Pregnancy and Postnatal Offerings
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Whole Birth Prenatal Yoga and Support Class®:
Safe for all stages of pregnancy. Gentle stretches and guided meditation to assist your changing body and prepare for labor and birth. No previous yoga experience necessary.
Click here for schedule.
Baby & Me Yoga:
Babies love to move and watch you move, too.Stretches to target your areas of stress (neck,shoulders, back) and tone abdominals. Poses for babies toconnect with you and help them digest and sleep better. No yoga experience necessary. Ages: newborn until your baby is crawling circles around your mat. Bring a baby blanket and your sense of humor! Click here for schedule.
Yoga for Fertility:
Whether you planning to become pregnant this year or have been trying for many years, join us to experience yoga for fertility.
Class is open to individuals or couples and will focus on:
-Discussion of how yoga can decrease stress and promote fertility
-Breathing for relaxation
-Learning yoga poses and stretches that bring energy to reproductive organs
-Guided imagery and meditation for fertility
Registration Required, see Special Events for upcoming classes.
Blessingway:
A Blessingway is a ceremony to support and empower expectant mothers. This celebration brings together women to experience community, guided meditation and releasing fears by calling upon female strength in a time that is so transformational in a woman’s journey.
Registration Required, see Special Events for upcoming classes.
Call or email
(515) 202-2584 or sandi@thefamilytreedm.com to schedule a private, personalized celebration.
Couples Yoga for Birth Preparation:
This class provides an opportunity for couples to enhance awareness and confidence in pregnancy, labor and birth. Through discussion, gentle postures, breath work, vocal toning, meditation and massage, couples will cultivate greater relaxation, intimacy, understanding and enjoyment for childbearing. Calm and confidence ease the birthing process, reducing pain and increase the joy of giving birth. Couples will practice giving and receiving in a supportive partner yoga practice that is beneficial for cultivating connection, and harmony throughout pregnancy and during labor. No yoga experience necessary. Registration required, see Special Events for upcoming classes.
Any of the above services are available
in small or private group sessions.
Belly Cast:
A belly cast is a plaster sculpture of an expectant 
woman’s belly for a lasting keepsake of the pregnancy. Belly casts are often made during the 7th or 8th month of pregnancy and some women choose to make a series of them capturing the progression of their pregnancy. Belly casts are made by preparing the skin with an earth-friendly lubricant and then strips of wet medical grade plaster gauze are layered over the pregnant belly. The plaster sets in about 30 minutes. After air-drying the belly cast can be decorated with any number of finishes or designs or left in its natural state. A belly cast is a beautiful and ever-lasting way to capture the mom’s shape and the special nine months shared with her growing baby. Cost: $65
For more information or to schedule a bellycasting session please contact Sandi at (515) 202-2584 or sandi@thefamilytreedm.com
Pregnancy Massage: 
Find support during all stages of your pregnancy with a massage that adapts to your growing body and focuses on the areas that need the most attention. This is a great way to get more in touch with your changing body and become a little more grounded and balanced. Pregnancy massage is performed with the client in side lying position fully supported by pillows and cushions.
Postnatal Massage:
Give yourself a chance to recuperate from pregnancy and childbirth. Don't let lack of sleep, worry or the baby blues get the best of you and your new mama experience. This massage will help release pressure, stress and tension as well as offer you a much-needed break.
Enhanced Postnatal Massage:
Commonly referred to as "Mother Roasting". Keeping mama warm after her long hours of labor is crucial to her body's recuperation. Recommended within the first three weeks after your new baby is born, you will gently receive the nourishment your tired body is craving. This session begins with warm stone abdominal massage to give a helping hand in the re-generation of healthy muscle and abdominal tissue. Next, therapeutic massage is applied to the limbs to help any excess fluid to be excreted. Finally, the scalp, neck and shoulder massage complete this blissful treatment. This will not only send you floating home to your new bundle of joy, but will also replenish the body's energy and peace of mind. (60 min...$70, 75 min...$85)
Fertility Enhancement Massage:
A four week series to help cleanse the body, enhance blood flow, support breath exercises to enhance energy and open the body.
Session 1 Cleanse the body- this includes abdominal massage but mainly focuses on massaging the lymph so the body can detoxify. It is similar to cleaning up the house after a big party.
Session 2 Enhance the blood- this is a massage that helps bring more blood flow to certain areas of the body including reproductive organs. Includes abdominal massage.
Session 3 Open the breath- working with massage and breath exercises to enhance energy and open the body further.
Session 4 Relax and Integrate- very relaxing massage including abdominal massage with the focus on the optimal health for fertility.
Single sessions $65. Package price $215 paid in full at first massage.
Reiki:
Reiki means "Universal Life Energy". It is an ancient Japanese system of natural healing. Reiki can be used to promote personal balance and well-being, mental and emotional health, and physical healing. Many women have chosen to recieve Reiki prior to becoming pregnant to clear and open energy channels. It is also beneficial for pregnancy, pregnancy loss and to process the birth experience. The Reiki Practitioner works with hands lightly on or slightly off the client's fully clothed body. Initial session is 75 minutes. Future sessions may be scheduled for 60 or 75 minutes.
To schedule a massage appointment, please contact Zach at 515.202.2585 or email at massage@thefamilytreedm.com.
Massage is offered 7 days a week!
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The Family Tree | 3817 Ingersoll Ave. Des Moines, Iowa 50312 | 515.202.2584 | 515.202.2585
info@thefamilytreedm.com