Why do some first time mothers birth their babies in 20 minutes and others struggle on with a two hours plus Second stage? Why do some mothers breathe their babies out whilst others have to push? What are some of the obstacles to a smooth second stage and how can we do our best [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This free pregnancy workshop will show you how to use your body with awareness to maintain optimum positioning, during labour, resolve any malpositioning and proceed onwards towards a normal birth.
Labour With Love - Partners Online Birth Rehearsal - Saturday, July 11: 2 PM-6 PM COMING TOGETHER TO PRACTICE AND CONNECT The labour and birth of your child, whether your first precious baby, or your fourth, is always a heart-opening and sacred time. Whether birthing at home, in a home-from-home unit or on a labour [...]
In this 90-minute yin yoga workshop, Nadia will offer an introduction to one of yoga’s deeper and more powerful, spiritual systems in the chakras, blended with the powerful somatic and internally-focused practice of yin yoga. Through the stimulation of our physical bodies at each of the seven key energy centres, or Chakras, we will [...]
Welcome to the Empowered Birthing Mother Summit In the first summit of this kind we have gathered together a panel of international teachers and therapists, writers and speakers to help empower you on your journey through pregnancy, birth and new motherhood. This brand new event features exciting workshops, presentations and discussions over [...]
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.
This April join me for a two hour guided inner body journey through the seven energetic intersections of the body as we explore our spiritual anatomy within a Yin Yoga context.
Offering practices and movements that are biodynamic and effective during labour is the ultimate aim for teachers of Pregnancy Yoga. It's the end point of the pregnancy yoga journey, where the mother now draws on everything she has learned to support her through the childbirth adventure. Yoga for Labour offers a blueprint for embodied and [...]