Move for Motherhood

Move for Motherhood Jennifer Sbrocchi is a Long Island based prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher offering private and st

Jennifer Sbrocchi first came to her yoga mat to ease the stress of her accounting career. Jen's daily practice brought her strength, flexibility and balance, both physically and mentally. Jen received her 200 hour yoga teaching certification in 2014 from Yoga Vida in NYC and soon discovered that she and her husband would be expecting their first daughter. Prenatal yoga replaced her vinyasa flow practice and helped Jen feel connected to her ever changing body and the life that she was growing. Jen believes her time practicing prenatal yoga during her pregnancy resulted in the beautiful birth of her daughter Ava. Inspired by her own experience, Jen is committed to sharing her yoga practice with expecting and new moms and their families. Jen has completed over 100 additional hours of training specializing in prenatal and postnatal yoga. Additionally, Jen completed an additional training for kids yoga to better serve families.

Postnatal strength starts tomorrow at Merrick - drop in for a class. Non crawling babies are welcome.
09/14/2023

Postnatal strength starts tomorrow at Merrick - drop in for a class. Non crawling babies are welcome.

Today my Ava turns 8, and I thought it would be fun to share her birth story… September 1, 2015, Ava's due date, came an...
09/14/2023

Today my Ava turns 8, and I thought it would be fun to share her birth story… September 1, 2015, Ava's due date, came and passed with no signs that she was ready to make an appearance. Since I had a healthy pregnancy, the doctors allowed me to go two weeks past my due date and our induction was scheduled for the night of September 14th. With each day that passed, I grew increasingly frustrated and anxious, as I wanted to avoid being induced at all costs. For the next 13 days, I did everything I could to jumpstart labor - acupuncture, yoga, walking miles (even up and down the Williamsburg Bridge!), going for a massage, and eating all the food known to start labor. If you Google natural ways to induce labor, I did it all, except castor oil!
On the night of September 12th, after eating spicy drunken noodles from our favorite Thai place, I started to have very mild cramping. The cramps came and went every other hour, so I chalked it up to false labor. I took a bath, waddled into bed, listened to a meditation and drifted off to sleep. I woke up Sunday morning, upset that nothing progressed. In an attempt to distract me, Matt and I took our dog for a walk. We stopped at our favorite coffee shop and then again at the market to pick up brownie mix (because pregnancy cravings are real!). On our walk home, I had to pause and find a bench due to a contraction that lasted about 90 seconds. This was more intense than what I experienced the night before. It was about 11am when we got home and I baked my brownies and attempted to lay down and rest. However, my one contraction an hour started to become more frequent and I felt a strong urge to be upright. I alternated between sitting on an exercise ball and kneeling over the couch during my contractions. Things progressed quickly in the afternoon and by 5pm my contractions were around 7 minutes apart. My doula, Erica, came over to help at this point.
(Continued in comments)

Find your strength during your pregnancy - catch one of my prenatal yoga classes, where we work on balancing strength wi...
09/12/2023

Find your strength during your pregnancy - catch one of my prenatal yoga classes, where we work on balancing strength with surrendering, preparing you for your labor and parenthood. All classes listed below are at Merrick
⭐️ Sundays 9am
⭐️ Mondays 9:30am (through 10/2)
⭐️ Tuesdays 7pm

Photo by

September Partner Yoga for Labor & Birth is open to sign up. This workshop will be held at the Merrick location on Sunda...
08/04/2023

September Partner Yoga for Labor & Birth is open to sign up. This workshop will be held at the Merrick location on Sunday 9/24 at 10:30am. Any questions, drop them below 👇

Lots of fun in Aruba. Celebrated my birthday and made so many memories with family ☀️🌊🌴🌅
07/22/2023

Lots of fun in Aruba. Celebrated my birthday and made so many memories with family ☀️🌊🌴🌅

Pop Up Class 🚨 Postnatal Strength at Merrick on Monday June 26 at 11am. Build the foundation to get stronger in your po...
06/21/2023

Pop Up Class 🚨 Postnatal Strength at Merrick on Monday June 26 at 11am. Build the foundation to get stronger in your postpartum body 💪🏼

Yesterday, Carina graduated pre-k and today, we visited Ava at school. I’m so proud of my girls. It’s a beautiful, bitte...
06/13/2023

Yesterday, Carina graduated pre-k and today, we visited Ava at school. I’m so proud of my girls. It’s a beautiful, bittersweet thing watching them grow up 💗

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki LakeThis is what you do if you go into labor early and...
06/09/2023

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

This is what you do if you go into labor early and miss your prenatal pic 😂 so much love for each of these moms!

Nothing better than seeing this bond, the baby smiles are a close second 🤗 Baby & Me Yoga every Wednesday at and next ...
05/17/2023

Nothing better than seeing this bond, the baby smiles are a close second 🤗 Baby & Me Yoga every Wednesday at and next Sunday class is 5/28 at the Merrick location. Sign up early, spots fill up fast.

“But behind all your stories is your mother’s story, for hers is where yours begins.” - Mitch Albom Some recent new moms...
05/16/2023

“But behind all your stories is your mother’s story, for hers is where yours begins.” - Mitch Albom

Some recent new moms, who I love having back in postnatal classes. I hope everyone had a beautiful Mother’s Day 🤍

What a weekend. Hope you all had a beautiful Mother’s Day!
05/15/2023

What a weekend. Hope you all had a beautiful Mother’s Day!

Join and me for Push with Confidence at on 5/22. We demystify the second stage of labor and workshop pushing poses and...
05/09/2023

Join and me for Push with Confidence at on 5/22. We demystify the second stage of labor and workshop pushing poses and techniques. Drop any questions below ⬇️

Address

Merrick, NY
11566

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Move for Motherhood posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Move for Motherhood:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category

Meet Jennifer

Jennifer Sbrocchi first came to her yoga mat to ease the stress of her accounting career. Jen's daily practice brought her strength, flexibility and balance, both physically and mentally.

Jen received her 200 hour yoga teaching certification in 2014 from Yoga Vida in NYC and soon discovered that she and her husband would be expecting their first daughter. Prenatal yoga replaced her vinyasa flow practice and helped Jen feel connected to her ever changing body and the life that she was growing. Jen believes her time practicing prenatal yoga during her pregnancy resulted in the beautiful birth of her daughter Ava.

Inspired by her own experience, Jen is committed to sharing her yoga practice with expecting and new moms and their families. Jen has completed over 100 additional hours of training specializing in prenatal and postnatal yoga and is a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Jen has additional training in kids yoga to better serve families.

Always looking to offer more to her students transitioning to motherhood, Jen has completed additional workshops and trainings to complement her teaching: