With 23 years in the birth community, Nanci is excited to return to Prenatal Yoga to sub for Talita while she is on maternity leave! Talita was a prenatal student of Nanci's throughout her first pregnancy.
Prenatal Yoga is a wonderful way to nurture yourself as you connect with your unborn baby! Let the experience of yoga prepare you on your sacred journey of motherhood.
Learn effective breathing techniques for birth and relaxation. Move and breath with safe yoga poses to prepare your body and mind for labor and delivery. Connect with your body while being in the company of other pregnant women. All levels welcome.
Join us in Studio. Partners are welcome! Bring your yoga mat if you have one.
To register, click the REGISTER button below.
Gentle Yoga cultivates balance, flexibility, and strength. This class is appropriate for beginners as well as experienced yogis. Do you have physical limitations? Are you recovering from an injury or from having a baby? Nanci uses the therapeutic applications of yoga to assist you and to keep you safe in your practice.
For Members of the Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC).
This relaxing class is done entirely on the floor with the use of props to support you in each pose. Poses are held for 5-15 minutes to relax your muscles and to calm your nervous system. This class is beneficial for anyone recovering from injury, surgery, and for reducing stress. Appropriate for beginners, and for prenatal and postnatal mamas.
If you join us from home, suggested props are a yoga bolster, 2-3 yoga blankets, and two yoga blocks. If you do not have props, grab some dense pillows and blankets.
THIS HYBRID CLASS is offered in STUDIO and via ZOOM.
To register, click the REGISTER button below.
Gentle Yoga cultivates balance, flexibility, and strength. This class is appropriate for beginners as well as experienced yogis. Do you have physical limitations? Are you recovering from an injury or from having a baby? Nanci uses the therapeutic applications of yoga to assist you and to keep you safe in your practice.
For members of the Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC).
Come together in community with other women! Class begins with warm-up stretches and Sun Salutations to ground and energize you. We move through a gentle yoga practice to regain balance, strength, and focus. This is appropriate for all women and is safe for new mamas once you are at least 3-months postpartum.
THIS ONLINE CLASS is via ZOOM by DONATION.
To donate, click the DONATE NOW button at the bottom of the page.
To register, click the REGISTER button below.
FOR ONLINE CLASSES: Pay what you can on a sliding scale of $15 to $20. In gratitude.
Enjoy a personalized session with Nanci in the comfort of your home or in hers. This one-on-one instruction is a valuable way to kickstart your home practice or to enhance your existing one. Customized for your particular needs creates great results for your yoga practice and personal healing journey.
Nanci and Lorena Martínez Michel, FNLP, E-500 RYT, RPYT, YACEP, are highly-trained and experienced alignment-based perinatal yoga teachers sharing their passion and expertise for the perinatal population. Their class sequences are skillfully tailored to alleviate the discomforts of each trimester while applying alignment and therapeutic principles to support the ever-changing prenatal and postnatal body. They pride themselves on creating a safe space for mamas to explore motherhood while building community with other mamas-to-be. This program is based on their combined 36+ years of teaching experience in hospitals, yoga studios, and birth resource centers in the Bay Area. To learn more about Lorena, visit www.lunawellness.com
WHO CAN TAKE THIS TRAINING?
This training will give you tools and knowledge to safely instruct prenatal yoga classes once you are certified and have teaching experience. It can also be your starting point as you build on your teacher training education. You may use these hours as continuous education for Yoga Alliance or it can be the foundation for a full 85-Hour Certification with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga Alliance Prenatal Certification requires a specific amount of hours with lead instructors to complement learning along with observing, teaching and reading hours. You would sign up to a certification mentorship with Nanci and Lorena who will guide you through the process. Upon completion of all requirements, you will receive a certificate that will allow you to register at the Yoga Alliance website and obtain your RPYT designation.
We will meet for two full weekends to receive your required 28 Contact Hours with lead instructors. Sessions will be at Blossom Birth in the Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303.
March 23 and 24
April 20 and 21
On Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 6pm with an hour for lunch.
COST
$799 early-bird until 3/9/24
$900 from 3/10/24
Send us an email at nanciyoga@gmail.com and we will be happy to answer any questions or concerns,
"Nanci is a gifted teacher and healer Her work with prenatal yoga students is the best in the area! Moms return again and again as her class is the perfect complement to an expectant mother's journey." Michelle, yoga instructor
"Nanci is by far my favorite yoga instructor Gentle in both her approach and instruction, she was the first to light the path for me to experience yoga as the life "practice" that it has become for me." Ric, student
"Nanci is an excellent instructor who is willing to work with all levels of experience without making anyone feel incapable. Her classes combine stretching, a workout, relaxation, and a bit of the spiritual, all set to a musical background. Nanci makes yoga approachable for all." Scott, student
"I truly believe that my birthing experience would have been completely different had I not attended prenatal yoga with Nanci. I learned breathing and coping techniques that absolutely made my birthing experience the best and as calm as possible. I highly recommend her to every mom-to-be out there!" Kelly, student
"Nanci is inspirational as a yoga instructor! Her prenatal and mommy/baby yoga classes were fun and invigorating at a time when I really needed them. The topics of discussion in Whole Birth yoga taught me so much." Marjorie, pediatrician and student
"My first class with Nanci was a homecoming to my own long-neglected body. Her gentle way of leading us through poses with her encouraging tone of voice gave me confidence. At the end of that first class, I had feelings of both exhilaration and relaxation. All these years later, I still get to that place in her classes. Nanci has given me respect and love for yoga through her caring, her enthusiasm, her sense of humor, and above all, her commitment." Karen, student
"Nanci teaches all aspects of yoga: poses, breathing, and to listen to my body. She encourages each student to do what is best for their personal practice and to lead healthier lives off the mat as well...while making it fun and interesting!" Debbie, student
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