APRENATAL EXERCISES AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION IN THE COMFORT OF WATER

APRENATAL EXERCISES AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION IN THE COMFORT OF WATER. AquaNatal Instructor Certification Retreat: June 12-16 at the Rhythm Ranch A SPECIAL EVENT! Learn from American AquaNatal developer, Marina Alzugaray MS.


American Aqua Natal is a comprehensive fitness program that blends midwifery and childbirth preparation with breathing, dance, visualization, swimming, relaxing and yoga. Pregnant women benefit from the buoyancy of water, by toning their muscles and limbering their joints with minimum stress. They experience an easing of the common discomforts of pregnancy, circulation improves, swelling reduces, and mobility increases.

If you like to be with women during their pregnancy, know how to swim, and have a CPR card, You have what you need to enter the American AquaNatal instructor certificate program. The Instructor Certification offers 20 continuing educational hours (CEUs), and consist of six days of training that covers the Basic and Advanced American AquaNatal Courses.

The Instructor Certification registration fee is: $485 contact Marina online: midwife@aol.com

The format is that of an educational retreat with time for introspection, fun in the water and in the circle. Students will learn in detail the American Aqua Natal routine, explore basic holistic concepts and benefits of the method, receive personalized teaching tips, attention and feedback. The group is limited to 12 participants.
Class starts 9am on Wednesday June12th to Sunday the 16th 4pm.

Food and lodging at the Rhythm Ranch may be arranged for an additional fee. Contact Ninaya: 909-2773442
($25/night group accommodation or camping. $55/night includes group accommodations/camping and three meals. $100/night private accommodation, 3 meals and a $15 discount to Glen Ivy Hot Spring Spa).

Location: The Rhythm Ranch is an exclusive Wellness Center, in Corona, Southern California, offering Healing Arts and Rhythm based activities. It is serenely located in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains, surrounded by national forest and organic orchards. The center has a 20 foot diameter natural (salt system) hot spring pool, used for Watsu (aquatic bodywork), an outdoor gym, sauna, meditation garden, a music gathering room, massage center and plenty of good vibration...Next door is a spiritual Community, Emissaries of Divine Light and Glen Ivy Hot Spring Spa ($25-$35 entrance fee, open hours 9am-6pm)
Closest airport is Ontario (ca 20 min) Super Shuttle 909 467-9600 and taxi is available.
Also Check with Ninaya for a possible pick up.

The Facilitator: Marina Alzugaray is a revered midwife with extensive background in dance and yoga. She has taught prenatal exercises in Santa Barbara, California for many years. She is very charismatic, warm and has a special connection with the dolphins. Marina is the founder and director of the American Aqua Natal association and an international speaker and pioneer of waterbirth.

For more questions on the certification program contact Marina directly at: 305-744-3370 Online: midwife@aol.com
Or visit her website at: www.CoMadresInstitute.com

Free!!! Aqua Natal Class for Moms: Saturday June 15, 10am -1pm
For all stages of Mothers to be, Welcome! Meet the new facilitators, explore the Aqua Natal Fitness program and relax in the warm water. The class includes healthy refreshments and plenty of time to connect with everybody. Find out how Aqua Natal can assist you. RSVP to Ninaya: 909-2773442 or Online: ninaya@rhythmjourney.com

Infant Aquatics Workshop with Vera Garibaldi
Vera will attanding the AquaNatal class and is considering offering a 1 day Infant Aquatics Workshop for anyone that is interested, either on the Monday June 17th, following the AAN workshop or the Sunday before June 9th. If you are interested and would like more details, or have questions, please email her at vera@waterbabies.net. She could focus on birth to 6 months or offer a more general course on working with birth to 1 year. If you would like to attend this workshop please let us know ASAP, your preferred date and what ages babies you want to learn to work with.

About the Facilitator: Vera Garibaldi, is a National Swim School Association and Swim America conference speaker, Instructor Trainer and successful swim school owner specializing in teaching infants, toddlers and their parents the joys and pleasures of being in water. She has produced a home instructional video titled” Bathtub Babies” and my Aquatics program is the largest Parent / Tot program in the Northwest, teaching over 450 infants and toddlers per quarter. She uses a gentle loving approach to introduce these children to the water while teaching basic swim skills and water safety using songs, games and parents as the main handler of their child. For more detailed information feel free to view her website at www.waterbabies.net