As new parents, finding ways to stay true to your authentic self in your new role as a parent can feel overwhelming and isolating. Join us, in partnership with Rothy’s and Girlfriend Collective, for a day of wellness workshops as we explore ways in which parents can incorporate self-care into their new routine. Connect, move, and learn as you find new ways in which parenting fits to your life.
Meet Aerloom, the first-of-its-kind, FormaKnit™ baby carrier made to move, stretch and fit your daily life. Celebrate the launch of this carrier by joining us for this day of wellness.
There will be three (3) sessions. Once you register, you can choose to attend one, two, or all three! Choose the sessions that fit to your life.
For each registration, we will donate one (1) baby carrier to Baby2Baby, up to 200.
The day will be broken up into three sessions. Once registered, feel free to attend one or all of the sessions. We want this workshop to “fit to your life”! Please “come as you are,” breastfeeding OK, in yoga pants, etc. Please be comfortable and have your water and snacks handy.
Morning Movement Session
8-9:30am PST/11-12:30pm EST
Fourth Trimester Fit to Your Life Lunch Panel
11am-1pm PST/2-4pm EST
Afternoon Movement & Release Session
2-3:30pm PST/5-6:30pm EST
Ashley Neese is a renowned breathwork teacher and author of How To Breathe. She has studied with some of the world’s leading masters in yoga, meditation, medical intuition and somatic therapy. Ashley draws from this deep well of resources to guide people back into their bodies where they learn beyond the cognitive mind how to cultivate resilience, develop relational intelligence and trust the wisdom held within. Her passion lies in the belief that our deepest and most profound healing occurs when we learn to listen to the unique language of our bodies. She is in private practice in the foothills of Yosemite in California.
Nicole Sessions is a women’s reproductive support specialist, health and wellness practitioner, folk herbalist, educator, writer and actress. She received her 200 hour level yoga instructor training through YogaWorks in Los Angeles, and began teaching yoga in 2007. After leading the grand opening of two yoga studios in Los Angeles, and teaching privately and at several gyms, Nicole became a mother and a doula. This powerful initiation into motherhood inspired her to dive deeper into the modalities of breathwork and meditation, which she incorporates into her classes and practice. Nicole’s classes are alignment based, joy-inspiring flowing meditations, meant to connect us to stillness, inner wisdom and deeper embodiment. She believes that as we tend to and nourish ourselves, our healing ripples out, creating more opportunities to connect, thrive and experience peace.
Deepika Chopra, OPTIMISM DOCTOR®, Visual Imagery & Media Expert, and founder of Things Are Looking Up™, specializes in what she has coined, “evidence based manifestation”. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Harpers Bazaar, VOGUE, GOOP, Variety, E!, NBC, etc… and she has partnered with companies such as FISHER PRICE, IHeartMedia, BeautyCounter and many more. Dr. Chopra specializes in bridging together holistic practices and evidence based science to cultivate self mastery tools to help clients, couples and corporations (Fortune 500 to small businesses) cultivate their own sense of lasting happiness, resiliency, optimism and success. The Optimism Doctor® practices from very unique perspective as she is able to talk to the robust health wellness trends of today and provide real evidence based science and experience. Dr. Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology, with a special interest in mind-body connection, sensory based visual imagery, color therapy, innovative cognitive behavioral strategies and strategies and methods to increase optimism and resilience.
ThaooAishat Hasati is a birth worker who values the connection of womb health relating to overall health; physical, mental and spiritual. She has been in birth work for over 15 years, wanting to gain more knowledge on women’s health after attending the births of friends and the birth of her first child. She has studied and been trained under Kemetic Priests learning philosophy, spirituality, and healing arts. She is a trained Full Spectrum Doula, Certified Innate Postpartum Care Provider, Certified Vaginal Steam Facilitator and budding Herbalist. In addition to birth work she is also an artist, wife, mother of 5 including her bonus son.
Emily Little, PhD, CLEC, is a perinatal health educator, researcher, and advocate, and is the Founder and Executive Director of Nurturely (nurturely.org). She completed her PhD at University of California, San Diego in experimental psychology with a specialization in anthropogeny. Emily conducts community-participatory research that combines approaches from anthropology, psychology, and public health to explore infant-caregiver interaction and perinatal health systems, with the end goal of improving policies and societal practices so all infants and caregivers can thrive. She is trained as a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor and is passionate about co-creating preventative, community-led programs that facilitate equitable access to wellness during the perinatal period. Her work in Micronesia, Central and South America, and India inspired her passion for strengthening cultures of support for infants and caregivers and promoting equity in all aspects of her work.
Nicole Sessions is a women’s reproductive support specialist, health and wellness practitioner, folk herbalist, educator, writer and actress. She received her 200 hour level yoga instructor training through YogaWorks in Los Angeles, and began teaching yoga in 2007. After leading the grand opening of two yoga studios in Los Angeles, and teaching privately and at several gyms, Nicole became a mother and a doula. This powerful initiation into motherhood inspired her to dive deeper into the modalities of breathwork and meditation, which she incorporates into her classes and practice. Nicole’s classes are alignment based, joy-inspiring flowing meditations, meant to connect us to stillness, inner wisdom and deeper embodiment. She believes that as we tend to and nourish ourselves, our healing ripples out, creating more opportunities to connect, thrive and experience peace.
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