LIFE GIVING WELLBEING JOY
Dance For Joy
offering ways to re-connect through dance & community for all stages of life
A holistic dance fitness class blending mindfulness, dance movement and martial arts for your body, mind, emotions and overall wellbeing. Move in barefeet, with nonimpact movement, adaptable to individual needs and abilities, guided by ease and joy.
Dance for Joy Class Schedule
ST. Marys
LOCATION
75 Queen St. East , St. Marys ON
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E-transfer to: switzer.leslie@gmail.com
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Cost: $150/10 class card (no expiry)
Drop In: $20
Babywearing moms: $10
Dancing For Birth™ class is the
“trifecta” of birth preparation:
preconception | prenatal | postpartum | babies welcome
Feel good prenatal fitness, essential birth education, and celebration of pregnancy and birth, all rolled into one profound & powerful class that supports you at every stage, from preconception through postpartum.
Each signature move and technique is designed to guide your baby into the optimal fetal position, and enable you to effectively work with your baby and your body for a birth experience you’ll love.
Discover the keys to activating your birth instincts for a safer, easier birth! After you give birth, come full circle and wear your baby to class for postpartum fitness, parenting education and bonding with your baby.
Dancing For Birth™ offers classes and trainings/workshops on four continents and was founded by Stephanie Larson, a birth doula, childbirth educator, dancer, perinatal fitness expert and mother of four.
DANCING FOR BIRTH™ TRAININGS
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION, DATES & LOCATIONSleslie switzer : DFB™ instructor & trainer
Dancing For Birth™ Sessions
LOCATION
Bare Roots Wellness
16 Water St N, St. Marys, On N4X1A3
Email to register
switzer.leslie@gmail.com
DFB™ 6 week hybrid session (In Person and on zoom)
6 week sessions are offered ONLY 4-5 times a year or as requested. Attend at any time during your pregnancy. Women preconception are also welcome.
Cost: $150
Upcoming Session: Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30pm EDT Sept. 23 - Oct. 28/26
Interested in learning more about DFB but not sure you want to commit to a full session?
Attend a class as Drop in -$30 and if you decide to join for the remaining session your fee will be adjusted.
*Missed DFB™ class policy.
Missed classes can be accessed through class recording.
Refunds will only be given for medical reasons.
WATCH THIS AMAZING DFB VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
Dude-la 101
schedule
Supporting the women you love through the birth process.
This workshop is designed for couples to learn about instinctual birth, comfort measures and to harmonize with each other in your role as parents.
Drawing on my 10 years as a Birth Doula and 14 years as a Dancing for Birth Instructor , it promises to be empowering, informative & fun!
Offered 4 times a year (or as requested)
Please submit your request for an additional Dudela date. If there is enough interest I will add a class.
Offered online through Zoom in the comfort of your own home AND In Person at Bare Roots Wellness in St. Marys.
Cost: $100/couple
Please pre-register @ 519-859-4601 or switzer.leslie@gmail.com
Private Appointment available upon request. $150
Energy Medicine
ALIGN with Your Inner Wisdom
Your session begins with simple energy medicine tapping exercises to relax your body and mind and prepare you to receive exactly what you need to support your highest life. While relaxing on the table Leslie uses her hands on and around your body with gentle touch, guided by intuition. The session ends with a sing bowl sound bath.
For anyone, anytime you need support in aligning with your highest life.
Women come as many times as needed post birth. This session includes an opportunity to talk about your birth experience, warming therapy using a hot water bottle to support healing, and "Closing the Bones" which is an honouring of the woman's body opening to hold new life and using a rebozo or shawl to wrap the woman's body, closing the bones after birth. I highly recommend 90 mins for this service.
INNATE Postpartum Care:
Planning for the fourth trimester course
"The natural rhythm of the Earth and of Life- is that there is a period of growth and a period of rest. This is how balance is created. Pregnancy represents the time of growth, and therefore the postpartum period represents the time of rest. In the modern world, there is no value given for rest- modern culture is focused on constant growth. To rest in the postpartum time, is to be in harmony with the natural rhythms of Life. To be in harmony with the natural rhythms of Life is our path to health." Rachelle Garcia Seliga, CPM
schedule
Cost: TBA
To register: Leslie Switzer
switzer.leslie@gmail.com
Rest. Food. Bodywork. Warmth. Community.
These are the 5 essentials of Mother-centered postpartum care. 
These essentials are found throughout the world’s ancient postpartum traditions because they are deeply rooted in women’s physiologic and psychologic needs.
Now, we’ve interwoven this time-tested postpartum wisdom with modern science to create:
INNATE Postpartum Care: Preparing for the Fourth Trimester Course.
This course consists of five classes to help Mothers, families, and their support people create a postpartum plan tailored to their unique needs. 
It was designed to be taken during pregnancy - to prepare for a nourishing and regenerative postpartum period. Learn more here >> https://www.innatetraditions.
Phone: cell 519-859-4601
Email: switzer.leslie@gmail.com
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ST. MARYS, ONTARIO
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LESLIE SWITZER
Certified Nia Brown Belt Instructor ~ 2000
Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor ~ 2008
Certified Dancing For Birth™ Trainer ~ 2014
Certified Birth Doula ~ 2009
INNATE Postpartum Care Provider ~ 2018