You can register for childbirth preparation courses here and pregnancy workshops here.

Sharon Rudyk has designed a unique approach to preparing for childbirth that includes yoga asana, pranayama (breathing exercises), creative movement and birth partner workshops.  This approach is called Dynamic Childbirth™ and it is a holistic preparation that meets the needs of all pregnant women and their birth partners.  No matter what you include or leave out of your birth plan, Dynamic Childbirth™ will prepare you for birthing by:

• Helping you stay strong and healthy during pregnancy
• Providing tools for comfort during labor and delivery
• Bringing pregnant women and their birth partners together
• Relieve stress and learn to work with fear of labor and delivery
• Keep mom and birth partner calm and confident
• Mindful parenting skills for parents of newborns
• Tips for enjoying the fourth trimester and how to cope with living with a newborn
• Small group courses allow for individualized attention and support

Research suggests that “moving with awareness benefits both you and your unborn baby (Chopra 2005: 31).”  Dynamic Childbirth™ provides pregnant women and their birth partners active and effective tools for partnering in pregnancy and childbirth.  The mail principle of this method is that birth is spontaneous and birthing pairs should be too!  While it is a wonderful idea to do research, to be informed, to ask mindful questions of your care provider, to carefully choose a prenatal care provider who understands your wishes regarding the type of birth you would ideally like to have, it is also important to remember that it is impossible to know exactly how your birthing will unfold.  Therefore, the skills you learn in Dynamic Childbirth™ will help you enjoy your birthing in the moment and regardless of whether or not it is in line with your plans, hopes and dreams, you will be confident that you worked together to bring this baby out with peace, kindness and a profound love.  This relationship is built through yoga practice during pregnancy and provides the foundation for a mindful relationship with your child throughout their whole life.

In Dynamic Childbirth™ courses, we focus on what you do have control over during your labor and delivery and not what you can’t possibly predict or have control over.  This is an incredibly powerful program that will give you confidence and help you and your birth partner communicate and support one another through the process.  We promise not to scare you with interventions, rules and regulations or science and anatomy facts that you don’t need to know—–leave the medicine and science to your midwife or doctor and focus with your partner on sweetly welcoming your little one.

Please note that all courses are limited to four pregnant women who are welcome to bring one adult to the partner sessions.  This adult should be the primary birth partner, but if that person is not available or not able to participate, pregnant women are encouraged to bring someone from their support network of friends and family that they would like to include in this part of their pregnancy.  The cost is $200 per pair and a non-refundable $75 deposit is required to hold your spot.  The remainder of the payments can be made at your convenience using the available payment plan.

We run this course once every 2-months.  Please register early and take this course anytime after your 20th week.

The course consists of four Sunday evening sessions from 6:00 to 7:15 pm:

Week 1:  Partners are Welcome for course overview and breathing practice

Week 2: Session for pregnant women only

Week 3: Partners are Welcome for movement and touch

Week 4: Partners are Welcome Communication and Care during Postpartum including breastfeeding and newborn care