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Events & Programs
Unless otherwise stated, classes will be held at:
The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
Oak View Park and Resource Center
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room #2
Oak View, CA 93022 [view map]
For more information and to register:
Phone: (805) 646-7559
Email: info@birthresource.org
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Core Classes Winter 2012
YOGA FOR MAMAS
BI-LINGUAL DROP-IN
BABY FLOOR TIME
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP
PERINATAL WELLNESS PEER SUPPORT GROUP
EARLY LEARNING
TODDLER PLAY
NATURAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING CLASS
YOGA FOR MAMAS
with Klara Schoenfeld
Klara will be offering two classes this session for momas and mamas-to-be.
Prenatal Yoga (toddlers welcome)
Thursdays 9:00am – 10:00am, Jan. 19th – Feb. 23th Fee: $72 (6 weeks)
Yoga for Mamas with babies and toddlers
Thursdays 10:30am – 11:30am, Jan. 19th – Feb. 23th Fee: $72 (6 weeks)
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
These classes will offer gentle poses to both stregthen and relax your body. They will address common concerns including neck, shoulder and pelvic strengthening.
Klara has been teaching yoga for over 7 years. She teaches various styles of yoga including pre/postnatal and children's yoga. She has worked internationally in maternal and child health and is currently studying holistic nutrition.
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THURSDAYS
JANUARY 19th to FEBRUARY 23rd
Prenatal Yoga
9:00am to 10:00am
Yoga for Mamas 10:30am to 11:30am
Instructor:Klara Schoenfeld
Fee: $72.00 for 6 weeks
Pre-registration Required
Please call/email Klara: (415) 828-4774 or klaralise@gmail.com |
BI-LINGUAL DROP-IN
(Ages 0 to 4 years)
Our drop-in playgroups will be hosted by Kate the second & fourth Saturday of January and February. They will be billingual, but everyone is welcome, regardless of language preference! We also encourage you to bring along friends and other family members!
SATURDAYS: January 13th & 27th; February 11th & 25th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.
This class is funded by the Ojai Valley Neighborhood For Learning and is FREE to all.
No Registration Required. Drop-ins Welcome!!!
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
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SATURDAYS (2nd and 4th Saturday of Jan & Feb)
JANUARY 13th & 27th
FEBRUARY 11th & 25th
1:00PM to 2:30PM
Instructors: Kate Russell
Funded by Ojai Valley Neighborhood for Learning/ FREE
Drop Ins welcome.
For more information call: 805.646.7559
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BABY FLOOR TIME
(Ages 12 to 24 Months) ***new age range
Observe babies freedom to move and their attention to exploration as they work and play. Discover their comfort, pleasure and place of calm with themselves and with others. Each week we will discuss what is important to your familiy at this moment in your baby's development with a view to supporting adult and baby competence and respect.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center |
FRIDAYS
JANUARY 20th to MARCH 9th
(8 classes)
1:00pm to 2:15pm
Instructors: Carol Castanon & Kate Russell
Funded by Ojai Valley Neighborhood for Learning/ FREE
Pre-registration required
For more information call: 805.646.7559
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BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP AT MOTHERS GUILD
Enjoy the support and understanding of other new moms, ask all your questions, find solutions to problems and enjoy your breast feeding relationship with your baby. Renee is a skilled lactation counselor & educator, and doula.
Where: Mothers Guild, 4243 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003 [view map]
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10.30AM to 11.45AM (always ongoing)
Instructor: Renee Mandala Donation Based $5 - $20 per class.
First visit FREE.
Drop Ins Welcome.
No Registration Required.
For more information call: 805.667.2115 Or e-mail us at info@birthresource.org
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PERINATAL WELLNESS
PEER SUPPORT GROUP
For women and families affected by emotional changes related to pregnancy and parenting: Our goal is to create a safe and welcoming place to reduce isolation, encourage peer support and sharing, and provide practical info and resources. This peer support group is not a therapy group; families will be provided resources for assessment, counseling and therapeutic support. Lap babies and dads welcome.
No Registration Required. Drop Ins Welcome!
Where: Mothers Guild, 4243 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003 [view map]
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MONDAYS (ongoing)
FIRST & THIRD MONDAYS OF THE MONTH
2:00PM to 3:15PM
Instructors: Renee Mandala & Brenda Murrow
Donation Based $5 - $20
Drop Ins Welcome.
No Registration Required.
For more information call: 805.667.2115 Or e-mail Rennee at renee@birthresource.org |
EARLY LEARNING:
NEW BABY TO YOUNG TOTS
(Ages 0 – 20 months)
Babies are learning about you, themselves and the world around them from the moment they are born. In this group we support parent/child awareness, attachment, autonomy, competence, and child-directed play. As parents, we look at building strong relationships through reflective/listening language and communication, self-control and self-confidence. We also address fundamentals such as feeding, nutrition, sleep, and self self-care.
This class is for ages 0 to 20 months.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
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WEDNESDAYS
JANUARY 18th to MARCH 7th
(8 classes)
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Instructors: Renee Mandala and Kate Russell
Funded by Ojai Valley Neighborhood for Learning/ FREE
Pre-registration Required.
For more information call 805.646.7559 Or e-mail info@birthresource.org
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TODDLER PLAY: SENSORY EXPLORATION AND PARENT EDUCATION
(Ages 20 - 36 months)
Observe and learn from your child's play among peers and through dialogue with Carol and Kate who role model and support attachment, autonomy, mastery and problem solving. This is an inclusion class for all tots, including those with special needs. Sensory activities are a great way for children to explore the physical world in ways that nurture brain and body development. With both inside and outside play we provide a rich, age appropriate environment in which children interact with materials and other people.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
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FRIDAYS
JANUARY 20th to MARCH 9th
(8 classes)
9:45am to 11:45am
Instructors: Carol Castanon & Kate Russell
Fee: $120 per session.
Pre-Registration required. Sliding Scale available.
Call 805.646.7559
Or e-mail info@birthresource.org
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NATURAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Jaci Delahanty is a Bradley Method instructor, prenatal yoga instructor, massage therapist and birth doula. Her series prepares expectant families to achieve the safest and most rewarding birth experience possible.
Where: Ventura Birth and Bodyworks, 4243 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003
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WEDNESDAYS
Call Jaci for dates
805-407-1202
7.00pm to 9.00pm
Facilitated by Jaci Delahanty, LMT, AAHCC, CD (DONA)
Fee: $175.00 per series. Includes materials.
Pre registration required. Sliding Scale available.
For more Information visit: Ventura Birth and Body Works
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PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING CLASS FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS:
Off to a Good Start
Learn how to get breastfeeding off to a good start! This class will help you reach your breastfeeding (and pumping) goals, to overcome early challenges and to enjoy a beautiful nursing relationship with your baby.
Where: Mothers Guild, 4243 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003
Note: PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING CLASS IS ALWAYS PRECEEDED BY A FREE CLOTH DIAPERING WORKSHOP AT 5:30PM.For more information contact www.babybellebottoms.com
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MONDAY (CHOOSE ONE)
JANUARY 9th
or
FEBRUARY 6th
or
MARCH 5th
7.00PM to 9.45PM
Instructor: Renee Mandala Fee: $45 per couple*/$40 per person.
Sliding Scale available.
To Register call: 805.667.2115 or e-mail us at info@birthresource.org
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Program Registration
Get registered today and enjoy the beautiful programs created for you and your little ones!
Call (805) 646-7559
A Note from a NTNC Family...
The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center was truly a god-send during that first year
of parenthood for Lynn and myself.
Our daughter Mabel came into the world in May 2008 and despite reading all
the "right" books, and having "mastered" the art of being an aunt and uncle,
we needed help and support -- big time. We'd heard about the center from
our midwife, Mary Jackson, and our doula, Renee Mandala. We found the
schedule and arrived early that Friday for Mabel's first class. I don't
remember the exact title of that weekly gathering, but early on it seemed to
me it should have been called "shut up and watch babies". Lead by the amazingly graceful and generous Carol, we parents sat in a circle while our
newborn Mabel lay on her back and did baby stuff. When she first rolled
over, we smiled with pride, and felt the support of the parents around us.
When she was in a crying mood we learned that crying was all part of it, and
we didn't have to rush in to soothe her every single time she had something
to say. We also learned to include her in our parenting dialogue, whether
it was needing her cooperation as we changed her, or simply letting her know
we'd be leaving the room to get a fresh bottle or diaper. Later, when she
was crawling with the other babies, and getting into "very" anxiety
provoking interactions like taking another baby's book, we learned to let
Mabel work it out on her own. Carol kept everyone in the room safe. Even
the parents.
Feeling supported, having someone, somewhere to go to for answers, listening
and talking with other parents who were in the same trenches of new
parenthood, was the hallmark of our Nan Tolbert Center experience. We
ALWAYS had questions for Carol and Renee about sleeping, breast-feeding, and
eating every single week. We never felt judged, even when we felt like
sleep-deprived monsters. Showing up those Fridays during that first year
opened our minds and hearts to the greater community of parenting, during a
time when isolation was our enemy.
Mabel is now three, and we have another daughter, Lucy, who is 14 months.
Lynn and I still carry the teachings we received at the Nan Tolbert Center
and I can say without a doubt that we are much better parents, and human
beings because of our experiences in that room.
It brings us great joy to be able to continue to support the center so that
other parents may receive the love and support they so richly deserve during
the critically important time of a child's early life!
In gratitude,
Owen and Lynn Renfroe
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