Join us at any point in pregnancy to gather information and nurture mental and emotional well-being.

Cov Pregnancy is for moms who want to feel more grounded, connected and informed at this important time of life.

Our focus is on mental and emotional wellness in pregnancy, with mom-to-mom support and the most beautifully effective somatic and meditative practices at the center of our sessions to support nervous system regulation.

5 Weeks – Starts February 6, 2025 – Thursdays 6 to 7:30pm – Live Online – For early, mid, or late pregnancy

We welcome all moms, including VBAC, and anyone navigating anxiety, pregnancy challenges, or systemic inequities that can affect mom and baby. Join us at The Cov to reduce stress, gather information, and flourish in pregnancy and beyond!

With one of the nation’s most experienced doulas and birth educators, Mary Esther Malloy, MA; pioneering psychologist Aisha Williams, PhD; and international meditation instructor, Jackie Stewart, MA.

If you are early in your pregnancy, somewhere in the middle, or in your final trimester, join us to …

• Nurture your mental and emotional well-being with time-tested and cutting edge practices to benefit you and your baby now, in pregnancy
• Share your experiences and get information in a sane and supported way
• Create the foundation for a healthy family culture where everyone can thrive
• Connect with an amazing community of other pregnant moms 

Pregnancy is a hugely impactful time for your young person doing their earliest development. It is an important time of transition for you as you stretch into motherhood. Sometimes the waters can feel pretty choppy! The Cov is a safe and protected place to share your experiences, ask your questions, and learn practices that have the potential to positively affect you and your family for years to come. We’d love to have you join us!

Explore Cov Pregnancy Practices

At The Cov we connect, we share, and we practice…

• Guided Meditations – for greater calm and clarity in pregnancy 
• Healthy Pregnancy Protocols – for their potential to increase blood flow to the placenta and minimize the risk of many pregnancy complications, according to research 
• Exercises to Deepen Connection with Baby – for busy people in the age of distraction to slow down, be present, and connect
• Restorative Support for Sleep in Pregnancy (and Parenting), including resting techniques you can access anytime and anywhere, appropriate for labor as well
• Resilience Techniques to prepare yourself, inside and out, for parenting and family life, creating the foundation for a healthy family culture where everyone can thrive

Our Story: Mary Esther & Aisha & Jackie

Pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting have been among the hardest things we have done in our lives. And the most meaningful. Without question, all three of us have found that the joy factor goes way up and the anxiety factor goes way down when two conditions are met: one, we are richly connected to other moms and, two, we are doing practices to support our own wellbeing.

Leaning into both, we actually first developed Cov Pregnancy practices for ourselves. We met over years as wellness professionals and friends with the heartfelt intention of supporting each other as fellow moms on the parenting path. Each of us has a different professional background and distinct tools we offer the people we support as coach, teacher, doula. In our weekly gatherings we listened deeply to one another and shared the best of our practices – the things that really move the dial for our clients. We experimented, explored, and created.

We are a birthworker, a psychologist, and a meditation teacher. We are mothers. Between the three of us, we have six boys and one girl, ages 2 to 22. We have had easy pregnancies and difficult pregnancies. We have each experienced miscarriage. One of us conceived after a long IVF journey. We have birthed in hospitals, at birth centers, and in our homes. We have been cared for by midwives and obstetricians and doulas. We have experienced all manner of breastfeeding challenges and all manner of breastfeeding and parenting delights. We get it.

We are now sharing what we have practiced because we get it. We get how helpful it is to have a safe space to gather information in a sane way. We get how precious it is to have a place to feel all the feelings. We get how impactful it is to have do-able practices that support balance and nervous system regulation, especially for women of color who face systemic inequities in maternity care. It matters for you and it matters for your child, now and potentially for years to come.

More about Mary Esther, Aisha, and Jackie.

Cov Pregnancy is designed to support and empower you as you transition through pregnancy and into motherhood. Through a blend of storytelling, somatic practices, neuroscience, and heartfelt connections, this program offers a nurturing space where participants can explore their unique journeys, heal from within, and build meaningful relationships with others on the same path. Each week focuses on a different aspect of wellbeing — starting with the body, heart, mind, and community — culminating in a celebratory online retreat that integrates all the practices learned.

This is more than just a course; it is a call to explore practices that help you embrace the beauty, strength, and wisdom within you as you step into motherhood. Whether you’re experiencing this journey for the first time or navigating it once again, you will find support, connection, and inspiration among a community of like-hearted women. 

Cov Pregnancy is a special practice program for pregnant moms.

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