Classes at Brookhaven Birth CenterBrookhaven is excited to offer a variety of classes, workshops, and gatherings to support, educate, empower, and spread joy, fun, and health! We hope you can join us at one of our upcoming events!
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
First Thursday of every month from 6-7:30pm. Call Gina Clowes, facilitator, at 540-671-9828 for more information.
Upcoming meetings:
January 5th
February 2nd
March 1st
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Childbirth Education Class with Melaine Copeland. This five week series will help prepare you for a positive, safe, and joyful birth experience, empowering you and your birth team to make informed choices throughout your childbearing your wherever you choose to give birth. Topics covered include the history of childbirth, pain coping techniques, informed decision making, breastfeeding and more! (open to families birthing at Brookhaven, home, or hospital)
Our next series of classes will begin in the new year. Please call Melaine to find our more.
About the instructor: Melaine is a student Midwife, an ALACE certified childbirth educator since 2000, and a labor doula since 1996. She is married to Ron Copeland and is the mother of three amazing children-Emmett, Phoebe, and Rose.
Melaine Copeland, 540-236-2144
Bright Beginnings Childbirth Education with Elizabeth Schwartz
Happy Healthy Families Through Positive Birth Experiences.
This class is set up in four classes that are two and a half hours long. Enjoy this special time as you prepare for the birth of your child and get fully informed on important issues.
Class 1: Healthy Pregnancy.
Nutrition and exercise, coping with common discomforts, choices in childbirth.
Class 2: Labor and Delivery.
Signs and stages of labor, what to expect at each stage, relaxation techniques.
Class 3: Coping with Labor and Delivery.
Comfort measures and posititions, packing your labor bag, breathing exercises.
Class 4: Getting Ready For The Big Day and After.
Practice and review, labor rehearsal, getting off to a good start with baby and breastfeeding.
Sundays 2pm Next series is January 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. $90 total cost. Call Elizabeth Schwartz to register 540-436-3154 brightbeginningsbirth@yahoo.com
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Birth Circle and Educational Series
Brookhaven is proud to offer space to Birth Matters Harrisonburg a non-profit organization. To learn more about Birth Matters please click here.
Birth Matters popular Birth Circle meets at Brookhaven on the second Monday of each month from
7-9pm. To learn more about Birth Circle click here.
Birth Circle dates for 2011:
December 12
January 9
February 13
Birth Matters also offers an educational series on the fourth Monday of each month, also from 7-9pm.
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Do you teach belly dancing? Yoga? Do you know someone that does? Brookhaven is looking for experienced Yoga, Pilates, and Belly Dancing instructors. We are open to other classes as well. Please contact our office if you are interested in teaching in our spacious classroom. We are open to long term, short term, or one time only events.
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