"The Valley Spirit never dies,
it is the woman, primal mother.
Her gateway is the root of heaven and earth,
It is there within us all the while, yet barely seen.
Use it: It will never fail."
- LaoTzu
This is a remarkable time in your life on many levels. Practicing yoga during your pregnancy is an excellent way to strengthen all aspects of yourself, physically, emotionally as well as spiritually. It is also a wonderful way to connect with other women who empathize and understand your experience. This resource guide refers to insightful as well as practical information for you during your journey to birthing your child. I encourage you to be with people who support you during this time and become familiar with the places that give you comfort, strength and courage. A noted midwife, mother and healer says "Labor begins at the moment of conception". A woman who carries a child, who gives birth to become a mother is already a laboring woman. Mothering is truly a labor of love. Wishing you and your child many blessings on the birth journey!
Resource List
Prenatal Resources | Birth Preparation | Midwives | Doulas | Practioners | Parenting
Prenatal Resources
Birthways: www.birthways.org : 510 869-2797
Natural Resources: www.naturalresourcesonline.com : 415 550-2611
Bay Area Birth Association: www.bayareabirth.org
: 510 873-0202
Birth Preparation
Baby Catcher, Peggy Vincent
Birthing from Within, Pam England
Childbirth without Fear, Grantly Dick Reade
Complete Book About Pregnancy and Child Birth, Sheila Kitzinger
Conscious Conception, Jeannine Parvatti-Baker
Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper, R.N.
Preparing for Birth with Yoga, Janet Balaskas
Primal Mothering, Hygeia Halfmoon
Special Delivery, Radame Baldwin
The Thinking Woman's guide to a Better Birth, Henci Goer
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskins
Midwives
Amrit Khalsa : (510) 235-4878
Bay Area Homebirth Collective : (415) 273-5185
Danu Calderon L.M. : (510) 845-1798
Erin Brown, L.M : (415) 488-1028
Lindy Johnson, C.N.M : (510) 644-0104
Leopi Sanderson-Edmunds, L.M. : (510) 717-5060
Sarah Pontell, L.M. : (510) 421-7879
Doulas
Mary. E Blyth : (925) 837-5898
Deva Wolf Lustig : (510) 523-2600
Felicia Roche : (510) 530-5056
Treesa McClean : (510) 581-1013
Practioners
Christina DelGallo,CMT : Mama Massage : 510 305-3307
Samantha Ford,CMT,RMT,CHCT : www.earthdancermassage.com
Tiffiny Fyans - Chi Nei Tsang practitioner : 510-533-4991
Parenting
Attachment Parenting, Sears and Sears
No Cry Sleep Solution, Elizabeth Pantley
First Feelings, Dr. Stanley Greenspan
Mothering as a Spiritual Journey, Ann Tremaine Linthorst
MOTHERING Magazine, available at Whole Foods & Elephant Pharmacy
Operating Instructions comic relief, Anne Lamott
Dear Parent, Magda Gerber
Queer Parents Primer, Stephanie Brill
The Mind of your Newborn Child, Dr. David Chamberlain
The Spiritual Life of Children, Dr. Robert Coles
The Tao of Motherhood, Vimala McClure
Welcoming Spirit Home: Ancient African teaching on Children and Community, Sobonfu Some
What your Dr. may not tell you about Children's Vaccinations, Stephanie Cave, M.D
What's Going on in There, Lise Eliot
You can also join a Yahoo group list created by a former pre-postnatal student. You will need to create a yahoo ID. The URL is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyntheasyogamoms/join
This list includes hundreds of women that have passed through the Piedmont Yoga Studio or Namaste pre-postnatal yoga classes. It is a resource to network, ask questions, and offer support to other like minded moms and moms to be
