7-week Series | live zoom classes | Yours to keep!
Birth Warrior
Prenatal Yoga
Prepare your body, mind, and soul for childbirth with Shelley’s dynamic and interactive Zoom Prenatal Yoga and Childbirth Prep Class Series.
Labor and birth are profound journeys of opening—body, mind, heart, and soul—taking you to new depths. This transformative experience calls for a deep connection with your body. Learning to listen and trust your body and your baby--will allow you to embrace the birthing process.
In our modern world, we tend to focus on thinking, analyzing, and planning, often neglecting the importance of feeling, sensing, and embracing the unknown. Childbirth is not an intellectual process. It requires us to quiet the mind and focus on feeling, sensing, moving, and breathing our babies into the world.
In this Zoom prenatal yoga series, you’ll practice quieting your mind, tuning into your body, and learning to stay relaxed through discomfort. You’ll explore how your body opens during labor and discover ways to support this process. Most importantly, you will develop trust in your body's ability to give birth and deepen your bond with your baby.
And, I almost forgot to mention the obvious…you'll alleviate and prevent common pregnancy aches and pains!
With Shelley as your guide, you’ll engage in thought-provoking discussions and connect deeply with other mothers. This journey of self-discovery and shared experience will empower you to approach birth with confidence and love--regardless of the outcome.
join the tribe!
“I attended Shelley's Birth Warrior Prenatal Yoga classes in my third pregnancy. After my first Birth Warrior session I was hooked. Shelley created a safe, calming place that allowed me to shed some layers of myself and be vulnerable and confront my insecurities as a mother. She helped me work through those feelings and emerge from the class radiating light and feeling so empowered. I loved how every week she provided some new way of helping us connect with ourselves, our babies and each other. When it came time for me to deliver my baby, I utilized all that I learned and practiced in her classes. I felt grounded and centered and empowered. Shelley's wisdom and encouragement proved invaluable to me and my family and I am forever grateful. “
sharon
“Shelley's class gave me so much more than the strength to bring a life into the world, it gave me the strength and support I needed to be a mother.”
allison
"Shelley is amazing!!! I love her prenatal yoga classes and attended them for all 4 of my pregnancies. I always felt so empowered. She is in touch with the spiritual side of birth and transformation to motherhood and offers a wealth of information. In Shelley’s classes, we are given permission to move freely, make noise, and recognize the birth warrior within. We are also free to be vulnerable and talk about fears, desires, and hopes. Not to mention enjoy a great workout. I used poses I practiced in class to help ease pregnancy discomforts and labor pains.
I have been so fortunate to have attended Shelley’s classes and deeply appreciate her wisdom and support."
bonnie
WHAT YOU'LL GET…
10+ hours of Prenatal Yoga, Dance and Meditation reinforcing the theme discussed at the beginning of each class
7 Engaging, in-depth discussions related to birth, lasting 20-30 minutes at the beginning of class
Video recording of each class, yours to keep
15+ downloadable PDFs, drawings, diagrams and checklists
"After-Class Conversations" with Shelley and other mamas
Topics You Will Learn + Embody
Examining Beliefs About Birth + Creating Our “Heart's Plan”
Learning How To Trust + Surrender in Labor and Birth
Awakening Intuition: Techniques for Quieting the Mind and Sensing Your Body
Mastering Breath and Nervous System Regulation for Birth
The Power of Sound - Vocal Toning in Labor + Birth
Getting Primal in Birth
Becoming A Birth Warrior!
Thursday evenings 5:30-7:00PM (Pacific Time)
7-week birth warrior prenatal yoga series
$97
classes held over zoom
doesn't this sound amazing?
lively group discussions
Shelley facilitates rich, thematic group discussions, promotes meaningful dialogue and encourages questions to help you thoroughly prepare for this pivotal life transition.
movement + meditation
Move your body, alleviating and preventing common pregnancy aches and pains while you calm your mind, and deepen your connection with your baby.
Theme-Based pdfs
Receive downloadable PDFs for each class, allowing you to continue your learning at your own pace. Each handout includes detailed information about the theme and more!
Learn from an expert
With so much information available, it’s hard to know who to trust. Shelley, a seasoned guide who has supported hundreds of mothers through birth and motherhood preparation, is here to lead you.
Be part of a tribe!
Hi,
I’m
Shelley!
Shelley Rahim brings over 17 years of experience as a Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor (RPYT), expertly integrating yoga's wisdom with the primal aspects of childbirth into her classes. With her background of attending over 200 births as a birth doula, Shelley deeply understands the spectrum of emotions and challenges mothers encounter on the birthing journey.
She has trained with numerous leaders in the birth and yoga fields, including Gail Tully of Spinning Babes™ , Pam England of Birthing From Within™ , Tema Mercado of La Matriz Birth, and Gurumuhk Kaur Khalso among others.
Shelley's classes foster a strong sense of community, preparing mothers for one of the most profound and transforamtive experiences of their lives.
faq
how do i join the class?
This workshop is ideal for experienced parents! You’ll have the chance to review past birth experiences, reflect on what worked and what could be improved, integrate new pain-coping strategies and partner preparation techniques for an amazing birth experience.
What props do i need?
Shelley will send an email with all the details! But, plan to wear clothes for movement, bring a yoga mat and plenty of food to last you 6.5 hours!
what if i have to miss a class?
Anytime after entering your second trimester is perfect!
what if i have a cesarean birth?
A maximum of 6 couples. This will allow me to give individualized support as we work through the value packed agenda.
what if this isn't my first baby?
This class will still be very valuable! If your baby eventually turns head down, you and your partner will be prepared for a vaginal delivery. Shelley can also give you guidance and suggestions for encouraging the baby to turn.
“I believe the yoga significantly contributed to how great I felt while pregnant and positively impacted my delivery recovery time.
Shelley has a special gift to help make pregnant women feel beautiful and comfortable about their bodies. She does a great job reminding us to celebrate and honor this special time in our lives."
sabina
“Thank you for all your support, encouragement, and care during my pregnancy. You helped me to believe that I can give birth naturally. Most of all, you helped me believe in myself and to trust my body's wisdom. what would I have done without you?”
michelle
"Prenatal Yoga with Shelley not only gave me the strength to pursue and achieve a beautiful birth experience, but it made my journey into motherhood all the more beautiful. Thank you shelley for helping me find the birth warrior within myself!"
nita
“Shelley was a spiritual guide during my pregnancy and birth process. I took lessons from yoga classes with me into my birth experience, and helped me connect with the emotional and deeply spiritual aspects of childbirth. The music she suggests for labor still evokes the trancelike state I was in during labor. The acceptance and release I learned from her allowed me to experience the twists and turns of labor with grace. I consider my birth to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It was magical!"
sabina
“I had a 19.5 hour labor and I did it all naturally and I credit that to your yoga classes. I took each contraction one at a time and didn't think ahead. Once I started active labor I went into a trance like state just focusing on each contraction as they came. I did hit hte gate where I thought there was no way I can do this anymore, but I immediately thought about how you said that would happen and to just power through it because we can do this. Just remembering you saying that helped me to keep going. Fortunately it was only a matter of minutes before I hit 10cm and was able to start pushing. I am super happy I attended your yoga classes. Thank you again I really do feel like a ‘Birth Warrior’!”
christina
"Shelley's approach to prenatal yoga resonated with me. She is warm, nurturing, an di s a great support for all that is woman. She has wonderful energy. Her classes left me feeling relaxed, but empowered and confident. I used many of her breathing techniques, visualizations, and labor positions during my 48-hour labor. In the end, I was successful in having an unmedicated birth. Shelley's prenatal yoga classes definitely contributed to my success.
Shelley is awesome!"
karin