Birthing with Dignity is not a luxury or an optional extra — it is a basic human right. Every woman and birthing person, regardless of skin colour, ethnicity, gender identity, age, religion, or economic background, has the legal and moral right to be treated with dignity throughout the entire journey of childbirth. This right is [...]
VBAC The Ultimate And Comprehensive Q & A By Nadia Raafat HBAC x 3 + VBAC doula With the c-section rate escalating rapidly, (approximately 1 in 3 babies are born abdominally in the UK, in some trusts it’s 1 in 2 in April 2024) more and more women find themselves facing VBAC. Whilst there is [...]
Accommodating Pre & Postnatal Yoga Students in your General Classes Certified 8 Hour Zoom Workshop Sun 26 March 0900-1600 BST Online and Recorded. Cost: £85 Booking via: The Yoga Teachers Forum “Super useful, really interesting. Thank you so much for sharing that wisdom with us. J.P. Attendee, Accommodating Pregnancy Safely in a General Class This [...]
15 Things to Avoid In Pregnancy & Labour For a Physiological Birth ( There Are Some Surprises on Here) By Nadia Raafat If you really really want to experience a physiological birth, you are going to have to be really diligent with your consent and avoid a lot of situations that are presented as a [...]
Pratyahara during the Childbirth Process. This article was published the Brtish Wheel of Yoga Journal Spectrum (Winter, 2017) Pratyahara is the fifth of the eight limbs of yoga which together constitute the ashtanga yoga path as set out by Patanjali in the ancient Yoga Sutras. It is known as the forgotten limb. Certainly there has [...]
The drive and vision of three female yoga pioneers, Janet Balaskas, Lolly Stirk and Francoise Freedman, initiated a movement that transformed childbirth and laid the foundations for pregnancy yoga in the UK today. Here, they talk to Nadia Raafat about their early yoga experiences, inspirations, pregnancies and births. Janet Balaskas Active Birth (activebirthcentre.com) How [...]
Maternity Chakras The Spiritual Anatomy of Pregnancy Discovering the Wisdom of the Chakras During the Maternity Year Our bodies have an energetic system; a structure of subtle energy pathways, which act as intersections between the different dimensions of our experience; spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and instinctual. This system, known as the chakra system, [...]
This Free 90-minute online workshop with Yoga Teacher, Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula Nadia Raafat will take you on a journey through the chakras and reveal their profound significance for the Pregnancy and Birth experience.
10 Pregnancy Yoga Essentials For an Easier Labour Saturday 16 May, 11AM (GMT) JOIN THIS FREE ONLINE PREGNANCY YOGA WORKSHOP This 90-minute online pregnancy workshop will introduce you to key breath and movement practices for Pregnancy which will prepare your body now for an easier labour. From yoni mudra and the ocean breath to the [...]
Holding Space is what Doulas do. Sometimes it happens seamlessly and beautifully; that connection, trust and presence. Other times it's edgy and difficult as our own fears are triggered. It doesn't matter how many births you have attended -what is brought to the space every time is unique. Doulas Riga Forbes and Nadia Raafat [...]