Nadine O’Mara
I have a such a passion for supporting women and their families from conception to birth and during matrescence.
I spent a large part of my life sowing seeds for the health of women and men all over the world. Upon having children, I then realised how pivotal every choice can be when we grow our families.
At this poignant time, healthy births and the practice of yoga can form solid foundations for calmer family life rhythms, strong family bonds and a healthier earth. My work grows from here and I hope to make this practice as accessible to as many families as possible.
Having a “ village” during this juicy yet challenging time can significantly improve our family’s quality of life. I look to provide support both from a physical and emotional approach– helping parents make informed choices, providing a place of support and help in creating a beautiful birth experience, no matter what unfolds.
When I fell pregnant with my first baby I used pregnancy yoga, active birth techniques and a birth education course as my main forms of preparation for birth. I found that during pregnancy I learnt to breathe properly for the first time in my life and the yoga helped me to enjoy my pregnancy, alleviating discomfort and helping find emotional clarity in readiness for birth. I gave birth to my first daughter in water and experienced a deep sense of empowerment. My second daughter was a very similar experience and i believe that my preparation was key to experiencing two beautiful births.
It was this positive experience of birth that then inspired me to want to help other couples achieve a similarly fulfilling experience.
The way we birth our children can be the one of the most life changing experiences we will ever have. I hope that through doula support, birth education, prenatal and postnatal yoga, women and their partners around Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of NSW will be able to find faith in their own abilities to create, birth and love.
I am a Level 3 yoga teacher under Yoga Australia and hold RYT-200, RPYT and YACEP status under Yoga Alliance. Since moving permanently back to Australia in 2011, I studied under the Birthlight Foundation and She Births® and certified as a doula under DONA International (Doula’s of North America). I’m Director and Lead Teacher at Bliss Baby Yoga, specialising in Pre and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training and have had the delight of taking further trainings and workshops with Ginny Phang (Optimal Maternal Positioning – ie spinning babies) Debra Pascali Bonero (Orgasmic Birth), Robyn Lim (Bumi Sehat Birth Clinic, Bali), Anna Watts (Celebration of Birth), Jane Hardwicke Collings (Ten Moons and Shamanic Women’s Craft) and Rainbow Kids Yoga to name a few. I’m also a women’s circle facilitator under Woman Within International.
I am passionate about “mothering the mother” and feel so blessed to be a part of a family’s lives at this very special time.
xx Nadine
Certified DONA Doula, Senior Yoga Teacher under Yoga Australia
E-RYT 200, RPYT and YACEP approved Yoga Teacher Trainer under Yoga Alliance
Director and Lead Teacher at Bliss Baby Yoga – Specialists in Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
