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Building empowerment, self-confidence and connection through candid education and compassionate advocacy for all families before, during and after pregnancy.

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An interview with pregnant mom, Kelly

July 24, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

This is the first post in our new interview series with our current and past students. Kelly was gracious enough to answer our questions and put herself out there. Please show her some love and support for being brave!  xoxo  ~Deena Mom’s name: Kelly Partner’s name: Robert Estimated due date: End of October Care Provider: […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth Plan, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Expectations, Fear, Homebirth, Interviews, Midwife, Motherhood, Mothers, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, yoga

Two Mother’s Day Specials!

May 7, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. To celebrate, we’ve got 2 specials for you: A Pregnancy Special and a New Mama Special. Pregnancy Special: Purchase Confident Birthing, Breastfeeding Essentials and Infant Care together and receive 4 Prenatal Yoga classes free! (that’s $50 saved!) All three workshops must be purchased between Tuesday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 14. Your 4 free […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, breastfeeding, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Infant Care, Lamaze, Mommy & Me Yoga, Mother's Day, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Prenatal Yoga, yoga

Shaping our lives: In the Womb, at Birth and Beyond

March 22, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

What we do and how we feel during pregnancy and birth shapes our baby’s future. This is why we eat healthy foods, come to prenatal yoga, get a massage, and learn to relax. Gurmukh says, that as pregnant women, we ought not to watch scary movies, or subject ourselves to fearful or stressful situations. She […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, birth story, C-section, Emotional State, Epigenetics, Fear, Newborn, Pregnancy, yoga

“A Belated Thank You!” – A testimonial that made me tear up.

February 10, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

Heather and Ryan were students of mine, shortly before I opened Shining Light in January, 2012. Heather sent me this email a few weeks ago. I was so touched by it that I wanted to share it with all of you. Their journey to parenthood has been incredible.  ~Deena Here is their story: My partner […]

Filed Under: Inspirations, Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: birth story, Childbirth, Deena Blumenfeld, Labor, Natural Birth, Testimonials, Unassisted Birth, yoga

Day 2, morning – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux

November 13, 2012 By Deena 4 Comments

After finally getting 7 hours of sleep it was my turn to teach. Yours truly, “Morning exercise session – Prenatal Yoga: Learning proper alignment and taking it into your childbirth classes.” Teaching at 7:30 am is not my best time of day… especially on mediocre hotel room coffee and no breakfast.  However, I think I […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Breastcrawl, breastfeeding, C-section, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Decision making, Dr. Jack Newman, Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), Epidural, Gestational Diabetes, Infant, Interventions, IV Fluids, Labor, Lamaze, Lamaze Conference, Newborn, Pain, Pitocin, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Skin to skin, yoga

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