Mindfulness-Based Childbirth & Parenting

This program is an invitation to begin or deepen the practice of mindfulness for meeting the profound changes in our bodies and minds during pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.

Through mindfulness meditation, yoga, and group dialogue we will learn a way to fully live the joys and challenges of this transformative time and cultivate lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting. Read about The Mindful Birth in Greater Good Magazine.

In this course, you will:

• Access deep physical and mental relaxation
• Learn to engage the mind to work with pain during labor
• Understand the physiology of childbirth, breastfeeding, and babies
• Practice prenatal yoga for strength and flexibility
• Increase confidence and courage for labor and delivery
• Develop tools for managing stress in pregnancy, parenting, and daily life

Fee: $590 per couple, $295 per single ($531/$265.50 with UCSF discount)
Plus $40 material fee, including book, workbook and two audio CDs

Instructor:  Catherine Polan Orzech, MA, LMFT

2013 Dates:

• Wednesdays, January 30 – March 27, from 6:45 – 9:45 pm
• Wednesdays, September 11 – November 6, from 6:45 – 9:45 pm

Registration:
You may register online.
Questions? E-mail us or call 415-353-7718.
NOTE: These classes usually fill up several weeks in advance.

Resources

Mindful Birthing – Programs for Mindful Family Living, founded and taught by Nancy Bardacke, Certified Nurse–Midwife and mindfulness teacher.

Great Expectations – all classes offered by UCSF Women’s Health Resource Center to help expecting mothers and their partners learn more about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting.