ZenMuma Em, Doula

It's nearly the month of Halloween 👻
Join us in our Baby and Muma yoga block from the 15th October for some delicious postnatal yoga, Baby yoga and massage. Lots of bonding with baby through touch, movement and a little goofyness. Our classes are very Zen and calm, we are very baby led, so you do you and follow your own needs navigating your new journey into parenthood.

Within our October block we are having a little Halloween special where we will get a little crafty have some treats & maybe dress up in something Halloweeny!! ...& Ofcause yoga and fun 🎃✨

We've had such a gorgeous pregnancy and Birth CPD with the beautiful Rosie of , 'Pelvic Health and Birth Essentials.
To share space and learn with other like minded Midwives, Doulas & yoga Teachers has been so inspiring, all learning from each other to share and support women in their pregnancy & birth.

Deeper understanding of Biomechanics for birth, & how to support women though pregnancy with pelvic floor health.
Our bodies are truly Epic - I'm so looking forward to incorporating this to my Antenatal classes & Pregnancy yoga classes supporting all the Beautiful Mumas-to-be
Catching up with my buddy Yoga with Amber & Shout out - Finally meeting .ology & in 'real life' was so lovely. Thank you so much for your sharing tips, tricks knowledge too 🙌 Beth you were fab, thank you for being such a great demo model, it was very much appreciated 🙏

Your Body, your Baby, your decision.

In pregnancy we are presented with lots of challenges. Sometimes with language that we hear from opinions of others. Friends, family and even healthcare professionals all have their biased opinions..

But through fear of the unknown we take the information and believe it to be true and be our only choice.

This really is not the case at all, if anything ever feels scary or makes you feel nervous please do ask all of the questions around whatever has been presented to you as there is always more than one option with your individual scenario.

Ask more questions and make a choice that suits you and not somebody else's opinion. You can go away and think about your choice as it is your body your baby your decision!

We may be over half way through September, but it still feels like the month to get organised...

Birth prep! Calling all my dec/Jan even Feb due babies

💜Do you want a natural birth, or are you considering an epidural? Home birth, birthing center, or hospital? Take this month to discuss your options with your partner, doula & healthcare provider. A clear birth plan will help you feel more in control and ensure that your wishes are respected.

🧡With Christmas approaching, schedules can get hectic. By enrolling in a birthing class or course now, you'll be ahead of the game. These classes are invaluable for learning about the stages of labour, pain management techniques, and postpartum care. Plus, it’s a great way to meet other expectant parents!

💚Labour can be unpredictable, but your response to it doesn’t have to be. Begin practicing relaxation techniques like deep breathing, visualization, and meditation. These tools can help you stay calm and focused during labour, leading to a smoother birthing experience.

I've a brand new workshop, a little add on or refresher from your regular antenatal classes, more in-depth knowledge around how to have a better birth for you, using HypnoBirthing, movement and breathing for pregnancy, labour and birth.

For more details please jump into my DMs. My next available class is at the Ash tree yurt in Norwich on 23rd November

✨NEW Pregnancy yoga and Relaxation✨ classes up and LIVE on the my website or via my Linktree in my bio
Pregnancy yoga:
🪷 The Ash Tree Yurt, Norwich on Mondays
🪷 The Willow Centre, Cringleford on Weds
🪷 Methodist Church, Brooke on Thurs

See you soon Muma!
Ems x

https://linktr.ee/emszenden

One 2 ones, I've recently began to support people one to one in their pregnancy, birth preparation and in their postnatal period which has been an honour and wonderful to get to know them more on a deeper level, their needs and wants. They are at the centre of everything we learn. If you prefer a more intimate class or may feel a group class is too overwhelming, I'm here to hear you, see you and support you in your journey. It can even be an add on to your regular group class, especially for birth preparation or postnatal support.
With a one-to-one session you will learn so much more than a normal class, this will be an individual session to work on what you and your body needs within your pregnancy or postpartum. We use yoga strengthening stretches preparing your body and mind for birth & each trimester, postnatally up to two years. We use breathwork to help your mind and your body and overcome any overwhelm, stresses or strains creating a complete relaxation for you.

If this is something you might need or have interest in, please do pop me a DM or message me '212' & I'll we can have a chat.

☆ P R E G N A N C Y Y O G A ☆
Norwich, The Ash Tree. Cringleford Willow Centre. Brooke Methodist church.

Come & enjoy some delicious yoga & nourishing breathing techniques especially you, your baby & your gorgeous pregnant body.🤰💜

There is absolutely no yoga experience necessary. All you need to bring is yourself as we supply mats, blocks & cushions.

Pregnancy yoga will guide you through some beautiful yoga flows & relaxations tailored especially for you & what your body may need. Keeping your body calm, strong & healthy through out your pregnancy & preparing you for birth how ever it may unfold 💞

It's never to late to start as ZenMuma with Em classes are perfect from 13weeks to birth 🌿

Please get in touch to book yourself on. 💗 Once on a course you can continue with priory through out your pregnancy. 🌿 [email protected] 🙏 or if you'd prefer less chit chat & you want to just book on, pop on to my booking page on the website to view all classes..🤰🌿💜

Comment YOGA below and I'll pop you all the info
.. or DM me directly

(Spaces are limited, booking in advance adviced)

We have late afternoon & evening classes teaching around Norwich, Cringleford & Brooke

Em🙏

Launching something NEW!! Breathing & movement for birth workshop.
Is your baby due late 2024 or into 2025? This workshop is perfect timing for you 👫✨

This workshop is for the Birth couple, it is ideal for those in the second or third trimester, covers lots of fantastic topics surrounding the breath and movement to support birth. This is for you to attend with your birth partner, or you're welcome to come on your own too. If you're planning a vaginal birth, this workshop will provide you with tips, information, space to practise techniques, and ask any questions you may have. Numbers are limited, so book soon.

We will look at:

🪷 How birth works, the stages of birth, what supports and hinders this, your amazing pelvis and how we can support baby's journey through it

🪷Exploring movement and positions for labour, using different props (with the optional help of your partner)

🪷Breathing for birth, including the key breathing techniques that can support you in pregnancy and labour, exploring these and relating them to the stages of birth

🪷How to support movement and birth with induction, an epidural, and continuous monitoring etc.

🪷A guided evening Relaxation visualisation experience for you and your partner in front of the wood burner in the yurt.

🪷Teas and coffees,light bites& Chocolate raspberry brownies provided too!

🪷We will be in a gorgeous location at the in Norwich on Saturday November 23rd, 4pm-8pm 🛖

If you would like to join us, do Pop me a message via email - [email protected] or Whatsapp 07737667245
Or click on the link to book
https://bookaby.me/.../4a757545-2b6c-42d5-8573-593ebfe8f30c

All my lovely offerings for parents 'bumps, birth & babies', offerings in groups & Tailored one to ones
🌿 pregnancy yoga and relaxation
🪷 pregnancy retreats
🌿NEW- Breathing & movement for Birth-
🪷 HypnoBirthing, the birthing toolkit
🌿 Postnatal yoga and relaxation
🪷 Baby Muma yoga

Why prepare your pelvis?

Meet 'the Wander' of Elvis the pelvis!
The amazing Pelvis plays a crucial role during pregnancy & childbirth. While many people think of the pelvis as a fixed boney structure, it actually consists of the two hip bones, sacrum & tailbone. The pelvis also has joints; the p***c symphysis in the front of the pelvis and sacroiliac joints in the back. These allow the pelvis to be mobile. In pregnancy it important to look after your pelvis and get to understand it & how incredibly amazing it really is, allow the pelvis to move, strengthen, stretch & create space fir birth. We have a hormone called relaxin which supports these movements.

Ensuring the pelvis has mobility & that the supporting muscles have strength can potentially make the birthing process smoother. By incorporating specific exercises and poses into your routine, joining a Pregnancy yoga class you can release tension in various parts of your body, leading to a more balanced pelvis & pelvic floor...... This might even aid in smoother labour progression 🫶✨

I teach so many different poses, stretches, & balences to help support your pelvis with in Pregnancy. We can also to help any aches, Pelvic girdle pain, sciatica, back pain, restless legs..... So much more. We look at choices around labour & birth positionings how to stay calm connect with yourself & your baby in our gorgeous Mummy to be centered classes.

If you would like to join us at The Ash Tree Yurt in Norwich, Willow Centre in Cringleford or Brooke Methodist Church pop into my DMs 🙏🌿

🌿Postnatal Yoga & Relaxation at the gorgeous Tree Yurt every Saturday morning

🌼Reclaim your body.
🌿Nurture yourself.
🌼Renew some energy.
🌿Quieten your mind.
🌼Relaxations and rest.
🌿Connects breathing with emotions.
🌼Surround yourself with other gorgeous mumas, giggles & gossip plus yummy breaky pastries!

Babies of cause are welcome 🫶🌸✨
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This is so important. If you can help to add to our numbers of Norfolk donor milk mummies that would be amazing. We can never have enough. We are so fortunate to have our own Norfolk milk hub. Please read on :) 👇
Breastfeeding Norfolk ✨

New Norfolk breast milk donor service 'absolutely vital' A council is working with a charity to supply donated milk to mothers and newborns who need it.

We've a shiny NEW term for babies 6weeks+ all the way to crawling.

🤩ALL THE GOOD STUFF with ZenMuma baby & muma yoga

We are in spacious studio where babies can still socialise, mumas can socialise & all while sing nursery rhymes, bonding with some gentle massage & yoga, plus lots of fun postnatal yoga for muma too!!

👇💜👇ALL THE GOOD STUFF👇💜👇
🌟Babies are natural yogis! They develop through yoga poses, which can aid in their gross and fine motor skills.
🌟Yoga helps to improve sleeping patterns both in duration & frequency.
🌟Yoga poses and stretches for infants aid in digestion, constipation, & relieve gas and colic.
🌟Yoga promotes bonding between Mumas & babies.
🌟Playful yoga songs, activities & seeing other babies, help make the whole experience really fun! Including tummy time, flying baby, zooming to the moon!!
🌟Soothing techniques teach parents to help babies to calm themselves.
🌟Increases body awareness, both for baby and parent.
🌟Yoga is a great way for Mumas to strengthen their bodies, calm their minds, feel relaxed, & get back into fitness safely.
🌟Yoga reduces stress for both mumas & babies.
🌟Baby Yoga creates balance between strength and flexibility in developing their bodies, so they grow strong and maintain their flexibility.
🌟Baby yoga can assist a gentle transition between those tricky & exciting milestones.

Come & join us at .....
🌻CRINGLEFORD WILLOW CENTRE
-Tuesdays 1.15pm-2.15pm
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🌻BROOKE METHODIST CHURCH
-Mondays 1pm-2pm
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To Book go to my bio on my main page👆
Email [email protected]
Veiw classes - https://linktr.ee/emszenden

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Double digits 🎉
This time 10 years ago I was on my knees swaying my hips & probably mooing & groaning, leaning over in a warm pool in the MLU at the n&n ready to climb in💞 My fabadoozle gorgeous Mr Steve rubbing my back through every surge protecting my space , feeding me ginger biscuits & getting me to drink a jug of honey water!! 🍯🍪 😜
7hrs 16mins later we met this little guy.
Everything was just perfect our little Team McSawley was made 💙👨‍👩‍👧

We are going to have an 10 year old tomorrow double digits 😭😍❤️ eeks 🙌

COME JOIN US!
Baby and Muma yoga!

All the fun, babies can socialise, mum's can socialise, we can all feel the calmness & have benefits of introducing your gorgeous postnatal body back into fitness, learning tips and tricks to soothe your baby, help their digestion, colic, sleep & bonding & so much more, Sing songs & being goofy, All the fun!! 😋

We have a new term starting soon, classes are in Brooke on Mondays & Cringleford on Tuesdays, come join us!
Pop into my DM's for more information & to book!
Join us in Brooke in Aug 👇
https://bookaby.me/zenmuma-em/whats-on/term/08a556ff-bb23-49d5-aba4-d947cbbe80e0
Join us in Cringleford in Sept👇 https://bookaby.me/zenmuma-em/whats-on/term/4aab3c7d-e797-4017-9364-157ddae9b292 👇

Looking forward to meeting you all soon

Ems 🙏 ✨🫶✨

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It’s World Breastfeeding Week. I’ve shared this post now four years in a row now as it remains relevant. One year I hope I won’t have to. I’ll become a cat or running shoe researcher instead.

This week was designed to protect and support breastfeeding. To highlight why we need to invest in mothers, families, babies and the future. Yet for many, this week just makes them want to shout and throw things because breastfeeding certainly isn’t something to celebrate for them.

For far too many, any mention of breastfeeding reminds them of pain, anxiety & a lack of support. It reminds them of their determination to do what had been promised as simple, enjoyable and the ‘right’ way to feed their baby. Determination which slowly turned to desperation when it didn’t work for them.

It reminds mothers of the heartbreak they felt as they stopped breastfeeding before they were ready – it wasn’t just about the promised health benefits but the feeling that their body wasn’t doing what it was meant to do, and the fact they just really wanted to do it.

But this pain is the reason we continue. This week is not about telling everyone they should breastfeed... but more about insisting that those with power step up and actually do something about investing in making a better future for the next generation.

At the moment, rather than protecting breastfeeding, the government doesn’t invest properly in the services, support & expertise that would actually enable breastfeeding – despite reports finding it could save the NHS money.

Instead, cuts to services take away volunteer groups and funding of breastfeeding specialists. What should be an easily fixable issue can turn turned into months of physical pain - and a lifetime of continued emotional pain.

The simple truth is that we set women up to fail. Most breastfeeding problems are created by a society that is not breastfeeding friendly: the actions of others are responsible for poor breastfeeding rates & trauma.

This week is about recognising that hurt and calling for change. I wish we didn’t have to have it. I certainly wish that not so many women and families were hurt by it.

☆ P R E G N A N C Y Y O G A ☆
Norwich, Cringleford, & our New location Brooke

Come & enjoy some delicious yoga & nourishing breathing techniques especially you, your baby & your gorgeous pregnant body.🤰💜

There is absolutely no yoga experience necessary. All you need to bring is yourself as we supply mats, blocks & cushions.

Pregnancy yoga will guide you through some beautiful yoga flows & relaxations tailored especially for you & what your body may need. Keeping your body calm, strong & healthy through out your pregnancy & preparing you for birth how ever it may unfold 💞

It's never to late to start as ZenMuma with Em classes are perfect from 13weeks to birth 🌿

Please get in touch to book yourself on. 💗 Once on a course you can continue with priory through out your pregnancy. 🌿 [email protected] 🙏 or if you'd prefer less chit chat & you want to just book on, pop on to my booking page on the website to view all classes..🤰🌿💜

https://www.zenmuma.co.uk/norfolk-norwich-pregnancy-baby-postnatal-yoga

or book straight on this class here👇.... DM Em 💁🏼‍♀️😘
(Spaces are limited, booking in advance adviced)

We have late afternoon & evening classes teaching around Norwich, Cringleford & Brooke

Em🙏

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Our monthly Birth Choices Meet is on Saturday 27 July from 10:00-12:00 at Eaton Park Community Centre in Norwich. All families planning to birth with the NNUH are warmly welcomed to come meet the Midwives, discuss their birthing options and find out more info about what we offer at NNUH.

🌞BABY & MUMA YOGA 🌞

I'm launching a New summer block of Yoga classes in Brooke over the next few weeks. Pregnancy yoga & Baby and Muma yoga.
I'll be teaching a gorgeous Baby and Muma yoga group class every Monday afternoon in the heart of Brooke (& Pregnancy yoga on a Thursday evening.)

Please do get in touch for all the information or book straight on. Or miss out the chit chat & click on the link in the bio or below for baby and Muma yoga 👇
https://bookaby.me/zenmuma-em/whats-on/term/08a556ff-bb23-49d5-aba4-d947cbbe80e0

If you are interested in pregnancy yoga and Relaxation classes pop Me or ZenMuma Em, Doula a message

Looking forward to meeting all the mumas in the area & creating a lovely community 🌸🌿❤️

📣Calling all birth partners📣🙋
.....Mumas you may need to tag them!!

✨Are you feeling a little unsure & nervous about the birth of your baby & how maybe how you can support your birthing muma?
✨Do you want to provide support and help her achieve the birth she really desires?
The BEST news is that you can✨
✨I've put together 5 easy peasy tools for YOU the birth partner to help during labour:

1. Muscle Clenching 😣
Take a look at muma’s face. Is it tight, does it look clenched?
Notice her jaw and throat. If it’s tightly closed or clenched, this will directly impact how tight and clenched the rest of her body is, particularly her cervix, which needs to open and soften in order for baby to come down through the birth canal & be born.
🌿Gently encourage her to relax her jaw. If she’s not in a mood to be talked to, gently place your hand or fingers on the area that is tense to help remind her to relax. Encourage slow breathing which can also help.☺️

2. Sound out surges with her🗣️
Try reminding her to feel the freedom to sound out her surges, if she wants🌿. This sometimes can be unnerving for Mumas who “don’t want to make others feel uncomfortable,” so help open the door for her by sounding out the surge sounds with her. Low moaning, groaning, or “ohmmm” noises may really help her relax and let go. It may also encourage humour & oxytocin..the love hormone!🥰

3. Get her in the water💦
Water is AMAZING it has a unique way of helping a muma cope with the intensities of her labour. Whether it’s a shower with focused pressure at various points on her back or belly, or the bath-tub, the water really helps a woman relax, and may help you relax too. 🛀

4. Keep things interesting✨
Just like in relationships, variety is a great thing & it’s the same with labour. Why not every 30 or so mins, suggest to muma she makes a position change.🤰🧎🏼‍♀️ If she’s been leaning against the wall or the bed, suggest she walk or take low squats. If she’s been in the water, suggest she lean backwards against the loo.🚽 These subtle shifts in her movement help her from getting stuck in labour & bring baby closer to birth.

5th in the comments......