Posts Under Birth Category
Infant Massage
01-25-2013
A course in Infant massage will be offered by Jennifer Davis, a student educator of Infant Massage for parents. Jennifer has a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a passionate interest in parent-infant bonding and communication. She learned Infant Massage with her own daughter seven years ago and found it to be such a powerfully positive, connecting, and communication enhancing experience that she decided to become a parent…
Mother Love: Birth Professional & Mama Mixer
04-25-2012
Mother’s day is just around the corner and Natural Parenting wants to showcase all of the wonderful pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum support the Lafayette area has to offer! Drop in and meet the wonderful women who are ready to support you in your unique choices and needs during this special time in your life! At this event you can…
DOULA Film Screening!
02-29-2012
A Uniquely Intimate Film Screening – DOULA! The Ultimate Birth Companion A new documentary film about doulas – professional birth companions – is being screened as part of a worldwide campaign to help raise awareness. Doula! The Ultimate Birth Companion is a 65 minute, intimate and emotionally charged documentary about doulas and their part in pregnancy, birth and the first…
Breastfeeding Café
01-11-2012
It’s another Breastfeeding Café! We invite you to come with your nurslings and toddlers for a fun morning of coffee & tea drinking and conversation with many other mamas in the area. This event had been a huge success in the past, and we hope you can make it to this great time! Date: Febraury 15th, 2012 Time: 9…
“Those” People
11-22-2011
Those NPEN people are weird….and they don’t vaccinate their children! Just who are the people who work in, and volunteer for, Natural Parenting Education Network(NPEN) you may ask? I think I can help you out with that question- We are a bunch of stay-at-home, non-vaxing, home birthing, cloth/no-diapering, gardening, cookin’-it-from-scratch-every-night, domestic goddesses, and we think everyone should be like us! …
Postpartum Doula!
09-21-2011
We are very excited to announce a Postpartum Doula in the area! Leah Garner is a DONA trained postpartum doula that is now offering services that include: Basic Newborn Care Light Housekeeping and laundry Breastfeeding Support Preparation of nutritious meals Guidance on how to support the new mother Household organization Sibling care Run local errands Teach baby soothing techniques Baby…
Dancing For Birth FREE Demo!
09-07-2011
Looking for a fun and unique way to stay fit during pregnancy and prepare for a healthy birthing experience? Then try out Dancing for Birth prenatal and postpartum fitness classes! This class brings together yoga, meditation, modern fitness techniques and music from around the world coupled with corresponding moves to help enhance your mental wellness while preparing physically for your…
A gift of nutrition to your “to-be-baby”
08-31-2011
A gift of nutrition to your “to-be-baby” provided by locally owned nutrition consulting business, NutriPledge, LLC All the nourishment this baby needs in order to born healthy can only come from you. Please join the group nutrition classes to ensure your unborn baby gets the nourishment it deserves at NPEN taught by Shraddha Chaubey, Registered Dietitian, NutriPledge, LLC. In this…
Jessica in the Spotlight
08-29-2011
We have interviewed one of our fantastic instructors at NPEN. Here is what Jessica Farquhar has to say: What made you want to teach Childbirth Education and Yoga? I’m just a teacher at heart! And a learner. I love taking in new information and sharing it, and as I became more and more passionate about yoga, I wanted to share…
