In a time when “getting ready” for birth often means endless research, conflicting advice, and pressure to prepare for every possible outcome, many pregnant people find themselves feeling more anxious rather than more confident.
This workshop offers a different approach.
Rather than focusing on what you need to know or have, we explore what it means to feel ready from the inside. Through a somatic (body-based) lens, participants are guided to build the internal capacity to meet birth and early parenthood with groundedness, clarity, and responsiveness, even in the face of uncertainty.
Together, we will shift the idea of readiness away from control and toward connection: to your body, your values, and your ability to navigate the unknown.
In this workshop, you will experience:
Short, focused teachings on readiness, the difference between planning and control, and how to respond to the unexpected
Guided body-based practices to cultivate a sense of calm, grounding, and trust in your body
Reflective writing exercises to clarify your values and priorities for birth and early parenting
Small group and partner exercises to deepen insight and connection
Practical, accessible tools to support nervous system regulation during labour and the transition into parenthood
Participants will leave with a felt sense of increased capacity to move through intensity and uncertainty, along with simple, effective tools to return to the present moment using breath, attention, and embodied awareness.
This workshop is open to pregnant individuals seeking a deeper, more internal sense of preparedness for birth and the early stages of parenthood.
Sunday June 14th 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Cost: $64
Location: Oma Chiropractic - Lower Level
1 Munro Street, Toronto, ON M4M 2B7
Meet Twyla Kowalenko
Twyla Kowalenko, MSW PhD is a mom of three and an experienced educator with a background in somatics and perinatal mental health. With over 25 years of facilitation experience, Twyla helps women reclaim safety, agency and embodied wellbeing. Twyla is the founder of Soma’ing and creator of Your Inner Compass, a prenatal preparation for motherhood. Twyla teaches at York University and in the community.
Meet Anuta Bondarenko
Anuta Bondarenko is a mom of three, a prenatal movement specialist, a birth doula and a certified Body Ready Method® Pro. Anuta has been teaching somatics-based movement modalities in Toronto since 2010 and has been supporting women during their transition into motherhood by helping them cultivate their intuition, body knowledge, resilience and strength. Anuta is the creator of Abodyawake approach and teaches prenatal group classes at kær as well as individual therapeutic movement sessions at Oma.
You can find her at abodyawake.ca or https://www.instagram.com/anuta.bondarenko/