Yoga classes for Prenatal moms:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays . 5:30 p.m.  Mom And Baby Yoga: Tuesday mornings 10:00 For information, call 858-939-4141 or refer to www.sharp.com	Benefits of yoga: Increased flexibilty Deeper, fuller breath Strength Relaxation Toning

Prenatal Yoga Classes
in San Marcos
Blue Raven Yoga and Healing Center
1001 #165 W. San Marcos Blvd.
Saturdays: 9-10:15 a.m.
Mondays: 6:45-8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 7-8 p.m.
www.yogajanda.com
760-716-6386
Buy a six class prenatal Yoga package for $72.00, or drop in for $15-cash or check only. Start any time! No reservations required!

Postpartum Exercise Mom and Baby Fitness Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m. Sharp Mary Birch Hospital. Contact 858-939-4141 for more information. $70.00 for 8 classes-best price in town, and you can take this class rain or shine! Moms and babies work out together and have fun getting back into shape! This class is a mixture of aerobics, muscle toning, kickboxing, abdominal workout, pilates, relaxation, stretch and playtime with baby too!

Acupuncture:

Lisa Pugliese, RN, L.AC.
858-272-8215

Lisa is a Registered Nurse and Licensed Acupuncturist. She practices integrative medicine, drawing from her diverse background, at The Keller Clinic in San Diego. She utilizes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine as well as other traditional therapies in helping her patients achieve optimum health. She also provides nutritional and lifestyle counseling.

Oriental medicine can assist women through all phases of pregnancy. For healthy women, acupuncture can be used to maintain harmony and balance. In other cases, Oriental medicine can be used to treat morning sickness, back pain, fatigue, insomnia, allergies and the common cold as well as other discomforts. After delivery, treatment can assist women in regaining her strength and adjusting to her new lifestyle. It can also help with problems such as mastitis and insufficient lactation.

The Keller Clinic is located at 3737 Moraga Ave., SuiteA-5, in San Diego.
Please call Lisa Pugliese at The Keller Clinic if you have any questions or would like further information.

Gayle Kildebeck
(619) 294-6616
North Park Acupuncture
L.Ac DNBAO, NAET Certified
Acupuncture, Massage, Chinese Herbs, Specialites: Orthopedics and Allergies

(858) 485-1404

www.americanacu.com
Kristen Burris is a regionally recognized acupuncturist for women's health. She treats patients for infertility, complications during pregnancy and difficult postpartum issues.

Ms. Burris has treated patients at San Diego Hospice, UCSD Free Clinic Project, UCSD Dental Acupuncture Study and in her family run, private practice American Acupuncture Center. Her frequent lectures help educated medical professionals about the efficacy of Chinese Medicine. She has traveled to UCLA, USD Nursing School, UCSD medical school, Pomerado Hospital, Sharp Hospital and has been featured on KPOP radio and NPR. The majority of her referrals are from medical doctors throughout San Diego County including several fertility centers.

Kristen combines her skills of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, and therapeutic exercises with her compassionate approach to promote health in her patients.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is very safe for women during pregnancy. Kristen always treats within the scope of her practice and often works closely with western trained physicians. Common ailments treatable with Chinese Medicine are: threatened miscarriage, breech presentation, delayed onset of labor, low back pain, neck pain, headaches, insufficient lactation, mastitis, insomnia and depression - to name a few.

For specific questions regarding particular discomforts or diseases, please call American Acupuncture Center and we will address your concerns personally (858) 485-1404.

Kristen and her husband Tony have created a beautiful and calm center in Gateway Medical building in Poway where patients come to heal. In their healing center they have incorporated photography of China from a personal journey East. We hope you will come for a visit.


American Acupuncture Center
15725 Pomerado Road Suite 208
Poway, Ca 92064


Cheri Joseph, HHP
619-808-8314
www.theawarenesscenter.com
Cheri secializes in craniosacral therapy, stress, womens' health, pain and headache relief. She practices at The Awareness Center, 2180 Garnett Ave. Ste. I-1 in Pacific Beach

Amy Herrera, L.AC
amy@iwwcenter.com
Acupuncture, herbalist, energy work, doula
Inner Wisdom Wellness Center

858-581-2274 /
email: Theri1@aol.com

Sheri is very involved with helping new doulas find their way through the business side of the doula world. She can help the doula with marketing, advertising, setting up your personal business.


Nancy Tortorice
Trained Hypnobaby Doula
Phone: (619) 672-2858
E-mail: Nancy@hypnobaby.net
www.hypnobaby.net

Nancy is a certified Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor (HCHI), a DONA (Doula of North America) Certified Doula, and a certified Hypnobabies Hypno-doula. Through UCSD Medical Center, She volunteers services as a "Hearts and Hands Doula". She also provides ongoing classes teaching the Hypnobabies 5-week/ 15hour complete childbirth education course in Coronado, CA.

Nancy is also teaching Newborn Classes for mothers-to-be and mothers with newborns teaching: The Happiest Baby on the Block and the Dunstan Language Program.


Carole Thorpe
Hypnobabies Doula and Educator
www.hypnosis4birth.com

Carole teaches classes in Mission Viejo and can answer questions about
the Gentle Birthing Techniques demonstated the "Hypnobabies" way. For more information about Hypnosis for Birth and Hypnobabies, please refer to:
www.hypnobabies.com

Education and Classes:

Childbirth education can make a significant difference to how your labor and delivery process goes, as well as making your transition to parenthood a smoother one. Private classes are available by some of our educators. Classes can be held in your home, or at one of our locations. Contact the educator for more information and fees.

Different types of classes offered: Please refer to the email addresses of speciafed edicators, instructors.

"Prepared childbirth": Prepares the parents-to-be for an informed, flexible approach to the childbirth experience by providing information, coping techniques, comfort measures and options for your birth. These classes are taught by Certified Childbirth Educators, currently teaching in area hospitals, home, or other locations. They can be contacted to provide private classes or can refer you to area childbirth classes and resources. Doulas who are also CCEs: Stacey Scarborough, Diana Kay, Viki Bettis, Rosemary Mason, Joy Nitti-Hill, Rachel Vence

"Birthing From Within": For more information about this gentle, intuative, approach to childbirth contact Deanna Barbarino, who is a "Birthing From Within" educator and teaches out of her business, Premium birth Services, check their website at www.premiumbirthservices.com

Hypnobabies: This technique is a self guided hypnosis that provides a calm and gentle birthing approach. www.hypnobaby.net: Our doula who is a hypno-babies doula and educator: Nancy Tortorice

"VBAC: (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean): Learn ways to enhance your success for a vaginal birth after a prior cesarean. Group classes are held at Sharp Mary Birch on the first Saturday of each month. This is the "Refresher Express" class, which is a review of the birth experience and how you can help it be different this time around, and also includes information on VBACs. Call 800-82SHARP to register or refer to www.sharp.com For priviate classes, contact Stacey Scarborough or Diana Kay.

"Breastfeeding Education": Knowing the basics of breastfeeding, the cues your baby gives, and the comfort that can be achieved with knowledge, all provide a better start to breastfeeding. Classes in breasfeeding education are provided througoh out the community, and you can seek those out through your delivery hospital. There are Certified Lactation Educators who are affliated with BB and they can be contacted to come to your home for in-home classes and support. For any help beyond our scope of education, we refer out to Lactation Consultants in the community. BB is a member of the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition.
CLEs: Viki Bettis, Stacey Scarborough, Joy Nitti-Hill, Rachel Vence

"Baby Care": How Do you care for a new baby? Classes in Baby Care Basics can help you to know the technques for taking care of a baby! Classes are available in the community, but we have doulas who can provide private classes as well. For community classes, contact the hospital that you will be delivering at, or you can also ask your postpartum doula for referrals.

"Happiest Baby on the Block" classes: Nancy Tortorice. nancy@hypnobaby.net