Yoga Classes & Workshops
Classes
- OmMama, LLC, offers five on-going Prenatal Yoga classes and a weekly Baby & Me class.
- Itsy Bitsy Yoga® classes are offered in five-week series throughout the year.
- Special workshops focusing on specific aspects of the prenatal and postnatal experience are offered on a regular basis.
- All classes are currently held at Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Avenue in Richmond's Northside. Please call (804) 612-6366 to register.
Download Forms
- Downloadable Registration Form (.pdf)
- Downloadable Scholarship Application (.pdf)
Prenatal Yoga:
Deepen your awareness of your changing body and mind as you prepare for the life-changing events of birth and parenting. Instructors Leslie Lytle and Mary Jo Lowery combine stretching, breathing, and relaxation techniques to offer relief from the common discomforts of pregnancy, while strengthening your body, heart, and mind.
The beginning of each class provides time for discussion of pregnancy-related concerns and for connecting with other women in various stages of pregnancy.
Prenatal classes meet once a week in 8-week sessions, with rolling admissions.
Choose one of the following times:
- Tuesdays 4:30–6:00 pm
- Tuesdays 6:15–7:45 pm
- Thursdays 5:30–7:00 pm
- Fridays 9:45–11:15 am
- Saturdays 10:30-12:00 pm
Cost:
- 8 class package $108
- 4 class package $56
- Single class $15
Pre-registration is required, and some classes have waiting lists, so please call early to sign up. (804) 612-6366.
“Taking the prenatal yoga class with Leslie was the best thing I did during my pregnancy. I learned more about my pregnant body, what to expect during labor and delivery, and how to deal with aspects of each than in any book I read or labor class or I took. . . . Being new to the Richmond area, it also allowed me the chance to meet other women, and I have been a part of a wonderful group of moms, post-pregnancy for "mom groups" and now "playgroups" for our over one-year-old kids.
Postnatal Yoga:
Baby & Me
Bring your baby to a class that offers gentle yoga poses to help you regain abdominal tone and body strength. This class addresses common postpartum concerns such as neck, shoulder, and pelvic strengthening and provides a forum for mothers to share information, support, and parenting tips. For moms and babies, from 3 weeks to approximately six months or crawling madly.
Thursdays: 10:30 am-11:45 am
Cost:
- 8 session package (good for 6 months) $108
- 4 session package (good for 3 months) $56
- Single class $15
“I loved it, wish I could have kept going! I looked forward to Thursday every week. The friendships my children and I have made in the classes I took with my daughter (who is now two) and my son (six months) are priceless.”
Itsy Bitsy® Yoga
Enjoy a delightful, relaxing way to facilitate your baby's development and wellbeing. Based on the Itsy Bitsy Yoga® method developed by Helen Garabedian, our classes promote parent/baby relaxation and bonding, help your baby to sleep longer and better, and provide helpful tips to calm fussy or crying babies. The classes are a fabulous way to connect with other mothers and dads at similar stages of parenthood. Also open to aunts, uncles, grandparents, or any of baby's significant others.
Session Dates:
The following classes will return in fall 2008:
- Newborn Class (3 weeks - 3 months)
- Yoga for Infants (3 Months - Pre-crawling)
- Yoga for Tots (Crawling to 24 months)
Cost: $75 per 5-week session. Pre-registration required. Limited to 8 parent/infant couples.
For further information call (804) 612-6366.
"Wonderful chance to just enjoy, explore with baby, and allow me to find time during the day to just play."
Upcoming Workshops:
Conscious Birthing: A Workshop for Couples
Learn to approach labor as a joyous, empowering rite of passage. This half-day workshop offers pregnant couples an opportunity to deepen their relationships though yoga, mindfulness practice, and focused inquiry. Share questions and concerns, learn poses to strengthen, open, and relax both of you, and practice effective pain-coping techniques. Partners will learn comfort measures to support pregnant and laboring women. Snacks provided.
Dates:
This workshop will return in fall, 2008.
Cost: $85 per couple. Pre-registration required. Call (804) 612-6366 to register.
The Conscious Birthing worshop was more like a retreat than a class. Not only was I empowered by the birthing knowledge of the instructors and the tool kit of pain management techniques and labor positions that they taught, but I was reawakened to what it means to me to give live. My husband and I bonded in a unique way that is usually not possible in just four hours. The workshop is a rare opportunity for any woman and her birthing partner to center themselves on the adventurous and amazing journey of parenthood that is about to unfold.
- Ann Rasmussen
“The whole workshop was fantastic—wonderful opportunities to soul-search, reflect, and get out of my head and into both my body and my heart/soul.”