleans

October 16, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

I’m not really a morning person. Really, I’m not. After a late night on Bourbon St., teaching a 7:00 am class was a bit of a challenge… especially on the horrible in-room coffee at the hotel. Now, there was a bit of a snafu – the title and description of the morning yoga class was […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Lamaze, Lamaze Conference, Prenatal Yoga, yoga

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