Labor & Delivery Workshop with Ires Wilbanks

Labor & Delivery Workshop with Ires Wilbanks When: Saturday, January 18, 2-5:30pm Cost: $75 per couple, if preregistered by Saturday, January 11 ~ $90 per couple thereafter Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online Questions: email Ires Wilbanks Next Date: Saturday, March 15, 2-5:30pm Giving birth is one of the most transformative events in a woman\'s life. New Jersey has the highest rate of Cesarean births in the country. And many agree the rate in this state and nationwide is too high (1 in 3 births.) The reasons are layered and complicated, but many women are discovering it\'s time to take back their births. • In this intensive workshop you will learn how to improve your chances of a physiological birth. • Get insight into what to expect in a typical hospital birth and some of the ways you might avoid unnecessary interventions. • Learn how to use movement, touch and vocalization as natural comfort measures. •Discover birthing \"secrets\" that may allow you to experience a more efficient birth. Testimonials \"I am so grateful that I was able to attend the L&D course. If it wasn\'t for this class, I don\'t think I would have been able to get through the birthing process the way I did. This is a must for anyone considering a natural childbirth. I learned so much about our bodies and birthing process. This was a hands on class where we were able to learn how to get through contractions and I found this to be so useful during my labor. We plan on taking this class again when we have our second child.\" Melissa \"My husband and I drove from Manhattan to attend the L&D class at Shakti. Ires changed the course of how I approached labor. I was about 5 months pregnant when we took the class. I\'m thrilled to say I did get the birth I was hoping for!\" Shiri Childbirth Preparation: Deep Relaxation with Ires Wilbanks When: Saturday, February 15, 2-4pm Cost: $40 per couple or $30 individual Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online Questions: email Ires Wilbanks Next Date: Saturday, April 12, 2-4pm If any bodily process ever required a maximum degree of relaxation, it is birth.\" - Ina May Gaskin Giving birth is an intense physical journey - one which requires a surrender of our usual mode of busyness. Our brains and hormones have a lot to do with the birth journey we take. This class is a practice session which allows you to get into the correct state of consciousness for giving birth. Yoga Nidra, or \"Yogic Sleep,\" is a practice designed to reduce brain activity and promote an overall sense of well-being. In this class, you will be guided through a yoga nidra designed specifically for labor and delivery. Ires will assist you into a very comfortable reclined position and then talk you through a 45 minute script using guided imagery and visualization. In addition, we will do a simple writing technique to help uncover and release any subconscious fears. Ires Wilbanks began practicing yoga in 2000 and has been teaching prenatal yoga and yoga for labor and delivery since 2006. She received 3 certifications from Integral Yoga Institute in New York and taught there while living in NYC. Ires is also a DONA- trained birth doula and has been attending births since 2011.Ires’s goal is to give couples information and tools they can use to approach their births with confidence, grace, and ease.Prior to teaching yoga, Ires spent nearly a decade producing television news for CNN and CBS. As a stressed out TV producer, she gave birth to her first child by Cesarean section at a New York hospital. When it was time to give birth to her second, she knew she wanted to do everything she could to have a VBAC and was prepared to do the work. Yoga gave her all the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual tools she needed and was able to have a wonderful birth. She is thrilled to share what she has learned with you.