The Nesting Place offers prenatal yoga, baby and me yoga, mommy and me fitness, postpartum fitness – something for everyone! Click here to register.
Prenatal Yoga: Connect with your mind and your body in this one-hour pregnancy safe prenatal yoga class. Stretching and yoga is a wonderful way to stay active during your pregnancy. This gentle flow helps mamas get in tune with their bodies and connect with their baby. This class meets weekly both virtually and in-person in all locations.
Baby and Me Yoga: We offer weekly yoga classes for you and your little one to bond while getting in a good stretch and moving your body. This class is a wonderful way to connect with your baby, assist in baby motor development, and learn simple baby soothing touch techniques. Moms will also get a great stretch and movement session in this class. Appropriate for ages 6-weeks to pre-crawlers. Offered weekly in Farmingdale and Merrick.
Little Movers: An interactive parent and me class for toddlers aged 12 months-3. Promotes body and mind awareness, posture and core strength, brain development, bonding and attachment, and language development. Incorporates yoga, movement, dance, music, and obstacle course!
Postnatal Strength: A combination of core strengthening and total body toning. Pre-crawling babies are welcome.
Jennifer Sbrocchi
Jen is a mother to two girls and a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Jen first found yoga to ease the stress of her corporate career. After seeing the benefits yoga had on both her mind and body, Jen deepened her studies and received her 200 hour yoga teaching certification in 2014. At the end of her training, Jen discovered she and her husband were pregnant with their first daughter. Prenatal yoga replaced her vinyasa flow practice and helped Jen connect to her changing body and the life that she was growing. Jen believes practicing prenatal yoga during her pregnancy resulted in the beautiful (and relatively easy!) births of both her daughters.
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, postnatal, and baby & me yoga and is also trained as a Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. Jen’s classes will leave you feeling strong, confident, prepared and capable during your pregnancy, labor and transition to motherhood.
Jen provides private yoga and strength training for all stages of motherhood – preconception, pregnancy and postpartum. Private sessions are the ideal choice if you want a personalized plan that is tailored to your goals. Find more info at www.moveformotherhood.com
Jamie Henderson
After practicing yoga on and off for over ten years in various gyms and at school Jamie was introduced to the serenity that yoga studios provide. It was there that her passion for yoga was ignited, loving the way that she felt physically and mentally after each and every class. In 2012 she received her 200-hour vinyasa yoga teacher certification at Sonic Yoga in NYC. Two months later she completed training for her favorite style, restorative yoga at Revolution Yoga in Rockville Centre, NY. Jamie is also certified to teach Yin Yoga through the teachings of Corina Benner as well as Kids Yoga from Kidding Around Yoga program. Jamie intends to spread her love of yoga even further through her teaching, with classes focused on tuning inward, connecting with the breath and moving energy throughout the body. Her students and clients leave feeling relaxed, strengthened and empowered to take their yoga off the mat and into their daily lives.
Melissa Bilka
Melissa is a yoga teacher and wellness enthusiast. She discovered yoga as a teenager and was immediately drawn to its ability to calm her mind, strengthen her body, and connect her to her inner self.
Becoming pregnant with both her children opened her to the power of prenatal yoga. Melissa started at 6 weeks pregnant with both her daughters and had an easeful and peaceful labor and delivery with both. She truly believes her positive experiences were due to yoga and knowing her body. She is passionate about sharing prenatal yoga’s transformative power with others.
With over three years of experience, Melissa brings a wealth of knowledge and a playful, supportive energy to her classes. She believes that yoga is for everyone, and she strives to create a safe and inclusive space for her students to explore their practice. Melissa integrates elements of mindfulness, pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditation into her classes to help students cultivate a deep connection with their bodies and minds.
Outside of her yoga practice, Melissa loves to spend time in nature, bake, follow baseball and listen to her favorite music. She holds certifications as a 200 hour yoga instructor, prenatal and postnatal yoga, and she is versed in labor and delivery techniques. She is always seeking opportunities to continue her education and growth as a teacher.
Jacqueline Hartmann
Jacqueline Hartmann is a 500hr registered yoga instructor with an additional 85 hours of prenatal yoga training. She is a Reiki Master, Women’s circle and Mother Blessing facilitator, childbirth educator and birth doula. Jacqueline is also a first time mama to her son Owen.
Avrey Gabriell
Avrey has a BA in Therapeutic Recreation and Interpreting degree in American Sign Language. She teachers parent and me music classes, infant sign language, childbirth education, and more! Avrey has a love for educating and empowering families as they prepare for their birth experience. Avrey has an intuitive business where she does Angel card / psychic medium readings, sound healing, meditation and essential oils. Her vibe is naturally calming and nurturing.
Before becoming a doula, Avrey danced professionally and has been a choreographer and dance instructor since 2003. When she’s not moving and grooving with her babies or during parent and me classes at The Nesting Place you can find her spending time with nature or in women’s support ceremonies.
Sadie Pincus
Sadie has been teaching Early Childhood Music classes for 15 years. She received her degree in Music Education from the University of Delaware and completed training in Early Childhood Music through the Gordon Institute for Music Learning. When teaching, she uses research-based methods to support children’s musical development and growth. Sadie believes that every child is born with natural musical abilities that can be nurtured through joyful, hands-on experiences in the early years — and she loves being a part of that journey!
When she’s not teaching her youngest students, Sadie works full-time at an elementary school, where she teaches General Music and Chorus to students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. She also serves as Chair of the Discovery Program at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, an arts program for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students. At home, Sadie has two young musicians of her own and loves making music together as a family!
Rebecca De Julio
Rebecca has been passionate about music ever since she started playing the flute at 8 years old. From then and into college she played in both private and competitive group settings, performing in multiple venues such as the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall. Rebecca obtained her Bachelor’s of Music from SUNY Fredonia in 2009 and continued on to receive her Master’s from CUNY Queens where she earned the Music Education Award for Academic and Professional Excellence in 2017. Rebecca became a K-5 music teacher in the New York City Department of Education in 2015 while running her private music studio for both kids and adults. She has worked in multiple classroom settings and has a heavy background in working with children with special needs. Since having her daughter, Rebecca teaches parent and me music classes and enjoys watching children fall in love with music through instrument, movement, sensory and imaginative play.
