Julho 25, 2010
Prema Yoga
"Antes de mais Obrigada!!!! Tem sido um prazer frequentar as tuas aulas e foi com um enorme prazer que constatei pessoalmente que tudo o que falámos, aprendemos e ideias que trocámos nas aulas e nos workshops são uma ajuda preciosa e que aplicando ajuda a fazer este momento do parto um momento de muito amor.
As aulas foram uma grande ajuda e estou ansiosa por voltar. A respiração e os exercícios foram essenciais, a médica estava espantada de como eu estava tão bem preparada quer física quer mentalmente. Agradeço à professora, às outras grávidas e à nossa querida enfermeira, Ana Lúcia, por todo o conhecimento e sentimentos que partilharam connosco, sem dúvida uma preparação que me permitiu ter um trabalho de parto tão bom e gozar todos os minutos até ao meu bebé sair.
Agora quero voltar para me ajudarem com o pós-parto."
Bárbara, mãe do Paulo
Without my yoga training, I could never have had a natural childbirth. Radmila referred me to Ana Perreira, whom I took prenatal classes with from my 4th month until the week I delivered. Ana taught me how to breathe according to the contraction, how to do movements which relieved pain on my sciatic nerve, relieved pain on my hips, how to bring the baby down into birthing position. Ana also sponsored workshops, which quieted anxiety I WOULD HAVE HAD during delivery. Through her, I attended a newborn workshop, a birth and delivery workshop, and a breastfeeding workshop. I was the only non-Portuguese speaking person in the class, besides my husband, and she translated with us. The others in these workshops were very supportive, they were friends I had made during the prenatal yoga classes, and we formed a support group for each other, and they would help Ana translate for me. As you know, ignorance breeds fear, and after these workshops and feeling armed with knowledge, my anxiety was quieted.
"Beautiful, 3,500Kg Augustin arrived this morning "au naturel", via waterbirth. I screamed my yoga aaahhhhh and oooomm the whole time, which was very nice. Patrick was brilliant. Thank you for your support, Ana! :)
Tina, mother of Augustin