This workshop will help prepare you for labor, childbirth and early motherhood by learning how to trust your body, the energy of the birth process and your instincts as a mother. This workshop is useful as an adjunct to traditional childbirth education and is not meant to replace a more comprehensive program. In this workshop we will:
\ Physiological and emotional stages of pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the post-pardom period.
\ Cultural aspects of labor and birth
\ Attachment and bonding with your newborn
\ Use of interventions and how to make educated choices
\ Pelvic bodywork that helps the baby into a good position for an easier labor and birth.
\ Positions for labor and birth
\ Pain coping practices
\ Explore early motherhood and how to apply yoga “off the mat” into your daily lives as a family.
About Carrie....
Carrie Parker Gastelu is a New York/New Jersey based, E-500 hour registered Yoga Instructor and Lamaze certified Childbirth Educator. Carrie is Co-director of Bright Spirit Teacher Training, a 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training program at Devotion Yoga in Hoboken, NJ. Carrie specializes in Prenatal Yoga and is Director of Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Works, NYC, one of the largest teacher training programs in the country. Carrie is also Director of Prenatal Yoga at Devotion Yoga in Hoboken, NJ.
Yogi Raj Mani Finger initiated Carrie into the ISHTA Yoga lineage after training with Mani’s son, Yogi Raj Alan Finger. In addition she has studied many other yoga traditions as well as anatomy, physiology, movement and awareness practices to create an eclectic style all her own. Carrie draws extensively on her training in somatic movement with Dr. Ruella Frank. She is known for her honest, non-dogmatic approach and encourages her students to find the teacher within.
Carrie has been a guest teacher at the OMEGA Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, regularly teaching at their New York City conferences. She is also a presenter for Birth Works International Conferences for birth professionals. She has been featured in Fit Magazine, the Yoga Zone Book and in the Yoga Zone Video, “Flexibility and Stress Release.” Carrie was also featured in the Discovery Documentary, “From Conception to Birth,” teaching Prenatal Yoga.
In addition to teaching Yoga Classes and Teacher Training, Carrie teaches Yoga-centered Holisitc Chilbirth Education and Mindful Parenting workshops, incorporating yogic principals into everyday family life. It is a holistic approach to prepare women for birth and motherhood. She is the process of receiving certification from Birth Works and Lamaze International. She is a speaker at the upcoming Birth Works International Conference, Birthing in the Spirit, on Preparing for Birth with Yoga. Carrie has also studied with author and midwife, Pam England, taking Level One Training for Birthing From Within Childbirth Education. On her journey as a birth professional, Carrie has studied with many other inspiring and amazing teachers including: Jean Sutton, Midwife; Michel Odent, MD; Ina May Gaskin; Midwife; Henci Goer, Author and Activist; and Suzanne Arms, Author. Carrie is known for inspiring women to rely on inner strength, courage and intuition to have a peaceful and empowering birth experience and transition into motherhood.
Prior to teaching yoga, Carrie was involved in children’s entertainment marketing, developing high quality toys and books for children. She is the mother of three children, after yoga filled pregnancies and beautiful home births.
