Regular Baby Resuscitation and Childhood First Aid Courses are run at Vitality Centre.

NEXT COURSE: THURSDAY 21ST JUNE

**Baby Resuscitation – 11:30am-1:30pm
**Childhood First Aid – 2:30pm-4:30pm

Price: £45 per person or £80 to do both courses
£75 per couple or £135 to do both courses

To book call Baby Steps – Katherine: 07796 942771

Our Courses

Our invaluable sessions are relaxed and friendly. Babies are very welcome and parents and carers are encouraged to feed, change and comfort their baby as they would like. Our sessions are approximately 2 hours long or two sessions can be run ‘back to back’ if you prefer. All sessions are accompanied by easy to use handouts or booklets covering information in the sessions and a fabulous ‘Goody Bag’!

Baby Resuscitation
Less than 1% of the population in the UK know how to perform resuscitation!

Having such vital skills is particularly essential as a parent or when caring for a baby or young child. Following the latest Guidelines of the Resuscitation Council, you will be taught the steps to follow if a baby stopped breathing through ‘Basic Life Support’.  This session also covers choking which is a common fear amongst parents, as well as practice on manikins.  Easy to use handouts are given covering all the training. This relaxed session allows plenty of time to ask questions and practice giving you confidence and reassurance. A must for parents – ante or post natal or anyone looking after children. This session truly is a lifetime investment.

“Both Resuscitation and Choking were explained very clearly, we all had plenty of time to practice.  It made such a difference to the way I feel about every day,  I keep the hand out on the fridge! Covering First Aid and the initial steps to follow in a range of emergency situations.

Childhood First Aid

- If a child became suddenly unwell
- Was injured
- Ingested a poisonous substance
- Had a fit
- Meningitis
- Head injuries

As well as tips to help you feel more confident in caring for your child when they have minor illness.

This session will make you feel better prepared to recognise signs and symptoms, including to have in your medicine cabinet, where and when to seek medical advice. Many useful handouts are given of the information covered.
It is hoped the sessions will reduce number of visits to the doctor or A&E with minor illness as you will feel more confident to manage things yourself at home.

About Baby StepsBaby-Steps focuses on developing parents’ confidence and reducing anxiety about how to manage an emergency right through to answering everyday questions about your baby. Baby Steps was founded in response to recognising the need to provide a relaxed, friendly service addressing common parental concerns. The Baby Steps Team are highly skilled Nurses, Health Visitors and Certified Baby Massage Instructors who have extensive experience in answering parents’ questions about all aspects of child development and offering practical support and advice.

Testimonies

“I Just can’t thank you enough, everyone should do your courses”

“You were fabulous and very knowledgeable, we all felt we learnt a lot”

“I won’t hesitate in recommending you to anyone who has a baby”

“We asked her lots of things about our babies health, weaning, sleeping
etc. and this was hugely valuable. I shall miss her next week!”

To book call Katherine: 07796 942771
Email: katherine@baby-steps.co.uk
www.baby-steps.co.uk

Tuesdays: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: drop in £12 or buy a block of 5 classes for £50

WEEKLY CLASS – no booking, drop in!

(please note VC discount cards are not valid for these classes – when you come to the centre for the class, no need to visit reception, simply go straight up to the top floor studio and enjoy the class!!)

Vinyasa Flow Yoga classes are run by Erika - classes incorporate both dynamic flowing sequences that work with and honour the myofascial continuities, helping to create strength and fluidity, balance and alignment, and gentle held ‘yin’ forms, giving the mind and body time to assimilate and absorb this transformational work.

Classes are suitable for all  levels.
Absolute beginners, however, are recommended to take a beginner’s class.

Not suitable for pregnancy (we have specialty pregnancy classes – click here)

After extensive training in anatomy, physiology, pathology and clinical practice, she has gained experience treating athletes, dancers, mothers, office-workers and the elderly. She has also gained a wealth of knowledge from working within a local GP’s surgery and specialist clinics for the homeless and those with HIV/Aids.

She is fascinated by the relationship between body, mind and well being; and her techniques also aim to reduce stress and anxiety levels. She is also experienced and qualified  in the field of pregnancy and therapeutic/remedial body massage.

Sandra’s interest in osteopathy stemmed from personal experience with musculoskeletal pain and she has keen interests in the treatment of sports injuries, posture-related and chronic conditions.

Sandra primarily uses structural osteopathy but will use functional techniques and acupuncture when appropriate. Her treatments are tailored to each individual and she encourages her patients to have an active role in their health, and will work with them to ensure the best possible results.

Sandra is available for treatments at Vitality Centre on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Please contact reception to book: 020 8871 4677 or info@vitality-centre.co.uk

Drop in classes – £11 (please pay direct to instructor, not reception)

Classes run by yoga instructor, Graham Hyman.

Classes tend to be very grounded and strong, with an emphasis towards developing focus and mindfulness though a vinyasa based practice, which is reflective of his own personal sadhana.. His style of teachings include Hatha, Dynamic, Dynamic Flow, Vinyasa, Yogalates, Ashtanga. Under his guruji’s guidance he is constantly developing his sadhana and teaching of all levels including advanced classes.

Graham wanted to become a yoga teacher because of his own deep love and belief in the life enhancing qualities, that a regular yoga practice and dedicated study with his Guruji, helped him to create.
Graham’s students love the diversity, challenge and personal growth his classes bring to them.

His style of teachings include Hatha, Dynamic, Dynamic Flow, Vinyasa, Yogalates, Ashtanga. Under his guruji’s guidance he is constantly developing his sadhana and teaching of all levels including advanced classes.

*Please note – yoga/pilates passes cannot be used with this class, please pay the instructor directly
*Suitable for pregnancy
*Cash/cheque payments only

Time and space to create

Call Anne on 07817933739

Take time out for yourself, re energise; engage your intellect; awaken your creativity and develop new skills – all without having to leave your baby!

An experienced teacher and artist will help you develop your creativity, along with skills and techniques for various art forms. Every half term we focus on a new art form and project.

Mini Muse is about drawing inspiration from motherhood. Our muses are well catered for with colourful mats, toys and music to stimulate their senses; there is also an assistant on hand to help soothe and entertain while you create.

Classes are set in the spacious and buggy-friendly top floor studio. There is a lift from the ground floor (press level 2), no need to visit reception first.

Give yourself the time and space you need to create.

Contact: minimusecontact@gmail.co.uk or text Anne on 07817933739 www.minimuse.co.uk

I am also qualified in Alan Herdman’s unique, specialised, remedial technique of teaching Pilates, which strengthens and rehabilitates those with acute and chronic injuries, postural and alignment problems, strengthens the body both pre and post pregnancy, and complements individuals existing exercise programmes.

I have worked in several diverse studio environments, teaching both private one on one sessions as well as instructing groups. I have also taught a diverse range of matwork classes.

I am currently studying BASI (Body Arts and Science International) and have recently completed the mat work certificate with Amit Younger. In order to complement this certification, I will soon finalise the equipment qualification as well.

I also study cranial sacral, meditation, art; I write, paint and am a student of energy, movement and the balance of mind body and spirit.

I look forward to meeting you all and to help support you to achieve your exercise goals.

Lily teaches our TUESDAY drop in Gentle Pilates Mat Class – see our timetable for more details. Or contact reception 020 8871 4677 or info@vitality-centre.co.uk

Try our new Pilates classes for all levels run by experienced Pilates instructor Lisa Lamberti. Every Tuesday morning 9:10am-10:10am in our beautifully light and spacious upstairs studio.

The class is pre-book, please contact Lisa on 07984920232 or lisa@lambertipilates.com

Attending regular Pilates classes can have many benefits, such as:

*Strengthen and tone the whole body
*Increased flexibility
*Help decrease back pain
*Improve posture
*Better co-ordination
*Increased joint mobility
*More efficient respiratory, lymphatic and circulatory system
*Flatter stomach and trimmer waist
*Greater body awareness
*Boosted immune system
….Plus many other benefits!

The class is pre-book, please contact Lisa on 07984920232 or lisa@lambertipilates.com

Please contact Reshma Email: reshma@hypnoclinic.net or call:
07939 925 302 OR 0207 267 9519

CLICK HERE to go to the Hypnobirthing Website

Upcoming Course Dates:

2 Day Courses

2 day weekend courses:

1 Day Courses

*1 day course: Sunday 20th May 2012. £149 per couple

The Group Course price includes:

- All Key Techniques to ensure a positive experience
- The official HypnoBirthing Book
- Attendance for both you and your birthing companion(s)
- Refreshments
- All course materials
- 4 Powerful Relaxation/Preparation & Birthing Affirmations CD or MP3s
- Birth-Plan
- Practice handouts
-Light Touch ? Endorphin release massage
- A fantastic exercise at the end of the course to prove how effective the techniques really are
-Support after the course and lots more!

To avoid disappointment, please book well in advance as our courses tend to fill up quickly.

Groups are kept small enough to ensure that individual needs are fully satisfied and that techniques re mastered. You will spend lots of time practicing the 3 different breathing techniques which is really important, so that you leave feeling confident in your ability to give birth using Hypnobirthing.

About the practitioner:

Reshma is a fully qualified Hypnobirthing Practitioner with a complimentary background in Yoga and Alternative medicine. She has natural intuitive flair and excellent communication skills, putting her clients at great ease and comfort.

Her approach is clear, concise and direct offering simple and effective advice for couples to feel confident and fully informed. She started teaching alongside Helianthe Rusken – one of UK’s top practitioners following which she has now successfully delivered Hypnobirthing courses for the last 4 years including Women’s only and Private courses.

She gave birth to 2 of her beautiful children in the birthing pool in just a few hours using the Hypnobirthing Techniques. Reshma’s courses have been proven to help couples achieve a positive birth through the many birth stories she has received in the classes she teaches in SW and NW London. The Vitality Centre is the most popular venue that she teaches from.

Her own experience :

Reshma has used the Hypnobirthing tools and techniques with the birth of 2 of her 3 children. Her first experience over 10 years ago was not a pleasant experience and decided to try Hypnobirthing for her 2nd and 3rd birth to ensure that history would not repeat itself. She had an amazing water birth in the Hospital in just 2Hours! And then proceeded to give birth at home 3 years later also in a birthing pool where she was very aware and in control giving her confidence to deliver her own children. Both her Hypnobirths were extremely quick!

The HypnoBirthing Course… Learn how to have a shorter labour with less pain!

This enjoyable and informative hypnobirthing course will thoroughly prepare you psychologically and physically for having the best possible experience of childbirth. Classes are a good mix of practical
and theory and you will learn many effective techniques that are useful for your birth and elsewhere in life. Groups are kept small enough to ensure that individual needs are fully satisfied and that techniques are mastered. You will leave feeling confident in your ability to have a positive birth experience.

What will you learn?

*Special hypnobirthing breathing techniques for relaxation and childbirth.

*A range of relaxation techniques for a more comfortable birth

*How it is possible for you to have a quick and easy birth with less pain

*Different ways of bonding with your unborn baby

*Many visualisations to enable you to work confidently with your body

*Massage techniques to release endorphins

*Fear release methods to overcome concerns about giving birth and parenting

*Skills to build your confidence and sense of calm, so that you can look forward to the birth

*Birthing affirmations ……….. and much more!!

What are the Key Benefits of Hypnobirthing?

*A special, integral role for the Birthing Partner

*Shortens the first stage of labour by several hours

*A calm and secure birth experience rather than a tense, stressful ordeal

*Eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical painkillers

*Fewer breech positions and other complications

*Easier resolution in the event of a complication

*Good-natured babies who are better sleepers and eaters

*A more relaxed and enjoyable pregnancy

*Alleviate fatigue during labour, leaving you with energy for the actual birth

*Reduces risk of hyperventilation from ’shallow’ breathing methods

*Promotes bonding of mother, baby and birthing partner

*More rapid postnatal recovery

*Returns childbirth to the beautiful, peaceful experience that nature intended

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Testimonies

*Just to let you know that our first child Carter Stuart Olivier was born on
Wednesday 28th July 2010 at 06:45 at home in water. It was the most
amazing experience and I know you all wonder the same thing and YES
Hypnobirthing works!! I mean…not that I ever doubted it won’t work but it
was amazing how my body just took over and even when I went through a
little ‘difficult’ period my mind just gave me the energy to carry on.
~Marileze Boshoff, South London

*The breathing techniques I learnt were so valuable, and definitely helped
me put my energy inwards. I was not at all tired like with my 1st birth.
Breathing and keeping relaxing all these muscles that wanted to tighten
really helped me have a quick birth.The midwife was so impressed that she said she would look into thisHypnobirth. So A BIG THANK YOU from Sofia for making her arrival to this world a calm, controlled and wonderful experience for both Alessandro and me. ~ Karima & Allesandro

*Hi Reshma! Our little girl was born just yesterday  as planned in the
birthing centre, naturally in only 4 hours!! We are ecstatic and amazed
how effective the techniques were and we can?t wait to do it all over
again. We will send you a full birthing story really soon and want to say many thanks for helping us have a fantastic experience. ~ John & Harriett

To book or for further details, please call Suleman on 0783 5395 175

What is Taekwondo?

Taekwondo is the ancient Korean martial art of self-defence. “Tae” means to kick or smash with feet, “kwon” meaning fist or punch and “do” meaning art or way.
Therefore Taekwondo is the art of hand and foot fighting. Taekwondo is an art primarily concerned with self-defence and the practice seeks to train the body with optimum speed and accuracy to effectively defeat any kind of attack.

Chaudry Taekwondo teaches the complete art of Taekwondo.
The philosophy and sprit that is embodied in the ancient art as well as the modern up-to-date sports science practices are combined to provide you with a balanced and complete martial art.

Taekwondo: for fun, fitness and self-defence!

Thursday Nights ~ 7:15-9pm (Studio 1 – Upstairs)
Block of 5 classes ~ £65

Please contact Annabel directly to book ~ 07817 931571

What is YogaBirth?

YogaBirth is an association of professionally trained teachers of antenatal and postnatal yoga and childbirth education. We are dedicated to supporting women during the childbearing year, and we welcome all women and their partners into our classes. Developed over three decades, our specialised approach to childbirth education through yoga combines the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual aspects of birth preparation and the early postnatal period.

Our members are trained and certified through YogaBirth and regularly continue their professional development with courses, personal yoga practice, experience at births and time spent with new mothers. The YogaBirth Association provides annual study days and residential weekends featuring professionals who present current research and lead practical sessions. Many of our members are also skilled practitioners of other disciplines, including acupuncture, shiatsu, reflexology, physiotherapy, cranio-sacral therapy, midwifery, doula support, lactation counselling, baby massage and motherhood. We work closely with midwives and obstetricians, GPs, other healthcare professionals and yoga teachers, birth activists and childbirth organisations.

Concessionary rates are offered where necessary so that no one is excluded due to cost.

The Ethos of YogaBirth
The ancient Sanskrit word “yoga” means “union”. We believe that the union of mind, body and breath, as practiced in YogaBirth classes, is the ideal way to prepare for labour and birth, and for the immense transition into motherhood.

Our integrity as YogaBirth teachers is rooted in our respect for every new mother, as well as our firm belief in the body’s natural intelligence and in the instinctive, physiological process of birth. We honour childbirth as a healthy, normal event in the life of a woman/ mother, family and society. We also recognise that there is no correct way to give birth and that each woman makes individual choices. Sometimes birth requires appropriate medical support and we encourage a positive and open-minded attitude to the safety-net of modern technology. YogaBirth teachers are committed to providing up-to-date, unbiased information, so as to inform women but not make decisions for them, nor judge them for their preferences.

Through YogaBirth, parents can approach the birth of their baby aware of their options and of what is personally important and appropriate. They can move forward with a balanced attitude and with new resources for labour and early parenthood.

Our Intentions ~ How We Work
In YogaBirth classes we teach deep and gentle bodywork appropriate for pregnancy and the postnatal period. We integrate important exercises, including pelvic floor and postural awareness, to optimise health during the childbearing year. Women develop physical strength and suppleness, an essential combination for birthing and mothering, and they can experience the vital energy that connects each mother to her baby. Many reflect upon this as a wonderful time of first bonding.

Our classes are infused with preparation for labour and birth, incorporating intelligent, gravity-assisting positions and movements. These provide great comfort, keep the baby well-oxygenated, and potentially make birth easier, faster and uncomplicated.

Breathing, essential to life and birth, is the core of YogaBirth classes. Over the weeks, through the practise of simple breath awareness, women become familiar with the natural rhythm of their breath and so increase their ability to focus inward. This practise helps calm the busy mind, clearing the way for each woman to listen to her own intuitive voice. With greater clarity, she can realise her intentions for birth and yet remain open to the individuality of each birth. These insights help dispel much of the fear around the birthing process so that she can approach labour with peace of mind: with trust in her body’s natural wisdom and power, and confidence in her innate ability to give birth. When her body takes over during labour she can instinctively use her breath to soothe, steady and guide herself through the contractions.

YogaBirth classes are not spiritually prescriptive, yet often through our work we help women to sense and appreciate the miracle of life growing inside and encourage them to joyfully accept the way their bodies change over the months. As a woman embraces her precious status in the world as a mother-to-be, she may increase her commitment to nurturing herself and thus ensuring her baby’s wellbeing. By facilitating weekly meetings of women in a familiar, relaxing environment, YogaBirth classes provide continuity during both the antenatal and postnatal periods, and a forum for women to meet other pregnant women and new mothers. Women gain great support and learn enormously from each other: sharing information, experiences, feelings and confidence. After each class we chat over tea, and often mothers return to introduce their new babies and to share and celebrate their birth experiences. These sessions create a sense of community: we are all women living a similar experience, and part of the family of mothers around the world giving birth to 300,000 new lives every day.

**Please note: payment is accepted in the form of cheque (made out to Annabel Hargrave) or cash only.

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“I found Annabel’s antenatal classes invaluable – a little oasis of calm in an otherwise hectic working week. I really appreciated all of the practical advice regarding the birth and the classes really helped me visualise the labour and birth process and develop strategies for pain management. In fact I think the pain management skills may have been a little too effective, as initially the mid-wife did not believe that I was actually in labour and sent me home from the hospital without an examination, only to return a few hours later, fully dilated!

I found the visiting therapists very helpful and it was a wonderful way of selecting a practitioner to trust and relate to. I have also met and maintained relationships with other new mums in the local area.”
~Anne