Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting

In collaboration with the UCSF Nationally Designated Center of Excellence in Women's Health.

This program is an invitation to begin or deepen the practice of mindfulness for meeting the profound changes in our bodies and minds during pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. Through mindfulness meditation, yoga, and group dialogue we will learn a way to fully live the joys and challenges of this transformative time and cultivate lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting.

In this course you will:

Access deep physical and mental relaxation

Learn to engage the mind to work with pain during labor

Understand the physiology of childbirth, breastfeeding, and babies

Practice prenatal yoga for strength and flexibility

Increase confidence and courage for labor and delivery

Develop tools for managing stress in pregnancy, parenting, and daily life

Course includes: Nine weekly classes and a daylong retreat before birth, and a Reunion Class after birth
Date:	Thursdays, 9/18/08 to 11/13/08 Nine Weeks*
Time:	6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Location:	1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 150 at Sutter St.
Fee:	$550 per couple or $300 for singles** plus $35 materials fee
Information:	Call 415-353-7718 or e-mail
Instructors:	Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA
Prerequisite:	Advance registration required. Registration form

*Course includes a daylong retreat on Saturday, 10/25.

**UCSF Faculty, Staff and Students receive a 10% discount on tuition (not materials)

For more information on Mindfulness-Based Childbirth & Parenting, please visit the Mindful Birthing Website.