The Pregnancy Circle in Park Slope, Brooklyn

A six session group of sharing and support .
*next circle beginning September 2009.

Meet other moms-to-be and discuss transitional issues including:

• Creating a healthy pregnancy and support system
• Your new and changing body
• Changes in mood and emotions
• Your changing relationship with your partner, your mother, and others
• How a baby will fit into your life
• Anxieties, fears, and hopes about childbirth and motherhood
• Birth planning
• Benefits of having labor and postpartum doulas

 

The Pregnancy Circle is led by Ellen Krug, MSW, LCSW, CCE, who has been serving the Park Slope community of pregnant women and new moms since 1984.
For more info and/or to register, please go to www.choicefulbirth.com

Fitnotic Classes

All fitness classes are appropriate for prenatal and postpartum women.

Pre/Postnatal Belly Dancing
Fridays from 6-7 pm at Yummy Mummy*
1201 Lexington between 81st and 82nd St

Baby Boot Camp
Saturdays from 10:15 - 11:15 am*
Central Park, East Green (5th Ave & 69th St)

Bounce Baby
Sundays from 10-11 am at MoonSoup*
1059 2nd Ave and 56th St

Pre/Postnatal Cardio Kickboxing
Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 pm*
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
(47th St between 1st and 2nd Ave)

Pre/Postnatal Hoopdancing
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 pm*
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
(47th St between 1st and 2nd Ave)

Pre/Postnatal Yoga
Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm*
Central Park, 5th Ave & 60th St entrance

*Class schedules subject to change.
Visit www.fitnotic.com for up-to-date class schedules and more information.
Email Sheryl at sheryl@fitnotic.com with any questions and to RSVP.

Brooklyn Parents Network

There is a new list, the Brooklyn Parents Network, at yahoo groups for
the parenting community of park slope and surrounding areas.  It has
almost 250 members in its early days and we are continuing to grow
rapidly.

Brooklyn Parents Network hopes to be a place for parents to help out
other parents through their advice, stories, and questions. It's already
proving to be a great resource. It is enabled solely by the time and
energy freely given by all of the members.

BPN is free of charge and of extensive moderation. We hope
to make decisions as a group, so it is up to you to help build it, if
you want.

join the Brooklyn Parents Network

If you haven't yet experienced the magic of MELTing your body,
please come and give it a try.

Every Thursday at 9:45am and 1:30pm at the Sencha
Center in DUMBO (68 Jay St, #406 right by the F train at York).

First class only $10.
reg. $20
Class Cards available
bring a mat if you can
and please RSVP to let me know when you will be joining us
zoe.bowick@gmail.com

learn more at www.meltmethod.com

Pregnancy and New Motherhood Six Week Group:

Tuesday’s 1pm-2:15pm
@ 39 east 72nd street, Lobby Level

The journey of motherhood is filled with many concerns and questions related to weight gain, body image, and the new role of motherhood.

• Are you pregnant or a new mother and concerned with your changing body?
• Are you worried about how much weight you’ll gain during your pregnancy?
• Have you recently had a baby and find yourself preoccupied with losing weight?
• Have you recently had a baby and feel depressed about your body?
• Do you feel fat or do you feel pregnant?
• How can you make friends with your pregnant and postpartum body?

 

Please join us for a six-week group for pregnant and postpartum women.

Group Benefits and Take-Away Tools:

• Support –“Mother to Mother”
• Managing the transitions of pregnancy and new motherhood
• Increased Emotional Intellect
• Enhanced capacity for care of self and baby
• Navigating the Motherhood Balancing Act

 

Jill E. Daino, LCSW is Co- Director of the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, a division of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and has a private psychotherapy practice in Manhattan. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University and has advanced training in International Trauma Studies from New York University and advanced training in relational psychotherapy and in the treatment of eating disorders from the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Amy Pizer, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist in private practice in Manhattan working with preadolescents, adolescents, and adults in individual, family, and group therapy. She earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work from New York University. Additionally, she did post-doctoral training at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, a division of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, and is an active affiliate.

For more information contact:
212-628-7546 / 212-879-4094