Goodbye, Morning Sickness
I am a wife, a mother, a yogi, and birth doula (amongst many other superpowers)… I am also pregnant with my second child. I teach Prenatal Yoga 3 days a week and am overall a birth junkie. I recently read … Continue reading
Author Archives: Maggie Bijl
About Maggie Bijl
Maggie practiced Bikram Yoga exclusively for more than 10 years, although really enjoys the dance-like flow of Vinyasa and discipline of Ashtanga Yoga, due in part to her extensive history of theatre and dance. She was first introduced to Surya Namaskar when she was 12 years old at a Theatre/Dance retreat. Ever since she has had a strong connection to the abundant and everlasting world of Yoga. She has studied with Yogi’s from all over the globe, most recently with Nadia Toramon, Nicki Doane, and Eddie Modestini here on Maui. Maggie currently Prenatal, BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby), & Deep CORE Yoga in Wailuku, Makawao, & Paia. Maggie integrates all her teachings, styles, and influences into each and ever class and beyond. *Maggie Bijl is a trained Birth Doula currently being certified through DONA International.Surrender: Learning to Get Out of Your Own Way During Pregnancy
From the moment we conceive (for some of us from the moment we realize we are actually pregnant) we start collecting. We collect information, and an abundance of it. We collect opinions, helpful ones and not so helpful ones. We … Continue reading
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A Gentle Active Birth
What is a “Gentle Active Birth”? Simply stated it’s a revolutionary yet age-old teaching empowering and educating women to be active and physical partakers, verses passive bystanders, in their own labors/births. Prenatal Yoga is unique in that it teaches women … Continue reading
