• Tues + Thurs 10:45am | Fri 9:15am | Sat 9:00am in San Rafael
• Sundays 1pm at Cloudbreak

Create space mentally, physically and spiritually, and create community with other expecting mamas. You will take time to breathe, to embrace your changing body, and to honor all the hard work you are doing nourishing a new life. 

Our goal is that every expecting momma will leave class with a deeper understanding of her body and her pregnancy. Each class will include breathwork, mindfulness meditation, and movement to support every stage of pregnancy and help with labor preparation. 

Modifications will be offered and props will be utilized to accommodate every stage of the prenatal journey.

Mondays 6:45 pm in San Rafael

In this evening, slower prenatal yoga class, you will create space mentally, physically and spiritually, and feel supported in community with other expecting mamas. You will take time to breathe, open your body for hip and low back tension relief, nourish your nervous system, and embrace your changing body. 

Our goal is that every expecting mama will leave class with a deeper understanding of her pregnancy and upcoming labor and birth. Each class will include breathwork, mindfulness meditation, and gentle yoga sequences. 

Modifications will be offered and props will be utilized to accommodate all stages of the prenatal journey.

Mon, Wed + Fri 10:45am in San Rafael // Sundays 2:30pm at Cloudbreak

Being pregnant and experiencing birth is a life changing experience. Your world shifts, as does your schedule, your sleep, and your self care routine. This postnatal series will help you embrace who you are now, while giving you a moment to focus on yourself. 

Yoga poses will help you regain pelvic floor and abdominal strength. This class will include breath work, asana, and meditation. Babies are welcome and about 10 minutes of sweet, developmental baby yoga will be included. 

This is a class that is intended to support new moms and continue to build community. So come as you are - crying babies, sleeping babies, breastfeeding mama’s, bottle feeding mama’s, caretakers supporting moms - all are welcome.

*Class is appropriate for babies 6 weeks to pre-crawling.

Wednesdays 6:45pm in San Rafael

Week by week, as your baby grows, come mentally and emotionally prepare for the ineffable journey that birth is. Each class is created in real time by the mothers in the room, voicing what they want and need—often ranging from relieving low back pain to easing heartburn--followed by breathwork techniques applicable to and supportive in each phase of labor and delivery. Then, while you open your hips and strengthen your deep core muscles, you'll practice different ways of meeting your contractions, empowering you to move through birth with more presence and power. The class includes self-massage and stress management techniques, and finishes with a meditation, giving you time and space to connect with your baby.

Wednesdays 8pm in San Rafael

 This class serves as a weekly ritual for mothers to be nourished by the same love they pour into their families day in and day out. Through slow, somatic movement and pranayama (breathwork), we prioritize deep core strength and pelvic floor health while softening tension through self-massage, and finish with a meditation. May this class become a supportive place on your motherhood journey. 

Wednesdays 10:45am in San Rafael // Mondays 1:15pm at Cloudbreak

Tues  9:15am  | Sat 10:30am in San Rafael

Stretch, move, and connect in this yoga class designed for moms with young kids in tow. You will focus on building strength, improving flexibility, and reconnecting with your core. Your little one will be with you and is free to play and engage with you or with other kids in the class. No prior yoga experience necessary.

Designed for moms with crawling babies all the way up to 2.5 years old. Please bring a mat and anything your little one may need.

Mon + Wed 1:15pm in San Rafael

Ashley is our director of Metta Mama.

Meet yourself on the mat where you are at this very moment. This is a philosophy that deeply resonates with Ashley in both her practice and her teaching. In 2004, just out of college, she was initially attracted to the practice because of the handstands and splits, being a former competitive gymnast. Over the years, as she began to let the practice in, she realized the benefits of what she practiced on the mat, and the profound influence it had on her life off the mat. Ashley began teaching Vinyasa and Hatha classes in 2012, but found her true calling when she got pregnant with her daughter in 2016 and after studying under Kari Marble, started teaching prenatal and postnatal yoga. Passionate about guiding women through the transformative process of pregnancy and becoming a parent, Ashley teaches a strong, alignment based practice where mamas can connect more deeply to their own body through movement, breath, and mindfulness practices. Ashley strives to empower her students by teaching them about the changes that take place in their body during pregnancy and after giving birth. Now a mother of two, she knows the importance of creating a community of strong women that can support each other and she is honored to do that work at Metta Mama.

Chelsea's yoga classes are soulful, heart-opening, deeply introspective and awakening. Her classes include hatha, vinyasa, kundalini and free-flow influences that are set to really inspiring playlists that people often request afterwards. She's always delighted to share the spotify playlist so you can carry that yoga class feeling throughout your day. Yoga teaches us about the connection of all things, and reminds us that our thoughts, words and actions create ripples. When we practice surrendering and opening up our hearts, the world receives this peace. She completed her RYT-200 hour teacher training (Kula Collective) in 2017 and in 2022 she completed her perinatal certification (Bliss Baby Yoga). Learn more about Chelsea at www.cwyoga.com.

Elizabeth's yoga journey began when she was a teenager and stemmed from years of dancing, surfing, and running. She was fortunate to spend 6 months studying classical yoga in India in her twenties and dove into the practice of Vipassana meditation at this time as well. She completed a 200 hour Dharma Yoga Teacher Training in 2001and began teaching shortly after. Weaving the contemplative practices of her Buddhist background into her yoga classes is a unique offering that Elizabeth is continually deepening. Since her initial teacher training she has studied yoga therapy, yin, restorative, and prenatal yoga as well as completing her 500 hour certification through Spirit Rock's Meditation and Yoga Mindfulness Training in 2015. Her 18 years as a bodyworker also informs her teaching and personal practice along with her work with women as a birth doula and educator.

www.eshelhart.com

Coco McKenzi passionately supports Mothers and families. As a psychedelic guide, doula, and yoga and breathwork teacher, Coco has cultivated an authentically joyful way of living and leading others. Those who work with Coco consistently describe her presence as grounding, intuitive, and profoundly refreshing. She inspires bravery and helps women cultivate self-acceptance on this transformative journey of Mother and Family-hood. Coco regularly facilitates group experiences, private retreats, and community gatherings. Coco loves self-expression, cherishes time with her family, and finds deep meaning in those unexpected "aha moments", especially when experienced under a starry night sky. She looks forward to creating meaningful connections and sharing space with you and, hopefully, your family too.

Kristen is a wanderlust yogi who feels lucky to have landed in Marin for this chapter of her family's life. She is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher who has been teaching since 2012. She received her first training in Mysore, India in Ashtanga and her advanced Vinyasa training from Tranquil Space in Washington D.C. She's lived abroad for over 20 years of her life and has taught yoga from Afghanistan to Japan to Malaysia and many places in between.  She has hosted almost 10 retreats as well. 

Yoga has been a constant through many life transitions and she loves to share it with others. Her class is usually a strong vinyasa flow, weaving in yoga philosophy, longevity practices, and myofascial release. She loves playing in the balance of sthira/sukham or strength/softness and looks forward to being part of the metta community. She is a mother to 3 kids and a certified postpartum doula.

Find her on instagram at @kristenwadeyoga.

Marianne is a dedicated yoga instructor with a passion for mindfulness and healing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health Education from California State University, Chico.

Natalie strives to create an environment in which students are inspired to reach their full potential through yoga, encouraging the cultivation of self-acceptance for their bodies and appreciation of their inherent abilities. Natalie’s classes are a dynamic flow taught with a focus on alignment principles and mindfulness techniques. As a mother of two, Natalie finds the practice of yoga to be invaluable when trying to stay grounded and present through the ups and downs of parenting. Natalie continues to be inspired by her primary yoga teachers, Ana Forrest, Jane Austin, and Jason Crandell.

Born in San Francisco, Patricia has always been passionate about leading women on their healing journey, providing a safe space to connect with their minds and body. With Yoga, we have the invitation to peel back the layers that are no longer needed and bring newer joys to the surface while extending kindness and compassion towards ourselves. Nurturing women is her soul’s work, and she feels grateful to be a part of this remarkable journey, helping to explore movement through the expansion of both receiving and letting go while finding your voice. Knowing we can start over, pivot, or shift anytime helps us find a more grounded state of mind. Since completing her 200-hour Teacher Training in 2017, Patricia has continued to expand her teaching practice, completing multiple pieces of training, including Trauma-Informed Yoga, Pre- Post Natal Yoga, and Children and Teens Yoga. She is a certified Energy Healer.