Sundays via Zoom • 8:30-10:00 am 8-week series begins November 29th
Pregnancy is a time of extraordinary change, not only in the body, but in our relationships, our sense of self and the way we imagine life ahead.
Mindful Birthing is an 8 week mindfulness immersion for expectant parents, offering time and space to connect with self, with your partner and develop practices that can support you through pregnancy, birth and the transition into parenthood.
Based on the Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting curriculum by Nancy Bardacke, this experiential series brings mindfulness practice together with practical preparation for labor, birth and life with a newborn.
Over the course of the series, each week we’ll explore meditation, gentle yoga, breath and deep relaxation along with practices for meeting pain, fear, uncertainty and change with greater awareness and steadiness. We’ll practice ways of working with intensity of pain, rather than fighting against it as well as labor positions, comfort measures and ways partners or support people can offer grounded and meaningful care.
Our weekly zoom gatherings offer time in community to practice, reflect, and engage in mindful inquiry around what’s arising. Between sessions, participants continue practices with an audio library and selected readings from, Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke, allowing Mindfulness skills to deepen and become part of everyday living.
This isn’t about creating a “perfect” birth or controlling how the birth experience unfolds. It’s about learning to meet what comes with greater presence, compassion, confidence and care. After the babies arrive, we gather for a reunion class to reconnect, reflect and return to simple mindfulness practices together.
Mindful Birthing is offered three times a year, with a Winter, Spring and early Summer Cohort.
Winter: Nov. 29th- Jan 24th, Sundays 8:30-10:00am
good for winter/early spring babies
Spring 2027: March 18th-May 6th, Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm
good for spring/early summer babies
Early Summer 2027: May 25th - July 20th, Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm
good for late summer/early fall babies
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you miss a session, you’ll still receive that week’s recorded class along with that week’s guided practices and readings so you can keep up at home.
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Babies don’t always arrive on schedule, and that’s okay. If your baby comes early, you’ll have the recorded gatherings to view on your time table and the guided practices remain there for your use as well. You are always welcome to join in the remainder of our zoom gatherings with your baby.
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This Mindful Birthing is a small, cohort based series and registration is non-refundable. If something unexpected comes up and the facilitator needs to reschedule a class, it will be added to the end of the series.
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You are welcome to join at any point during your pregnancy. Many people choose to take the series during their third trimester, when birth is beginning to feel a little closer. However, mindfulness practices are helpful throughout pregnancy, so there is no need to wait.
Series registration is open. All registrations are non-refundable. If an instructor needs to reschedule a class, it will be added to the end of the series. All Zoom classes will be recorded and available to view at a later date.
Individual: $350 (Contact me for code for individual registration rate)
Partners : $475
Winter Series Class dates are: 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 , 1/3, 1/17, 1/24 Reunion Class TBD
