Pregnancy Through the Koshas

A free six-week virtual coaching circle for pregnant people who want to feel more grounded, supported, and prepared through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

September 1–October 10, 2026

Live group coaching Tuesday evenings
Six private, one-on-one 30-minute coaching sessions

Free beta program. Limited to 8 participants.

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What This Program Is

This is a small-group coaching practice for pregnancy and birth preparation. It's not a class, not a course you sit back and receive, and not a promise of a particular birth outcome. Each week, you'll explore one layer of whole-person wellbeing (more on that below), learn some of the evidence behind it, and then choose your own practices to try between sessions. You bring your own goals and values into the room; I bring structure, education, and coaching support to help you act on them.

I've built this around a yoga framework called the koshas: five layers of human experience, describing how our physical body, breath and energy, mind and emotions, intuition and inner wisdom, and sense of connection and joy all interact. It's a few thousand years old, but it maps surprisingly well onto what current pregnancy and childbirth research already tells us matters: movement and rest, breath regulation, emotional processing, informed decision-making, and social/emotional support. Each week, I'll translate the concept into plain language and pair it with current, evidence-based content.

You don't need any background in yoga philosophy to get everything out of this.

What's Included

Each week for six weeks, you'll get:

A 1-hour group session (Tuesday evenings) — education on that week's theme, a short guided practice together, and a menu of self-directed practice options to consider for the week ahead
A 30-minute individual 1:1 session (Thursday evening or Friday morning, following group) — a private coaching conversation where you reflect on the past week, look over that week's practice menu, and choose what you actually want to commit to. Nothing is assigned to you — you decide what fits your life, your pregnancy, and your goals.

All sessions are held over secure, HIPAA-compliant video through our scheduling platform. You'll receive a private link for each session.

The 6-Week Arc

This founding cohort is for pregnant people who:

Are due between November 2026 and January 2027
Can attend all six Tuesday group sessions and six private sessions
Want whole-person support alongside their prenatal care
Are open to reflection, conversation, and trying self-chosen practices
Are comfortable participating in a small virtual group

This program is coaching and education, not medical care, psychotherapy, crisis support, or a substitute for care from your prenatal provider.

Apply to join the founding cohort

Facilitated by Jessica Thuma

Full-spectrum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), and Prenatal Yoga Practitioner currently completing final requirements for certification as an Integrated Holistic Health Coach through YogaX, an initiative of Stanford Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her approach blends evidence-informed perinatal support with whole-person, client-centered coaching.