Yoga Training for Birth

Fit As A Fiddle · Oct 22, 2026 · 37m · transcript

In this episode of Fit as a Fiddle, Dr. Sneha Gazi sits down with Deb Flashenberg, founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in New York City, to explore what it really means to train for birth, not just in the body, but in the mind and nervous system too. Deb shares how her own 42-hour birth, her experience as a doula at over 100 births, and her certifications in childbirth education and pelvic floor-focused yoga reshaped her approach to prenatal movement. Together, they explore Deb’s three-pronged approach of yoga asana, education, and community, and how each class responds to the…