Bearing Witness Yoga and Doula Services

07/15/2023

Yoga Teacher bucket list accomplishment: in a not-actually-that-startling twist of ADHD magic, I realized today that an interview I did about a year ago was actually published in Yoga Journal in October. So yay for achieving career dreams! And for having the ability to laugh at myself for forgetting to check. It only took about 15 years of work, lol.

How to practice safely with a common pregnancy complication.

04/20/2023

I am beyond excited to announce the first offering of the childbirth immersion retreat that Anna Barr and I have been dreaming up. Hopefully the first of many! This inclusive course will not only offer essential childbirth and postpartum education from an anti-racist, body positive, trauma informed, and gender affirming lens, it will include movement, meditation, and ritual practices to support you through your birthing journey and beyond. Visit tinyurl.com/babyandbody to learn more and to register, and contact us at bearingwitnessbirthwork@proton.me for financial assistance information.

07/13/2022

Prenatal yoga is every Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

09/10/2020

Join me tomorrow from 6:30-7:45pm for a gentle and empowering prenatal class at Abide Yoga via Zoom. Pay what you can, DM the studio for codes

Balancing all of the parts of your life can be tricky, and I know that this time of year can really bring the busy-ness to the forefront. But let’s stop for a minute. Let’s remember that underneath all of the rush and expectation, you are human being with very real needs. Take care this week.
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Tuesday 9:30 am Yin w. Annie on Zoom
Tuesday 5:45 pm Powerful Flow w. Lyz in the backyard and on Zoom
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Wednesday 9 am Mindful Slow Flow w. Julia on Zoom
Wednesday 6:30 pm Vinyasa w. Emily in the backyard and on Zoom
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Thursday 9:30 am Slow Flow w. Hope on Zoom
Thursday 6:30 pm Prenatal w.
Caitlin on Zoom
Thursday 8 pm Slow & Low & Tarot w. Hayleigh on Zoom
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DM for codes💛

09/01/2020

Popping out of FB hiatus to share:
Prenatal Yoga returns to Abide via Zoom *this Thursday* 9/3 at 6:30 PM. I cannot imagine how stressful it must be going through pregnancy in the midst of all this societal uncertainty, but I've definitely got some tools that will help you hold protective, supportive, and nurturing space for yourselves.

It’s the return of Prenatal Practice with veteran prenatal yoga teacher, birth doula, and soon to be OTA
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Join Caitlin every Thursday at 6:30pm on Zoom. Class begins on 9/3! Pay what you can.
To sign up, hit the link in bio, or send a DM💛

01/23/2020

Prenatal yoga starts at Abide in just under an hour!

When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to not be afraid. You're able to keep your eyes open, your heart open, and your mind open. And you notice when you get caught up in prejudice, bias, and aggression. You develop an enthusiasm for no longer watering those negative seeds, from now until the day you die. And, you begin to think of your life as offering endless opportunities to start to do things differently.
-Pema Chodron
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Thursday at Abide:
9:30 Slow Flow w. Cami
10:35 Meditation w. Cami
5:15 Prenatal w. Caitlin
6:45 Vinyasa w. Emily
8:00 Slow & Low & Tarot w. Hayleigh 🍋🌼📷 by Hope at the Rockefeller Greenhouse

01/07/2020

I am delighted to announce that prenatal yoga returns to the regular schedule at Abide starting this Thursday from 5:15-6:30. Drop-in students and birth partners are always welcome to attend.

Join me for practices focused on creating and holding space for the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, as well as techniques that will help prepare you for birth and parenting with heart-centered awareness. No level of yoga experience or physical fitness required. Classes are body positive, gender-affirming and trauma-aware, always.

Image by the incredible

11/19/2019

CW/TW: birth trauma, pregnancy and infant loss

“The NICU is like a war zone, except the battle takes place in your baby’s body. You can do some things that are truly helpful, like holding your infant against your bare skin (kangaroo care) — although there were so many tubes and wires, it felt as if I was holding a bundle of electronics. You can also pump breast milk, but for some of us that means trying not to feel guilty when your terribly sick body can’t produce milk, so you have to abandon the effort.

But mostly you just have to bear witness.”

Dr. Jen Gunter on why we need to start talking about the difficult aftermath of those long NICU stays and medical interventions.

11/08/2019

This space and this Larchmere community are the homes of my heart and I am so honored to be a part of them both 💗