Offerings at Daughter of Samoa

At Daughter of Samoa, Leonora is also dedicated to collaborating with other birthworkers and teachers, healers and educators, resource providers of all kinds to help the community of pregnant folks or new parents and their support people as well as their children to take care of themselves and their loved ones within a supportive community invested in their own growth and healing.

The community that's created at Daughter of Samoa is something to experience for yourself. Imagine a prenatal yoga class with everyone around you pregnant in varying degrees, first, second and third trimester... and during check in, each describing how they're feeling in their journey, physically, emotionally and mentally. It's a protected and supportive space for pregnant people to both be and learn about themselves while in preparation for the most pivotal experience they will ever have, the rite of passage of childbirth into parenthood. Moreover, during parental leave, after those first few healing weeks with a newborn, people need to move their bodies with somatic practices that help them to return back to their bodies after the major transition and postpartum classes offer an opportunity for that. In these classes, we sing to our babies to welcome them into the space, show them how we move our bodies and take care of ourselves as we take care of them. 

These classes are for those who wish to appreciate this special and fleeting time, this present moment with themselves, with their babies and with their support people and consciously work to prepare for labor as well as parenthood. Yoga practices. and movement in general also helps to provide a counter to the sedentary lives we live, sitting in chairs for hours on end, or in feeding a baby in restrictive and repetitive positions for much of the day and night so that the aches and pains that the body feels going through this major transition can be tended to compassionately. If you need more convincing to join in on a prenatal yoga class, research also shows that Prenatal Yoga helps to increase the vaginal delivery rate, decrease the premature delivery rate and Yoga even takes a role in shortening the first stage and second stage of labor. Moreover, Yoga can help keep a body, the uterus and the entirety of the pelvis into the ribs as well, in balance, thus creating space for those babies in utero to thrive. Moreover, perinatal Yoga promotes relaxation and helps with stress management, improves stamina and emotional well being. It increases strength, flexibility and agility, all things we need as soon-to-be and current parents.


Whether you're attending a regular weekly or monthly class or even a monthly workshop or a course, dedicating yourself to nurturing yourself and accessing resources you feel would be helpful for you to care for yourself and your family. 

Purchase a New Student Trial 

Three in person, in studio yoga classes at Daughter of Samoa for $50. Must be used within 30 days. Begins on the day of your first class.

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Class Packs + Memberships
For every purchase, there is a 4% service charge tacked on. 

Good for one 60 or 75 minute class. Good for any regular class. One year expiration. No refunds nor transfers.

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5 Class Pack

$105

$21/per class. Good for any regular class. One year expiration. No refunds nor transfers. 

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10 Class Pack

$180

$18/class. Good for any regular class. One year expiration. No refunds nor transfers. 

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Unlimited Monthly Membership

$99

Auto-recurring membership, charged every 30 days. Required minimum of 2 months before you're eligible for cancellation or pausing. Can be paused up to 3 times. Includes free On-demand library, a 15% discount on all workshops, courses and retreats.

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Unlimited  Monthly On-Demand Subscription

$29-$49 Sliding Scale

Auto-recurring subscription, charged every 30 days. Required minimum of 3 months before eligible for cancellation. Prenatal, postnatal, fundamentals, advanced and yin classes available in livestream format. 


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Classes + Courses + Workshops

Prenatal Yoga
Prenatal yoga classes include community check ins, practice in centering with breathwork and movement as well as postures that prepare the body for labor while easing the common aches and pains of pregnancy. In every class, we work on fostering self-awareness, self-knowledge, self-trust, and embodied autonomy and sovereignty, all in preparation for the rite of passage of birth. The practice of Yoga blends well with labor preparation in multiple ways, emotionally, physically and mentally.


*Preregistration Required*

Current Schedule
Monday 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Friday 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Sunday 10:30 - 11:45 am

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Postpartum Yoga w/Babies
Postpartum Yoga classes begin with community check ins, singing a welcome to bring the babies into the circle and class followed by breathwork, centering and exercises that help to restore and rehabilitate the pelvic floor and core, strengthen the body while also relieving the typical aches and pains working on pelvic floor health, core rehabilitation, strengthening and easing some of the sore muscles from repetitive movements and positions new parents experience when holding, feeding and carrying their babies.

* Preregistration Required *

Current Schedule
Monday 10:30 - 11:45
Friday 10:30 - 11:45

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Free!! Baby + Me  Zoom Yoga 
Led by Leonora Willis

Tuesday, February 11 th, 10 am - 12 pm
Sponsored by Bananas

These monthly online zoom classes are designed to assist new parents with recovery after birth, provide a supportive community-centered environment, and an awareness of self-care. With their babies present, parents can focus on easing tensions, restoring alignment in the body, creating energy and re-strengthening the core.

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New Parent Support Group
Course
Led by Lauren Aiken, LMFT

Pregnancy and postpartum parenthood bring profound changes, joys, and challenges. This group offers a safe and nurturing space to connect with others on the same journey while learning valuable skills to navigate these transformative seasons mindfully. Facilitated by a marriage and family therapist, we’ll explore how community and mindfulness can help you create awareness around your emotions, practice courageousness to embrace the full spectrum of your experiences, and foster resilience.
When we are supported in parenting mindfully, we open the door to a more balanced, fulfilling journey through motherhood and parenthood. Come as you are—let’s navigate this season together with intention and care. There are a total of 8 sessions, 2 hours each, once a week  Feb 6 - March 27

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Dance Baby Down
Led by Jazz-Ylaine Baptiste

These monthly Dance Baby Down workshops are a 90 minute experience that integrates breath, connection, movement, affirmations, reflections and community. This class is ideal for anyone in their pregnancy journey from 10 weeks to 40+ weeks all the way up to your Labor Day! Birth partners are welcome to register and join to Dance Baby Down as a couple or birth team duo. Students with Unlimited Memberships receive a 15% discount. Contact Leonora for your code. We look forward to moving with you and your baby! Dance with JOY! Birth with JOY! Dance Baby Down!

Saturday, January 18, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Sliding Scale $60 - $120/each participant 

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