Blossom: Carter

Carter Arvid
January 30th at 2:36am
6lbs, 15 oz
19.5 inches

Mama Sarah says: All went really well!! I had a wonderful labor at home for over 16 hours and delivered at ANW hospital with my wonderful husband, my favorite doctor (who just happened to be on call and carried out every last detail of our birth plan), our doula and a fabulous nursing staff. I couldn't have asked for anything more!

But I feel that my calm, focused, "drug-free" labor had a lot to do with all the wisdom and strength I gained through the blooma staff, and all those wonderful yoga classes!!! I can't say thank you enough. I'm so happy that Sarah opened Blooma and that there is such a wonderful place in our community with endless and well-rounded resources for moms, prenatally and postnatally.

We are truly enjoying our new roles as parents and getting to know this sweet little guy...even with the sleep deprivation! I'm really looking forward to coming back in the next couple weeks. I went for a run/walk around Lake Harriet today and it felt fantastic so I'm hoping to get back to Yoga soon!

Thanks for everything!!

February 2009 newsletter

Check out the February 2009 newsletter online! Get the details on class package discounts in February, more affordable yoga for kids and tots, a new offer for new students, and tons of workshops, including Intuitive Healing, Personal Renewal, VBAC options, Partner Yoga, Amazing Marriage 101, and more!

Make sure you're on our mailing list to get Blooma's monthly newsletter and occasional updates about class changes and special events.

NEW PRICING for kids and tots yoga!

We've got great Tot Yoga classes for the little ones every week, and Kids Yoga will be back in March (Mondays from 4:30-5:15) ... better yet, we've got great new prices for the kiddos!

We've cut the drop-in rate classes for kids and tots to $15, and we're now offering a special class pass just for the little ones that lowers the per-class-price to just $10!

• The 6-class kids/tots pass: Come to six classes within 8 weeks for $60
• Kids/Tots Drop-in Price: $15

Tot Yoga is a class for li'l walkers and their grown-ups.
Kid Yoga is a kids-only class. Come give it a try!

You can sign up online!

New Personal Renewal Group forming at Blooma!

What: A supportive, nurturing, empowering group for mothers created specifically to explore and learn

1. how to “reconnect” with who you are
2. strategies for making self-care a priority so you can live, love, and parent optimally, and
3. how to experience greater life balance.

Each monthly session includes discussion, exercises, reflection time, and much more. Develop community and meaningful connection with other women. These groups are based on the exciting new book The Mother's Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate, and Re-Balance Your Life by Renee Trudeau.

Fee: $150, includes the price of the book. Sign up soon space is limited.
When: Meets once a month for six months, 5pm-7pm.
New in February:
1st Sunday of the month, beginning Feb. 1, 2009

Register.

Help us out!

Blooma gets a lot of love and support from its volunteers, who in turn get lots of love and gratitude--meaning great yoga classes for cheap!--from Blooma. We have a few openings for volunteers right now; if you're interested in giving some time to Blooma, please let us know!

• Volunteer in the child care room
  
• Did we mention that we need help in the child care room?
• Shifts are 1.5 to 2 hours long
• 20% discount on retail
• For every 3 shifts worked, you can purchase a discounted 5-class pass for just $15
• PS: We need you in the child care room! :-)
  

Contact Julie at [[ Blooma.Julie @ gmail.com ]] if you're interested!

Workshops & Events: February 2009

This Month at Blooma
February 2009

* Personal Renewal Group for Moms
Meet one Sunday a month for 6 months. $150
5pm-7pm, beginning Feb 1., Feb. 22, or Feb. 25

* VBAC Chat: Choosing a Care Provider
Sun., Feb 1, 6-9pm; free

* Enlightened Baby baby care classes
Tuesdays: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
12:15pm-1:45pm
$18 or class pass

* Amazing Marriage 101
Fri., Feb. 6 6:30-8pm
$25/person
$40/couple

* VBAC Chat: Support and Options for Birthing Beyond C-Section
Sat., Feb. 7, 5-7pm; free

* Partner Yoga
Sat. Feb. 14, 2-3:30pm, $30

* Movie Night: Business of Being Born
Sun., Feb. 22; 6pm-8pm
$5 suggested donation

Feb. 1 Workshop: Awaken Your Spiritual Potential

Guru Swami Enoch Dasa Giri from Chicago's Temple of Kriya Yoga, has been invited to Blooma by his student Lisa Bergly, to share in an afternoon of ancient yoga teachings and storytelling.

This Workshop is open to ALL Blooma students, teachers, staff, volunteers, and friends! Lisa teaches the Swami Mommy series at Blooma--a parent favorite!--and is the creator of the Yoga Bonding sequence used in Blooma's BYOB classes.

Join Swami Dasa and Lisa to learn more about how you can expand your spiritual potential and lift your vibration toward greater self awareness through Kriya yoga. Swami Dasa will share engaging "once upon a yogi time" stories to help us relate to actions and karma in our own lives.

Once we "see" something and gain clarity of something, we have awakened a potential within us. This will be a fun environment and casual learning of some very inspirational lessons that you will be able to share with family and friends along your spiritual path.

Join us!
Sunday, Feb. 1st
1:30-4:30pm
$20 suggested donation
Please let us know you're coming by registering for this special event!

Big Blooma love and thanks to Lisa for sharing her guru with us!