Savor It Studios

http://www.savoritstudios.com
birth & postpartum doula support, prenatal and postnatal yoga

find information + inspiration around yoga, meditation, pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period, early motherhood and parenting in general. savor it studios believes that this moment is all you have:: with a deep breath and great support you can not only get through it, but learn to savor it.

06/20/2023

Some people like some easy beach reads…I’m not one of them. 😂
I am grateful for the time and space to dive into these books to think critically about my offerings, to continue to evolve and to sit with hard questions. I am deeply moved by Birthing Liberation by and think all doulas and birth givers should read it. While many of us know the dismal statistics around Black maternal health in this country, we may be less aware of the (racist) history of reproductive care that led us to this place. But Sabia makes the political personal with a meaningful through line of one person’s unique but also (tragically) universal story and the ways we can advocate and support to change that story. She also includes somatic exercises so we can feel and move through these heavy topics and care for our own needs while doing the work. Overall, I finished this book feeling inspired and hopeful—which is not an easy task with how much change is needed in birthing care in this country. Thank you for birthing this book into the world and being a critical voice so needed in this time.

I’m still making my way through Radical Healership by but so far I’m loving it!

06/06/2023

Postnatal Yoga + the human body is amazing! -

05/23/2023

Those babies just don’t stop coming! 😉
I’ve had a great crew of pregnant yogis since January of this year and many of them have birthed. So I’m flipping the script and turning into on the same day and time for 6 weeks, starting June 11. After that, summer travel will commence and there will be a new schedule for Fall.

So if you (or someone you know) has given birth in the past 6 weeks to 2 years, please join me for Postnatal Yoga online. No need to pack up the baby, be away for an extended amount of time, or even to get dressed! Just unroll your mat on Sunday mornings and re-connect back to your changing body. There are three ways to join—you can drop-in for $20 or purchase a 4 or 6 class pass for a small discount. If you need accountability, this pass is for you! I’ve tried to make it as flexible as possible.

To register visit www.savoritstudios.com/classesand events. Details about class packages can be found in the description of the class.

05/17/2023

Just this today. ❤️

Illustration by Patrick McDonnell.

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day. Sending love to all those who experience mothering/parenting in all its forms and complexities. May you be truly seen today (and every damn day). 🌹

03/07/2023

💪🏻SIDE PLANK 💪🏻
This almost 6 month old cutie must have picked up some yoga in utero, as her amazing Mom did yoga with me all throughout her pregnancy. Not only is she crazy strong (do you see that top leg lifted?) but I’d say her alignment is pretty solid as well! 😉
She held this for minutes, and apparently it’s one of her go-to positions.

I love how yoga can make us feel strong and grounded. How it can can be tailored to all ages and bodies. How it can be a whole family affair. Babies arrive into this world as complete Buddhas.

I love it when we are present enough to notice it. ❤️

*posted with permission

02/28/2023

Happy 13th Birthday Eli!! 🎉✨🎈
Welcome to teenagehood. It looks good on you.

(He’s off on a 3 day/2 night wilderness adventure with his school so it already feels like he’s launching off into the world).

This kid amazes me, inspires me, and is so much fun to be around. Both boys are really coming into their own as teens and it’s just so much fun to watch. 🥰

02/12/2023

Intimacy & Oxytocin ❤️
In yesterday’s workshop, it was so LOVEly to be with a magical group of couples so present and connected with each other. Everyone in this crew is being supported by midwives—both home and hospital. (This is rare, as I usually also have OB supported families). But it warms my heart to know they will be held through a midwifery model of care that values physiological birth, freedom of movement, pushing in a variety of positions and partner engagement and support. In birth, we always need to center the couple and their needs and experience. Grateful that I get to be a small part in equipping families with tools to navigate the journey. Also grateful for my contact oxytocin high that I had from being in a room filled with love, connection, massage, and touch. 💞

If you’d like to prep for birth using breath, yoga, positions, and touch, my next Labor with Love will be in-person on April 25 from 2-5:30 pm.

02/02/2023

✨CODE STORK✨
In case you didn’t know, this is the code called at the hospital when a baby is being birthed anywhere besides the Labor & Delivery floor: like a parking lot, the emergency room, or in this case, the lobby of WHC.

My amazing, incredible, strong and courageous client met her second baby two weeks ago amidst a small entourage of curious (and shocked!) onlookers and an extensive and responsive care team. Despite how crazy and intense this may sound, she rocked her unmedicated birth and feels positive about it. Labor changed on a dime, and after just about 5 hours from the start and 3 pushes at the end, her son arrived.

If you look veeeeerrrryyyyy closely in this photo, you can see me in my coat having just run from the parking lot to try to make it in time. But I missed the moment by 3 minutes. It doesn’t happen often (and this is my first code stork!) but I am always bummed if I miss the magical moment a baby comes earthside. But my client said she felt me with her. And all the work we did together in her first birth and prenatally for this one prepared her for this moment where she was able to embody her wisdom and intuition and birth without intervention or interruption. I am beyond thrilled she got to feel how truly powerful she is.

I am so very proud of you and thank you for your trust in me. I am honored to be your doula AND your friend. ❤️

(Shared with permission)

01/02/2023

So excited to be back teaching online again this year! It’s truly my heart’s passion. Classes will contain community sharing, targeted sequences to ease prenatal ailments, prep your body for birth, and breath work. I truly have not found anything better than yoga to help you ride the waves of this transformative experience and the magic is in the connection back to Self. Come breathe with me and build your intuition on the mat.

Starting Sundays January 15, 9-10:15 am, online
www.Savoritstudios.com/classesandevents

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