prenatal yoga teacher

About Emily

Founder + Teacher

RYT 500, RPYT, Birthing from Within Childbirth Education Mentor, Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga Instructor, Support Group facilitator, Community Creator

Emily Sustar (she/ hers) is an advanced Embodied Posture functional RYT 500, RPYT (registered prenatal / postpartum yoga teacher) and the founder and teacher at The Motherhood Collective.  Emily is also a Birthing From Within childbirth education mentor and has been teaching vinyasa, prenatal, postpartum, children’s & family, caregiver + baby yoga classes in the La Crosse area for a decade. Prior to teaching yoga Emily was a Montessori early childhood teacher and this background influences her approach in both classes for children and adults.  Emily is a mama to three wild and wonderful kiddos and partner to her long time love and hubby, John.

 

  • Corrine Jandrt

    Prenatal Yoga Teacher & Doula

    Corrine (she/ hers) has always had a fascination with pregnancy, birth, and babies. In 2023, this fascination led to completing a 85 hour prenatal & doula training. Corrine’s classroom philosophy is to align mind, body, and heart with the support of community connection. Along with the grounding reminder that our bodies are amazing!

    Corrine is not new to working with parents. Currently, she is a social worker for Children with Special Needs at La Crosse County Human Services. Over the years, the love for children has transitioned to love for empowering parents.

    Corrine holds a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certificate, 85 hour Prenatal & Doula training certificate, and Holistic youth yoga certificate. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and licensure in social work.

  • Erin Edwards

    IBCLC, Breastfeeding Basics Instructor, Childbirth Educator, Support Group Facilitator

    Erin (she/hers) is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Birth Doula, Certified Massage Therapist and former Licensed Practical Nurse. She is the owner of our area’s, first independent lactation support services; Little Bird Lactation. She is passionate about inclusive care, equal access to education and resources, community-building, and of course... all things birth and baby related! Erin spent the last 5 years as a Labor and Delivery/Postpartum nurse and lactation consultant in a hospital setting before opening her own private practice at Littlebird.

    Erin is the lucky mom of 3 kids who taught her lots about breastfeeding, through trial and error! She wishes she would've had access to a lactation consultant 13 years ago but is grateful to have figured it out and share all she has learned!

  • Bethany Tracy

    Reiki Practitioner & Meditation + Reiki facilitator

    Bethany (she/ hers) is a local Reiki Practitioner and owner of Amaris Healing. Achieving her diploma at UWL in Bachelor of Science, outside of class Bethany was also learning and devoting herself to her own philosophy of spirituality. A philosophy guided by intuition, movement of the body, and many hours spent in nature. While receiving alignment to reiki healing, Bethany discovered she was pregnant with her first child. Reiki has supported Bethany in all of her pregnancies and postpartum journeys. Sharing the power of stillness, meditation, sense of connection, and self healing, Bethany leads a monthly guided meditation for all mothers infused with reiki healing, here at The Motherhood Collective. Bethany is mother of two fiercely independent daughters.

About The Motherhood Collective

The Motherhood Collective is dedicated to supporting women, mothers and caregivers in the parenthood transition. Communities thrive when women are supported. We offer prenatal yoga, postpartum yoga, mama flow yoga, baby + me yoga, family yoga classes, childbirth education classes, lactation support classes, community events, and support groups. We firmly believe that we were not meant to muddle through the joys and challenges of the parenthood journey on our own. This is your village.

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