February 2012
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Teaching Prenatal Series in March
I am *so* excited to be offering prenatal yoga during the month of March at Breathing Room. We had 6 women sign up for our first series and we’re looking forward to having more of you in the upcoming session, which begins March 4th from 10:30-12. Classes are $18 drop-in, $65 for 4 classes, to be used within 6 weeks. Check out the Breathing Room website for more details.
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Shoulder Dystocia →
Informative post about shoulder dystocia from the lovely Midwife Thinking.
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The French Government Wants to Tone My Vagina →
We should all move to France.
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Ina May's Sphincter Law →
Oh, Ina May, I never get tired of reading/explaining this one.
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“Studies conducted at Duke Integrative Medicine show that patients who...”
– Overview of Integrative Medicine
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Swoon →
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Schedule Change Up This Weekend
Hey New Haven Yogi/Yoginis! I’m going to be subbing for Margot at 9:15 TOMORROW (Sat, 2/18) and Lillian’s going to be subbing for me on Sunday (2/19) at 9:15. Peace!
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“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are...”
– Ina May Gaskin,Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (via nodirectflights)
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The Wisdom of Grandmothers →
via NPR
“Long before you reach the circle of women, you hear them and feel their exuberance and warmth.”
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Three Qualifications For Yoga Teachers →
via Huffington Post
Oh! And Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Inanna's Descent Into Motherhood →
A beautiful parallel between the myth of Inanna and motherhood. A story we tell in Birthing From Within childbirth prep classes =)
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Family Planning (or lack thereof) in Pakistan →
via NPR
“‘You really don’t need hi-fi doctors everywhere,” she says. “You need proper-trained midwives. Skilled birth attendants working in the villages — I mean skilled women — can go and deliver the patients at home. And at the moment we have only 25 percent of women being delivered by skilled birth attendants.’”
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Foot Massage Helps Labor Progress →
via (re)birthing collective
“And the results have shown that overall, the length of the first stage of labour was four hours shorter and the second stage - when the woman starts to push - was 21 minutes shorter, than of those women who had not received the reflexology treatment.”
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Trust Birth Conference →
Held in TN this year! Check it out!
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Home Births Up 29% →
The good news - home births are up 29%. The not-as-good news - the number is still low– it went form 0.56% of all births to 0.72%.
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Misoprostol in Mozambique →
Before I started nursing school, I knew “miso” as a labor-inducing drug. I’ve seen it do nothing at all for a woman and I’ve seen it give my client three minute long contractions with only 30 second breaks. And that last one was just a half a pill. We doulas thought it was the bane of labor induction methods - once you take it, you can’t un-take it and you have to...
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Help Dee Get to Haiti
Hi Everyone - a former colleague of mine is headed to Haiti to volunteer with Mama Baby Haiti. Please help her get there! Here’s the note from Dee:
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Hello Friends, Family, and Friends of Friends and Family!
I’m going to Haiti!! I’m so very blessed to have this opportunity to accompany my new midwifery preceptor on this trip to Haiti for two weeks volunteering with the...
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Response to Yoga Wrecks Your Body Article →
Whew! Glad someone said it!
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Teaching Today at 9:15!
First time at 9:15 today! I know it’s early - but just think of how awesome it would be to start your day with a little yoga =)
See you at Breathing Room!
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Reducing Readmissions in Florida →
I hate to keep harping on this, but I can’t say enough about preventative care.
via INQRI blog
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BSN in 10 →
A NY law would require nurses to obtain there BSN within 10 years of beginning practice.
via INQRI blog.
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Prenatal Yoga at Breathing Room
Lillian and I are teaching 4-week prenatal series beginning this Sunday! Lillian will be teaching the first series and then I’ll be doing the March series.
Prenatal Yoga Series
Sundays 10:30am-12:00pm Starts February 5th! $18 Drop in $65 for 4 week series
Meet other women in a supportive space
Prepare for your optimal birth
Strengthen your body, alleviate discomforts
Connect with...
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Two Good Posts for Eating Vegan During Pregnancy
Getting Enough Protein
Vegan Eating - this one has good advice for getting proper nutrition in pregnancy in general!
via BloomSpokane
January 2012
29 posts
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Making Midwifery Accessible to Women of Color →
via Radical Doula.
Lower Chapel Trades Tattoos For Yoga | New Haven... →
A brief article about Breathing Room’s Grand Opening Weekend! So grateful to be a part of such an amazing and vibrant community and congratulations to our amazing owner Margot!
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Get Karen to Haiti! →
via AnthroDoula.
Help send midwife, Karen Feltham, to Haiti to help provide midwifery training to local communities.
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Stop Telling Women How Not To Get Raped →
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Grand Opening TODAY!
Hey All!
Grand Opening at Breathing Room today! Here’s the Saturday Schedule:
Free Yoga All Day!
9:15-10:15am- Mixed level Vinyasa 11am-12:15 -Iyengar Inspired Vinyasa 12:30-1:30 Vinyasa Flow 1:30-3:30 Free Open Room Acupuncture!
6-10pm Grand Opening Party!
(live music & silent auction)
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A Timely Birth →
An article in Midwifery Today about postdates and prematurity.
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Why Cosleep →
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Teaching Tonight at 7!
New Wednesday night class starts this week! Come practice!
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Using Spectroscopy To Study Cervices →
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“#2 Authentic midwifery is about serving mothers, not saving mothers or babies,...”
– Carla Hartley, lay midwife (via midwifesaidwhat)
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How other cultures avoid PostPartum Depression →
femaleisnotadisease:
Prevention is the key for anything that ails us and other countries often have the solutions. If you are pregnant or know someone who is, this is a great map for preventing what is a very westernized dilemma caused by erasing the natural process of the postpartum period!
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Subbing Today at 4?
Hey Yogis/Yoginis: I’m supposed to sub today at 4 - morning classes have been canceled, but so far the 4 pm is still on at Breathing Room. I will keep you posted!
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Judge Tries To Mandate Abortion For Schizophrenic... →
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Interview w/ Ina May About the Medicalization of... →
“The astonishing thing to me is that we have come to believe that our human bodies are not as well designed for birth as other mammals’ are. Really it’s our brains that can pose problems: we alone among mammals have the ability to scare and confuse ourselves about birth.”
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New Class Added!
Hey New Haven Yogis/Yoginis! I’ll be teaching another class at Breathing Room starting Wednesday, January 25th. Come unwind after a long day with some Candlelit Yoga from 7-8 pm. See you there!
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How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body →
I know - not what you’d expect from me. While there are certain things that irk me about this article (like, the way it portrays yoga as dangerous), here is the take-home message for me (note the use of the word “asana” - the poses of yoga - and not the use of the word “yoga” - which is a collection of practices):
“Asana is not a panacea or a cure-all. In...
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6AM Series Next Week at Breathing Room
Special 6am class Series
Next Week!
Jan 16th-20th
6-7am
Commit yourself to one week of starting your days with a detoxing flow that will revitalize your body and soul for the rest of your week!
Each day tips will be shared on ways to detox your body and mind to help live a healthy and peaceful life! With delicious smoothies for all on the final day!
$50.00 +tax
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I'm Teaching Today at 12:30!
Hey New Haven Yogis/Yoginis! I’m resuming my normal schedule at Breathing Room Today at 12:30. Join us for Tantric-style vinyasa as we set some intentions for the new year and honor the full moon! Namaste, Audrey.