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![]() Anika and Shruti have been working together for 6 years now and were the core team who built India’s first centres for Pregnant and New Moms –Mom’s Lounge, Mahindra Retail. Together they encompass Information, Exercise and Healing – the 3 pillars enabling women to achieve stress-free, beautiful births of their choice. Anika Parashar Puri Child Birth Educator - College of Reproductive Holistic Health, London, UK, - Lamaze, USA Prenatal and Postnatal Massage Therapist - College of Reproductive Holistic Health, London, UK Reflexologist - Indian Association of Reflexology, New Delhi, India Reiki Practitioner - Reiki India Research Centre, New Delhi, India Holistic Practitioner – Women’s Health and Fertility - College of Reproductive Holistic Health, London, UK Lactation and Infant & Young Child Feeding Counsellor – BPNI, UNICEF, WHO, India Counsellor – certified and practiced at Samaritans, London, UK Anika believes in empowering women with the information and tools to be able to achieve the birth and motherhood of their choice and has over 7 years’ experience as a birth professional, first working in London and then in India. She enjoys equipping young parents-to-be with information and healing and providing symptom relief in the pregnancy and post pregnancy stage with combination holistic treatments; Massage, Reiki and Reflexology. Anika has worked extensively with women in labour extending Doula support, assisting them with breastfeeding and helping them remain comfortable during pregnancy and labour through holistic healing techniques. She is the only practitioner in India to use reflexology as a tool for natural induction, better positioning of breech babies and balancing of the endocrine system. Anika has written extensively on pregnancy and parenting issues across publications like Child, Parenting and various websites along with a blog on the trials and tribulations of motherhood. Shruti Saxena Child Birth Educator – Lamaze International, USA Lamaze Certified Trainer - USA Doula – DONA (Doulas of North America), USA Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Trainer - Motherwell, USA and Healthy Moms Fitness, USA Holistic Practitioner – Women’s Health and Fertility - College of Reproductive Holistic Health, London, UK Lactation and Infant & Young Child Feeding Counsellor – BPNI, UNICEF, WHO, India Dunstan Baby Language Practitioner – Dunstan Baby Language, Australia Shruti’s passion for fitness led to her getting certified as a Reebok Fitness Trainer and then gradually specializing in Pregnancy and Postnatal Fitness. From there she moved on to further qualifying as a Childbirth Educator, Lactation counsellor and Doula. Shruti has over 7 years’ experience working with women through their labour, birth and new parenthood using fitness tools, birth support techniques and one on one confidence building work. She is the only qualified Dunstan Baby Language practitioner in India, a program which helps parents to interpret infant language and respond to their needs effectively. She is also on the expert panel of Mother and Baby, a popular magazine on childbirth and parenting and writes regular articles on Pregnancy related issues and handles queries by readers. |