The nest offers the cutest mommy and me (infants) yoga class. If you are super into yoga, just be…read moreaware this class is not super zen but it is a great yoga class to start moving after labor and socialize with your baby. The class is located inside a dance studio with a different name. Only down fall is the instructor didn't start till everyone arrived (which was about 20/25 mins after), very nice for people running late but not so nice for early birds who tried hard to make it on time.

Love love love all the classes offered here! I took…read moreprenatal yoga and learned so much. Gained so much awareness I actually used what Ifat taught to utilize the positions to make my labor successful. Now that I'm a mom I do mommy & me yoga with Ifat and Zumbini with Laura. It's the perfect combo schedule for me. Baby girl gets to dance and play... then mommy gets to unwind and stretch while gently helping my body heal from pregnancy/birth. I'm so elated I found this place. It's brought me so much peace and acceptance. Even when I was sick and could only sit on the floor during the class The teachers are so perceptive and supportive. They really cater to you physically and emotionally.

I am so so glad I chose Crystal and Jonah's Birth for our hypnobirthing class! As a first time mom…read moreher experience as a labor and delivery nurse and mom of 2 provided an extra layer of expertise that gives me so much confidence. Her class is informative, empowering and highly personalized. She made the birthing process seem less scary, helped me feel ready and my partner feel like he has the information he needs to support me and advocate for our hopes and wishes as needed. I would highly recommend Crystal's classes, she is so nice, it feels more like talking with a friend than sitting in a class.

Crystal was an excellent instructor and we loved our birth class! As both a healthcare provider and…read morea mom, she is incredibly knowledgeable in all things birth and makes the information accessible and engaging. We are first time parents and feel much more confident about how to prepare for labor, manage pain naturally, and make a birth plan (among many other things). I'd highly recommend Crystal's birth class!

Wanted to share a wonderful experience I had this past week! A magical moment I will treasure for…read moreyears to come I just barely 3 months postpartum with twins, decided to step out of my comfort zone & celebrate 3 months being blessed to breastfeed my boys, with a milk bath session with the wonderful Martha! It was such a pleasure! In such a vulnerable time when you may not feel entirely like yourself; or how the world can be so loud with "bounce back" culture .... She made me see myself as strong, powerful, resilient! & also soft, beautiful & my children's safest place!!!! If you're ever looking for a doula, birth photographer, or like me a special breastfeeding session she is amazing! It was comfortable, she brought some beautiful energy to my home & in seeing these reminded me how truly remarkable women are ANYWAYS, TAKE ALL THE PICTURES, I promise you will treasure them one day. Forever thankful to people like Martha who use their beautiful work to remind us how cool moms are! 5 stars is not enough, you cannot go wrong with Martha

I couldn't be more happier with Martha! I have anxious…read morepersonality in general and pregnancy made it worse. Not having family close to me, I needed someone by my side I can rely without doubts. When I met Martha for the first time I immediately felt a "click" and decided to go on my journey of labor with her. She is extremely knowledgeable and most important she is caring. I knew I can trust her experience. She always had right words for me to encourage and find peace of mind. During the labor all I wanted is to follow right guidance and not to worry about anything. Martha was perfect -- she knew exactly when was the time for epidural, she kept tracking on how things are going and when it was time to start pushing. She made my labor beautiful and memorable experience. I am very grateful!

Oh Anasuya , she is more than a doula , she basically changed our perspective about birth and…read more pregnancy, and motherhood in general! I am extremely grateful to meet her and work with her ! Anasuya made our homebirth easy and pleasant ! Yes pleasant ! It's possible! If you love and trust yourself , your body , your family , your doula !! What a life changing experience! Thank you Blessed to meet you !

From the owner: Namaste! At Anasuya LLC, we provide compassionate doula support, childbirth education, and…read morepostpartum care to families in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas. With decades of experience, we help you prepare for birth with confidence, calm, and clarity. Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating postpartum, or exploring the path of becoming a doula, I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion and wisdom. Private or group prenatal yoga sessions are also available upon request. Serving Broward County—including Hollywood, Plantation, Davie, and beyond.

For everyone who doesn't have any health concerns this is only place I can highly recommend to give…read morebirth of your baby! It was my dream of beautiful natural birth that comes true I'm Russian and I have two babies now. My son was born in Russia. There isn't birthing centers in Russia, but I tried done everything to birth naturally in hospital. It was nice, vaginal birth with my husband. But not so natural as I had here, in HBC. Now, I see a big gap btw these two births. First time, in Russia, my Midwife was saying where I need push and where l need't. I had to be checked during labor by doctor (is my cervical ready for birth or not) climbing that high chair, when I was feeling contractions Here, I have Dabbie, my Midwife and owner of the center. When I just came to the center and met her, I fell in love. She is so wise and experienced. After hard long flight from Far East of Russia to Florida I catch the flu. Doctor prescribed me antibiotics which I didn't want to take. Debbie gave me instructions how I can treat myself naturally. I followed it and was recovered from disease very soon. Besides Debbie, I had appointments with Jamarah and Mi Mi. They were caring and professional too. Saying a lot about healthy food I need to eat. Mi mi helped me to choose the pediatrics. It was my 41 st week, midnight. My waters were broken down and very strong constructions were starting. I called to the center and go to HBC. It was Debbie who came in one time with me. I was so happy that she came. I delivered my baby at 2:03. Debbie was doing everything for me by herself. I had my sister in law with me, but she couldn't help me more than Debbie. When my daughter was born she had cord entanglement, Debbie quickly removed the cord and baby was fine. I was weak after birth because lost a lot of blood. I was in the center until was filling well. Midwife was treating me like her own daughter. My baby didn't get stress like my son in hospital. She didn't cry so much, everything was in a calm peaceful way. Thank you God for such good right start of new life of my daughter! I can't imagine another place for birthing. It's so pity, that a lot of women think about birthing like something that need to participate doctors. Birth isn't medical event women have perfect body for natural birth. Thank you for this great chance to be here! Thank you for this beautiful birth! P.S. what is important, in HBC woman and her baby in the first place, not money.

I chose Hollywood Birth Center based on glowing recommendations from friends and my doctor's wife…read more I'd had a terrible hospital birth with my first daughter and wanted a calm, supportive environment this time. Unfortunately, since the new owner, Gelena, took over, my experience was extremely disappointing. First, I was told they accepted my insurance (Ambetter), only to find out later they didn't. After weeks of fighting with the Marketplace to switch plans, I was told the new one wasn't accepted either. I ended up paying $5,000 out-of-pocket. Communication was another nightmare. The MobileMidwife app constantly malfunctioned, and emails were frequently missed or lost. I had to make a new email address just to keep up, and once I did, the app stopped working altogether. When labor started, I followed their "5-1-1" rule (contractions five minutes apart, lasting one minute) before heading to the center--but my labor moved too quickly. By the time my water broke, I couldn't leave the house. I ended up giving birth at home. Thankfully, the midwife made it just in time to deliver my baby--but I have a friend who also used them, and her neighbor had to deliver her baby because the midwife didn't arrive in time. To make matters worse, my baby's birth certificate listed the wrong address, and I spent weeks emailing back and forth to fix their mistake. This entire experience was stressful, disorganized, and far from the safe, empowering birth I was promised. Avoid this place at all costs.

Dawn was at the top of my list of doulas to meet. Her bio had everything I was looking for. I…read morereally enjoyed her energy and personality upon meeting her. For me, that's a deal breaker. I enjoyed being near her. My husband and I just knew she was the one! Take the time to meet her and if she is the one, you may just know it! She spoke very openly to us; very tell-it-how-it-is. She is exactly the strong woman energy I felt I needed near me during birth. I was new to the area and had little resources. She was able to point me in directions I never knew to ask. This is invaluable. She knows the area very well and has the experience as a doula that made me feel comfortable. We were planning a HBAC (home birth after cesarean). My 2 1/2 year old daughter would be there also. It was very important that we found the right person to be support for my husband and daughter also. She was the one. My daughter grew very fond of her leading up to birth. She looked forward to our visits. I could be at ease with my daughter's position during birth with her support. Dawna helped us make our plan possible. Leading up to birth, Dawna was a constant resource. I looked forward to our visits and felt like she was my personal cheerleader. I really needed that! She knew I could do it all along. This was my second birth, and unlike my first one, I felt like everything flowed with all my plans and wishes respected. Everyone there was valuable. Dawna just did exactly what needed to be done while I was in "labor land". She gave me the encouragement I needed and took a load off my husbands shoulders. She brought me drinks with a straw without being asked. She was like an amazing birth angel. Her energy is very calm, strong/confident, go with the flow, and on point! I'm obviously very happy and would hire her again. Right after birth, she made sure I was comfortable and fed. My 2 year old couldn't wait to see her again. We all looked forward to her postpartum visit. There's a reason why she is so experienced and adored by her clients.

I met Dawna back in 2016 for the birth of our first child. With that pregnancy, we ended up having…read morea C-section and Dawna was a phenomenal support at the hospital and postpartum. Specially as we navigated first time parenthood. We just had our second baby (natural delivery) and we're lucky to have Dawna again as part of our birth team, including her doula services. I can only describe her as the whole package: unique, invaluable, knowledgeable, dedicated, intuitive, resourceful, multifaceted, gifted, flexible, encouraging, fun and all around indispensable. My husband describes her as "heavy artillery" as in "call in the very best!" Though I have the greatest husband and my phenomenal sister was supporting us, all of us agree the experience would have been significantly different without Dawna. She truly has a calling which we were lucky to experience in both types of birth settings.

After 2 years this experience still haunts me and if this can save even one future mama from what I…read morewent through.... Horrible horrible horrible experience with the doula who I paid extra for because of her experience not only as a hypnobirthing doula but also as a midwife and LC, named Sharon. I went to their open house and it was a very warm experience. I thought it was an informative experience as well but now I realize I wasted hours of my time there. Why? Because they just yes yes yes-ed me on everything. This one payment covers the entire time I am in labor? "YES". What if it takes hours or days? "Yes it's still covered" No matter how long?!? "Yes no matter how long" Can they advocate for me if the doctor does something I didn't want? "Yes absolutely" So they will confront the doctor? "Yes" Will the doula take pictures and videos of the birth? "Yes" My doula will come to me to labor at home and then we go together to the hospital? "Yes" Every single question I had I was told yes by both amazing births and the doula I ended up hiring. Of course, that was just so I end up working with them. They will tell you everything you want to hear. In reality that is not the case. My doula came to my home to labor with me in the beginning stages. I ended up in the tub alone and I'm not sure where she was but she was sleeping. At a certain point I tried to get out of the tub myself and after failing over and over I had to keep calling my doula until she woke up and came to help. When it was time to go to the hospital suddenly my doula said she has to go home to take care of a few things but will meet me there. Ok. Wish she would have informed of that earlier because I was told by her AND amazing births that she will come with me to the hospital. So she went home, fed her cats, took a nap etc. Too much time had passed and she never arrived to the hospital - I was already checked in at this point and had gone for a long walk to help progress labor (kept asking my doula what I can do to help progress my labor, should I walk because my friends doula told her to do that, but Sharon kept insisting that there is nothing I can do. Yet the second I got to the hospital the nurse told me to walk walk walk their hallways to progress the labor.) I called my friend to ask what moves I can do on the birthing ball to help and got yelled at that why am I paying for a doula and where is my doula that's her job to help me with this stuff. That's when I realized my doula has been missing for a very long time and I called her. I MID LABOR HAD TO CALL HER. She said she will be right over. Then some time passed. ALOT OF TIME. Still a no show. No phone call or follow up text either. So I had to call her again and she said the police had locked down the street and she can't get out and was still home. A health care professional in an emergency can't get out?! Really?! Only after we inquired for the backup doula was she suddenly able to sneak out. My doula did nothing to help me with my labor pains. She just sat in her chair while I tried to do breathing techniques on my own. She didn't do a single hypnobirthing technique nor did she massage me. It was a horrible experience. I had to deal with each contraction on my own and in the end couldn't handle it anymore and had to get epidural and pitocin. I also looked to her for advice on the epidural and pitocin but she just kept insisting she didn't know. She also said that if a certain Dr was the delivery driver then she had no power and it would be his way. Funny though because during the interview I told her I was looking for someone specifically to work with this doctor and she said she has it handled and in the past had even had to take him out of the room and argue with him. Ah more lies she told. So this women who didn't touch me didn't massage me and completely neglected me during labor when it came time to push guess who was right there holding my leg?!!! I was so taken aback!! No one asked her to do that. In fact we specifically had asked her to take pictures and videos during the birth. And I was stuck pushing the entire time thinking look at her standing there proudly like she earned that spot when she didn't do a single thing. Thank gd my husband realized and asked one of the hospital staff to take videos. Of course we missed out on some of it. And when the baby was born guess what Sharon did then? Snapped a picture of us on HER OWN PHONE WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION!!! Who does such a thing! I had to ask her to delete it. There's more but Yelp only allows a certain length. We were so let down by the entire experience we did not bother with the follow up. Which was a shame as my baby did need the help of an LC and ended up on formula. Choose wisely. Choose someone who you know personally worked with a doula. Don't hire blindly regardless of how great they sound on paper or in the interview. Sometimes you are better off with a good friend or family member.

This place is incredible. I went for pregnant chiropractic care and I felt so much better. Vivian…read morewas the sweetest and so gentle. I can't wait to go back!

Not only is Kim amazingly sweet but she's fast and offers reasonable prices! We used her to…read moreencapsulate my placenta and had it just a few days after my baby was born with instructions, a sweet card and piece of my placenta shaped like a star that's totally going on my Christmas tree this year. I didn't have any sort of postpartum depression and haven't had a single problem with milk supply since taking my placenta pills. Would definitely recommend to everyone.

Kim encapsulated my placenta after our daughter was born. Her instructions were thorough. She is…read morevery pleasant to work with and adds a lot of love and care to the work she does. The placenta products (capsules & tincture) have helped me heal very quickly and my mood has remained upbeat and even despite lack of sleep and so many changes. We also did the the vaginal steam. It was very relaxing and soothing. She was able to care for my new born daughter while I enjoyed the treatment. We love CABU!

Having played poker in a casino over 15 years, I have decided to give dealing a shot. I have…read morealways wanted to deal poker professionally, be it part or full time. But I have no experience sooooo I enrolled in the Mizrachi Dealer Academy Inc. The program is 120 hours long, which takes about 6 weeks minimum considering the dealer school is only open M-Th. I currently have logged about 18 hours and it is a definite W.I.P (work in progress). Stacy, the instructor, is very demanding and has her own in-your-face style. But there is no doubt an end game method to the style. Poker dealers generally take in between 50k-60k so going to poker school is worth it. In order to get a dealing position, one must pass an audition at a casino. There is where the poker school is crucial because of contacts to local poker rooms. Otherwise, it is tough to get that perverbial foot in the door. Stacy teaches you the proper techniques from the ground up. But, as there are other students, one must also practice well on his or her own. I currently have my own green felt and poker chips at home for practice purposes. Completing the 120 hour course does not guarantee anyone a diploma and an audition, as everyone learns at a different pace. But those students with over 120 hours are allowed to attend the classes until they are audition ready. Gulfstream Casino and Mardi Gras Casino are the two major contacts in connection with the dealer school. However, once you become an adept dealer with a diploma, most other casinos may give you a look. I only know of a few other poker dealer schools in South Florida. Based on my 18 hour experience so far, the Mizrachi Dealer Academy Inc is the way to go. Because if you can handle the pressure there, I believe it to be a piece of cake dealing for real in a casino. You are taught, among other techniques, how to pitch the cards, count the bank, cut the chips, proper shuffling, the different poker games, count and take the rake, running the game, what to look for, and several other necessities for dealing success. But it's not easy. I know the game well but was surprised how little I knew about dealing. Awkward at first, I now feel like I'm beginning to hit a little groove. The 120 hour course costs $1,300. It may be paid in two increments. So, if you are looking to switch careers like me, give poker dealing and this school a look. It can be a part time job as well...

When I called the academy to get more information on the certification, I had no idea the knowledge…read moreI would attain from Stacy, the head of the school. She really knows her stuff! I'm a nervous wreck and it's hard to believe in myself in most situations! Boy oh boy did Stacy change that. The way she believed in me, helped me to believe in myself. She has a way of making you WANT to be better. If you take her course, you will want to prove yourself to her and it will push you to practice every day. It will push you to want to do it for yourself. She never gives up on you. If the course was double the price I paid, I would still do it. She goes above and beyond to implant the rules in your head. If everyone learned from her, the casinos would all have perfect dealers. I'm so happy I took the step to take this course. I went from a lost waitress to a confident poker dealer and I owe it all to her. Stacy, if you're reading this. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you again.