Whether you\'re looking for a crash course or just eager to escape into a workshop wonderland for a couple of hours, Blooma has something to delight you!
The following workshops and events are offered regularly. We also offer a variety of special workshops throughout the seasons.
Check the schedule to see what\'s up next.
","","","0"], ["43","Education Info","Our childbirth education classes and workshops inform parents-to-be about what to expect during labor and delivery, coping measures for labor, and their underlying beliefs about birth. Childbirth education is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other couples who are also experiencing pregnancy. Other benefits of childbirth education include fewer complications for mom during labor, and better physical and mental postpartum health. Support groups also provide a wonderful resource for mamas\' postpartum well-being.
","","","1"], ["285","Beginner's Workshop for Prenatal Yoga","Pregnant and thinking about trying yoga for the first time?
Tried yoga long ago and wondering how it will help you in your pregnancy and birth?
This workshop is for you! Join Sarah Longacre as she teaches you the basics of pre-natal yoga, gives you a primer on the names of poses, informs you on how yoga will help throughout your pregnancy and birth. You\'ll also learn the ins and outs of taking classes & workshops at Blooma, and receive a special deal on our New Student Special.
This workshop is held about once/month and is open to everyone.
Fee: $25
Have you:
A) Never done yoga before?
B) Loved prenatal yoga but want to see what Yoga is all about without a bump in the belly?
C) Practiced yoga back in the day but stepped of the mat and lost your way?
D) Dabbled in yoga but still think Down Dog is a poodle in need of prozac? E) Been practicing yoga and want a little tune up?
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above...YOU WIN!!!!
Grand Prize: Yoga 101!
Join Blooma instructor, Nan Gane, for an afternoon of learning the ins and outs of a yoga class.
You\'ll learn the basics of every yoga class, try out some of the most common poses and learn their names, bone up on breathing techniques, and get tips on easing into a new yoga practice. We promise you\'ll laugh, meet some new people, and feel completely safe and welcome. Upon completion you\'ll feel ready to take a Blooma Yoga for You! class. Open all men and women with an open mind an inkling of interest in yoga...
Offered about once a month.
Fee: $25
Couples Birthing Series: Mom-to-be and a birth partner (husband, doula, mom…) practice many wonderful techniques and movements that help guide mama and baby through labor. In this workshop, we focus on birthing positions, practice breathwork, and get the inside scoop on what helps and hinders labor.
Instructor: Sarah Longacre
Time: 2 hours each week, for 2 weeks
Cost: $140
Couples Birthing Intensive: Does it feel impossible to dedicate four weeks to childbirth education? This afternoon intensive delivers the essential basics from the Prenatal Yoga Series. Ideal as a refresher course, or as a last-minute preparation when your due date is right around the corner! You\'ll hear directly from a doula who\'s attended hundreds of births about what is helpful in labor–and what may hinder it. What to eat, drink, how to breathe, how to meditate, and how to move, this class goes beyond the traditional hospital-based childbirth education class.
The intensive generally runs on a Sunday afternoon, about once a month or so. Check the Schedule for Workshops for details.
Instructor: Sarah Longacre
Time: 2-1/2 hours, one afternoon
Cost: $90
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HypnoBirthing®. HypnoBirthing is a complete childbirth education course that embraces birth as a normal, natural, and exciting event for families. You and your chosen companion will learn relaxation, visualization, and self-hypnosis techniques that help the body birth in a calm and comfortable way—just as nature intended. You will learn to release any fears surrounding pregnancy, birth, and parenting as well as how to trust your body\'s innate ability to give birth. HypnoBirthing moms routinely experience shorter labors and significantly lower induction, epidural, and Cesarean rates. The HypnoBirthing course can be taken during the second or third trimesters. The class fee includes a manual and relaxation CDs. Sign up!
Instructor: Channing Mckinley
Time: 3 hours each week, for 4 weeks
Cost: $350 paid upon registration
Enlightened Mama Childbirth Preparation classes provide in-depth, evidence-based information about pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum, all in a fun, relaxed environment.
Our classes are dynamic, interactive, personalized, and not your typical childbirth classes! Our 4-part, 12-hour course includes information about the incredible things your body does to prepare for birth, along with comfort measures and relaxation techniques for an easier and shorter labor.
We\'ll discuss the importance of breastfeeding and how to get it off to a good start, incredible characteristics of your newborn, and so much more! Our classes are small to ensure that you receive the personalized attention you deserve.
"Nurture Your Mind, Nurture Your Child"–that\'s the Enlightened Mama philosophy.
The course fee includes The Official Lamaze Guide and a supplemental course guide. Please contact Liz at 952-457-3834 with further questions.
More information is also available at www.enlightenedmama.com and www.lamaze.org. Sign up! Instructor: Liz Abbene
Fee: $175
This class is for mamas-to-be and their labor support person. (no extra charge for support person)
","","","12"], ["290","Enlightened Mama Breastfeeding Workshop","You\'ve made the incredible decision to breastfeed your baby, but what now?
In this workshop, we\'ll cover getting breastfeeding established, how to incorporate breastfeeding into your work and social life, how things change as baby grows, the weaning process, and common problems.
You\'ll get the information and strategies that you need to feel confident and successful in your breastfeeding goals. The workshop is open for expectant families and those with babies.
Partners are encouraged to attend for no additional charge.
Fee: $50 (partners may attend for no extra charge)
","","","13"], ["261","Enlightened Mama Baby Care","Enlightened Baby: This afternoon workshop, created by Enlightened Mama childbirth educator Liz Abbene, focuses on safe, natural ways to promote health, bonding, and happiness in your new little one. Workshop topics include:
Instructor: Liz Abbene
"Liz was an amazing instructor! We learned so much and I can\'t wait for my next class if it is just as good as this one. Thanks for offering this class and helping us and our baby to be healthier more environmentally responsible people." --Enlightened Baby Student
Fee: $50 (partners may attend for no extra charge)
The workshop is open for expectant families and those with babies. Partners are encouraged to attend for no additional charge.
","","","14"], ["47","Personal Renewal Group for Moms","
Personal Renewal Group for Moms. Feel supported, nurtured, and empowered with this group of mothers of babies ages 9 months to 18 years. Meet once a month for 6 months to explore and learn 1) how to reconnect with who you are, 2) strategies for making self-care a priority so you can live, love, and parent optimally, and 3) how to experience greater life balance. Each month, we\'ll spend time chatting, exercising our bodies a bit, and reflecting on the amazing path of motherhood.
This class is based on the exciting new book The Mother\'s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate, and Re-Balance Your Life by Renee Trudeau and led by a trained personal renewal group facilitator.
Check out www.reneetrudeau.com for more information.
The class fee includes The Mother\'s Guide. Registration required. Sign up!
Facilitator: Sarina LaMarche
Time: 2 hours each month, for 6 months
Cost: $195, payable to instructor at first class
You stretched, sweat, and shared class with each other throughout your pregnancy. Now reunite with your former prenatal mama friends to reflect on birth, enjoy a sweet little massage, and indulge in a restorative yoga class with Sarah Longacre.
Moms, you\'ve told us how much you enjoyed Sarah\'s prenatal yoga class, and you\'ve told us how much you\'d love to take class with her again. You asked for it, and you got it!
Join Sarah for a postnatal deluxe extravaganza! In 2 hours, you will rest and relaxation unlike any you\'ve experienced since becoming a new mama!
(Ahhhh, can\'t you already feel your shoulders relaxing, your jaw releasing, and your breath becoming more soothing?! You deserve this, mama!)
Join Sarah and a few of Blooma\'s wonderful wellness women for birth reflection, restorative vinyasas, and light massage.
Reunite with friends ... find rest in restorative yoga poses ... relax with massage Indulge!
Fee: $25
Offerred monthly or bi-monthly.
","","","16"], ["52","Belly Casting","Create a keepsake cast of your beautiful pregnant belly! Pregnancy is such a miraculous and precious time. What better way to celebrate new life than to preserve the beautiful body that nurtured it! A belly cast is literally a plaster cast of your pregnant belly.
In about an hour, we\'ll do the messy work for you. This is a wonderful way to commemorate your pregnancy with your partner, your mother, or a dear friend. And if you\'re looking for a gift to give a mother-to-be, a Belly Casting session is something she\'ll never forget. For more info, check out www.proudbody.com/castingtips.html.
Contact the studio to schedule your session.
Facilitator: Sarah Longacre
Cost: $60, supplies included
This baby shower alternative is catching on in popularity as more women wish to simply celebrate the joys of becoming a mother. A Blessing Way is a rite of passage for mothers who are expecting, inspired by Navajo tradition. It is performed late in the pregnancy and gives the mother not only strength, but also a rich, deeply spiritual connection to the birthing process. Here at Blooma we will host the Blessing Way for you and take care of all the details. Give a Blessing Way as a gift from a friend or a family member, or as a gift to yourself, your baby, and your family.
A Blooma Blessing Way includes the organization of the ceremony, the use of the Blooma studio, a belly cast, a Mother Blessing necklace, and a ceremony led by studio founder and doula Sarah Longacre. The ceremony also often includes poems, readings, and best wishes from the mother\'s circle of supporters. Call Blooma to reserve a date and time for your blessing. Learn more about Blessing Ways.
Facilitator: Sarah Longacre
Time: about two hours, one afternoon
Cost: $275
Family Yoga. It\'s just what it sounds like—a chance for parents and kids to experience the fun, relaxation, and connection of yoga together. No experience necessary, this class is filled with love and laughter for parents or care providers and their kiddos, ages 3 and up. Watch as the coordination of your child\'s growing body, mind, and personality are enhanced with an interactive yoga game, yoga poses, breath exercises and a mini-meditation.
The class is generally offered on a Sunday afternoon, on an occasional basis. Check the Schedule for Workshops for details.
Instructor: Jessica Rosenberg
Time: 2 hours, one afternoon
Cost: $30
Partner Yoga. Breathe, move, and connect! Have a yogi date night, or just have fun with a friend, yoga buddy, parent, sibling, child—whomever delights you!
Practice this unique and uplifting form of yoga where you and your partner work together to build postures. Partner Yoga is a creative sequence of mutually beneficial partner stretches that fully integrates both people into each movement to connect body, mind, and spirit.
Partner Yoga emphasizes trust, compassion, and joy in your relationship while exploring strength, flexibility, and balance in your physical practice. We\'ll also learn some Thai Yoga Stretches that you can use at home.
The best part? No experience is necessary! This workshop presents a fun challenge and creates strong connections. Enjoy!
Instructor: Jessica Rosenberg
Time: 1 hour
Cost: $30 per couple
Getting married? Feeling excited, stressed, and sometimes a little overwhelmed by it all? This workshop series is definitely for you!
BlissLab: Yoga For Brides is a locally-based yoga project created to help brides gain the tools to be fully present, relaxed, and looking and feeling their very best throughout the journey to the big day. This summer, BlissLab is teaming up with Blooma to offer its signature program The Balanced Bride, and we invite you to join in with this wonderful opportunity to make your wedding experience the very best it can be.
The Balanced Bride is a complete 7-week pre-wedding yoga program that will prepare your body and mind for your wedding day... and will even help you learn how to have some fun along the way! Each week of the program will address your specific bride-to-be needs: stress management, getting in shape for the wedding, improving communication and intimacy with your partner, managing emotions, preparing for a major life transition, and more. Each session will feature a full yoga sequence in addition to meditation practice and discussions about how yoga\'s lessons can be applied to the wedding and marriage experience.
As a participant, you will receive Individualized coaching and attention to help you meet your physical goals, helping you look and feel your very best on your wedding day. You will gain new tools to help you be fully present throughout this exciting and fleeting time of life. You\'ll also have the opportunity to connect with other brides-to-be in a fun, relaxed, and inspiring environment. Yoga experience isn\'t necessary, and all levels are welcome.
BlissLab: Yoga For Brides was created and is facilitated by Lisa Venticinque, a certified yoga teacher who has also been a wedding photographer for the past ten years. She is passionate about helping people feel their best, and loves to make yoga practice fun, inspiring, and applicable to real life.
We invite you to join us for this incredible and rewarding experience!
Blooma will consider rental requests for baby showers, yoga parties, and mother blessings. Contact the studio to inquire.
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