Embodied
Mother
Adele Loux-Turner
​Movement Education and Perinatal Support
Serving Brooklyn and NYC
Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
Baby and Me
Tuesdays 11:30a at Sparsa Greenpoint
Thursdays 10a at Sparsa Williamsburg
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Bring your baby to yoga class! Baby and me yoga centers around the specific needs of postpartum bodies but also welcomes fathers and other caregivers. Toys and songs with movement entertain the little ones. Learn about your infant's developmental patterns as you emulate their movement in your own body. Strengthen your core and pelvic floor, work through diastasis recti recovery exercises, explore the ergonomics of holding a baby, find relief for your sore back and shoulders, and make new friends for yourself and your babe! Appropriate for babies 6 weeks until walking. Mothers that have delivered via C-section are generally advised to wait until 8 weeks postpartum to resume exercise.​
Prenatal Yoga​
Tuesdays 10am at Sparsa Greenpoint
Attending a prenatal yoga class is a special experience, distinct from attending open level yoga classes. Prenatal yoga addresses the unique needs of your pregnant body, and it's a practice which helps prepare you both mentally and physically for the process of labor. Group sessions offer the possibility of meeting women who are going through the same stage in their lives. I've been touched over the years to see strong friendships form in my prenatal classes. Students learn from each other's stories and experiences as much as they learn from what I have to offer.
Yoga for Labor
comfort techniques for birthing people
and their partners
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Apply yogic breath, movement, and relaxation practices to your birth process. We will discuss the stages of labor and practice methods that you and your partner can use to support the challenges of each stage. These techniques can be used in any birth setting, with or without medication, in the hospital or at home. Yoga for Labor & Delivery can be taken as a one-off childbirth-ed class, or as a supplement to more comprehensive childbirth courses.
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Next Workshops:
Friday, October 24, 6-9pm at Sparsa Greenpoint
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Saturday, November 8, 2:30-5:30 at Sparsa Williamsburg
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Thank you a million times for your calming presence, for your teachings- not just yoga positions, but about our bodies, about movement, about questions to ask, about the delivery process- you helped me in every possible way- and I was so supported in the delivery room- physically, emotionally, and mentally. Thank you!
-Briana, yoga student of Adele and mother of Ronan, born 6.4.2014
I actually loved giving birth!! I didn’t expect that at all!! I enjoyed every moment of it! And I need to give you super THANK YOU and say that the yoga classes were fundamental for such an incredible and surreal life experience.
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Michelle, mother of Felix, born September 2019
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I can't thank you enough for all you did to train my body for this moment. As I was pushing after 14 hours of excruciating drug-free labor, the doctor looked up to me and asked, "do you do yoga?" I was like, "Fuck yeah with the best teacher on the planet!" I felt so strong when I pushed and had such stamina throughout.
--Emily, yoga student of Adele and mother of Ottilia, born March 2014