About this Event
A common question we have when we start our family planning journey is, "Do I have to stop practicing yoga?" Empowering your fertility goes beyond the clinic – it encompasses your holistic well-being. That's why Rowena Mittal, MS, PhD, CYT, is thrilled to share her Yoga for Fertility Care program with the YFSF community through a workshop. Leveraging her experiences as an MIT-trained biomedical scientist who has developed women’s health technology, a 20-year yoga practitioner, a decade-long yoga teacher, and a patient of fertility treatment herself, Rowena has tailored the 8-limbed yoga practice to meet your needs to stay physically active, mentally balanced, emotionally nourished, and spiritually enlightened.
Join Rowena for this first-of-its-kind yoga workshop in San Francisco to gain the yogic tools for supporting any stage of the egg retrieval journey – from building the courage to book the initial consultation, to considering your options, to the 3-month preparatory lifestyle improvement period, to the stimulation cycle, to recovering from egg retrieval surgery.
This workshop will explore yoga practices that foster fertility such as the yamas (restraints), niyamas (observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breath, life force), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), and dhyana (meditation). Physical movement is designed to maintain strength, mobility, and circulation while not including twists, inversions, or high-impact pelvic motion. In addition, this workshop covers why and how we need to modify our practice during treatment, the science behind how yoga can promote egg quality or quantity as well as manage treatment side effects, community resources, and Q/A.
What you will gain
- An energizing and uplifting yoga practice and community to foster your fertility
- How yoga can promote egg quality or quantity and manage treatment side effects
- Why and how we need to modify our practice during treatment
Why attend?
This workshop is open to all genders and levels of experience with yoga or fertility treatment. While tailored to students pursuing or recovering from egg retrieval, this workshop can be beneficial to,
- Individuals seeking to manage stress or balance cortisol levels to foster fertility
- Yoga students looking for a balanced yang-to-yin asana practice during menstruation
- Yoga teachers seeking inspiration to support their students going through IVF
- Friends, family, and partners attending in support of their loved ones
Join us for this enriching workshop on living yoga as holistic fertility care. Register today and take the first step towards nourishing self-care and building your family with clarity and equanimity.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Yoga Flow SF - Noe, 4049 24th Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 81.88