Rooted in Love:

Autumn Pregnancy Retreat

Join us for a day of self care and connection at Rooted in Love: a nurturing Pregnancy Day Retreat at the serene Beechbraes Woodland Centre. Nestled in nature this retreat will provide space for celebration, relaxation and preparation for your journey into parenthood.
We will start the day in a welcoming circle followed by a gentle Yoga session with Ashley with movement and relaxation to prepare your body and mind for labour and birth. Then dive into a Preparing for Postpartum workshop with Sara from Nurturing Mothers Doula Care to ensure a smooth transition to Parenthood. We will then break for nourishing vegetarian lunch for a couple of hours so each participant has time for an individual maternity mini photoshoot with Marieke from Marieke Captures Birth to celebrate your journey and your unique beauty. During this time Ashley and Sara will be available for a Doula Q & A session or you are welcome to take a walk in the surrounding Woodland. We will finish with a deeply relaxing and supportive restorative Yoga session to awaken your inner goddess and intuition with Ashley before closing the day back in circle.

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Prenatal Yoga with Ashley

This retreat offer two prenatal yoga sessions. The morning session will be a gentle yoga flow and relaxation to help prepare your body and mind for labour and birth. Later enjoy an afternoon session with restful and restorative yoga using supportive props for deep relaxation and a guided meditation for awakening your inner goddess and intuition.

Ashley is a former midwife, a prenatal yoga teacher and practising prenatal and birth doula.

Preparing for Postpartum with Sara

Sara's workshop will help you put in place the foundations for as positive a postpartum as possible. This session will cover what to expect in postpartum, the key elements of postpartum care, how to put together a postpartum plan, what are postpartum doulas and the role of partners, and preparing your relationship.

Sara is a trained prenatal, birth and postpartum doula who offers supportive care to families in Lothians.

Maternity photoshoot with Marieke

Each attendee will have the opportunity to experience a mini maternity photoshoot. The result will be a collection of 3 photographs that celebrate your individuality, your love and your strength. You will look back on these images not only as a documentation of your pregnancy but as a reflection of your own journey. There will also be photos take throughout the day.

Marieke (mar-ee-kah) is a trail blazing maternity and birth photographer celebrating and documenting diverse families across the central belt.

The Venue

Beechbrae Woodland Centre is a indoor wellbeing space which rests on the edge of a 35 acre woodland with footpaths winding through the wood and connecting to the wild ponds. The indoor spaces offer modern cosy rooms with underfloor heating throughout with the addition of a wood burner.

It is conveniently located just off the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh so it easily accessed from most of the central belt.

Blackridge train station is a 1 mile walk or taxi ride away.

Nourishing Food

Lunch will include a warming winter soup served with a variety of breads, a nourishing winter salad and sweet treats and cakes. All food will be vegetarian but please let us know on your booking form of any allergies or dietary requirements as these can be accomodated.

Doula Q & A

During Lunch Sara and Ashley will be available to answer any questions you have about labour, birth and postpartum. This is a great opportunity to tap into their wealth of knowledge that they bring and get your burning questions answered.