Introducing Belly Vita Belly Imprints - now available in Portland - exclusively at Zenana Spa and Wellness Center! 

This new service is now available for an introductory rate of $100 when service is booked before June 30, 2007!  (Regularly $125) 

Our exclusive Belly Imprint service is designed especially for moms-to-be in their third trimester.  A soothing aromatherapy treatment balances the mind, body and belly while a unique, artistic Belly Imprint is created.  A Belly Imprint is a modern, sophisticated art sculpture of a woman made with the finest and safest ingredients from Belly Vita.  Then a hand, scalp and foot massage helps relieve stress and restore energy.  It is the perfect gift for you and your baby to cherish for years to come. 

Call today to schedule your Belly Imprint!  503-238-mama.

For more information on Belly Vita Belly Imprints visit bellyvita.com 

Pump supply offers may not be combined

Call Beyond Birth at (503) 232-BABY, or visit our web site to find out if a lactation consultation might be helpful for you or someone you know! A Beyond Birth consultant is also available during business hours for free telephone counseling and support, which can sometimes be sufficient for a variety of breastfeeding questions.

Zenana Spa and Wellness Center has an exciting lineup of classes and groups, and more are being added all the time! Read about the latest class additions:

Making Peace with Your Body

Fridays 9:30am to 11:30am May 18-July 20 Cost: $40/wk.

Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD and Hilary Kinavey, LPC of Be Nourished co-facilitate this 10-week program for women.  Topics explored include conscious eating, gentle nutrition, hunger awareness, body image and joyful movement. The intent of the program is to help participants let go of food/weight obsession and develop an attuned relationship to food and self. The group will offer the support needed to safely explore the often confusing relationship between food, body and self and provide practical tools for improving emotional and physical health and wellness. Each session will end with thirty to forty minutes of yoga for increased body awareness and self-acceptance. All sizes are welcome.

The group is limited to 12 participants. To register, visit www.benourished.org.   For more information email info@benourished.org or call 503.288.4104. 

From the Inside Out

Date: Sunday June 3rd Title: Only the beginning Time: 10am- 1pm Cost: $59.00

Contact Information: Liz Spagat ND, LAc    503.242.1212

Description: This experiential workshop uses a combination of acupuncture, story telling, small group sharing and guided imagery, taking you on a journey of reconnection with your body.  You will learn tools, based on the anatomy of the female body, to help create energy, patience and acceptance of life, even in the midst of family chaos.  This work can help  can help depression, anxiety, irregular or painful menses, conception, birthing and menopause, by creating a sense of balance in life.

Dr. Liz Spagat, ND, LAc, practices at Zenana Spa and Wellness Center in SE Portland.   Dr. Liz supports women in creating a deeper connection to self.  Liz creates a safe and informative environment for women. 

Signing Smart Beginner Play Class

(6 - 24 mos)

Session 1: Mondays 5:30-6:30pm, May 7th-July 2nd - 8 week series (no class 5/28)

Session 2: Thurdays 3:00-4:00pm, June 7th-July 26th - 8 week series

Fun, playful environment where families learn ASL signs and research-proven strategies while playing and interacting.  Activities are structured to facilitate both linguistic and cognitive development, building up children's conceptual understanding, memory and vocabulary.  Families will learn interaction strategies, how to bring signs into your child's world, and how to recognize and respond to your child's early signs, making signing simple, fun, and successful!  Introduction to over 130 different ASL signs.

COST: $129 per session - includes handbook and 2 DVDs

Offered by Portland Early Learning Project For more information and to register online visit us at www.portlandearlylearning.com.

Connected Parenting Workshop

2 part class - held on consecutive Wednesday mornings:
September 12th and September 19th. 10 AM - 12:30 PM

This workshop is focused on the primacy of connection in parenting children of all ages and on parenting without punishments or rewards. Look deeply past difficult behaviors to discover the underlying needs of our children (and ourselves), and begin to use concrete tools to respond effectively to parenting challenges. Incorporates concepts from the work of Alfie Kohn, Lawrence J. Cohen, Dr. Gordon Nuefeld, Mary Sheedy Kurchinka, and others, as well as the professional and personal experience of Lyla and Emily.

Cost: $49 per person, $79 per couple for both days combined - SLIDING SCALE AVAILABLE - for sliding scale, contact Lyla@zenana-spa.com.

Registration fee includes the option to participate in an online email group for continued support for connected parenting. Participants also go home with the class syllabus, which includes many valuable articles and resources for continued enrichment (or sharing with partners) at home.

"Connected Parenting with Lyla and Emily is phenomenal. We just did that workshop last weekend and while we came away feeling a little concerned about our current parenting, we also got motivated, energized, supported and became far more positive in our approach with our 3 year old. we immediately saw some results.

I would love for them to start an ongoing class like that with new material, that includes some reinforcing of the great info we got at the first one." - Lisa

Facilitated by:
Lyla Wolfenstein, B.S., IBCLC, RLC - Parent Educator, Lactation Consultant and Mother of 2
Emily Troper, ECE - Early Childhood Educator and Mother of 4

To Register:
Reserve your space - register now!
Limited childcare available, with advance registration.
Call (503) 238-mama or email lyla@zenana-spa.com with questions

Cancellation Policy:
2 weeks for full refund, otherwise registration fees can be applied to subsequent workshop

Khalsa Way Prenatal Kundalini Yoga

Tuesday mornings 10:45-11:45
Starts June 5th, 2007
$12 drop in, 5 classes for $50

The Khalsa Way Prenatal Yoga brings a holistic approach to birthing and explores the emotional, physical and spiritual journey to a healthy and joyous childbirth and motherhood. It is also geared to help a new mother find within herself the awareness and ability to bring her baby forth with strength and grace, as well as educate women to become conscious mothers, and help create a more conscious world.

Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan are the cornerstones of this class. We will use yoga postures specifically tailored for strengthening and relaxing the rapidly changing body of a pregnant woman, as well as breathing, meditation, songs, mantras and mudras. The science of Kundalini Yoga allows us to tap into a technology that helps us cope with the changes of the body during pregnancy. The inner science of the mind is the tool that will enable us to cope with the transitions of these changes. It is the mind that interprets our outer and inner worlds and it is the mind that we must train to guide us through the flow of change.

Shannon has been working as a prenatal and labor doula since 2002 and has earned her Yoga Certification from Gurnukh Kaur Khalsa at Golden Bridge Yoga Studio in Los Angeles. She is also currently finishing her certification as a Lactation Educator through CAPPA.

Heart Journey's Childbirth Preparation For Lesbian Parents

Tuesdays 6-8pm, June 5-26 

As a lesbian parent, would you like experience truly family friendly childbirth classes? Explore birth as it more accurately represent your experience of mothers and babies? Exploring the journey of childbirth together, expectant parents will be able to prepare for last stages of pregnancy, birth and parenting in setting where the specific needs of Lesbian Motherhood are honored and addressed.

This class draws from the best of methodologies and perspectives including birthing from within style, joyful birth,  lamaze and time-tested support from the doula-educator's personal experiences.

The educator: Jesse Henderson, CD, LCCE is a passionate mama advocate, birth and postpartum doula and founder of Mother Tree birth services. She's attended over 130 families through their birth experiences and supported many two-mama couples on their heart journey. She teaches in a variety of settings including hospital and home and is experienced in supporting families in home birth, hospital and birth center birth. Her unique perspectives will bring a warm and safe environment and evidence based perspectives to your needs as a birthing couple. Topics include: An Overview of the Stages of Labor; Recognizing Patterns of Labor; Pushing: The Second Stage of Labor; Comfort Measures for the Stages of Labor; Understanding Normal/Understanding Complications; Pitocin and Other Interventions; Working with Your Doctor or Midwife: Advocacy Issues and Birth Plans; Lesbian Motherhood: Legal Considerations and Co-parent Adoption; The Fourth Trimester: What to Expect From the First Weeks of Motherhood; Breastfeeding and Co-parent Nursing; Newborn Loving Care: Understanding and Caring for Your Baby

Location: Zenana Spa & Wellness Center, 2024 SE Clinton St. 503-238-6262  RSVP: 503-407-4732 or classes@mothertreebirth.com

$250 Min of 4 sign-ups required

From Couplehood to Parenthood: Navigating the Transition

It's well understood that healthy couple relationships promote better parenting. But the transition to parenthood can heighten stress and conflict between partners. Most classes available for expectant and new parents help them prepare for childbirth and the newborn period - but few offer resources to support couples' relationships once the baby comes home.

This workshop is geared for expectant and new parents (parents of children up through toddler age). We will address communication skills, conflict management, and relationship enhancement during the transition to parenthood and beyond. The workshop is didactic, skill-based, and fun. Research suggests that parents who receive this type of intervention show lasting changes in the quality of their relationship and in the way they communicate, which in turn may confer benefits for their children's cognitive and emotional development.

Sessions are Saturdays from 1-2:30, June 2, 9, 23, & 30.

Cost: $175 per couple. Minimum of 4 couples, maximum of 10 couples.

Taught by Allan D. Cordova, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

Infant Massage Class

Loving touch is vital for a baby's well-being. Massaging your baby can be one of the most important things you do for him or her. Benefits of infant massage include:

• Enhanced communication and bonding between babies and parents.
• Longer and deeper sleep patterns.
• Relief of colic, gas and other digestive problems.
• Infant and parent relaxation.
• Increased parent confidence and sensitivity to babies needs.

Come enjoy a five week interactive class with a certified infant massage instructor: Liz DeCou, RN, BS, IBCLC, CIMI.

Classes begin Wednesday, July 11th and are from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. The cost is $160.00 per family for the five week session and will include handouts and a copy of Vimala McClure's book Infant Massage.

Sign up soon!! Class size is limited. If you have further questions please call Liz DeCou at 503.224.1430

Please call or visit our classroom page for more information about any of our classes.