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Saturday Women’s Fertility Mini-Retreats

If you’ve been trying (and trying and trying) to get pregnant or know someone who is, then take a moment to learn more about Nicole Lange’s Saturday Women’s Fertility Groups.

Nicole Lange, licensed acupuncturist

Nicole, a licensed acupuncturist who focuses on women’s health and fertility, is amazing and she has so much to offer women who are working with their fertility.

These mini-retreats include holistic fertility discussion & education, activities & exercises, as well as a retreat-style acupuncture or acupressure treatment (your choice). See more info at her blog and below.

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

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Saturday Women’s Fertility Mini-Retreats

What: Group fertility support and acupuncture treatments with top twin cities fertility acupuncturist and experienced speaker Nicole Lange Lic.Ac.

When: One Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Topics:

March 3rd: Feeling like a Failure – the shame of feeling so bad
April 14th: Hard to tell a story when you don’t know the end (talking to others about fertility struggles)
May 12th: S-E-X & Intimacy from Natural conception to Adoption & IVF – Why it matters
June 9th: Transformations through the journey of infertility

Where: Starting in April 2012 classes will be held at St. Catherine’s University (March will still be at the Carondelet Center on Randolph in St. Paul)

Why: To provide community, support, and acupuncture for women struggling with
all stages and aspects of fertility challenges

Who: Naturally TTC, IUI, IVF, Donor Cycles, Surrogate Cycles, Adopting, Making peace with discontinuing to try, Primary or Secondary, GLBT or Hetero, acupuncture pro or newbie (that includes needle-phobes, LHL Patients and non patients :)
(ALL are welcome!)

Cost: $40 per participant per session

Other Details: Each session will include a holistic fertility discussion & education, activities & exercises, as well as a retreat style acupuncture or acupressure treatment (your choice).

Please pre-register at nicole@lifehealinglife.com at least 2 days in advance as space is limited.

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Support group & acupuncture retreat for fertility

Many of us know someone struggling to get pregnant. The journey can be a painful one that requires much support and love.

You’ll find that with acupuncturist Nicole Lange of Life Healing Life, Acupuncture for Women’s Health & Fertility. Please pass along the below info if you or anyone you know might benefit from the following workshop, which begins this Saturday, Nov. 5. We think it will be wonderfully restorative!

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

Nicole Lange of Life Healing Life acupuncture

The journey of “infertility” is one no woman dreams she’ll be on.  The challenges of creating the family we hope for can awaken aspects of ourselves we never dreamed existed. As each stage of the journey unfolds it can bring both incredibly difficult strains and stresses and amazingly powerful realizations and strengths.

The Nov. 5 Life Healing Life support group & acupuncture retreat will focus on this transformative journey – for better and for worse.  We will explore the parts we shed along the way, the parts we gain, the ebb and flow of putting one foot in front of the other, the desire to get to the end, and the challenges of the unknown.

I hope you will join me, share your experience, feel support and community, and take some time to nourish your body, mind and spirit!  It is a great way to start your weekend.

Space is limited, please email Nicole (nicole@lifehealinglife.com) to reserve your space by noon on Friday, Nov. 4.

Wear comfortable clothes and bring a blanket and/or yoga mat and pillow as well as a journal if you wish (not required).  ALL stages of the journey are welcome.  TTC naturally, with ART, 3rd party, adopting, unsure what your next step is… acupuncture pro or virgin… you will be supported and at home here!

Details: First Saturday of each month (Nov. 5) 9-11:30 a.m. @ Carondelet Center 1890 Randolph Ave.

Cost: $35 per person or $25 each if you bring a fertility friend (Hey, and why not go out to lunch after class!?) Feel free to bring your morning coffee, tea, snacks, etc.  Be sure to eat something before receiving acupuncture!

For more details feel free to email Nicole or check out her blog.

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Fertile Grounding — coming soon!

Many of you know and love Jennifer Colletti’s yoga classes. Here at Blooma she teaches prenatal yoga, BYOB yoga, BYOB partner workshops, and now, Fertile Grounding Yoga fertility workshops. What you may not know about Jennifer is that her own journey to becoming a mother was a challenging one. After many tests and two rounds of in vitro fertilization, Jennifer birthed sweet baby Beckett in 2007!

While struggling to get pregnant, Jennifer and her husband found that they longed for a sense of community with others going through a similar process. Naturally, Jennifer found solace through yoga.


Now, she is creating a community for men and women experiencing fertility challenges. Fertile Grounding Yoga workshops are 6-week fertility workshops geared toward women who are either just beginning to walk the path of getting pregnant or those who may already be in the midst of fertility treatments. Incorporating meditation, yoga, and educational components such as nutrition into the workshop, Fertile Grounding aims to nurture your body, mind, and soul.

Her next session at Blooma begins Saturday, Feb. 6, and runs through March 13; 2-5 p.m. Sign up by clicking here, clicking the “Workshops” tab, then scroll down until you see “Fertile Grounding Yoga.”

Jennifer and her husband, Michael, recently shared their story during a film festival in New York. They entered a contest to create a film with an “uplifting story of infertility.” As one of three finalists, Jennifer and Michael traveled to New York for the screening, and met with other couples, doctors, and industry professionals all trying to shed the stigma of infertility. Watch the video here. Well, done, Jennifer! Thank you so much for sharing your story, wisdom, and open heart with all of us.

Love,
Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma
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