Showing posts with label Classes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classes. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Upcoming Events - March 2017


  • Coping with Motherhood - Thursday, March 2 & 16, 10:30 am-12pm, FREE
  • Babywearing Class - Saturday, March 4, 10am-12pm, FREE
  • Babywearing Dance Class - Every Friday 9:15-10:15am, $10/adult or $40 for 5 classes
  • Breastfeeding Basics - Tuesday, March 7 & 21, 6:30-8:30pm, $30/couple
  • La Leche League Meeting - Wednesday, March 8, 7-8:30pm, FREE 
  • Young Moms Meetup - Thursday, March 9, 4:30-6pm, FREE
  • Breastfeeding Cafe - Friday, March 10 & 24, 10:30am-12pm, FREE
  • Weekend Breastfeeding Cafe - Saturday, March 11, 10:30-12pm, FREE
  • Meet the Doulas - Wednesday, March 15, 7-9pm, FREE
  • Cloth Diapering Class - Saturday, March 18, 10-11:30 am, FREE
  • Choosing Quality Childcare Seminar - Wednesday, March 20, 6:30-7:30 FREE
  • Craniosacral Therapy Clinic - Saturday, March 25, 2-4pm, FREE
  • Express Yourself, Pumping and Breastfeeding Class - Tuesday, March 28, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Babywearing Dance Class

Fridays 
9:15-10:15am
Starting January 27



Looking for something fun to do with baby? Come join this new dance class and wear your baby while you get your groove on! We'll do some easy stretches and learn some simple, fun dance routines. It's a great way to get fit and meet new moms. No dance experience necessary!! 

Bring your favorite carrier and wear clothes you can move and groove in. Toddlers are welcome, as well as those who want to join in without a baby. The class will be held in the meeting room on the third floor.

$10/adult or $40 for 5 classes. Cash or check only. 
***This class is now ongoing and will meet every Friday!***

Mindful Birth Workshop

February 12th 1:30-4:30pm
WBWC, Suite 304
Cultivating Mindfulness Techniques
for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting

 Mindfulness is about being fully awake, in the present moment. When we practice mindfulness we can become more focused, relaxed and calm. Life slows down and we begin to experience the vividness of each moment. Learn and cultivate the Mindfulness Techniques as developed by Jon Kabat Zinn at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Mass. Not only will these techniques assist you in pregnancy and birth but will offer you a set of skills to use as a parent and throughout all areas of your life. This introductory workshop will include techniques for taming the stress response, mindful breathing, body scan (mind/body connection), and introduction to seated meditation. All of which will be useful tools for the labor process.

A short mindful movement (yoga) session will also be incorporated into this time. You will learn simple yoga postures that will help ease pregnancy and be useful as labor positions.

*pre-registration recommended, class size will be limited
$60.00  Early Bird by Jan 22nd is $50.00
Led by Paula Huffman BS,RN,ERYT, Mindfulness Instructor

Paula is a perinatal educator and has been working with pregnant women and couples in the area for 25 years in both a medical and educational capacity. She is holds specialty certifications in prenatal yoga, restorative yoga, childbirth education. Paula also provides Doula services on a limited basis. She studied through the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Mass, and teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Pain Management Classes at the UNC School of Medicine’s Program on Integrative Medicine. All of these services are offered by Paula through both group and private sessions. (919) 260-0255


Upcoming Events - February 2017



  • Coping with Motherhood - Thursday, February 2 & 16, 10:30 am-12pm, FREE
  • Babywearing Class - Saturday, February 4, 10am-12pm, FREE
  • Babywearing Dance Class - Every Friday 9:15-10:15am, $10/adult or $40 for 5 classes
  • Breastfeeding Basics - Tuesday, February 7 & 21, 6:30-8:30pm, $30/couple
  • La Leche League Meeting - Wednesday, February 8, 7-8:30pm, FREE 
  • Young Moms Meetup - Thursday, February 9, 4:30-6pm, FREE
  • Breastfeeding Cafe - Friday, February 10 & 24, 10:30am-12pm, FREE
  • Weekend Breastfeeding Cafe - Saturday, February 11, 10:30-12pm, FREE
  • Meet the Doula - Wednesday, February 15, 7-9pm, FREE
  • Cloth Diapering Class - Saturday, February 18, 10-11:30 am, FREE
  • Pass the Puree? Introducing Solids Class - Saturday, February 18, 10:30am-12:30pm, $30/couple
  • Craniosacral Therapy Clinic - Saturday, February 25, 2-4pm, FREE
  • Express Yourself, Pumping and Breastfeeding Class - Tuesday, February 28, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Free Reiki Clinic at WBWC with Reiki Master and Intuitive Life Coach Kezia Renee Lechner

     Reiki is a gentle yet powerful hands-on healing modality that originated in Japan and is now being widely practiced in the West. The word Reiki (pronounced ray - key) means Universal Life Energy in Japanese.
    
     All humans have innate healing abilities and radiate healing energy from their hands. A Reiki practitioner is someone who has learned to magnify and amplify this healing energy. During a Reiki session a practitioner places their hands upon the client's fully clothed body, bathing the client in  soothing stream of healing energy, bringing balance and harmony to all levels of body, mind and spirit.
     Because of it's numerous benefits, Reiki, along with acupuncture and massage, is now being offered by a number of hospitals in the US as a complimentary and alternative form of treatment.
    
      For prenatal and postpartum women, Reiki can help to relieve stress and anxiety, and can ease physical symptoms associated with pregnancy, such as back ache, restless sleep patterns,sciatica, nausea, etc. It can also help a woman prepare for the birthing experience, speed post partum recovery, ameliorate postpartum depression and strengthen the mother/child bond.
     
     The next Reiki Clinic will be held on Monday, Dec.12 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. It will be held in the Living Room on the the 3rd floor. No need to reserve a spot - just come!
Kezia also provides longer, private sessions and has an office next to WBWC. For more information contact Kezia at keziarenee@gmail.com - her website is www.HeartofaHealer.com

Legal Concerns for LGBT Families

 


WBWC is looking forward to supporting families in the LGBTQ community who need timely legal advice. Please join Kelly Fairman, Family Law attorney and WBWC parent, as she discusses “Legal Concerns for LGBTQ Families” on Monday, November 28, 6:30-7:30 pm, at Women’s Birth & Wellness Center, Suite 304 (Living Room). Attorney Fairman will also be available for free 20-minute individual consults on Monday, December 5, 6:00-8:00 pm at WBWC. Registration is not needed for the informational session, but space is limited for the consultations. Please call Kelly at 919-794-5963 to preregister for a consult on December 5 at 6:00, 6:20, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20, or 7:40 pm.


Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Free Reiki Mini Sessions Offered at WBWC





Enjoy a relaxing, restorative, nurturing Reiki session with Reiki Master and Intuitive Life Coach Kezia Renee Lechner. Offered for mothers-to be, postnatal mothers, and mothers and their infants.



Date : Monday, Nov.14th 2016
Time : 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Place : The Living Room - # 304 - on the 3rd floor

No need to reserve your spot - just come and take advantage of this free offering!

Saturday, September 17, 2016

FUNdamentals at WBWC!


Photo credit: Max Cohen



"This is information for every parent, doula, nanny, and infant caregiver. Just DO it!" –- parent of FUNdamentals graduate

Give your infant (and family) the gift of understanding 
whole brain/body learning and how effective AND important it is from birth through the first year of life. 


Newborn FUNdamentals - for Expectant Parents (Grands, too)
You will learn:
•  Practices that will help establish self-regulation in the first 3 months
•  Cues for digestion, sleep, diapering, and comforting your newborn
•  Early Reflexes that serve to integrate your baby’s body-mind connection
WHEN
Friday, September 30 or November 11, 2016
TIME
6:30-8:30pm
COST
$20/person – at the door
LOCATION
WBWC 2nd floor Library
930 Martin Luther King Dr., Chapel Hill NC

Infant FUNdamentals - for you & your baby

“Gain a deeper understanding of the immense importance and huge opportunities present in the first year of your infant's life."

WHEN
Fridays, Sep 23 - Dec 16 
Schedule at: idmeFUN.com
TIME
12:30,1:30, 2:30 & 3:30pm (See below)
COST
$5-20/class per family – at the door
LOCATION
WBWC 3rd floor Living Room
930 Martin Luther King Dr., Chapel Hill NC

1230-120pm: Self-Regulation/ Newborns – 2 months
130-220pm: Tummy Time Strength / Pre-Crawlers
230-330pm: Problem-solving / Crawlers & Waddlers

You will learn:
•  Tools to support Tummy Time and the achievement gap
•  Toys for the body-mind connection
•  How movement improves behavior, cognition & self-regulation


Photo credit: Max Cohen
“Babies need laps not apps.” --Maryska Bigos, is a mother and Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) trainer with 30+ years of experience teaching and practicing this work. To learn more about FUNdamentals read: Let Babies Sit Themselves Up at: www.medium.com before attending. 

Learn more: idmeFUN.com

Monday, July 18, 2016

New Class at WBWC! Caring for Your Newborn

Women’s Birth and Wellness is now offering a Caring for Your Newborn class for expecting parents! This class is taught by two of our own labor and delivery nurses. Asha Oakes, RN and Emily Slaughterbeck, RN will help you learn the basic baby care you need to know before heading home with your newborn. 

     This is a hands-on class where you will practice diapering, dressing and swaddling. Topics will also include preparing for your baby, you and your baby’s postpartum stay at the birth center, newborn procedures, bathing, safe sleep, basic breastfeeding info, baby communication, meeting your baby’s needs, your baby’s health in the first days and weeks, and taking care of yourselves!

Photo credit: Heart in Hands Photography
     
     This class is offered every other month on the second Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30 here at the Birth Center. The price of $30 dollars includes mom plus a support person for the individual class, or save money and purchase a class bundle for $100.  The class bundle includes four classes: Breastfeeding Basics, Express Yourself (pumping and bottle feeding), Caring for Your Newborn, and Pass the Puree (starting solids with your baby).  There is a sliding scale for Medicaid/Strong Start Participants. 

You can find out dates and times and sign up for these classes by stopping by or calling the front desk!

What people are saying about the Caring for Your Newborn class:

“The most important part to me was the swaddling and cloth diaper presentation. Great class!”- Class Participant

“I really enjoyed the info about baby communication and swaddling. All of the info in the class was helpful and important!” –Expectant Mother

“I thought this class was well worth the time. Thanks!”-Expectant Father


“The most important part to me was what to expect as soon as the baby is born and in the first few days!” –Class Participant

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Free Workshop: Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby



What: Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby Workshop

Where: WBWC

When: January 15, 2013 at 6 pm

Who: Leah Gibbons


         Want to feel great during pregnancy and have the healthiest pregnancy and baby possible? Join Leah Gibbons, MS, CHHC, for this FREE workshop. Learn what the best food and lifestyle choices are for you during this important time in your life and your baby’s life as well as how to implement them. Please RSVP to Leah at leahgibbons@fullpotentialhw.com or 919-869-7424. 

          Hello! I am Leah Gibbons, MS, Certified Holistic Health Coach. I am excited to be connected to the Women’s Birth and Wellness Center and to be able to help support you in being as healthy as possible and having the healthiest pregnancy and baby possible! I recently moved here with my family—my husband, Brandon; my three daughters, Anlon (6), Nylah (3) and Riell (2); and our dog, Haley. All three of my children were born with a midwife. All of my pregnancies and births were amazing. I was always very healthy and felt great. My births were relatively fast and easy. My children are healthy, smart, fun, engaging, and beautiful. It is my sincere desire to help all women and children have wonderful pregnancies and births and be as healthy as possible. Keep reading to find out how I do that, how you can attend a free Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby workshop, and how to get a free health coaching session with me.
          I am a Certified Holistic Health Coach. What is a health coach? In a nutshell, I look at how all areas of your life work together to create your overall health. I work with my clients to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexible, fun and sustainable. I guide my clients to find the food and lifestyle choices that best support them so they can be optimally healthy. I also help my clients make gradual, lifelong changes that enable them to reach their current and future health goals. This is important in any phase of one’s life but especially important during pregnancy, when nutrition and lifestyle choices form the basis for the health of child and mother and dramatically impact how birth and recovery will go.
I work with women, couples, and families from preconception and pregnancy through postpartum, early childhood, and beyond to help women, children, and families be as healthy, happy, and balanced as possible. I support my clients in making positive changes that are based on their unique needs, lifestyle, personal preferences, and background. I use a personalized, holistic approach that is based on my clients’ needs.
To learn more about my approach, education, training, and experience, please visit my website, http://www.fullpotentialhw.com. To summarize my education, training, and experience, I have a BS in Biology and Anthropology from Vanderbilt University, a MS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee, and a certification in Holistic Health Coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. I have been health coaching since 2004 and was mentored for years by a naturopath, physician, psychiatrist, chemist, and gourmet chef. My diverse education, training, and experience allow me to take broader, more holistic approach to health and wellness and effectively support others in achieving their goals.
When I became pregnant with my first child, I wanted her to have the best start in life possible. I learned everything about how to have the healthiest pregnancy, birth, baby, and recovery possible. I spent countless hours investigating, researching, reading, interviewing experts, etc. I learned all of the details of what to do and what not to do to have the healthiest baby possible. There is a lot to know! But don’t worry! I have condensed everything I learned into a program that anyone wanting to become pregnant or already pregnant can participate in. During the program, you will learn and incorporate into your life everything you need in order to have the healthiest outcomes for yourself and your baby.
I know firsthand the importance of healthy nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and postpartum, for both child and mother. For babies, what occurs when they are in utero profoundly impacts the rest of their lives. And you have a lot of control over that! You can take steps right now that will give your baby the best possible start in life. You can create a legacy of health and happiness for your entire family. Here’s how:
Step 1: Come to a FREE workshop I am giving on January 15 at 6PM--Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby. You will meet other soon-to-be moms, enjoy some tasty and healthy treats, have fun, and learn the basics of good nutrition during pregnancy. While there, if you have any specific questions, you can ask them. And we can chat a bit about Step 2.
Step 2: Schedule a FREE health coaching session with me, so we can talk about your specific situation, goals, and how we can work together to achieve those goals.
Step 3: Take part in either a group or individual Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby program where you will learn everything you need to know in order to have the healthiest pregnancy and baby possible!
          Get in touch with me today to save your spot at the workshop or schedule your free coaching session.
          In good health,
          Leah
          leahgibbons@fullpotentialhw.com
          919-869-7424



Thursday, March 29, 2012

Express Yourself!

     Our WBWC lactation consultants have put together a new monthly breast pumping class called Express Yourself! This class will take place on the 4th Thursday evening of each month. The first one will be held April 26th at 7 PM at the WBWC Boutique. The cost is $10. Breastfeeding Basics is a prerequisite.  For more information, or to register for the class, stop by the front desk or call us at (919) 933-3301.