About us
MamaShakti Prenatal Yoga is the Bay Area's premier site for prenatal yoga teacher training and educational programming. Our mission is to serve the prenatal community through the contribution of yoga classes and workshops tailored to meet the ever changing needs of our pregnant students during pregnancy, birth and postpartum recovery. We aim to create a safe, empowering and loving space where you will feel nurtured while growing into your new role as a mother and parent.
Currently, we offer our Yoga Alliance registered prenatal teacher training at our home studio, The Bella Prana Wellness Collective, in Tampa Florida.
The 2022 prenatal yoga teacher training, "Prenatal Yoga and Beyond" will offer scholarships for BIPOC members of our community. For more information on these scholarships, please submit a contact form today.
Additionally, we offer one-on-one private sessions in pre/postnatal yoga and corrective exercise, birth prep education and postpartum support.
We wish to honor and embrace this ancient practice of Yoga by paying homage to the Southeast Asian heritage from which it came. In Hinduism, Shakti, is the primordial cosmic energy and translates to ability, strength, power and capability. We help you harness your inner strength during pregnancy and new parenthood.
Meet our Lead teachers
Lisa Wilson, E-PYT, E-RPYT, R-CYT
Clare Seng, MS, E-PYT, E-RPYT, LMT
Clare Seng, MS, E-PYT, E-RPYT, LMT
Lisa first stepped on to her yoga mat in 1999 and has been teaching yoga for over 15 years. She offers a wide range of yoga instruction to all ages and abilities including prenatal, postnatal, baby & me yoga, power flow vinyasa yoga, gentle/yin/restorative yoga, mindfulness meditation, iRest Yoga Nidra, chair yoga for seniors and adaptiv
Lisa first stepped on to her yoga mat in 1999 and has been teaching yoga for over 15 years. She offers a wide range of yoga instruction to all ages and abilities including prenatal, postnatal, baby & me yoga, power flow vinyasa yoga, gentle/yin/restorative yoga, mindfulness meditation, iRest Yoga Nidra, chair yoga for seniors and adaptive yoga for differently abled bodies, specifically US veterans and their caregivers. Her classes are constructed to be fun and challenging, yet accessible to all. Lisa’s intension is to teach yoga and meditation as a lifelong source of health, fitness and vitality while inspiring students to be aware of the many benefits of wellbeing that are often simply an inhale & exhale away. Lisa is a proud Mama to two amazing kids.
Clare Seng, MS, E-PYT, E-RPYT, LMT
Clare Seng, MS, E-PYT, E-RPYT, LMT
Clare Seng, MS, E-PYT, E-RPYT, LMT
Clare’s professional background includes a BA from Purdue University and a MA from USF in Counselor Education. She specialized in child and family couseling before stepping into the yoga world.These studies have enabled her to assist children and their families in social service for over 10 years.
She has a passion for the expectant mothe
Clare’s professional background includes a BA from Purdue University and a MA from USF in Counselor Education. She specialized in child and family couseling before stepping into the yoga world.These studies have enabled her to assist children and their families in social service for over 10 years.
She has a passion for the expectant mother and guiding her through her pregnancy journey. With this love for community, Clare weaves her experience with children, mothers and families to create a truly loving, balanced mind-body yoga practice.
When not on the mat, Clare enjoys being mom to her 6-year-old daughter, Stella, and their border collie, Graham.
Jessica Freedman, Founder of MamaShakti Prenatal Yoga
My name is Jessica Freedman, BS, E-RPYT, PCES
I began Mama Shakti Yoga in 2019 as a response to the growing need in our community for a holistic approach to prenatal and postnatal care. I am nationally certified in pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise and prenatal yoga.
I did my graduate studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine with a focus on Women's Health and Fertility. I have had the immense honor of studying with holistic health providers from all over the world. In 2022, I will be adding Birth Doula to my credentials and continuing my birth education to better support my clients.
It has ben my pleasure to guide over a thousand pregnant women through yoga, exercise and birth education over the last 16 years.
At MamaShakti, our team has the pleasure of watching many of these women become mothers and blossom into the role so beautifully. We have a combined total of over 60 years of teaching experience from various holistic backgrounds.
We weave this wisdom into our offerings in order to guide you through your pregnancy, birth and your postpartum journey
Guest Presenters
In order to make our training a truly objective and well-rounded experience, we hire experts in their respective fields to speak to our students. We have birth doulas, an OB/GYN, a trauma informed educator, a yoga business owner, a registered nurse, and a sound healer. Each year the program presenters may change a bit, however, our goal is to provide our students with a varied and informed learning experience.