O Mamma Moon Birth Doula Services

This Childbirth Yantra is an ancient tool used by Indian midwives for healthy birthing experiences. Symbolizing the path of the baby out from the mother’s womb, this labyrinthine image provides a visual focus that calms the mind of the laboring woman, allowing her to access her body's inner wisdom.

Creating a Safe, Sacred Space for your Birth.

Our bodies have the inner wisdom that can guide us through the labyrinth of childbirth. As a doula, I create a safe, sacred space through supporting the mother's physical, emotional and spiritual wellness, combining my Western training in physiotherapy and my practice of the Eastern healing arts of Yoga and Ayurveda. In this space, both parents can listen to their inner wisdom, and the experience becomes an amazing rite of passage (even when medical intervention is required), initiating both mother and father into parenthood.

More details on my birth doula services will be posted soon, but please feel free to email omammamoon@gmail.com or call 613-728-0213.

Preparing for Birth with Yoga

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Breath, movement, stillness, voice and silence to open your body and mind for a deep birthing experience. Join Tanya for an exploration of the yogic practices of asana(postures), pranayama (breathing), vocalizing and meditation to increase your pelvic floor integrity and help you experience the sensations of birth.

Wednesdays, July 2nd - 30th, 7:30pm-9:00pm

sliding scale fees
$50-100 preregistered (five classes)
payment must be received by June 30th.
drop-in (if space allows) $15 - $20

Tanya Nash, n.d., BScH(PT)
yoga instructor, ayurvedic naturotherapist

613-728-0213; omammamoon@gmail.com

This workshop will show you techniques to prepare your body and mind for birth including:

• movement and sound for pelvic floor awareness, release and strengthening
  
• upper body movement to enhance your breast health and maintain healthy posture while breast feeding
• concentration and relaxation techniques using breath, visualization and sound

YogaRoo - Summer Yoga in the Park

Taking yoga off the mat and into the forest! Young children are worn in infant carriers suitable for their age as we combine walking yoga with traditional postures and breath work. Alternative indoor location available for inclement weather.

Thursdays, July 3rd - 31st, 9:00am-10:00am

sliding scale fees
$50-100 preregistered (five classes)
payment must be received by June 30th.
drop-in (if space allows) $15-$20

Tanya Nash, n.d., BScH(PT)
yoga instructor, ayurvedic naturotherapist

613-728-0213; omammamoon@gmail.com

Preparing for Birth with Partner Yoga

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Saturday, July 5th; 2:30pm - 5:30pm
$100 per couple; $80 if preregistered before July 1st

"Women, when they are in an environment that supports them and are with people who trust them, will birth exactly as they need to in order to birth their babies. We have forgotten that we remember. " from Birth Stories: The Instinct of Birth, by Candace Whitridge.

The foundation of a woman's ability to birth instinctively is the connection she feels with her partner. In this experiential workshop, couples will explore their ability to communicate with their own body and then each other with yoga practices that have been used since Vedic times for healthy birthing experiences.

For more information, or to preregister, email omammamoon@gmail.com or call 613-729-0213.

YogaPlay

YogaPlay is a class for moms! All children 4 years and under children are welcome (no need for a babysitter!). Yoga is taught to the moms, while children are free to play (young babies can be worn in a carrier) - focusing on pelvic floor integrity, core strength, relaxing those overworked breastfeeding muscles and life long breast health, as well as nurturing the feminine mind and spirit.

Yoga with the kids? Yes, its not the candlelight & incense experience that you may imagine yoga to be (if that is what you need, checkout the Goddess Yoga classes). There are quiet moments, but these classes can also be quite chaotic. However, as a mother of young children, cultivating the ability to relax and nurture yourself amidst the pandemonium of childhood is the most valuable gift you can give to yourself and your children.

Something magical starts to happen as the moms stretch, breathe and relax. First the older of the children will start to join in, and slowly the younger ones start to imitate. Because the children are given little instruction, it is an excellent opportunity to develop their motor planning skills as they figure out how to do the postures that they are called to on there own. Given that the sensorimotor systems are sensitive in the first years of life, this approach also creates a real positive environment where the child can celebrate their achievements without the pressure to do something with their bodies that just doesn't feel right in the moment - a rare opportunity for a child in today's world.

Thursdays 11am

next session : July 3rd-31st
please register early, space is limited
pre-registered: $10/class
drop-in: $15/class

Yoga for Moms - a gift for the whole family.

Goddess Yoga

Classes take a feminine approach to yoga; nurturing your inner wisdom and reconnecting you to your inner rhythms. Goddess Yoga enhances reproductive & digestive wellness, including pelvic floor integrity and lifelong breast health, while nourishing the mind & spirit of the feminine. Classes are appropriate for women of all ages, including women who planning to conceive, pregnant women, new mothers and grandmothers.

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm; July 8nd-30th

sliding scale fees
$40-80 preregistered (five classes)
payment must be received by June 30th.
drop-in (if space allows) $15 - $20

Tanya Nash, n.d., BScH(PT)
yoga instructor, ayurvedic naturotherapist, doula

613-728-0213; omammamoon@gmail.com

Massage Special - for the Mother Goddess in us All - offer ends this week!

How do you honour the Mother Goddess in you?

To celebrate all of the women in my life, I am offering a 60 minute Ayurvedic Massage for $49 - that is $50 off the regular price - until June 1st.

You will feel the Goddess inside as your body, mind and soul are nurtured with organic herbalized oils in the luxury of the organic linens and towels. A great gift for mom (gift certificates are available) and all of the women in your life, including you!

Email omammamoon@gmail.com or call 613-728-0213 to book your appointment or order your gift certificate.

New SLIDING SCALE Fees for Yoga Classes!

In order to make my yoga classes more accessible, while continuing to offer the classes in an environmentally sound way, I am now introducing a pilot sliding scale fees for some classes.

Yoga teaches us the law of Karma. Simply put - every action has an equal and opposite reaction - when we are generous to others, the generosity will be returned to us. As a result, it is customary for students to make an offering towards the teacher that not only reflects the direct benefit to the student, but also ensures that the teacher is able to teach to those who have less resources. In this way, the student is attracting more generosity to herself, her family and community.

Here is how it works. At each class, you will be required to sign the attendance sheet, on which you will indicate how much you have paid for the class (if you preregister, the attendance sheet will be filled out for you ahead of time). Where on the scale you need to pay is up to you, keeping in mind that the lower end of the scale was established for single, low income women. Those paying towards the high end of the scale will be contributing to the maintenance and replacement of the organic pillows, bolsters, and blankets, as well as to establish a fund for a set of earth friendly yoga mats. To make this work, I will also be accepting donations of cash, beeswax tealights and nag champa incence as students feel called to.

I would like to thank Cat Matlock, owner of West Asheville Yoga Studio - whose successful model this sliding scale has been based.

If you have any questions, please contact me at omammamoon@gmail.com.