Fertile Grounding — coming soon!

Many of you know and love Jennifer Colletti's yoga classes. Here at Blooma she teaches prenatal yoga, BYOB yoga, BYOB partner workshops, and now, Fertile Grounding Yoga fertility workshops. What you may not know about Jennifer is that her own journey to becoming a mother was a challenging one. After many tests and two rounds of in vitro fertilization, Jennifer birthed sweet baby Beckett in 2007!

While struggling to get pregnant, Jennifer and her husband found that they longed for a sense of community with others going through a similar process. Naturally, Jennifer found solace through yoga.

Now, she is creating a community for men and women experiencing fertility challenges. Fertile Grounding Yoga workshops are 6-week fertility workshops geared toward women who are either just beginning to walk the path of getting pregnant or those who may already be in the midst of fertility treatments. Incorporating meditation, yoga, and educational components such as nutrition into the workshop, Fertile Grounding aims to nurture your body, mind, and soul.

Her next session at Blooma begins Saturday, Feb. 6, and runs through March 13; 2-5 p.m. Sign up by clicking here, clicking the "Workshops" tab, then scroll down until you see "Fertile Grounding Yoga."

Jennifer and her husband, Michael, recently shared their story during a film festival in New York. They entered a contest to create a film with an "uplifting story of infertility." As one of three finalists, Jennifer and Michael traveled to New York for the screening, and met with other couples, doctors, and industry professionals all trying to shed the stigma of infertility. Watch the video here. Well, done, Jennifer! Thank you so much for sharing your story, wisdom, and open heart with all of us.

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

Hope & Hearts Run/Walk

It's a sad fact that many of us know someone, or have experienced ourselves, a pregnancy loss, infant loss, or infertility. Now is your chance to raise awareness and help support families grieving such a loss. Mark your calendars for Sept. 12 and register to run or walk Kaila & Grace's Hope & Heart's 5k to benefit the Missing GRACE Foundation. The kiddies can participate, too, in the Kids Fun Dash. The run/walk will take place at the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park.

The Missing GRACE Foundation is a non-profit charity that "offers resources and support nationwide for families that have experienced: pregnancy loss, infant loss, infertility or adoption." The organization also focuses on helping to decrease infant mortality through education and research.

You can run or walk the 5k as an individual or gather a group of family, friends, or co-workers to form a team. You can even create a fundraising site that would be a personal memorial web site for someone you want to remember. If volunteering is more your speed, they definitely need help with planning, advertising, posting flyers, registration and more. You can also donate. Contact Missing GRACE for more information about volunteering or donating at: info@missinggrace.org or 736-497-0709.

Hope to see you on the trail...

Love,
Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma