To all Moms and Moms to be Happy Mother's Day!!!

Enjoy your day with your precious and loved ones!

Love,

BabyNightDoula - Martina Smolova

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Blossom's Mother's Day event

this weekend!

Stand-up Comedy Show for a good cause, Blossom Birth Services presents:

Every Day is Mother’s Day…Or Else!

Featuring Comedienne Jacki Kane for a pre-Mother's Day evening of laughs

Saturday, May 5, 2012, 7-9:30pm

555 Waverley St, Downtown Palo Alto

(great girls night out, but we also welcome dads and babes-in-arms!)

www.blossombirth.org/mothersday 

 call 650-321-2326.

Jacki Kane is the mother of two children, a Mom Comedienne, author,

and Founder of "TIME OUT: The Mother of all Comedy Shows." In her

former life, Jacki worked as an advertising copywriter and stand-up

comic, but quit doing comedy when she got tired of living out of her

car. After having two small children, she found that comedy

practically writes itself. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her

husband Brian, seven-year-old daughter, ten-year-old son and a herd of

dust bunnies.

At the event, we will honor Linda Sparling founder to Tiny Tots, with

Blossom's first Mothers' Day Achievement Award. Linda has been "mom"

to many of us over her 46 years of dedicated service to Bay Area

Families through Tiny Tots cloth diaper service. This award honors an

individual in our community who provides supreme quality with a local

touch, respecting the needs of mothers while providing them the

support they need in parenting choices.

Pampering Online Auction --

Blossom's Pampering Online

Auction (April 25th-May 9th) featuring perfect Mother's Day Gifts

sponsored by local businesses providing relaxing, rejuvenating, and

pampering offerings: a well-deserved treat for all moms!

This event is a fundraiser for Blossom Birth Services, a nonprofit

organization supporting moms through pregnancy, birth, and early

parenting!

A huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors:

Lead Sponsors: Mother Knows (https://secure.motherknows.com) •Red

Tricycle (http://www.redtri.com/)

Co-Sponsors: Paper Culture•Palo Alto International Film Festival•Verde

Touch Massage

Community Sponsors: Bay Area Fertility & Pregnancy Specialists • Whole

Child Wellness • My Town Perks•

And all our online auction participants and event volunteer

http://www.innerstellaryoga.com/

Sunday, May 6th, 2:30-4pm

InnerStellar Yoga and Pilates 

This class is open to moms, their partners and little ones under 3. 

(We will have at least one assistant)

Sunday, May 6th, 2:30-4pm

InnerStellar Yoga and Pilates 

2800 Adeline Street at Stuart in Berkeley. 

Phone: 510.649.1976

Email: info2innerstellaryouga.com

Please contact InnerStellar to register.

The next Family Yoga class will be June 10th (Second Sunday) and then First Sundays after that....If there is a strong interest, we would like to make this a weekly class, and also have a class or workshop that includes older children.

Please check out our new Yoga Class Schedule, which includes Hatha Flow, Prenatal Yoga and  Family Yoga. 

Also, please visit Jessica's New Website and to stay to tuned for my forthcoming Blog, which will be cover subjects of Yoga and Meditation and focus on Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood and Parenting.

Carmel Blue is offering a special 4 part series

of Yoga for Fertility

taught by

Rachel Yellin. 

Yoga for Fertility - a 4 week series.

 This in-depth series is specifically designed to help cultivate awareness around the physical, emotional and mental challenges surrounding fertility. 
No prior yoga experience is necessary

Practicing specific yoga postures stimulates and tones the reproductive system, enhances the flow of energy and circulation through the body, and balances hormone levels by improving endocrine function. Yoga helps reduce stress, anxiety, depression, all of which can accompany — and exacerbate — fertility challenges. This small group class is designed for women who are trying to conceive, either naturally or through assisted reproductive technology.

Class will cover:

*Breathing to bring prana (life energy) to reproductive organs

•Mantra meditation to focus your mind on what you want

•Postures for circulation and hormone balancing

•Hypnotic relaxation specific for fertility

We will also have time for education and discussion around other physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of conception and mothering.

Dates:

Classes are a series of 4 Wednesdays, May 16th – June 6th. 

6pm to 7:30pm

For more info and to sign up - see link below

http://www.carmelblue.com/event-registration/?regevent_action=register&event_id=659

Thanks for all your support of what we are doing here!
Sharone

Carmel Blue, Pregnany and Parenting

1418 Grant Ave

San Francisco

 CA 94133

(415) 362 2583

www.carmelblue.com

Our May Mom and Baby Yoga series begins on Tuesday, 5/1, so here’s a link for easy online registration … for yoga and other groups that may be of interest

Mom and Baby Yoga (pre-crawling babies)

Nurture your relationship with yourself and your body—with your baby right by your side. We will practice basic meditation and yoga poses to restore energy and support strength and flexibility, as well as baby massage to create a deeper mommy-baby connection. Bring a mat, a blanket for your baby to lie on, and toys. With Danielle Hougard, certified Anusara© yoga instructor.

Tuesdays, May 1 – 29 AND June 5 – 26, 1:30 – 2:30 pm. 

$62.50 for five-week series; $50 for four-week series.

Other upcoming workshops you should know about!

FREE! New Moms’ Support Group (birth – 9 months)

Join other new mothers to discuss the joys and challenges of becoming a mom, make new friends, and network. We will discuss both practical and emotional issues of parenting, including helping your baby sleep through the night; breast- and/or bottle-feeding; changing relationships with friends, family, and partner; and taking care of yourself. Five-week series is free, but preregistration required. With Rebecca Breen, LCSW.

Wednesdays, May 2 – 30, 10:30 – 11:30 am. 

Everything You Wanted to Know about Infant and Toddler Development (but Were Afraid to Ask) (birth – 24 months)

Unsure when to expect your baby to roll over?

To speak her first words? To do his first high five? Curious about when you need to baby-proof the bathroom or break out the shape sorter? Learning when to anticipate these milestones offers parents the opportunity to engage playfully with their babies and encourage early development. Join pediatrician Nancy Schwartzman to discuss motor skills, cognitive bursts, social development, and language skills; to learn why development falls off track; and more. With Nancy Schwartzman, MD.

Tues., May 15, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. $35.

Infant Sleep Solutions (birth – 12 months)  

Learn some great techniques to help your little one (and you!) sleep. We will discuss baby sleep needs and the best ways to help young ones learn good sleep habits. We will cover the importance of a baby schedule, challenges to baby sleep habits (developmental milestones), new SIDS research and guidelines, pros and cons of various sleep methods (Ferber, CIO, low/no-cry methods), infant/child sleep products, and choices: family bed, crib, room sharing. Non-crawling babies welcome.

With infant sleep expert Sarah Middelton, MA, CD, PCD.

Wed., May 30, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. $35.

Location: 

Parents Place

600 Fifth Avenue

San Rafael, CA  94901

Support Group for Moms with Ongoing Breastfeeding Challenges

This new series is an extension of our weekly Breastfeeding Mothers' Circle, and is devoted to nursing monthers who have been diagnosed with low milk supply.

During this 4 week series we will work together on possible resolutions for your situation. We will also focus on finding balance, coping with disappointment, and getting support from other mothers with similar challenges.

About our instructors - Melitta Hoder & Tracy Massillon

Melitta Hoder is a Postpartum Doula, Perinatal Educator, Certified Lactation Consultant and Massage Therapist and has been supporting new families since 2002. Her broad knowledge and experience of the needs of the new family is reflected in her classes. She has been involved with Natural Resources since 1990 and is bilingual in English and German.

Tracy Massillon has been working with birthing families since 2003. As an IBCLC, Doula and Educator, she brings to each consultation years of experience supporting mothers with nursing, as well as an extensive knowledge of birth and the postpartum experience. Tracy has been part of theNatural Resources family of educators since 2005.

COST
$79 - Members
$99 - Non-Members

WHEN
Wednesdays - May 2 - 23, 12:00- 1:30pm

Natural Resources

a pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting center

Hours

Mon-Sat 11-6
Sun 11-5

Location

1367 Valencia St. (at 25th St.)
San Francisco, CA 94110
415 550 2611

Spring is here!

What is germinating within you?
What seeds are you planting for summer?  
With all this rain, has anything already sprouted?
Come explore during
Touching In's Spring Special.

SF Medical Massage Therapy is inviting you to schedule an appointment to get a massage for your sore back, neck, and shouldres. We have a special offer in April, and May, 2012.

60 minutes - $45

90 minutes - $70

To schedule your special appointment call at 415-672-5463

Looking forward to seeing you!

Alena