Prenatal Yoga and Pregnancy Massage
Alleviate current fears & discomfort NOW.
Prepare physically and mentally for the challenges of labour.
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Love Your Labour™
Birth is not something to fear. It is a natural process that women have experienced since the beginning of time. It is a right of passage and it can be a beautiful and empowered experience. Love your Labour™ is a method that focuses on proven strategies that support you in:
Love Your Labour™ is an empowering workshop that shares proven strategies that help you have an empowered and joyful birth experience. Love your Labour™ is available in group workshop and private workshop formats. |
"I was so pleasantly surprised that after my first treatment with Stefani, I walked away pain free."
- Karen Sew RPN, Pregnancy Massage Client, Calgary, AB Prenatal Yoga sessions use orthopedic exercise principles to physically prepare you for the challenges of birth while using yoga tools like breathwork and meditation to prepare you mentally to handle the physical and emotional challenges that occur during labour.
Prenatal Massage sessions with Stefani, our REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST focus on the key areas where you currently feel discomfort while improving your ability to breathe. (It gets challenging in those later months.) Stefani uses a bolstering system that allows you to receive your massage while lying on your stomach in the earlier stages and comfortably on your side in the later stages. (Our propping system is so amazing that many of our clients have asked to take the bolsters home!) Stefani uses deep tissue, therapeutic, Thai massage and relaxation techniques to help you relieve stress and muscular tension. 
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Testimonials
"I am truly fortunate to have been able to attend prenatal yoga classes with Stefani for two of my pregnancies. I am forever grateful for the enlightening experiences which affected my labours and deliveries in such a positive way. Her classes are extremely beneficial for preparing both mind and body for the birthing experience. Her knowledge and understanding of the intricate connections our state of mind and muscles have during labour and delivery enabled me to focus on keeping a positive inner dialogue and on which muscles to contract at certain times, and which ones to relax at others. All her teachings have had such a lasting effect that I will carry them with me during the labour and delivery of my third child.” - Nicole Goldhawk
"At 15 weeks I started Prenatal Yoga with Stefani, and it immediately helped to relax me. It was such a great place to bond with women who were going through the same struggles, to take a deep breath and actually enjoy theamazing thing your body was doing! As my pregnancy progressed yoga helped to alleviate so many pains, both physical and emotional. Stefani asked us all at the beginning of each class if there was anything in particular we needed to work on, and would always structure the class around our challenges for that week. Regardless of whether it was a sore back or anxiety over impending labour, I always left that class feeling as though a weight had been lifted. Stefani has an incredible energy, somehow just being around her I felt relaxed, and empowered." -Jen Zantingh
"Stefani is a beautiful and talented woman who has helped shape my second pregnancy in a very positive way. During my first pregnancy, I suffered from a lot of lower back pain. I tried massage therapy from three different practitioners, and each time my discomfort was extremely aggravated. So when I first went to see Stefani as a pregnant woman, I was hesitant and a little nervous. I shared my concerns with her, and I felt heard. She took time to discuss with me treatment options, as well as to explain the science behind what was likely causing my pain after a thorough assessment. I was so pleasantly surprised that after the first treatment, I walked away pain free. She even gave me tools and exercises I could do at home to help with my pregnancy. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for her genuine care and support." - Karen Sew
"I am so grateful to have experienced Stef’s prenatal yoga classes and nutritional lessons for both my pregnancies. Stef exuberates calmness, self-assurance and optimism that is contagious and every session left me feeling positive and re-energized. Prenatal yoga gave me strength, confidence and a sense of well-being. I utilized the techniques taught in Stef’s lessons -from breathing, visualizing and using the poses to help with my pregnancy and labours. Stef offered an experience that was so effective, guiding and loving, I truly enjoyed my pregnancy experience. I continue the nutritional advice given during the classes and love the green smoothies Stef introduced me to! I felt prepared -body, mind and soul for both my natural labours and I have so much gratitude for everything I gained from Stef." -Erin Downton
"I am truly fortunate to have been able to attend prenatal yoga classes with Stefani for two of my pregnancies. I am forever grateful for the enlightening experiences which affected my labours and deliveries in such a positive way. Her classes are extremely beneficial for preparing both mind and body for the birthing experience. Her knowledge and understanding of the intricate connections our state of mind and muscles have during labour and delivery enabled me to focus on keeping a positive inner dialogue and on which muscles to contract at certain times, and which ones to relax at others. All her teachings have had such a lasting effect that I will carry them with me during the labour and delivery of my third child.” - Nicole Goldhawk
"At 15 weeks I started Prenatal Yoga with Stefani, and it immediately helped to relax me. It was such a great place to bond with women who were going through the same struggles, to take a deep breath and actually enjoy theamazing thing your body was doing! As my pregnancy progressed yoga helped to alleviate so many pains, both physical and emotional. Stefani asked us all at the beginning of each class if there was anything in particular we needed to work on, and would always structure the class around our challenges for that week. Regardless of whether it was a sore back or anxiety over impending labour, I always left that class feeling as though a weight had been lifted. Stefani has an incredible energy, somehow just being around her I felt relaxed, and empowered." -Jen Zantingh
"Stefani is a beautiful and talented woman who has helped shape my second pregnancy in a very positive way. During my first pregnancy, I suffered from a lot of lower back pain. I tried massage therapy from three different practitioners, and each time my discomfort was extremely aggravated. So when I first went to see Stefani as a pregnant woman, I was hesitant and a little nervous. I shared my concerns with her, and I felt heard. She took time to discuss with me treatment options, as well as to explain the science behind what was likely causing my pain after a thorough assessment. I was so pleasantly surprised that after the first treatment, I walked away pain free. She even gave me tools and exercises I could do at home to help with my pregnancy. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for her genuine care and support." - Karen Sew
"I am so grateful to have experienced Stef’s prenatal yoga classes and nutritional lessons for both my pregnancies. Stef exuberates calmness, self-assurance and optimism that is contagious and every session left me feeling positive and re-energized. Prenatal yoga gave me strength, confidence and a sense of well-being. I utilized the techniques taught in Stef’s lessons -from breathing, visualizing and using the poses to help with my pregnancy and labours. Stef offered an experience that was so effective, guiding and loving, I truly enjoyed my pregnancy experience. I continue the nutritional advice given during the classes and love the green smoothies Stef introduced me to! I felt prepared -body, mind and soul for both my natural labours and I have so much gratitude for everything I gained from Stef." -Erin Downton