Jade Newkirk, CYT-200, CLC, CHD is Founder and Director of Breath, Birth and Beyond. She is a Vinyasa trained yoga instructor additionally certified in pre/postnatal yoga. In addition to yoga, she is also a Certified Holistic Birth Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor. She has a long-held fascination with the mind-body relationship and has cultivated a deep love and appreciation for pregnancy and the birth process, working with hundreds of women in various stages of the transformative journey that is pregnancy and motherhood. Jade sees birth as a pivotal part of a woman’s life and believes that gentle, loving support during the labor process is something that every woman deserves. As a longtime yoga practitioner and trained Pranayama (control of breath) instructor, yoga and breath work are two of the guiding principles in her doula work. Jade teaches a recurring "Breathing for Birth" childbirth prep workshop, Babywearing Yoga and weekly Prenatal and Baby + Me Yoga classes. She is also available for in-home lactation visits supporting normal breastfeeding challenges and providing evidence information to help you get your breastfeeding relationship off to a great start. Jade is also the Program Director and Studio Manager for Montclair B.A.B.Y - a center dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of expectant moms, new parents and their families. She works closely with her wise and generous mentor Kelli DeFlora (Owner and Center Director) helping bring quality, nurturing and informative programming to new and growing families in Northern New Jersey. Jade is a Canadian transplant now living in New Jersey with her husband and two sons, her greatest teachers, with whom she enjoyed a yoga-filled pregnancy and birth.