Without a doubt, I can honestly say that your yoga classes were an enormous part of my preparation and ensured I had the most positive natural birth possible. I didn’t have a lot of prenatal support around me in such a small regional town but I did your classes 3-4 times a week and I found the 10min talks before each class just as helpful as the physical practice. By the end, I could practically hear you say the affirmations in my head when I was practicing on my own. I used so many of the practices in my labour, the affirmations, the movements, the sound, and I have no doubt it was the best preparation for me to birth so powerfully and confidently.
Little Finley arrived two weeks ago (38.6 weeks!) in a rather speedy beautiful natural birth. My waters broke the night before and I spent the day at home very relaxed and getting all my life admin done, including my tax return (lol!). After getting lots of nudges from the hospital I said to them I would pop up after we watched the Matildas game (not the candlelit bath I thought I would have!) for a VE and decided to pop some clary sage on followed by the TENs machine shortly after. By the time the game had finished I was well and truly in active labour with my final contraction at home feeling the urge to push. Lucky the hospital is literally a minute away, we made it to the birth suite and my partner barely got the music on before I was actively pushing. Our little son made a beautiful entrance to the world and was wide eyed on arrival with a beautiful golden hour afterwards.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your offering. Words can’t express how appreciative I am and how indebted I feel to you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Much love, Alisha
Danae’s yoga sessions are wonderful and some are more challenging, and they really helped me prepare mentally and physically for birth. I didn’t know that I could be so fit & strong in the 3rd trimester! She helped me to be empowered so that during labour I could make the decisions that felt right for me and to continually tap into my own calm & confidence. The labour midwife remarked on how calm and in control I was. Thank you so much Danae! xx
Leah
Wanted to let you know that our beautiful baby girl, Kaia, arrived on Sunday morning!
She was born en caul in the water. A physiological birth, about 10 hours of labour. She was in a LOT position during early labour so about halfway through we did the OMP side lying position on both sides for 2 contractions each and she turned. Hoorah! After that the contractions became much more regular and intensified. From there I got into the bath and moved through transition and a 2 hour pushing phase. I used lots and lots of sound and breath… didn’t think I was going to make it many times but the birth training, yoga the environment we set up and support got me through. My midwife at RNS and Matt were amazing.
It was the hardest but most rewarding experience. Thank you so much for all your knowledge and teachings… they really supported us on the day and helped me have the birth I’d hoped for. I felt able to step into my power and set myself up for a really positive postpartum. Kaia is just perfection and really healthy.
Izzy and Matt
Your yoga classes were amazing in my birth preparation, they reignited my passion for yoga, solidified my breath work practice and the pre class chats were invaluable. It helped me consider, reflect and prepare for my birth and breathe away any fears throughout my pregnancy that crept in, whilst keeping me physically feeling great.
My birth was long and hard but my partner, my baby and I all rocked it! Supported by two wonderful midwives and a doula, and yourself, my spirit yoga doula. My affirmations from your classes were…
‘I breathe in I feel powerful, I breathe out I relax’ &
‘I breathe deeply and I am calm’
I visualized, I lent into the pain, I breathed and whilst there was a part of me wanting to give up my mother beast was louder, confident with the preparation I had done prior bringing baby boy through the portal.
Thank you Danae, for all the work you do to support women and how you have supported me. I’m not sure in what capacity yet but I am inspired to support women in pregnancy and birth in the future and can’t wait to get back to yoga soon.
Anwyn ✨🦋
Danae is as good as it gets! If you want someone who will inspire your journey to your best birth, look no further. Danae brings a wealth of experience and motivation in preparation for birth through wonderful yoga classes and birth training. My body and mind were 100 percent ready for a great hospital birth. Be prepared to upgrade and put in the work 🫶 Danae is the Tony Robbins of doulas!
Davinia
You are an absolute treasure! Your prenatal yoga and mindset training helped me feel calm, confident, and prepared once labour began and I was in the thick of it. If you want a natural, empowered birth experience, do this program. You won’t regret it ☺️
Kelly
Danae is a fantastic prenatal yoga teacher, and also a genuinely lovely person. Her directions are clear and precise so you’re not constantly looking up at the screen to check you’re doing the right thing, and she’s very mindful of giving advice for all women. Her classes begin with a very helpful chat about pregnancy and she constantly reminds you during class what positions to replicate in labour. I started doing her classes at 14 weeks pregnant and considered them an essential part of my labour prep. She also runs Optimal Maternal Positioning courses which I was lucky enough to go to in Sydney. It was really well organised, insightful and a great place to meet likeminded people.
❤️ Mel
We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I could not have “chosen” a better way of giving birth. On all fours, in the water, unmedicated and with no stitches required after. Arrived in hospital at 8am and had baby girl Sunny ☀️ at 1:30pm. I know exactly what you mean when you were talking about “awaken the birth beast inside of you”. That’s exactly what it felt like!
Thank you again and I will highly recommend your yoga, birth training and your OMP course to any of my friends and family. 🩷
Josie
Words cannot truely express our gratitude for Danae’s program preparing for our second child.
In preparing for birth, Danae’s passion and positive energy for life and wellbeing oooze through her yoga practice, mindset training and epic OMP course. Her drive to be the best version of yourself is infectious and the skills gained in body and mind are invaluable, not only for labour but beyond in life as a parent.
Danae not only changed the fear fuelled, intervention heavy narrative of birth for me but for generations past and future. My husband, Mum, Mother in Law, Aunts, Grandma, our friends and most importantly my daughter, now personally know of a positive physiological water birth and are in awe of what is possible.
We would not have had such a positive experience without Danae’s yoga and birth training and are eternally grateful. She is a deadset birth and wellbeing powerhouse. My husband and I could not recommend her more highly!
Sarah
I attended Danae’s prenatal yoga sessions, and they were truly incredible. During the classes, Danae taught postures that greatly helped ease labor pain, which made a big difference during my labor. Thanks to her techniques, I was able to labor longer at home and have a natural water birth in the hospital. I highly recommend her yoga classes! The virtual format also made it so convenient to practice from the comfort of my own home.
Toya
Just wanted to drop you a line and share that our baby girl arrived on Sunday 14th Sep. Remi Adelaide.
My birth was amazing, I felt connected, in control and had my husband in my corner, all thanks to your yoga prep, birth training and education, and the OMP course was incredible. Thanks so much!!!
I was confident to manage labour at home as much as possible, arrived at the hospital just in time to birth. From the time we double parked out the front to our girl arriving it was all of 35mins 😳🤣 Thanks so much for everything, wishing you all the best with your yoga sessions, they are incredible.
Hilary
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, I was attending your online prenatal yoga classes until I had to stop as my baby came early! He is now 8 weeks old. His name is Jesse. Came at 37 weeks 5 days. 6.11.25 7:30pm. Weight 3.4 kg.
I cannot thank you enough for the prep that I did with you in your yoga classes as well as your informative videos on Instagram.
We had a successful labour, no pain relief, just positive thoughts, movement, deep sounds, music and oxytocin massage and support from my husband Dylan. I painted some beautiful affirmation signs with fairy lights set up around the room, with the “strength from within” card which I used and read when pushing Jesse out while on all fours over the bed.
We are so grateful for your classes and it really was great prep before the birth. All your talks at the start of class as well as mantras and sounds really helped towards the end.
The urges came and pushing Jesse out was tough but not as painful as contractions. Good learning with the pushing so I will know what to expect and how hard to push. Hopefully will have a water birth at home for the next one if we are out of the apartment.
I had a small tear and a small second degree tear which is healing well. Feeling good after the birth and have healed well!
Breastfeeding is also going well, no pain or latching issues, I have a big supply so my milk came in early. I breastfed as soon as he came out!
Overall the Midwife and OB were so impressed with Dylan’s support and how I managed with no pain relief. We did all your prep and it all really helped immensely!
Thanks so much again, recommending your yoga classes and birth training to anyone giving birth 🙂
Laura, Dylan and baby Jesse
I gave birth to my baby girl Sofija at home like planned! Bobby and I did our OMP exercises leading to birth and your birth training and your advice on breathing, making sounds and body positioning really helped me! I went in to labour around 11:30pm and Sofija was born at 9:21am in water 🥹. We are all doing well!
Thank you again for all your advice in live classes and yoga classes, it really helped me have the pregnancy and birth that I had dreamed of!
My sister is pregnant and I will recommend the yoga and training to her.
Hugs, Jelena xo
Danae’s birth focused yoga classes have been incredible birth prep for me! They’re empowering classes filled with breath work, learning what to expect in birth and a beautiful opening yoga practice, all of which I could confidently do in my third trimester.
Sophie
Danae’s birth training live class recording education sessions knocked my socks off, she wasn’t ever afraid to say things that were hard to hear, because they needed to be said. The yoga itself was with me all through my labour as my body knew what to do after putting on the classes in my living room each week.
I achieved my extraordinary, redemptive birth experience and I am forever changed because of it. I absolutely know that it wouldn’t have been possible without Danae, and I will be grateful to her forever. I genuinely can’t recommend her highly enough.
Love Monica
I joined Danae’s online yoga classes in the lead up to the birth of my daughter and highly recommend to expecting mamas! Danae is the most beautiful kind hearted soul who each week left me feeling confident and empowered that I could experience an incredible labour and birth. Danae is truly inspiring and I’m very grateful for the takeaways from each week’s class. Hope to be back in the future!!
❤️ Brianna
