OCT Breath + Birth: A Prenatal Workshop with Karen Carola, Sunday 10/5 at 12pm
Breath & Birth: A Prenatal Workshop
with Karen Carola, CNM
Sunday 10/5 at 12pm
Join us for a powerful, hands-on 90-minute workshop designed to support you through every stage of labor and birth. Led by Karen Carola—Director of Midwifery at OGOA, registered midwife, and experienced yoga teacher (RYT-500)—this two-hour session weaves together decades of clinical wisdom and holistic practices.
With over 40 years of OB-GYN experience and having supported more than 4,000 births, Karen offers practical, empowering tools to help you feel confident and grounded as you prepare for labor.
✨ In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The stages of labor and what to expect
Targeted breathing techniques (pranayama) for each phase
Supportive yoga postures (asanas) for comfort and ease
Breathing and positioning for pushing
Space for your questions and real-time guidance
Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Breath & Birth: A Prenatal Workshop
with Karen Carola, CNM
Sunday 10/5 at 12pm
Join us for a powerful, hands-on 90-minute workshop designed to support you through every stage of labor and birth. Led by Karen Carola—Director of Midwifery at OGOA, registered midwife, and experienced yoga teacher (RYT-500)—this two-hour session weaves together decades of clinical wisdom and holistic practices.
With over 40 years of OB-GYN experience and having supported more than 4,000 births, Karen offers practical, empowering tools to help you feel confident and grounded as you prepare for labor.
✨ In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The stages of labor and what to expect
Targeted breathing techniques (pranayama) for each phase
Supportive yoga postures (asanas) for comfort and ease
Breathing and positioning for pushing
Space for your questions and real-time guidance
Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Breath & Birth: A Prenatal Workshop
with Karen Carola, CNM
Sunday 10/5 at 12pm
Join us for a powerful, hands-on 90-minute workshop designed to support you through every stage of labor and birth. Led by Karen Carola—Director of Midwifery at OGOA, registered midwife, and experienced yoga teacher (RYT-500)—this two-hour session weaves together decades of clinical wisdom and holistic practices.
With over 40 years of OB-GYN experience and having supported more than 4,000 births, Karen offers practical, empowering tools to help you feel confident and grounded as you prepare for labor.
✨ In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The stages of labor and what to expect
Targeted breathing techniques (pranayama) for each phase
Supportive yoga postures (asanas) for comfort and ease
Breathing and positioning for pushing
Space for your questions and real-time guidance
Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Meet Your Instructor:
Karen Carola: Karen Carola, BSN, MSN, CNM, RYT-500 hr is a Certified Nurse Midwife with over 35 years of experience. She graduated from Columbia University with a Masters of Science in Midwifery in 1986 and has since helped more than 3,r00 women birth their babies. Karen is the Director of Midwifery for Ocean Gynecological and Obstetrical Association at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. With the recent increase in cesarean section rate, Karen sought more positive methods to help her patients. She became certified to teach yoga to give women the support they need to fully embrace the power of pregnancy and birth.Karen holds a 200-hour yoga instructor certification with Laurie Greene at Yoganine, a 500 -hour yoga instructor certification with Yogaworks, a prenatal certification with Jacqui Reynolds at Kripalu Center for Health and Healing, and a prenatal immersion with Sue Elkind at Dig Yoga. Karen's classes emphasize the importance of good alignment, building strength, focusing on breath work and tuning in to your intuition. An avid runner, Karen has completed 20 marathons. She enjoys exercise, yoga, and studying nutrition.
Additional Information:
Location: 1009 Arnold Avenue, Suite 1B, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Please register in advanced, space is limited - there are no refunds or exchanges for purchased classes.
You must read and sign the waiver before purchasing.