Do you believe in natural parenting? The hope of this group is to bring together moms who believe in raising their children in the most intuitive and natural way possible. We are interested in water births, natural birth, VBACs, attachment parenting, extended breastfeeding, tandem nursing, co-sleeping, cloth diapering, baby wearing, staying at home with our babies, gentle discipline, holistic health, baby-led weaning, elimination communication, alternative vaccine schedules, natural wooden toys, …

Nine Months and Counting is a meetup group for expectant parents who wish to be well informed and involved in their pregnancy as well as the birth of their child. I am a seasoned Professional RN with nearly 10 years of hospital experience in Labor and Delivery, as well as having 3 midwife assisted, un-medicated home-births with my own children, I am an open minded, well rounded caregiver and educator in the area of pregnancy and childbirth. The purpose of this group is to empower you and your bi …

The COMPASSIONATE BIRTH & PARENTING CIRCLE is a place for community and conversation about PreConception, Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth, Mothering, Fathering, Parenting and Grand Parenting, Birth & the Primal Period, Conscious Conception, Parenting Teens, Feeding with Love, Intimacy Building with Loved Ones, Nurturing and Healing. Each CIRCLE will feature a different topic and may include film viewing, short lecture and open discussion. Topics will include; Birth and the Primal period; preconcepti …

WELCOME! I just took over this meet up group, with the goal of bringing together new moms who are interested in sharing information about alternative health.  Inspired by Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent, Gloria LeMay and Jean Liedloff, I had two births without anaesthesia, the second at home in a pool of water. After some chronic diseases in the 1990s, I use herbal remedies for the most part to address maladies that afflict myself and my family. I've learned about and experienced the benefits of he …

  Welcome, Are you are looking to connect with other Moms and Dads about natural childbirth or want to find information, support and resources closer to home?  This group is for anyone interested in natural childbirth in the Queens area. We are located in Astoria but would like to welcome members from all over Queens. This is a group of expectant parents that are looking for a place to meet other parents-to-be that are exploring and planning natural childbirth. Moms that have had a natural chil …

This group is for NYC's Upper West Side parents who are looking to meet, support each other and share their experiences with holistic parenting. Holistic parenting is a catch-all term that can include, but is not limited to, attachment parenting, positive parenting, bed-sharing or co-sleeping, breastfeeding, baby wearing, cloth diapering, the use of alternative/complementary medicines, vaccine alternatives, child-directed weaning, elimination communication, natural birth, homebirth and the use o …

Hi, my name is Kelly Majoch. I'm a prenatal yoga instructor and doula (birth coach) in the Bergen County area looking for moms and moms-to-be that would like to learn more about birth and explore different techniques through yoga during their pregnancy. I also teach mommy and me classes that are a great way to bond with your little one and meet other parents. Come have some fun, share your experience and even meet new friends.

We started this group to bring moms and dads together to workout, get fit, have fun and get to know each other. Whether your giving birth, fostering or adopting a young child for the first time or the last. We want to get to know you and stay healthy with you.  We want to introduce ourselves to NYC. While we will be working primary in Chelsea, the West Village, Tribeca, and Battery Park City everyone from any burro and any neighborhood  is welcome.

… At our Meetups we discuss topics of interest: informed/natural/home birth, breastfeeding and bottle-feeding with love and respect, baby-led solids and child-led weaning, babywearing, cloth diapering and elimination communication, gentle discipline, alternative schooling (Montessori, Waldorf, RIE, Reggio-Emilia, forest schools, Sudbury/democratic, homeschooling, unschooling), healthful eating, holistic health and medicine (whole/organic foods, supplements, herbs, homeopathy, essential oils, chiro …

… Some Topics we Will explore together are: Yoga, Energetics of Well-Being, Cooking, Flower Arrangement, Hiking, Camping, Labyrinths, The Medicine Wheel, Birthing Consciously, Dance, The Power of Laughter, The Language of Inclusion, Aromatherapy, Gardening, Turning off the Screens, Organizing Creative Spaces at Home and MUCH more!!!  

This group is open to all members of the adoption triad...adult adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents. Our group has been in existence for over 30 years (we have had several name-changes along the way), and has evolved into a wonderful, caring environment for anyone that was adopted, has adopted, or placed a child, as well as the families and friends of those mentioned. We discuss various adoption-related topics, as well as share our own experiences such as, but not limited to, search, …

… Meetings are open-ended discussions on mothering through breastfeeding and related aspects of birth, nutrition, and parenting. Mothers-to-be, mothers, grandmothers, babies, and children are always welcome to attend. LLL Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their children. They are also volunteers and are accredited by LLLI to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. Leaders are available to help in person at meetings, over the phone, and online. Citi …

… She also provided essential pregnancy and childbirth resources including support references (doulas, baby nurses, nannies, pre-natal yoga classes, prenatal massage clinics, etc), product information, birth plans, etc.  The casual, small group environment allowed us develop a close bond and many friendships lasting after the birth of our babies. - Meg

… Topics will be largely determined by the Group, but will include:  * Birth and pregnancy * Compassionate parenting  * The science of wellness, nutrition - including gluten-free, whole foods and seasonal recipes * Child development & educational reform  * Coping with children's allergies and food sensitivities  * Helping your child deal with change  * The vaccination controversy  * Consciousness and the MotherBaby bond * Psychiatric drugs and your children  * T …

This is a newly formed support group for women of color who wish to or have already chosen to become foster and or adoptive parents to a child or children in their own community. It  is our purpose to support the lifestyle goals made by our members and the agency they are affiliated with. We will never pass judgment on birth mothers. Our mission is to develop an environment where we can share concerns, challenges and ideas of raising children in "care" while maintaining one's own family, and a c …

… Again and again, Seth encourages us to take the steps that will lead to a new birth of consciousness, a new far more effective and far more expansive mode of operation, that he has alternately described as the "higher intellect," the "spacious mind," an "expansion of identity," an "awakening", the "magical approach," and "spiritualized creaturehood." "When that point of awareness strikes you fully...a new kind of consciousness is born in you...You feel the birth of intellect and intuition …