The Prenatal Yoga Center has much to offer beyond yoga classes! New offerings throughout the month - see below for upcoming events. Please note, where preregistration is required, events and workshops fill quickly. Don't hesitate to register! Please also see our cancellation policy, at right.
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Childbirth Education |
Childbirth Education
2-Day Intensives with Terry or Anna
Saturdays, 1-5pm & Sundays, 10am-2pm | $225 per couple
Upcoming dates:
August 22 & 23
September 12 & 13
Class will include: Gestation and anatomy, nutrition, preparing your body and how to adapt to the changes, birth plans, labor support, your partner as a coach, stages of labor, interventions, inductions, C-sections, breathing, relaxation, pain management techniques, breastfeeding, newborn procedures, and postpartum health. There will also be time for questions!
Terry is a certified childbirth educator. She uses her experience as a labor support doula, yoga instructor and mother to offer a well-rounded, accessible curriculum. As a doula, she has assisted couples through a very wide range of birth choices and experiences. It is her goal to teach the full spectrum of options a couple has when preparing for their birth, and then to support them unconditionally. The most important way to approach your birth is with confidence and relaxation. You achieve this by knowing what possible things to expect and by feeling prepared to respond positively to whatever your journey turns out to be.
Anna is a Lamaze certified childbirth educator as well as a labor support doula certified through DONA. She has years of both counseling and teaching experience and became interested in childbirth after attending the birth of a close friend. She holds masters degrees in psychology and health education and is currently finishing her doctorate in health education at Columbia University.
Hear from some happy parents-to-be:
My husband and I took this class and absolutely loved it! After the course, we feel that we are ready to face any labor, birth, and even postpartum difficulties we might experience.
Terry was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, could answer every one of my questions (and I had a lot!) and just a phenomenal teacher all around!
August 22 & 23
September 12 & 13
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New Mom Support Group |
New Mom Support Group
Attention: This is NOT a drop-in class!
Mondays, 2:30-3:30pm
July 6-August 3 | 5 sessions
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30
July 2 - August 6 | 6 sessions
A facilitated support and discussion group for moms with their babies (newborn - 6 months), led by certified social worker and mother of two, Jessica Shapley. Find the power to embrace the journey of motherhood with confidence and connect with new moms just like you. Share experiences, ask questions, and make supportive friendships. Topics include: mom and baby wellness, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, introduction to solids, sleep issues, staying at home versus working outside the home, isolation, childcare, family life, self image, and more.
Monday group | $97
Thursday group | $115
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Caring for Your Newborn |
Caring for Your Newborn Baby
Sundays, 3-5pm | $50 per person
Summer/Fall Dates:
July 12 (FULL)
September 27
Andrea Syms-Brown, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), uses 17 years of experience as a Newborn Care Specialist/Educator to teach pre- and post-natal parents to find the humor and joy in care routines for their new baby.
Andrea will teach the workshop using anecdotes and props for hands-on learning, making the workshop a fun and indelible way to learn and remember new skills.Topics covered will include:
• Questions to ask before leaving the hospital or birthing center.
• Preparing the home for the baby’s arrival.
• Circumcision and umbilical cord care.
• Bathing and dressing.
• Breastfeeding.
• How to handle a colicky baby….and a lot more!
Plus plenty of time for questions & answers!
July 12 (FULL)
September 27
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Breastfeeding Workshop |
Breastfeeding Workshop
Sunday, July 26 | 3-5pm
Andrea Syms-Brown, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), uses 20 years of experience to help moms-to-be to learn how to breastfeed. Discuss feeding positions and latch on, learn easy solutions to breastfeeding problems, and recognize hunger cues - get the skills needed to breastfeed successfully! Join us for a unique, interactive experience with your spouse, significant other, mother, sister, or friend.
$55/ just mom
$75/ mom and partner
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Infant Safety and CPR |
Baby/Toddler Safety and CPR
$75 per person
Upcoming dates:
August 2 | 5-7:15pm
Amy Gross, the founder of Little Hearts CPR, will teach you how to recognize and respond to a choking incident, as well as what to do if the baby is unresponsive and needs CPR. You will also learn important tips about how best to avoid these situations along with extensive baby safety tips.
In addition to holding American Heart Association teaching certification, Amy is a Certified Passenger Safety Technician, and she addresses important issues regarding car seat and taxicab safety.
Spouses, babysitters, grandparents are all encouraged to attend!
Please call us to register for this class.
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1+1+ 3: Partner Yoga and Massage Workshop |
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1+1 = 3: Partner Yoga and Massage Workshop
with Gayla Marie Stiles and Aaron Stiles, LMT
$100 per couple
Sunday, July 19 | 2:30-4:45pm
(This workshop is FULL - check back in the fall!)
A 2-hour and 15 minute yoga and massage workshop for pregnant mothers and their partners! Experience flowing yoga sequences, restorative postures, and massage designed to teach fathers, partners, or friends how to help with the discomforts of pregnancy and labor. This session is designed to benefit any pregnant woman by opening energetic pathways using breath-centered shiatsu techniques, stretching, and acupressure points. No previous yoga experience necessary.
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Baby Fingers |
Baby Fingers
8-week series | Fridays, 1:45-2:30pm | $270
Current session: June 12th - August 7th
Creative instruction in American Sign Language for new and expectant parents with their children, newborns through toddlers. Lora Heller, Baby Fingers' founder and director, will present and teach songs in sign language and cover related sign language vocabulary. The workshop is interactive, designed to improve language based communication and bonding between parents and their young children!
Baby Fingers is currently in session: Please call 212-362-2985 for availability!
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Special Event: Babywearing workshop |
Special Event: Babywearing Workshop
Monday, July 13 | 12:30-1:30pm
Join us for this fun and informative workshop designed to help you get comfortable with slings and carriers! Babywearing expert Jane Silane will be joined by representatives from Psling and Portamee to offer you tips and approaches on using the best products out there. Come to hear about the benefits of keeping your baby close, and gain the confidence to get out and about this summer. You’ll get hands-on experience and find out what works for you.
Please register in advance - Space is limited!
$20
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Lunchtime Lecture Series
Nanny Know-How: How to find and keep a great nanny in NYC. |
Co-hosted with Baby Bites NYC
Monday July 27 | 12:30-2pm
Urban Nurture's consulting service, Nanny Know-How, will explore strategies in sourcing and maintaining the best nanny for your family.
Join Urban Nurture's founder, Sally Wilkinson, and Nanny Know-How Advisor, Julie Burns, a veteran British nanny, for frank dialogue on household management. Sally and Julie will explore issues including what a nanny does, how much a nanny gets paid, where to source a nanny, failsafe interview techniques, how to check references, what makes for a happy nanny, and much more. After their presentation, Sally and Julie will open the floor to your questions on working with nannies.
Refreshments will be served!
$25 per person in advance, $30 at the door
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Breastfeeding Support Group |
Breastfeeding Support Group
Tuesdays from 11:45-12:45
Drop-in workshop | $15 per person
For thousands of years, mothers have breastfed in "women's circles", benefiting from the vast experience and knowledge of others. Being part of a group that shares joys, concerns and problems in breastfeeding can be both powerful and tremendously rewarding. The Prenatal Yoga Center of New York is proud to continue this tradition with its Breastfeeding Support Group. This group will be facilitated by Andrea Syms-Brown, IBCLC, RLC, CIMI, who has over 20 years experience supporting breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Join us for discussion and problem-solving in a warm, supportive atmosphere.
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Infant Massage |
Infant Massage
Wednesdays, 2-3pm
4-week session: $135 | Drop-ins: $37 per class
Cost includes class for baby and one grown-up; $15 per additional grown-up.
*Please note: There will be NO Infant Massage class on July 22 & August 5.
Singing and bonding with your baby is fun when music and massage complement each other to stimulate your baby’s brain and relax his muscles and organs. Moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas and caregivers will feel more confident in their parenting skills. Babies will respond with coos and smiles as you learn to soothe them. Everyone will benefit from this unique learning experience! Some of the more specific benefits for your baby include: stimulated circulation, improved body awareness, improved sleep patterns, reduced discomfort from teething, congestion, gas, colic and emotional stress.
The instructor has over seven years of experience in early childhood music, and is both licensed as a massage therapist and certified in infant massage. Course includes an instruction manual to help you continue massage with your baby at home. Classes are one hour to allow both for instruction and discussion of relevant topics, such as helping your baby sleep through the night. Sessions are four weeks long, with one make-up for any missed classes, to be completed within the next session.
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Cancellation Policy |
The Prenatal Yoga Center cannot be responsible for providing make-ups or issuing any credit for classes missed as a result of scheduling conflicts, illness, emergencies, or other circumstances beyond our control.
If you need to cancel your commitment to a workshop, you must cancel at least two weeks prior to the event. You will receive a refund minus 10% processing fee. If you cancel within two weeks of the workshop, if the space can be filled, you will receive a refund minus 10% processing fee. If the space cannot be filled there will not be a refund.
Prenatal Yoga Center reserves the right to amend this policy at its sole discretion.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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July Monthly Special |
Give-away and Raffle
This Month:
This month, when you buy or renew a package, the free giveaway is an organic cotton baby tee and tote bag from Goodnight Room!
We'll also be raffling off a wonderful gift package from Skip Hop
that includes their Via Messenger Diaper Bag, Pronto Changing Canvas and a Day-to-Night Baby Log!
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Podcast Go |
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