Why is it so important to MOVE for pregnancy and birth?
As pregnancy progresses it becomes more and more difficult to move, yet movement relieves the aches and pains. Developing a regular practice of conscious movement allows for more ease throughout one’s pregnancy. A blend of active and relaxed movement leads to a comfortable resting state, for the body, and for the ever roving mind. Mindful movement helps ease the worries, fears, and anxieties that come up during pregnancy while growing confidence in one’s capabilities to go through the birthing process. Birth partners become more involved physically and emotionally with the birthing person’s reality, leading to a feeling of inclusion in the pregnancy and birth.
Why Move with Birth vs other childbirth education courses?
We practice movement rather than talk about how to move. We expand on the movement, labor positions, breath, vocalization, meditative and touch aspects addressed in most childbirth education courses, but we teach it to be practiced rather than lecture about it. The knowledge in comprehensive childbirth education courses is amazing but can be overwhelming. Our work does not take the place of these courses, but rather gathers the parts that can and need to be practiced, and weaves together a simple, ordered, and repeatable set of exercises.
About Move with Birth Creator Anna Azrieli
Anna has been teaching movement for over thirty years. From aerobics as a teen to dance as a young adult to yoga and pilates and corrective exercise ever since, her approach has evolved to teaching people to be more self-aware and intuitive in their movement, through sensitization to moment by moment changes in their bodies. She values patience, kindness, clarity, and humor in her offerings.
Anna has taught in yoga and pilates studios, schools and universities, gyms, offices, and homes. She has certifications in Yoga and Pilates and connections to Body-Mind Centering, Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique, Ayurveda, various meditation techniques, and Authentic Movement. Her practice as a performer, dancer, and choreographer have an ongoing influence on her teaching. The process of birthing and parenting her child brought a new emphasis to Anna’s teaching, leading her to Prenatal Movement, Prenatal Partner Movement, Postnatal Exercise, Parent/Baby Movement, and Kid’s Exercise. She is also experienced with the specialized populations of adult beginners and older adults.
