Hi I'm Jessica. When I became a mom, I felt like I was floating on an inner tube on the ocean. Every once in a while a friend would float by and we'd hold hands for a moment - and then the waves would take me away again.

The isolation was surprising, considering I'd been teaching prenatal yoga for many years.

But for a new mom, sometimes our whole day is about getting baby to take a nap. And we're not even successful at that. 

And my yoga practice just didn't seem to fit. I didn't have an hour of serene time, I couldn't afford childcare to go to class, and Sun Salutes were not helping me find my core again - in fact they seemed to be making it worse.

I created Ma Yoga not only to help pregnant women and new moms stay strong, calm and out of pain throughout their journey, but to provide communities in their neighborhoods where they could bring baby back to class.

In our Prenatal and Mom Yoga, we give specific guidance in exactly what our bodies need at every point in the journey to motherhood an beyond - on and off the mat.

So far, Ma Yoga teachers have helped over 5,000 women in Southern California have an empowering transition to motherhood.

But we know that many women who do not have easy access to classes, or can't afford to go to them. 

With your support, we are giving birth to a space where yoga teachers, birth practitioners and mom experts can provide classes and talks for pregnant women and new moms everywhere.

The Ma Yoga Living Room will be an online platform where open-hearted and wise professionals can share their gifts with more mamas going through this vulnerable chapter in our lives. We will be able to teach more women to access their innate power, wisdom, and nurturing energy.

Please stand with us in our mission by giving us whatever feels right for you. Just by contributing you (and your website if you have none) will be listed on our Ma Yoga Friends page - and at different donation levels there are different "perks".

Don't forget to select your perk on the right side bar by clicking on it - we are offering some great ones, and if you select The Ma Yoga I CAN Core Strengthening Program for Post-Baby Bellies (and Diastisis Recti), you'll be part of an intimate group getting personal support from me as I share each video in the 2-month program.

P.us you'll get my Morning "Ma" Meditation and the Low Back Relief practice as well.

We are so grateful for your support - thank you!

Our mission: to provide guidance, inspiration and support for pregnant women and new moms in their own living rooms.

We will also offer online prenatal and postpartum teacher trainings for yoga teachers, so they can create their own mama circles in their own neighborhoods, and join us online. Our list of offerings will start with:

         

The Ma Yoga Certified teachers below have chosen to start "mama circles" in their own neighborhoods. With this funding they will be able to inspire a lot more women with their teachings!

 

 

Many new moms don't have access to guidance on how to recover emotionally from their births; how to get get strong again; and how to make healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their families.

           

Many Ob/Gyns are recommending prenatal yoga not only for the physical exercise and calming meditation but because studies show it can even have a positive affect on birth outcomes.  

      

Thank you for helping us provide these beneficial practices to anyone who wants them!

                                   

The funds we raise will go toward producing introductory meditation and yoga programs, to make sure people are practicing safely and effectively at home. 

These programs - listed as "perks" on the right sidebar - include Quickie Morning Meditation, Low Back Pain Relief, and Core Strengthening. You don't have to be a mom to enjoy them! We will also create foundational prenatal yoga videos. 

Funds that come in above $20,000 will allow us to upgrade our teachers' recording equipment, so they can post quality classes in the Ma Yoga Living Room.

If we reach our stretch goal of $30,000, we will improve our website, making it easy for mamas to search our videos depending how much time they have, and whether baby is inside or out, on the mat with them or doing their own thing.

You can choose to receive quick and effective yoga, meditation and wellness practices as we produce them - and the higher your donation level, the more you get.

Please contribute at whatever level feels right to you and select your perk above. Even $5 gets you (and your website) listed as a Ma Yoga Friend!

You name and website listed on our Friends page, plus 10 (Easy, Nourishing) Recipes I Wouldn't Want to be a (Busy) Mom Without. and The Yoga of Pregnancy Do's and Don'ts.

Above plus: Learn a quick meditation to do in the morning - including a breath practice - to get you connected, focused and ready for your day.

Above plus: Learn how little shifts in how you sit, stand, and sleep can help your back feel better. And short, simple exercises to get instant relief.

Above plus: Whether you have a soft belly, pelvic instability or diastasis recti, this course will lead you through gentle daily exercises that tone your abs and restore stability - for vanity and sanity!

Above plus: Get better sleep, more energy, and a stronger immune system with these 5,000 year old wellness principles from Ayurveda. Simple food and daily rhythm principles that are like having a Users Manual for your body!

Above plus: Once the Ma Yoga Living Room is up and running, enjoy a VIP year where you get access to all the classes our teachers are offering.

Above plus: Have an ache or pain? Wish you could lose weight or change your eating habits? Dreaming of finding time for that project? Our Lifestyle Coaching program will help you move forward faster in manifesting your intentions.

Above plus: Do you have an eco-friendly, organic, convenient way to make mom's life easier? Please contact us at jessica@mayoga.com for our Corporate Sponsor package.

Above plus: Do you have an eco-friendly, organic, and/or convenient way to make mom's life easier? Please contact us at jessica@mayoga.com for our Corporate Sponsor package.

Above plus: Support the mission of our non-profit arm to provide yoga and guidance to teenage mothers.

We can't become ourselves, by ourselves.

If you've ever taken a yoga class that shifted you from fear to power...

if you've ever received words of wisdom that helped you move forward when you'd been stuck...

if your life was ever shifted by someone generously extending care to you...

then please help us bring the Ma Yoga Living Room into the world! 

                       

Thank you for your support and we can't wait to see you in the Living Room!