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Susan Arthur CD (DONA), LCCE

Susan Arthur is a certified Integral Yoga instructor who specializes in prenatal, postpartum and restorative yoga. She has been teaching since 1995 in settings ranging from private yoga studios to St. Luke's Hospital's Women & Children's Center. Susan is also a birth and postpartum doula and childbirth educator. She serves as a private doula for families in San Francisco and trains and mentors volunteer birth doulas at San Francisco General Hospital; the city's only Baby Friendly hospital. Susan encourages her clients to trust the innate intelligence of their bodies, offering vital information that will empower them to make informed choices about birthing and parenting their babies. For more information go to www.susan-arthur.com

Jane Austin

Jane has guided hundreds of mamas through their pregnancy and beyond through her work as a yoga teacher, childbirth educator, midwife and doula. A mother of two, her refreshing ability to “tell it like it is” gives her yoga classes a lively, humorous and honest perspective of not only pregnancy and childbirth but also motherhood. In her yoga classes she creates a space for mamas to not only connect to one another but to connect to themselves and their babies! Jane continues to bring prenatal yoga to pregnant women everywhere with her new Prenatal Yoga DVD. For more information go to www.janeaustinyoga.com

Elise Collins

A yoga teacher for over ten years, Elise enjoys sharing yoga with pregnant women and new moms. Her classes offer a fun and safe space for women to feel emotionally and physically supported during pregnancy. Elise finds yoga helps increase stamina, flexibility and overall well being during a time of great change, the childbearing year. Her classes focus on a foundation of careful alignment and yoga poses specifically chosen to reduce discomforts that can occur during pregnancy, especially back ache, sciatica, swelling and wrist pain. Elise also enjoys writing and has authored two books, An A-Z Guide To Healing Foods, A Shopper's Companion and Chakra Tonics, Essential Elixirs for Mind, Body and Spirit. Pregnant women are always welcome in her weekly restorative yoga classes. For more information go to chakratonics.org

Sharon Cummings

Beginning life as a dancer, Sharon found yoga deepened her conscious movements into a spiritual awareness, and believes this connection may be experienced by anyone as joyful moving meditation. All ages, shapes, sizes and abilities deserve the benefits of yoga, including busy moms, babies and kids. Sharon's classes focus on heart opening and connecting with the intuition of your own body. As a writer who covers environmental issues, Sharon approaches yoga class with the same creativity; encouraging awareness of our connection to the Earth, and love for every living being on it. In her own yoga education, Sharon is inspired by fluid flowing classes, and is completing a vinyasa teacher training with Shiva Rea.

Robyn Engel

Robyn has been a yogi for over 10 years. Recognizing that yoga makes her a healthier and happier person, she is committed to creating space and time for others to share the same experience. Her classes are aimed at empowering others to move with intention, attention, and connection to the breath, the body, and (hopefully, eventually) everything. As a new momma, she has experienced first hand the power of prenatal yoga. She is passionate about participating in the lives of women at a stage where they are in such profound transition. For more information go to www.robynengel.com/yoga

Britt Fohrman

Britt creates a healing, inspiring, and supportive environment for pregnant women in her prenatal yoga classes. She brings these qualities to her work as a birth doula, bodyworker, photographer and HypnoBirthing childbirth educator. A yoga teacher since 1997, Britt finds that her most profound yogic and spiritual education comes from witnessing women giving birth. These teachings are woven into her prenatal yoga classes along with elements of Iyengar and Restorative yoga, mindfulness meditation, fluid movement, HypnoBirthing, breath awareness, mantra and sound. Every class includes poses mammas can use during labor and birth, partnered with traditional wisdom and stories that build confidence and understanding of the birthing process, completed by time in deep physiological relaxation, restoring mammas' vital energy, connecting them with their babies and laying the foundation for a relaxed, manageable and mindful birth. Britt also offers private and group classes or workshops in Iyengar, Therapeutic, Gentle Hatha and Restorative yoga. For more information go to www.brittfohrman.com

Alison Faison

Having taught prenatal yoga in San Francisco yoga studios through both of her pregnancies, Alison is aware of the wide-range of physical and emotional states that can come up during the prenatal journey. She offers prenatal yoga classes that encourage: mindful and fluid movement, attention to modifications, a safe forum for women to share the daily changes that they notice, and a preparation for labor and birth through practical postures and breathing. She supports women's choices and needs. Alison offers individual sessions or small group prenatal yoga classes. She also substitutes prenatal yoga classes. There is always room for prenatal yoga sessions enriched with music, singing, or some dance elements, depending on the client's needs and interest. Alison has been teaching Hatha yoga for over 10 years in San Francisco to: toddlers, preschoolers, teens, and adults. She also has talked about babies and water birth with preschoolers. Please check her website for all offerings: www.alisonfaison.com

Marilyn Hymes

Marilyn's greatest passion lies in teaching pre- and postnatal yoga. As a birth doula and a mother, Marilyn honors, respects and understands the transformation and life changing experience that only pregnancy and motherhood brings. Witnessing first hand the tremendous benefits that yoga had in her own pregnancies, labor and birth, Marilyn wants only to share her discoveries with all pregnant women. In her classes, Marilyn encourages you to tap into your inner strength, nurturing your spirit, body and baby. She offers gentle reminders and explanations of each movement and pose allowing you to understand and receive the full benefit. Her classes can't help but feel like community.. a sacred space to connect with other pregnant mamas, but most of all a safe space to connect with your baby. Marilyn subs pre and postnatal classes in SF and teaches regular pre and post natal classes on the peninsula at Yoganiche for more information about Marilyn visit...www.sandyfeetyogi.com

Awtar Kaur Khalsa, IBCLC

Awtar has been living, studying, and teaching in Kundalini Yoga ashrams since 1972, and is a senior trainer. When she became pregnant with her daughter (now grown), all that she had learned about balancing hormones, energy & spirit took on a new relevance. Since then she has focused her teaching on mothers. Meanwhile she earned an MA in Human Development with a specialization in Lactation Consulting, and maintains a private practice as an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Awtar uses generous doses of humor to inspire her students to expand. She is the director of The Kundalini Yoga Center in San Francisco. For more information go to www.iDoYoga.com

Ginger Layden-Braun

Yoga & Life Coach, Ginger began her exploration of yoga & healing in 1998 and learned how to slow down, breathe, connect, and listen to her life purpose to serve others on and off the mat. This simple yet powerful act inspired her to co-create A Spirited Life. Ginger is particularly committed to supporting Mothers in having their ideal experience as a parent. As a Mother, herself, she understands first hand how important it is to create space to mother your Self. She guides her clients on this path by creating a warm, safe, and secure environment in Yoga to go into the body and learn to listen to it's innate wisdom. Ginger also supports Mothers off the mat in private and group Coaching sessions designed to illuminate one's current thought and belief system so that clarity, direction, and purpose can be experienced in the role as a parent and wholeness and balance are present in all relationships. A Spirited Life offers classes, workshops, and private instruction nationwide allowing Ginger the opportunity to share the lessons she has learned as a Mother, as well as someone who has chosen to lead A Spirited Life. For more information: www.aspiritedlife.info.

Katie Louderback, NE

Katie is a mother, yoga teacher and Nutrition Educator in San Francisco who specializes in supporting women and families through the transformational time of pregnancy, birth and early parenting. As a prenatal yoga teacher, Katie's goal is to create a nurturing space for pregnant women to find community, feel good in their bodies, prepare for childbirth, and deepen their connection to their babies. Yoga supported her during pregnancy, through the birth of her daughter and it continues to inspire her to be a more patient, caring and conscious mother. As a Nutrition Educator, Katie teaches workshops on many topics related to raising healthy families including: nutrition for pre-conception, pregnancy and the postpartum time and first foods for babies. Our babies are literally made from our bodies so it is essential that we fill ourselves with the most nutritious and delicious foods available. For more information go to www.katielouderback.com

Kari Marble

Kari is a mother of two, a certified yoga and meditation teacher, massage therapist, infant massage instructor, and birth educator with a passionate and extensive specialization in the childbearing year and healthy family living. A student of yoga since 1989 and a teacher since 2000, Kari teaches classes that are highly regarded for their revitalizing and centering practice, educational content, and warm, nurturing community. She weaves into classes the opportunity to share openly, to discuss aspects of birth preparation and parenting, to practice techniques for deep breathing and relaxation; and to meditate, deepening inner awareness, connection to baby, trust in the body, and appreciation of the sacred. Kari designs prenatal classes to increase comfort and fluidity in the rapidly changing pregnant body, enabling women to feel a greater sense of strength, vitality, grace, calm, confidence, and playfulness. Postnatal classes include songs and poses with baby, along with a focus on yoga poses to help moms feel restored, energized, strong, open and ready for the joys and challenges each day brings. For more information go to www.WelcomeOm.com

Lin Maxwell

Lin believes in the transformative power of yoga! She's dedicated herself to the study and teaching of yoga for the past ten years after leaving a career in corporate marketing. Lin is a graduate of Piedmont Yoga Studio's intensive teacher training program under Rodney Yee and also apprenticed with senior Iyengar teacher, John Schumacher in Washington, DC. Lin has been teaching prenatal classes for 8 years now and feels it is a great joy and privilege to help expectant Moms during this very special transitional time in their lives. In her classes, Lin emphasizes the coordination of movement and breath as she guides students to gently strengthen, open, refresh and renew. For more information go to www.linmaxwellyoga.com

Darya Mead

Darya Mead has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years. She came to yoga through dance and has explored and studied Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Bikhram styles but connects most deeply with Iyengar yoga. She has studied with Manouso Manos, here in San Francisco for more than 10 years. She is a writer, producer and mother and loves to teach yoga. Darya is a trained Doula and teaches pre-natal, mom and baby as well as kids yoga at her son's pre-school; The Little Bear School in the Excelsior. Darya also loves teaching seniors and folks in all stages of life. Feel free to email Darya at darya_mead@yahoo.com or visit her blog at www.triporati.com/blog/author/darya_mead/.

Eva Sukh Sangat Monova

Eva Sukh Sangat Monova was born and raised in Plovdiv – The City of the Seven Hills, Bulgaria. She graduated from University of Plovdiv in Mathematics and Computer Science and worked as math tutor and as a software developer. Moving to California in 2007 she discovered the life-changing path of Kundalini Yoga. She became Kids Yoga teacher and started teaching yoga at public schools. Eva has studied Pregnancy Yoga with Gurmukh at Golden Bridge Yoga, LA and became certified to teach The Khalsa Way Pregnancy Yoga and Mommy & Me Yoga. In 2010 she became Kundalini Yoga Teacher through IKYTA. She studied Kundalini Yoga at the Kundalini Yoga Center, San Francisco. In her classes Eva Sukh Sangat teaches the ancient wisdom and discipline of both math & yoga. She likes to combine various ways of teaching and creating joyful, safe and beautiful environment for her students. Visit Eva's web page for questions or more information: www.rosevayoga.com Contact Eva: eva.monova@gmail.com

Sharone Mendes Nassi

Sharone Mendes Nassi works closely with expectant Moms throughout their pregnancy to help them find comfort, courage and joy. With an extensive background as a Yoga teacher and a Doula, Prenatal Yoga was the natural evolution to her work in the birthing community. Sharone opened up Carmel Blue in North Beach to help create a studio, a store and a community place for expectant and early parents offering prenatal and postnatal classes and workshops.
You can find more info at www.carmelblue.com

Rebecca Schneider

Rebecca is both a yoga teacher and a registered nurse. She has been teaching private clients for over three years and has developed a teaching style that caters the yoga practice, the asana, to the specific needs and health concerns of her clients. Working with clients one on one has enabled Rebecca to learn how to adapt and modify the practice to the needs of individual practitioners. She is excited to offer her teachings and services to expectant mothers who are looking to yoga to create an environment of health and well being for themselves and their babies. Rebecca believes that yoga is a gift to self and a powerful support for the journey down the road of life and the very personal journey that is pregnancy. She looks forward to meeting, working and practicing with you! For questions or more information, please email Rebecca at becca@thepadstudios.com.

Katy Steadman

KT Steadman has been teaching hatha yoga since 2001, and practicing since 1996. Her teacher, friend, and inspiration in the Prenatal Yoga realm is Jane Austin. KT believes that Prenatal Yoga will encourage women to be more present with their pregnancy, as well as preparing them for a mindful birth. A regular Prenatal Yoga practice can help facilitate both deep relaxation, and the cultivation of vital energy. Prenatal Yoga can greatly enhance comfort levels as your body makes space for your baby to grow. It can also help alleviate some of the more uncomfortable symptoms of pregnancy, while bringing attention to the growing joy within. KT sequences her classes to help women come to a place of balance between finding their power and strength, and accessing their capacity to soften and let go. Both qualities essential to house, birth, and parent a baby! For questions or more information, please email KT at missmunger@hotmail.com.

Reise Tanner

Reise is an experienced yoga instructor, professional doula and childbirth educator. She has taught and practiced yoga for more than 10 years and studied with many master teachers including Shiva Rea, Judith Lasater, Sarah Powers, Rod Stryker, Sharon Gannon and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. Her prenatal yoga flow classes are a blend of conscious movement, energetic alignment, awareness of breath, mindfulness, yogic philosophy, self exploration, relaxation, playful discovery and preparation for the journey to parenthood. For more information, call (415) 264-1786 or visit www.seedinthegarden.com.

Megan Fisher Windeler

Megan's practice and teaching is rooted in the heartfelt belief that Yoga is simply a good thing. She never ceases to be in awe of the trans-formative power and beauty of motherhood. Megan completed the Teacher Training at The Yoga Tree in San Francisco in 2005, has studied anatomy with Ellen Heed and studies pre/postnatal yoga with Jane Austin. She is most grateful for her teachers, her son, her students, and the simple power of breathing. She considers herself so lucky to share in many a Mama's journey though pregnancy. For more information go to www.megaredfishyoga.com

Michelle Wing, RYT, IYKC, CMI

Inspired by the powerful transformation of birth and motherhood, Michelle founded It's Yoga, Kids. She has dedicated herself to the nurturing development, health and well-being of parents and children of all ages and abilities through yoga and infant massage. After 15 years of training, performing and teaching dance, she was introduced to yoga in 1991 by Seane Corn and has practiced ever since. She collaborated with pediatric experts, completed Ashtanga yoga teacher training with Larry Schultz at It's Yoga, Prenatal and Postnatal training with Britt Fohrman and Kari Marble, and became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. With the intention of creating a nurturing space where families can connect, bend, breathe and have fun together, she opened the first yoga studio (with natural light, bamboo floors and parking!) designed for parents, kids and families in the Presidio. Michelle and her husband, Rich, have been married and living in San Francisco for 18 years. They are truly passionate about living in this city by the bay with their children, Kate, 7 years old, and Jack, 4 years old. www.itsyogakids.net

Rachel Yellin

Having taught over 500 couples HypnoBirthing based Childbirth Education Classes and attended nearly 200 hospital and home births since 2002, Rachel brings a tremendous amount of knowledge, experience, and heart to all of the yoga classes she's taught for the last 10 years. As a private practice Hypnotherapist and Depth Hypnosis Practitioner, Rachel is committed to helping her clients and students break their repeating patterns which cause them suffering, while getting to know themselves better and cultivating self-acceptance and self-love. Rachel is known to many as a gifted teacher who also leads yoga workshops for Anxiety & Depression, Fertility & Conception, Baby Loss & Grief, and Hypnotic Restorative Yoga. She has created a professional hypnotic relaxation CD for pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Yoga students who are new to Rachel's classes can contact her to attend, as her guest, one of her regularly scheduled prenatal, postnatal or hatha yoga classes at the Jewish Community Center of SF. More information about Childbirth Education Classes, Hypnotherapy & Depth Hypnosis, Yoga Workshops, and Weekly Yoga Classes, can be found at www.one-moon.com.