Next TPG Meeting on 23rd January

Time & Date: 11am - 1pm on 23rd January

Speaker: Sachiko Sonoda (Babywearing educator)

Topic: Babywearing - Basics of carrying a baby and different types of carriers

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 9th January

Time & Date: 11am - 1pm on 9th January

Speaker: Stephanie Kawai (TPG coordinator, TMG director, mother of 3 boys and birth doula in Tokyo)

Topic: Infant care & post-partum support

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 19th December

Time & Date: 11am - 1pm on 19th December

Speaker: Maike Erdmann (TPG Coordinator and mother of 4 boys)

Topic: Maike will share her experience giving birth in Tokyo and taking care of a newborn baby

Christmas Special: Free mini massages will be provided by Kay Akahane, a licensed massage therapist (ESSENCE K)

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 5th December

Time : 11AM to 1PM

Speaker: Helen Zhang

Topic: How Pilates helps preparing for birth and recovering after birth. The first hour will be for socializing, and the second hour will be for Q&A and a prenatal pilates class. Participants need to wear socks and comfortable clothes.

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 21st November

Time : 11am-1pm on 21st November

Speaker: Natasha Veresova, a life coach and a mother of two boys, currently working with women, mostly young mothers, to help them find balance, mindfulness and joy in their new role, focusing on their own goals, well-being and achievements.

Topic: The importance of self-care for moms during the first year after the birth of a child. We will discuss why this first year -while the most memorable- could turn out to be a challenging and trying year for the parents as well as their relationships.

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 7th November

Time : 11am-1pm on 7th November

Speaker: Yoko Onishi, Acupuncturist at Maverick Acupuncture Clinic

Topic: Yoko will discuss how acupuncture can help pre-mama during pregnancy and the types of devices used in acupuncture.

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 24th October

Time & Date: 11am-1pm on 24th October

Speaker: Stephanie Kawai

Topic: Stephanie is a Tokyo Pregnancy Group coordinator, Tokyo Mothers Group director and mother of 3 boys. She has been a birth doula in Tokyo since 2014. She will discuss doula support including breathing positions and massage for labor, information on Tokyo Mothers Group, and answer general pregnancy and birth in Japan related questions

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 10th October

Time & Date: 11am-1pm on 10th October

Speaker: Brett Iimura, ICCE, CEC Director

Topic: Brett is an international certified childbirth educator and director of Childbirth Education Center. She will discuss selecting a caregiver in Japan, pregnancy and birth planning and baby health. There will be Q&A, so come with your questions ready!  

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 26th September

Time & Date: 11am-1pm on 26th September 

Speakers: Tanja Kinnen and Julie Mangen of Mom in Balance

Topic: Come learn all about Mom in Balance! Specifically, we will discuss the benefits of sports during pregnancy (the do's and don'ts), awareness of pelvic floor and learn more about what kind of exercises to expect with Mom in Balance.

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.

Next TPG Meeting on 12th September

Time & Date: 11am - 1pm on 12th September

Speaker: Helen Zhang

Topic: How Pilates helps preparing for birth and recovering after birth

Location details have been sent to active members. Please contact tokyopregnancygroup@gmail.com for details.