Help for waterbirths

For those of you who have had a waterbirth or know someone who has, you'll want to know that Waterbirth International needs your help, and quick. Here's a note from their site...

[For twenty plus years WBI and Barbara Harper have been guiding mothers and their providers, providing education and birth pools all over the world. Waterbirth International is facing the very difficult truth that the Gentle Birth World Congress - a fabulous success in every way for international and local attendees - drained all of our resources. We may have to close the doors permanently by January 31st.

We need to raise $200,000 in donations to cover the debts from the Congress. With such a large sum to raise, we need each of you to support this cause. When you support waterbirth, you are making a statement that you want and need options, choices and more control.]

Waterbirth International is accepting donations through their web site in hopes of raising enough money to cover their debts before January 31.

The Business of Being Born

We love a good flick about birth! Last week, Ricki Lake's new documentary, "The Business of Being Born" was featured on the Today show. Next week, I-CAN (the International Cesarean Awareness Network) will be showing the documentary here in Minneapolis. Blooma is so honored to be hosting an invitation-only VIP screening of the film, too. We love all our mamas and their families, and wish we could invite you all to see the film with us at Blooma, but we'll also be at I-CAN's screening on January 24th and hope to see some of you there!

New year, new schedule

It's hard to believe nearly three months have zoomed by since Blooma opened its doors! But here we are, heading into the New Year with all kinds of new friends, new students, and lots of love from long-time friends who've believed in Blooma since long before its birthday! We've gotten lots of great advice along the way, including some thoughts about the schedule. Based on what you've told us, we've made some tweaks for 2008. We're offering more than 25 classes each week, including prenatal, postnatal, mama & baby, support groups, and yoga classes that are open to EVERYONE!

Here are some highlights from the new schedule, which starts January 2:

• MONDAYS: Blooma Belly Prenatal Yoga has an earlier starting time: 5:15pm
• TUES & THURS: Blooma Belly Prenatal Yoga has a later starting time: 9:30am. BYOB* Bring Your Own Baby Yoga has a later starting time: 11am
• THURSDAY: There's a new Blooma Postnatal Yoga class from 4pm-5pm. Blooma Belly Prenatal Fusion has an earlier starting time: 5:30pm
• FRIDAY: There's a new Yoga for You! class from 2pm-3pm.
  

We also have a new, shorter format for the Journaling workshop (2 hours on a Saturday afternoon) and we've added a new childbirth education class called Enlightened Mama. And of course, there's always a grand selection of workshops each month!

You can check the new schedule out online or pick up a copy at the studio.

Blooma Blossom: Baby Babette

Baby Babette
December 25, 2007

Feeling the love

If you've ever wondered whether you have to be super-flexible or an organic-loving yoga fashionista to come to Blooma, the answer to that question, cleverly explored by Go Mom Go, is No.

So please, please bring your tight muscles and your not-always-fashionable self to Blooma. We'll love you and your littles just the way you are!

So Many Mamas...

Means so many babies on the way! This morning's prenatal class was cooooooozy with almost 20 moms-to-be at Blooma to practice breathing, moving, and preparing the way for their sweet little ones to arrive in a trimester or two. On such a cold winter morning, it was lovely to feel the warmth of so many mamas sharing morning tea, lots of fun prego advice, and a yoga practice! (Just look at all those mamas in pigeon!)

Come join us -- Blooma offers 8 prenatal classes a week. Check out the schedule to see what works for you! (And then, once baby arrives, come see us for postnatal yoga, mama & baby yoga, tot yoga, kid yoga, yoga for everyone, and more!!)

Celebrate the Season!

At Blooma, we try to take care of all your needs -- right down to your holiday shopping. No, we can't offer to babysit your little ones while you shop (too bad!!), but we can make your shopping a little easier. For the holidays, we've put together a few gift packages for you...

• Breathe Easy -- 2 classes & a $25 Blooma gift card ($50)
• Love & Light -- 2 classes & a 60-minute massage ($110)
• Winter Wonder -- 4 classes & a 60-minute massage ($140)
• December Dream -- 6 classes & a 90-minute massage ($200)

We've packaged up the goodies in a sweet gift bag, so you don't even need to add a bow. Give the gift of Blooma, and then hint, hint, hint to the love of your life that you'd like to get the gift of Blooma, too!