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Cecily suggests Dr. Spock 9th edition Aniesa is reading Dr. Sears Aniesa also checked out Harvey Karp Denise is loving Buddhism for Mothers Nicole recommends The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer Karina loves Simplicity Parenting I love Magda Gerber's book And Dr. Brazelton never leaves my nightstand *****Don't forget to check out the Echo Center for Parenting Classes

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2012 Dates and Prices Part 1 February 2-5, 2012, $600 Part 2 March 1-4, 2012, $700 Part 1 August 23-26, $600 Part 2 September 20-23, $700 Early Bird Discount is $1250 for the two trainings (January 1, 2012 or July 15, 2012).  Thank you for your interest in our Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training. For registered yoga teachers, this training fulfills Yoga Alliance standards and leads to the new Yoga

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Hi Leah, I'm in your Wednesday prenatal yoga class and just wanted to let you know I won't be there this week because I had my baby! Yay! Her name is Isla Grace and she is amazing! Thank you for everything, I really feel like your class helped me to have an easy pregnancy and delivery. I was in labor (pretty easy labor) for 10 hours. Got the hospital at 10:30 am on Friday already 10 cm dilated

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Hi Leah, Juliette and all of my favorite pregnant ladies/new mamas, I’ll see how far I can get writing my birth story with one hand while Zozie sleeps across my lap and chest :) It has been 3 weeks since the birth of our daughter, and I am still enjoying the afterglow of that magical Monday morning. It’s funny now to remember how challenging those final days and weeks were leading up to Zozie’

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Hi, Leah, Well, as my doctor thought, the baby came early - 2.5 weeks actually on 7/15/11 at 12:25pm. While I started feeling contractions on the 14th about noon and we arrived at the hospital about 9:30pm that night, at the end it only took 8-9 pushes and then she was out! We're all doing well - tired but happy. I'll see you at yoga in about 6 weeks! Joann (and Matt & Dylan)

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Hi ladies- At long last, I finally had a chance to write down my birth story... Leah, if I'm forgetting anything important, please remind me! Thanks to both of you for all your help that made this amazing day possible. alex Preface: The end of my pregnancy was somewhat intense. I had started to dilate fairly when I had about a month left to go and I also had been having a bunch of

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The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer  Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide Ina May's Guide to Childbirth What to Expect When You're Expecting, 4th Edition The Business of Being Born The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and

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Leah, Hey there- Michelle Frier here from your prenatal yoga class. So- good news...I gave birth on Monday the 21st to a super charming little boy we named Townes Allison. The birth was awesome. Just like my first birth (http://yogamamas.blogspot.com/2008/09/welocme-lyla-rae.html) I was almost a week early, thankfully because I was becoming very impatient! I was at home with my 2 year old,

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www.dascdoulas.org , www.dona.org Labor Doulas Leah Miller (323)434-1943 www.yogabodyworker.com $ Juliette Kurth (323)459-5778 $$ Ana Paula Marquel (818)822-9568 www.apmarkel.com $$$ Yvonne Novak www.doulawithlove.com $$ Elizabeth Bachner (also a midwife) www.gracefullbirthing.com (310) 704-3500 $$$ Cheri Masek www.genesisdoula.com (323)221-0265 $$ Joanne Cohen (610) 608-8818

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Check it Out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GiKtmcvO4&feature=related

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It has been two months today since Simone was born and I am just now getting to write her birth story. Sheesh...what a whirlwind! At 3:30 in the morning on Jan 10, I woke up after falling asleep on the couch feeling what felt like contractions. I followed the advice of my fantabulous child birth educator to just rest since the contractions were still far apart. Um no, Simone had other plans.

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Hi Leah! Just wanted to let you know that I had my baby girl, Evelyn Fern, on January 3. I was induced at 41 weeks 2 days which was a really difficult decision for me, but I had a great birth! Luckily my body kicked into gear really fast with cervidil only so I was able to labor drug free. And the nurses at Good Sam were so wonderful and supportive. Everyone underestimated Evelyn's size...

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Hi Leah, So here is my attempt at the abridged version of Desmond Carl's birth. 3 days after my due date, I ended up staying at the hospital for induction after another doctor's visit with high blood pressure. This is not how Michael and I had envisioned labor starting, and certainly not our choice. I had been feeling sporadic labor contractions for days, and even had a few false starts so it

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hey leah, last Wednesday at 6:50 am our lovely Leo and Dune came to this world! I was laboring victoriously until 6.5cm dilation, at which point it became clear that Leo, already a bit compromised by size and placenta function might not be able to tolerate the stress of intense contractions and pushing. Dr. Crane said he really thinks the risk was too hi and, eventually, I was victoriously

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Dear Leah, This is long overdue but I finally wrote down what I remember about little Riley's birth. If you want it put it on your blog. It's long! I miss you and hope we can see you and Hazel soon! You and Carolyn and Michelle were a dream come true! Literally. you know how I dreamed of this home birth and I want to thank you for being there for me every step of the way! I forgot to add in here

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Hi Leah, How's it going? Thanks so much for your email - great to hear from you! I was just telling Katie last night that prenatal yoga is pretty much the only thing I miss about my pregnancy! Everything is going well - or as well as can be expected given the lack of sleep and constant repetition of feeding/diaper-changing/burping! Our baby girl is named August Louise Peters - she was born

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Hi, Leah: I just wanted to let you know I had my baby boy! Liam James Castillo -- 7 pounds and healthy and adorable. 20 hours of labor -- 2.5 hours of HARD pushing. Those squats really paid off. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for creating such a healthy, happy class to take care of myself in during pregnancy. See you in a couple of months! Photo of Liam attached:) Best, Emili

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Hazel is 7 months old.  Holy smokes.  We are out in the desert for a few days and I finally have some time to work on the blog.  So much has happened in the last year.  I am completely overwhelmed and have no idea where to begin.  I guess a little update on H.  I know that all moms feel this way, but honeslty I have the most incredible baby.  She is so happy and sweet.  She laughs like crazy. 

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Starting this week, Monday 5/10, my Monday Baby and Me class will be in SLY1 starting at 10:45 AM.  Yippee!  Hazel and friends get longer morning naps AND we will have so much more space to play.  I am super excited.  See you all there soon.  Hugs, Leah 

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My husband has been asking me to do this for months now.  And you know what finally did it?  Diapers.  I am a huge fan of the site http://www.diapers.com/.  They amaze me.  Seriously.  I swear they ship my diapers, and breast pump replacement parts, and baby food, and lilipadz BEFORE I even submit the order.  I am totally blown away by how fast everything gets to my doorstep.  It's crazy.  AND (

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Hi Juliette, hi Leah, I can finally take a minute to let you know that our baby girl Sara was born on the 16th. She was small (5.8 lb.), as doctors had predicted, but perfectly healthy. I have to say the labor and delivery parts went very well, smoother and faster than I expected. Labor was induced at midnight (thank God I was already 1-2 cm dilated), it seemed to work right away, but I

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I have been neglecting my blog. Can you blame me? I have a 5 and a half month old and I am still trying to figure out how to be a Mom and to also work and to be a Mom. Oh, and don't forget, I'm also a wife/spouce. ahhhhh....... I started this blog nearly 2 and a half years ago. It has been such a wonderful experience for me. It has allowed me to connect with my students in a much deeper way

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This is emabarassingly late. Sorry ladies.Ester: What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon MazelKaren: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson and Reg KeelandKari: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinAnna: Sidetracked: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (5) by Henning Mankell and Steven T. MurrayLori: www.babycenter.comLeah:

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a drop in parent/child music class this Thursday, March 4th @ 4:15pm. $7 per child (adults free). Siblings $2. (6 mos and under FREE) Come sing, dance and be nutty with Booker's Mommy (AKA Shannon Noel). 3629 Revere Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039. (This is a private home, proceed up driveway, and to your left you will find the studio. Street Parking) This week features Ben Harper and Boy George!

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Check out this article that Jessica Zucker Ph.D. wrote about early childhood attachment. Good stuff to know before your little bundle arrives. Part 1: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-zucker-phd/pbs-this-emotional-life-t_b_465968.htmlPart 2: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-zucker-phd/pbs-this-emotional-life-t_b_475124.html

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Okay. I just wanted to share with you my absolute favorite piece of baby gear. The Spa Baby bathtub rocks. Ted heard about this European style tub at the Pump Station before the baby was born and insisted that we get it. I thought for sure it was just another gimick and that it was a complete waste of money.....but, I pick my battles with Ted, so we got it. We started using the tub as soon as

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I've been working with new moms for years. Everyone is always concerned about getting back to their pre-pregnancy weight in a hot hurry. My stock answer has always been, "your body has changed since you carried a baby and delivered one. You can't expect your body to fit into those skinny jeans in weeks, months or even years. Your body is NOT the same and that is a truly, beautiful miracle and

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Hi Leah,I hope all is well with you and Baby Hazel. I read your story on your blog. I keep thinking I will have time to share my birth story with you, but every time I get around to it there is laundry or something to do.Levi James Katz was born on November 23rd at 8:23 in the morning. He weighed 9 lbs 1 oz and was 21.5" long. Friday was my due date and I passed that by. I remember Saturday night

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What a great first week back. It feels so good to be back at SLY2 and seeing the familiar faces, and meeting all these new, gorgeous babies. Hazel seems to really like to be in class. I think it must be very familiar for her, like a song she heard when she was in utero. I am so proud of my little yoga baby. These pics are from my new Parent and Me class Mondays at 10:30. I'm so excited to be

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and i am heading back to work. i've been doing some massage here and there over the last few weeks, but tomorrow marks the true return to work. i go back to teaching at silver lake yoga and resume usual business. i'm very excited to get back to work and to see all of you again, but i am also a little sad that this special time with Hazel is over. Hazel is doing great. This past month has been

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...and i am a pro at typing one handed. no caps it has been an intense month. where to begin?physically, i am finally feeling better. 4 plus hours of pushing really takes its toll.hazel is so well. she had one tiny hiccup a couple weeks back. she came down with a staph infection which she probably got from the hospital. anyhow, she's completed her antibiotics with no problem and all is well.

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written by Leah MillerSo, I woke up on Thursday, October 29th at 6 AM and my water broke. Not a gush, but a pretty sinificant leak every time either of us (Hazel or me) changed positions. But contractions did not start up. It took me a couple of hours before I really realized what was going on, or accepted the fact that I was going to have a baby in the next day or so, no matter what. Finally, I

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So, there were a ton of things I wanted to do during this pregnancy and I've barely scratched the surface. But, one thing I am really proud of is that I have continued with my own yoga practice. I have been studying with Maria Cristina for maybe 18 months or so. She is a great teacher and I learn so much from her classes, her sequencing, her energy and her fantastic sense of humor. It took Ted

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We are now ready. The nesting/nursery project is done. Yipee! I really had fun with this project. Because I haven't really been doing massage for the last month+ and only teaching a little bit until last week, I was really able to devote myself to this project. It was fun. Today my mother-in-law came over with the new uphostery for the glider and ottoman which she gave me as a shower gift. Very

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My doula first told me about this book. Then I head about it at the Pump Station. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is so good. I would recommend it to anyone who is planning on breastfeeding. I have only read the first three chapters, but they really made an impression on me. It makes so much sense. And I feel so much more excited and confident about breastfeeding. It's simple and

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I just wanted to say how much I adore the Pump Station. And no, they have not given me any gifts or money to say that. I'm just so impressed with the store and the classes and the consultants and the products. It's an amazing place and I feel really lucky to live just a 20 minute drive away from the Hollywood location.This past weekend, Ted and I went to their Baby Care class which was c0-

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LeahIna May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (Paperback - Mar 4, 2003)JenThe Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions (Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, &) by Penny Simkin (Paperback - Jan 15, 2007)ClaudiaThe Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) by

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Below is the report my doula, Margie Levy, compiled as my labor progressed culminating in the birth of our son, Gabriel. I have added my thoughts in italics afterward to give a more intimate and personalized account of the experience. I had thought I would be able to write out my own lyrical narrative to share on Leah’s blog, but the exigencies of life with a newborn preclude any sort of literary

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and counting....Life has slowed down a great deal in the last week. No more massage for me. My friend Sabrina is helping me out with my clients. She's fantastic. I am no longer teaching baby and me classes, just two prenatal classes for the next two weeks. And that's it. Last week, Ted and his brothers rented a house in Encinitas, just 90 minutes South of here. What an incredible week.

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Hi Leah, I'm sorry I missed you while I was at Huntington, Alex and I were about to be discharged when I got your e-mail. I wanted to extend a big thank you for all of your help and knowledge during the Yoga Birth class. So much of the information we went over came in handy. Labor at home was manageable and exciting. And we were totally prepared to handle to whole hospital experience. I really

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2009) —According to a new study, women with a family history of breast cancer were 59 percent less likely to develop breast cancer themselves if they breastfed their children."This is good news for women with a family history of breast cancer," says Alison Stuebe, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of

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Hi All!Wanted to let you all know that one of our very own Yoga Mamas, mother of 2 1/2 year old Evan, just lost her home in an electrical fire. Everyone is alright. Nobody was hurt, but Evan's belongings were all completely lost. They have had more than enough clothes donated to them already, but they do need toys and books. If you have any toys or books that are appropriate for 2-3+ years of

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Written by Yoga Mama, Asher Pandjiris (we miss you Asher!)I'll start by saying I can not believe I have the privilege of writing a birth story! Helen "Lenny" is such a joy, truly. And all of the details of her birth are pretty much overshadowed by how intensely RJ and I love her, grunts, spit up and all. It is a really indescribable sort of love. On to the story. So about a month before my due

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hi leah!just wanted to let you know that baby jonathan is here. he is absolutely amazing! i still can't believe i have him here with me.i started my pre-labor on thursday morning and my contractions began on friday around 3 am. later that morning, my mother-in-law freaked out and was determined to get me to the hospital. we got there and i was only 1 cm dialated, but i was 100% efaced and the

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My second trimester is almost over and i haven't even written anything personal for my blog. how did this happen? where is the time going? some women fantasize about their weddings from the time they are little girls. i was never like that. when i got engaged to be married, i had absolutely no idea what i wanted. i did, however, spend a good deal of time planning this pregnancy way before ted and

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Greetings Yoga Mamas! Leah and I recently had a stimulating conversation about the complexities of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Here are some psychological tid bits I thought might be useful as motherhood emerges... I look forward to meeting you in July or August- I plan to come to class to talk further about preparing during pregnancy to prevent potential postpartum

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by Dr. Wu at Glendale Adventistcheck this video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-mc3qsJvWAThanks for sharing this with us Claudia

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Hey LeahI thought some of these links might be helpful in regards to our conversation about diapers.I spoke to Rebecca the other day and she recommended going to this place called Belly Sprout, a store in Fullerton (I know, its a trip) because they have, in store, a huge selection of a lot of the different cloth diaper brands so you can actually see them, and ask questions and compare. I haven't

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Hi Leah,How are you doing? How have you been feeling? How was the babymoon? We are all fine over here. Baby Jojo was born on Fathers day at 6:04am, 8 lbs 6 oz, 21 inches. It was an amazing waterbirth at home. I was in labor for 4 hours, well, 4 intense hours. You know I had been having mild contractions for over 2 1/2 weeks so when it was Jojos birthday, they hit really hard and fast. I listened

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hello friendsi hope this finds you well. i wanted to let you all know that i am taking part in a yogathon at Yummy Yoga this Saturday to support breast cancer and one particular Yummy student (see story below). i will be teaching an all levels class at 8 AM for 55 minutes. this class will be pre/post-natal friendly. sorry, no babies allowed to this class. if you haven't taken a class at yummy

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I started having some mildly painful contractions on the evening of Monday, May 11th, my due date. They were about 8-9 minutes apart, and I thought that was it…that I was in labor. As the night went on, however, they started becoming a little more irregular and they stopped hurting. I went to bed thinking that I wouldn’t be able to sleep, and the next thing I knew, I woke up the next morning. So

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Dear Leah,It’s Saturday night May 23rd at 10:58pm. I’m sitting on my back porch with a baby monitor hoping my sweet boy sleeps for another hour (and secretly wishing he’d wake so I can hold him in my arms and kiss his little head). As I look out over Griffith Park I realize that it was just 15 weeks ago today that we shared a three-day adventure in the Cedar Sinai Labor and Delivery wing.What an

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Merck is no longer making the MMR vaccine seperately. Below is a link for a petition asking Merck to continue producing these vaccines seperately so that moms who want to slow down the vaccine process have that choice. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/630453361/tafAs a mom, I am extremely troubled, disappointed and argry at Merck's decision to discontinue production and sales of the

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by Mama Darby SaxbeAt 37 weeks, I was put on bedrest after my OB found my amniotic fluid levels to be too low. I spent the next week lying around and trying to rehydrate my womb. Since my doctor had threatened induction if my fluids didn’t come up, I got serious about birth preparation: I drank a few cups of red raspberry leaf tea a day, and started using evening primrose oil for perineal massage

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Hi Leah!I wanted to let you know that I had my baby girl, Sailor Mae Wachter, on Thursday May 14th. I ran into Darby last Tuesday at the Pump Station’s breastfeeding support group and she had her baby girl with her too. She told me that you had given her a postnatal massage and you were wondering if I had given birth yet. I missed the last 2 Wednesday classes before I delivered because I had

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I am not trying to promote Amazon.com. I have jsut found that this is the easiest way for me to write all this stuff out.Karina: The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood (Mod Moms Survival Kit) by Jane BuckinghamKarina: On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .) by Gary Ezzo and Robert BucknamNicole and Susan: The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way

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Christine Cotter / Los Angeles TimesRuby Wales holds her newborn, Carson. Her first doctor worried more about the risks of vaginal delivery than of cesarean, so she found a different one.C-sections are expensive. Doctors ask if we are doing too many.By Lisa Girion May 17, 2009After an emergency cesarean with her first baby, Ruby Wales was holding out for a vaginal birth with her second one.With a

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So "Potty Train Your Child In Just One Day" by Teri Crane is the book I was talking about last night. A friend of mine who's a teacher recommended it to me and it worked wonders for my husband and I. You just have to be completely committed to doing it for it to work.Last nights class was great! I still feel so stretched out.ThanksAnne HerwickPotty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven

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Hi LeahI am happy to report that after a quick (ha!) 27 hour labor (including 2.5 of pushing), Lena was born last week. So far, we're adjusting to parenthood pretty well and I have energy for the first time in months! She's totally sweet. Can't wait to see you at yoga once she's 6 weeks old (or probably sooner as I am jonesing for a massage!)XOLimor

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Kate Arterberry (mother of Olive-now 7 months old) shared a mantra with me that her midwife had given her during her third trimester. Her midwife is a woman named Davi Kaur Khalsa and her website is http://www.tlcwomenscenter.com/. Davi asked Kate and her husband to repreat this matra 8 times every morning and 8 times every evening for the last weeks of her pregnancy. I think it is very sweet.

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Leah,I have been meaning to write you with my birth story, well now for over 3 months. I actually am glad I waited because it is so nice to remember it now and marvel in the wonder of becoming a parent. I often look at little Jude and it seems so surreal that he came out of my baby. Anyway, on to the details. I went into labor at about 3 a.m. the morning of my due date. It was so exciting but I

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Hi Leah,I'm excited that I finally have the energy to send you my birth story! It's been an intense few weeks, but I think I'm finally starting to get (slightly) used to the fact that I'm a mom. It's such a huge life transformation, I don't think I realized when I was pregnant just how intense caring for a newborn would be. It's wonderful, just much more exhausting in the first few weeks than I

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Admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about the chakra system. So, for the past four weeks I have been experimenting with the chakras in class with you all. I thought it would be fun (and educational) to work on one chakra a week and see how it relates to the pregnant body. We started at the bottom with muladara chakra, then svadistana and maniupura. These three lower chakras are so easy to relate

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There's a super cool event happening this weekend where Big Mamas (women over 30 with a child under age 2) are being paired with LIL MAMAS (teen moms) in an attempt to provide support and advice... Both groups face stereotypes about their ages, etc. Cool idea to bridge the generational gap and reach out to some really young mamas who also happen to be low income, etc. It takes place in Malibu

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I wrote this about a year ago. Recently, I've had a lot of poeple asking me about abs, so here it is again. Typically, if you asked any prenatal fitness instructor, they would tell you "No Abs". It's kind of a rule of thumb when it comes to Prenatal Fitness. It was the first thing anyone ever told me when I started studying Prenatal Yoga. No Abs. What is the point of doing crunches anyhow? The

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I am currently in early pregnancy (my first) and seeking part-time childcare work. I am available for light housekeeping, cooking and pet care (dog walking) too. I am 28 years old and a recent graduate with an MA in visual art and critical theory. I love organic food, hanging with my dogs and doing prenatal yoga. I am a Virgo, so I am truly an organized multi-tasker who actually enjoys

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The Gentle Birth Method: The Month-by-month Jeyarani Way Programme by Gowri Motha and Karen Swan Macleod (Paperback - Jun 21, 2004)Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper and Suzanne Arms (Paperback - Aug 20, 2005)The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp (Paperback - May 27, 2003)Baby Bargains, 8th Edition: Secrets to Saving

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There is some really interesting research on SIDS coming out these days. Apparently, they have connected used mattresses with crib death. Check out this website for more information. www.stopsidsnow.com

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Leah,Elodie Swan Antonia was born on Sunday December 14, 2008 at 12:29 pm. I am grateful for my birth experience and have been so blissed out these past 5 1/2 weeks. Elodie's due date, Wednesday December 10th, came and went - I visited Dr. Dwight that day and he said I was much softer than the week before and 1 cm dilated but didn't think it would happen until the weekend if not later which was

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Ansel Paul Antonides was born on Saturday, January 10th at 6:27am. The day before, I had my weekly check-up with Dr. Dwight at Good Sam, and when he checked my cervix I had only dilated about 1/2 cm, so no real progression. I remember Dr. Dwight saying that I probably would go into labor around my due date which was January 20th. That afternoon, my husband and I went for a nice long walk enjoying

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Check this video out. Go to the link below. It's really fun. Thanks Shannon for sharing this with us. It really puts everything into perspective, right?http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1513658418/bclid769464397/bctid1772783521

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Below is our Holiday schedule at Silver Lake Yoga. No classes at Yummy until 1/7.Monday 12/22 10 AM Baby and Me with JulietteMonday 12/22 6:30 PM Prenatal with NicoleTuesday 12/23 11 AM Prenatal with JulietteSaturday 12/27 10:15 AM Prenatal with LeahSunday 12/28 10 AM Parent and Me with LeahSunday 12/28 11:30 AM Prenatal with LeahMonday 12/29 10 AM Baby and Me with JulietteMonday 12/29 6:30 PM

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Hi Leah,Long time I know but wanted to let you know I finally gave birth to my daughter, Saoirse (pronounced Ser-Sha) last Wednesday December 10th at 9.30am. Her name is Irish and means freedom.It was a long birth which started out fast and furious at 1.00am Tuesday Dec 9th only to be slowed down as soon as we arrived at the hospital at 4am and they diagnosed me with high blood pressure and

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Leah, Nicole and Sherry - I wanted to pass this along because you were all so instrumental in our birth preparation and prenatal experience. We had such and incredible birth and you were all part of it - thanks so much for the work you do. Labor started on Sunday 9/21 at about 1:00 PM at Home Depot buying birth tub supplies. I was uncomfortable but didn't think it was early labor. A few hours

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What you don't see are mom's Andria and Maria doing some vinyasa flow. The boys are enthralled (for the moment).

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Hi Leah,Hope you're doing well. Sorry I haven't had a chance to e-mail you my labor story. Here goes (plus some pictures of little Gaby, who is now 5 weeks old!):On Tuesday night, Sept. 23, I started having contractions ten minutes apart. The contractions continued at a rate of ten minutes apart all through the night through the morning, and did not increase in intensity or in speed. I called my

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Booo!Happy Holloween everyone!

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Hi Leah,I haven't been to yoga in a while because I had my baby October 9! She was due November 12, but decided she wanted to join us for her father's birthday. What an amazing gift! My water broke at around 5:30 am and I had a c-section that morning since she was still breech, actually transverse. I did have some contractions but luckily not too many since there was no way she was going down

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For some reason, I've been thinking a lot about balance this week.I've been thinking back to when I was living in New York City, 21 years old, fresh out of college. There were many ups and many downs. At some point, I became attached to the concept of balance. It was a totally new concept at that point in my life. I remember thinking that if I could weigh out a)my work (responsibilities), b)my

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And congratulations Monica! She is gorgeous.

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By Pablo NerudaContributed by Elizabeth AntoniaWe will never have any memory of dying.We were so patient about our being,noting downnumbers, days,years and months,hair, and the mouths we kiss,and that moment of dyingwe let pass without a note-we leave it to others as memory,or we leave it simply to water,to water, to air, to time.Nor do we even keepthe memory of being born,although to come into

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Joaquin is already doing yoga.....

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hey guys. here are some of her first pictures. we're all doing fine. it's no joke about the sleep deprivation though!hope all is well.nicole

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It is with great pleasure that Ted and I share the wonderful news of the birth of our son, Cian Edward Collins. Cian, pronounced Key-in, is an Irish name meaning ancient and enduring. He was born on Wednesday at 11:27 am, weighing 7Ibs 3oz and measuring 22 1/2 inches. Our daughter Audrey has been staying with Grandma and Grandpa for the last five days and we anxiously await her return home

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So this little hunk is Corduroy and his mama, Jennifer, wrote an incredible birth story. 6 full pages long. I need to go through and shorten it for the blog but I just don't have time tonight and I am going on vacation tomorrow. So, I promise I will get to that as soon as I get back.

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Lyla Rae Farleywritten by Mama Michelle FrierDuring my pregnancy I romantically pictured my birth to be mostly at home, natural without drugs and of course really quick! Well- during my 37 week I found out my baby was breech and suddenly my vision of my first birth was now looking more like a C-section. I was pretty bummed but then my doctor performed a version (where they actually try to turn

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The Month by Month Programme to Help You: carry your baby to full term; have a shorter, easier labour; feel happy, confident and in controlby Dr. Gowri MothaI have mentioned this book several times in class and some of you have shown interest. The author is an OBGYN in London since 1981. She has a truly wholistic approach to pregnancy and childbirth. Her statistics are pretty amazing. C-Section

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There are tons of alternative therapies you can use during your pregnancy. Here's a short list of practitioners, teacher, etc. that we put together in class on Sunday. Please feel free to add your favorite practitioners to this list by commenting at the bottom of this entry. 1. Christopher John, gentle chiropractor, http://www.nonforce.com/2. Reena McGill, acupuncturist and energy worker, http:/

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I was giving a massage at one of my clients' homes today. She recently hung some new prints in her nursery. This one particularly caught my eye, especially after last nights Prenatal class at SLY. The artist is Nikki McClure. Her stuff is very cool. http://www.nikkimcclure.com/

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On August 17, I was four days past my due date. I had been having contractions all week and then I strained a muscle in my groin in yoga class. I was concerned that whatever I did might have impacted the baby, so I went to Kaiser to get checked out. While at Kaiser, contractions started, more intense than the others. They examined me and everything was normal, the baby was fine, and they told

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Here's the short list of parenting books we talked about in class, plus a fun website.Pria:Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc WeissbluthMichelle:The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey KarpSecrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby by Tracy Hogg and Melinda BlauCandice:The Baby

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