Stroller Strides of St. Louis is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies.  It includes power walking and intervals of body toning using exercise tubing and the stroller.  Stroller Strides is taught by certified instructors that are also mommies.  It’s a great workout for any level of exerciser.

All you need to get started is you, your baby and a stroller that’s not prone to tipping.  We suggest you arrive 10 minutes before the start time of class and bring water, a hat/sunscreen for you and your baby and a mat or towel for ground exercises. 

In addition to Stroller Strides class, we also offer Luna Mom’s club each week, community offerings and a much needed moms night out once a month!  Check out our classes, your first class is always FREE! 

 Our website can answer most of your questions at:  www.strollerstrides.net/westcounty or at:  sarahk@strollerstrides.net

Baby Dance is a fun and easy fusion of African Dance, Ballet and Interpretive movement with a focus on Belly Dance. Learn why women use dance to facilitate labor as you tune in to your body, your baby and your labor’s unique rhythm. Learn positions to encourage optimal fetal positioning. Practice moves to use during pregnancy and labor and to tone yourself post-partum. No prior dance experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes. Open to professionals who work with birthing women, such as midwives, doulas, nurses, doctors, and also open to the expectant mother’s birthing partner and postpartum moms (babies welcome!).

 

Baby Dance is led by

Stephanie Larson is a professional dancer with 31 years of dance training, performance and teaching experience.
She especially loves partner dances such as mambo, swing, and ballroom. Stephanie has studied with Pam England of Birthing From Within, and perinatal psychologist Phyllis Klaus. A Certified Birth Doula and the founder of Birthing with Ease Support Services, Stephanie is the mother of four children under 6 years old. She has used dancing to enhance her four birth experiences - hospital, birth center and home birth.

Here are some comments from Baby Dance students:

 

“Great workout, helps you forget about any discomfort in pregnancy when you just focus on the music, and feel the music.” Chrystal

 

“Class was very enjoyable – great to get moving, also good ideas for labor – I’m looking forward to putting it into practice. I hope to come to more workshops in future. Thank you! ” Jessica
 

Classes are held in the Birthing With Ease Dance Studio at 2427 Glen Arden Dr. St. Louis, MO. Mondays, 8:00-8:55PM. Pre-registration required. Classes are ongoing (as of September 18, 2006). To register for a 3 week session, please send check for $30.00 made payable to Stephanie Larson and your preferred start date to Birthing With Ease 2427 Glen Arden Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146 or click “add to list” to pay by credit card.

Can’t make the regular session?

Private classes available at $30/hour. Private group classes available for you and your friends, $10 per person/hour (3 person minimum). Call 314-469-9118 to schedule.

Prenatal Fitness

Birth With Ease Childbirth Preparation Series

This evening series will quickly become the highlight of your week! You and your partner will learn how to work together to bring your baby into the world in the way that is uniquely right for you. This interactive approach goes beyond other methods and hospital classes to access your inner knowledge of how to birth and discover your individual coping skills. You will also learn how to help your unborn baby achieve optimal positioning to make your birth experience easier and quicker.

Your Instructor, Stephanie Larson CD(DONA), BFA is a Certified Birth Doula and has trained with Pam England of Birthing From Within and Perinatal Psychologist Phyllis Klaus. She is the founder of the Birthing With Ease approach and also of the prenatal fitness class: “Baby Dance” She is the Vice President of the Doulas of Greater St. Louis, and the Editor of DONA International’s International Doula magazine. Stephanie is the mother of four children under 7 years old. She has used the Birthing With Ease approach to enhance her four birth experiences - hospital, birth center and home birth.

The series takes place in Maryland Heights, MO at 2427 Glen Arden Dr.

Next Series begins Wednesday November 15, 2006 from 8:00-9:30pm and continues on 11/22, 11/29, 12/13, and 12/20. Registration required by 11/13/06. To register please send your check for $199 per couple made payable to Stephanie Larson to: Birthing With Ease Support Services, 2427 Glen Arden Dr. St Louis, MO 63146 or click “add to list” to pay by credit card .

Register early, space is limited..

Birth Education

Preganancy Bellydancing,Yoga and Partners Yoga Workshop 

 with  

Cameron Metheney and DeeDee Folkerts 

November 3,4,5th 

Reserve your space today, space is limited! 

Send in your regestration form in by 10/15 and save or request the form by email and save $10.00  

All forms should be mailed to:  

Masterpeace Studios 

1099 Milwaukee,
suite 10

314.909.8333  

  

Name: Cotton Babies
Contact NameJenn
Address:5167 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63129
Website:www.cottonbabies.com

Services:

Cotton Babies has been selling cloth diapers and other baby products for over three years. We are dedicated to providing quality products and top-notch customer service. Our 5 Star Rating and Customer Choice award at Diaper Pin speaks for itself! In addition to providing a full baby retail service to our customers, we also produce and wholesale a full line of cloth diapering products. Our brands include bumGenius!â„¢, Hemp Babiesâ„¢, Cotton Babiesâ„¢ and Juji Bagsâ„¢.

We have a retail store located at 5167 Lemay Ferry Road in South St. Louis County. The store hours are 9am - 5pm, Monday through Friday and 10am - 2pm on Saturdays. The store is an authorized Medela pump rental station and in addition to a complete selection of our online products, we also carry the nursing pumps that are only available in person.

Toddler Art is held in our Resource Center every Friday at 10am. An Attachment Parenting Playgroup meets the last Friday of every month at 10am.