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I'm a birth and postpartum doula and Yoga teacher. I teach yoga all levels of Yoga asana, including prenatal and postpartum yoga, Yin.

Find out more about Leonora's yoga classes and birthwork along with special guest teachers and wisdom keepers coming through to share about pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum and how to support birthing people. I am also a continued student, practitioner and teacher of meditation, mantra, Yoga history and philosophy -- all rooted in Yoga as a soterological practice. I teach and co-own Barefoot Movement, a Yoga studio located in West Oakland, Ca. As a birth and postpartum doula, I work to help each client envision and experience the kind of birth they deserve, helping to inform, prepare and support them throughout their pregnancy journey into empowerment as a parent.

11/01/2026

Partner Prenatal Workshop with Labor Comfort Measures!

Come learn how to center and support the birther in breath, connection to self, relaxation, movement and positions easing labor pains, conducive to move through labor in all its stages.

The workshop focuses on body scanning to read a birthing person's body cues, massage techniques for relaxation and labor encouragement and counter pressure to help ease the sensation of surges.

🗓️- Sunday, November 8
🕰️- 12:30- 2:30 PM
🎟️- $65 - $95 birthing person + $75 support partner. Please note that EACH PARTICIPANT must be registered and enrolled in the workshop. You can register both when signing up

10/25/2026

Soulfully You: Affirmation Writing Workshop for BIPOC Dads led by Chris Rodriguez

A 2.5-hour embodied, reflective, and restorative experience designed to support the emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being of BIPOC fathers.

Through guided movement, restorative sound, intentional writing, and meaningful conversation, fathers create personalized affirmations that foster confidence, emotional resilience, and a healthy identity in fatherhood.

🗓️- Saturday, November 7th at 1-3:30 PM
📍- Black Market Wellness (formerly Yoga Love) 3851 Market Street, Oakland, CA 94608
🎟️- Sliding Scale: $45 - $95 per registrant
Last day to register: November 4th

10/22/2026

Fall Prenatal Yoga Offering with Victoria Liu

This is an all-levels prenatal class suitable for all bodies. Each week will focus on a theme: the Breath, Joints, Asanas, and Restorative Practice support the body in the different stages of pregnancy to prepare for labor & delivery.

We work with the breath as a tool to increase our somatic awareness throughout the body, including the pelvic bowl, and increase our attunement to the body’s needs, requests, and desires. Through movement, and a gentle flow, we encourage more circulation, mobility, strength, and spaciousness. Acknowledging the importance of restorative practices, we invite the body and mind to surrender and shift in acceptance of its innate wisdom. Not only does this support us in pregnancy, labor and delivery, but also gives us access to fundamental tools needed in postpartum.

Each class and theme can be taken individually as a drop-in or more than once for a fuller experience.

Discounts, Class packs & memberships available!

09/29/2026

FREE Special Class on October 4 at 10:30AM!

This class will be part of the prenatal yoga training Leonora is offering to the greater community of birthworkers, pregnant people and yoga teachers attending the "Supporting Pregnancy Through Yoga: A Weekend Intensive."

Students of this course will be observing this class and participating, observing by taking notes, following Leonora as she models hands-on assistance and in general shadowing Leonora as an observational study. You will be taking a regular prenatal yoga class as described below; however, students of Leonora will be learning how to teach prenatal yoga and how to support pregnant people through yoga.

This Sunday class is an all levels prenatal yoga class, implementing yoga precepts and philosophy to help usher pregnant people through pregnancy, labor and early parenthood through asana, breathing exercises, visualization and relaxation - all in community with other pregnant folks! The class focuses breath and centering, gentle flow of movement to increase overall strength and flexibility with suggested modifications and props use to accommodate the various stages and symptoms of pregnancy, increase strength, flexibility, and agility, tone muscles used in birth, improve overall circulation and reduce the common aches and pains of pregnancy such as low back pain, sciatica, p***c symphysis discomfort and the like.

Link in bio to sign up. :)

09/26/2026

Next free Baby & Me online yoga class is on Wednesday, October 21 at 10AM! 🥰

Created for new parents, this class offers a supportive environment for self-care and connection with baby. Parents can focus on easing tension, strengthening the body, and restoring physical alignment.⁠ 💛

Sign up to save your spot! 🍌 Link in bio.

09/24/2026

🥰 Join us for upcoming Partner Prenatal Yoga Workshops With Comfort Measures!

🗓In-Person at 12:30PM on Sunday October 18 (Stay on the lookout for November and December dates!)

The birth team will learn how to center and support the birther in breath, connection to self, relaxation, movement and positions easing labor pains through all its stages.

With body scanning, massage and counter pressure techniques, support people will learn how they can actively help the birther during labor. This is a hands-on workshop.

Sliding Scale. Link in bio to sign up! 💌

09/21/2026

Next family song circle is Saturday, October 24 at 10:30AM!

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In many cultures, singing together is how we teach, soothe, remember, celebrate, mourn and belong. This Family Song Circle is a space to gather in that spirit.

Funds will be donated to .justice 🌱

We’ll share lullabies, folk songs, call-and-response chants, and simple rhythmic play inspired by ancestral traditions and contemporary family music. We’ll explore gentle percussion, cultural lullabies, and playful rhythms that invite participation from all ages.

Link in bio to learn more and sign up. 🌺

09/19/2026

Registration for the BIPOC Postpartum Support Group closes on September 25! 🥰

BIPOC parents carry deep sources of strength and cultural wisdom that support them through life, even as they face challenging transitions such as becoming a parent. This group offers a supportive space to connect with others on a similar journey within the first year of parenthood.

Together, we’ll explore the full spectrum of emotions and experiences without judgment, urgency, or pressure to “do motherhood right,” recognizing that safety, choice, and empowerment are essential.

🗓Wednesdays, October 14 - November 18, 2026 from 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm
💛 In-person and sliding scale
⬆️Link in bio to learn more & sign up!

09/17/2026

See you in October for all Daughter of Samoa offerings 🍂

~ Sunday, October 4: Free prenatal yoga 10:30AM
~ Sunday, October 18: Partner prenatal Yoga workshop 12:30PM
~ Wednesday, October 21: Free postnatal yoga online 10AM
~ Saturday, October 24: Family song circle 10:30AM
~ Every Sunday: Prenatal yoga at 10:30AM
~ Every Monday & Friday: Postnatal yoga at 10:30AM and prenatal yoga at 12:15PM

Address

3645 Grand Avenue Suite #205
Oakland, CA
94610

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Tuesday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Friday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Sunday	10:30am - 11:45am

Telephone

+15104737138

Website

https://www.daughterofsamoa.life/

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