A weekly 30-minute full-body workout designed for moms to move, strengthen, and reconnect while little ones play safely nearby. This class blends intentional full-body movement in a supportive environment so moms can bond with baby and care for themselves.
Little Explorers Toddler Sensory Play Group is a 4-week sensory play series designed for toddlers (ages 1–3) and their caregivers. Led by a pediatric occupational therapist, each themed class encourages sensory exploration, movement, creativity, communication, and social-emotional development through engaging, hands-on play.
Each week features a new adventure—from Busy Bees to Dinosaur Dig, Beach Bash, and Outer Space—carefully designed to nurture curiosity while supporting your child’s development in a fun, welcoming environment.
Series Registration ($140) includes:
Drop-in registration is available for $35 per class (space permitting), but series registration is encouraged to receive the full educational experience and community benefits.
Advanced registration is required to ensure adequate space and materials for each class.
The journey into solid foods is an exciting milestone for your growing baby—and your whole family. In this warm, supportive class, you’ll learn how to recognize signs that your baby is ready for solids, safely introduce new foods, navigate common allergens, and explore feeding approaches that help make mealtimes enjoyable and stress-free. We’ll also cover important choking prevention strategies and share practical tips for creating positive family mealtime experiences that encourage confidence, connection, and a lifelong healthy relationship with food.
You’ll gain hands-on knowledge of infant CPR and choking response techniques. Whether you’re a first-time parent or welcoming another little one, this class offers guidance, reassurance, and essential skills to help your family approach this new stage with confidence, joy, and peace of mind.
This strength-focused fitness class is designed for caregivers and their babies (ages 0–1). Enjoy a 45-minute full-body workout that allows you to safely incorporate your baby into movements or use traditional weights for added resistance. The class focuses on building strength, improving energy, and creating meaningful bonding time between you and your little one.
After class, you’re welcome to stay for 15 minutes of community and connection time!
Little Explorers Toddler Sensory Play Group is a 4-week sensory play series designed for toddlers (ages 1–3) and their caregivers. Led by a pediatric occupational therapist, each themed class encourages sensory exploration, movement, creativity, communication, and social-emotional development through engaging, hands-on play.
Each week features a new adventure—from Busy Bees to Dinosaur Dig, Beach Bash, and Outer Space—carefully designed to nurture curiosity while supporting your child’s development in a fun, welcoming environment.
Series Registration ($140) includes:
Drop-in registration is available for $35 per class (space permitting), but series registration is encouraged to receive the full educational experience and community benefits.
Advanced registration is required to ensure adequate space and materials for each class.
Little Explorers Baby Sensory Play Group is a 4-week sensory play series designed for babies (0–12 months) and their caregivers. Led by a pediatric occupational therapist, each week’s sensory-rich activities are thoughtfully designed to support early development, motor skills, communication, connection, and exploration through meaningful play.
Each themed class provides opportunities for babies to explore new textures, movements, sounds, and experiences while giving caregivers practical ideas they can continue using at home.
Series Registration ($140) includes:
Drop-in registration is available for $35 per class (space permitting), but series registration is encouraged to receive the complete educational resources and community support.
Advanced registration is required to ensure adequate space and materials for each class.
Capture this season of childhood with a beautiful handcrafted keepsake while enjoying a cozy morning of story time, open-ended play, and meaningful connection with other local families.
This intimate event is limited to just 6 families, allowing each child the opportunity to create a custom Tiny Prints handprint or footprint keepsake you’ll treasure for years to come.
📌 Please Note: This is a complimentary, reservation-only event.
Registration includes a reserved Tiny Prints keepsake appointment. A handcrafted Tiny Prints keepsake purchase is required to participate in this event. Keepsake options begin at $35, and all attendees will receive 10% off their Tiny Prints purchase as our thank you for joining us. All keepsake purchases will be made directly through Tiny Prints during the event.
During your visit, you’ll enjoy:
Whether you’re celebrating a milestone, preserving those tiny hands and feet, or simply creating a meaningful memory together, we look forward to welcoming your family for a special morning at The Nest.
Move with confidence through pregnancy.
Curious about our Prenatal Small Group Training Series? Preview Day is a one-time, 45-minute small group training session designed to give you a feel for what the full 4-week series is all about before committing to the complete program.
With just 4–6 participants, you’ll experience the personalized coaching, individualized modifications, and intentional support that make our small group training different from a traditional group fitness class.
Guided by a personal trainer with a pelvic health-informed approach, this session will incorporate functional strength, mobility, stability, and intentional movement designed to support your changing body throughout pregnancy.
Whether you’ve been active throughout pregnancy or are looking for guidance as you begin moving again, you’ll be encouraged to meet your body where it is.
Your Preview Day registration includes:
Preview Day Investment: $25
Please note: Registration for Preview Day is for this single class only and does not enroll you in the full 4-week series.
Love the experience and want to continue? Our upcoming 4-Week Prenatal Small Group Training Series begins September 23 and includes four weekly training sessions, plus access to a private WhatsApp community with ongoing encouragement, weekly tips and challenges, and expert guidance from a personal trainer and The Nest’s pelvic floor physical therapy team.
The full 4-week series is registered for separately.
Reconnect. Rebuild. Get stronger — at your pace.
Curious about our Postpartum Small Group Training Series? Preview Day is a one-time, 45-minute small group training session designed to give you a feel for what the full 4-week series is all about before committing to the complete program.
Postpartum isn’t a single stage, and returning to movement shouldn’t look the same for everyone. With just 4–6 participants, this session offers the individualized attention of small group training with the connection and encouragement of moving alongside other moms.
Your trainer will provide personalized cues, modifications, and progressions based on your current strength, symptoms, goals, and comfort level. We’ll focus on functional whole-body strength, core and pelvic floor connection, mobility, stability, and gradually building confidence with movement.
Your Preview Day registration includes:
Preview Day Investment: $25
Please note: Registration for Preview Day is for this single class only and does not enroll you in the full 4-week series.
Love the experience and want to continue? Our upcoming 4-Week Postpartum Small Group Training Series runs September 23–October 14 and includes four weekly training sessions, plus access to a private WhatsApp community with ongoing encouragement, weekly tips and challenges, and expert guidance from a personal trainer and The Nest’s pelvic floor physical therapy team.
The full 4-week series is registered for separately.
This isn’t about “getting your body back.” It’s about supporting the body you’re in now — building strength, confidence, and capacity for everything you’re carrying in this season.
Rooted in Big Feelings is a 4-week play-based series for toddlers (ages 1-3) and their caregivers. Led by a licensed social worker, each week uses thoughtfully designed play, sensory experiences, movement, and stories to support emotional development, connection, and co-regulation.
Each themed class gives toddlers opportunities to explore feelings and practice early social-emotional skills through developmentally appropriate play, while giving caregivers simple tools and language they can continue using at home.
Each class includes:
Drop-in registration may be available per class (space permitting), but series registration is encouraged for continuity and connection. Series registration also includes
Full-series registration includes
This 4-week small group training series is thoughtfully designed to help you stay strong, active, and connected to your body throughout pregnancy. With just 4–6 participants per group, each 45-minute session allows for personalized coaching, individualized modifications, and intentional support based on where you are in your pregnancy journey.
Guided by a personal trainer with support from The Nest’s pelvic floor physical therapy team, sessions will focus on building functional strength, maintaining mobility and endurance, supporting your changing body, and helping you feel prepared for the physical demands of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.
Whether you’ve been active throughout pregnancy or are looking for guidance as you begin moving again, you’ll be supported in meeting your body where it is each week.
Your 4-week series includes:
Investment: $160 for the full 4-week series
Registration is for the complete 4-week series. If illness or an extenuating circumstance requires you to miss a scheduled session, a class credit will be applied toward a future eligible class or series at The Nest.
Every pregnancy and every body is different. Our goal isn’t to keep up with anyone else — it’s to help you feel strong, supported, and confident in yours.
Postpartum isn’t a single stage, and returning to movement shouldn’t look the same for everyone.
This 4-week small group training series is designed to support you as you reconnect with your body and build strength after pregnancy and birth — wherever you are in your postpartum journey.
With just 4–6 participants per group, each 45-minute session provides the individualized attention of small group training with the connection and encouragement of moving alongside other moms. Your trainer can modify and progress movement based on your current strength, symptoms, goals, and comfort level so that you can build from where you are rather than trying to fit into a one-size-fits-all postpartum workout.
With support from The Nest’s pelvic floor physical therapy team, we’ll focus on functional, whole-body strength, core and pelvic floor connection, mobility, stability, and gradually building confidence with movement.
Your 4-week series includes:
Investment: $160 for the full 4-week series
Registration is for the complete 4-week series. If illness or an extenuating circumstance requires you to miss a scheduled session, a class credit will be applied toward a future eligible class or series at The Nest.
This isn’t about “getting your body back.” It’s about supporting the body you’re in now — building strength, confidence, and capacity for everything you’re carrying in this season.
Care for you. Care for them. Mālama Flow is a mindful movement practice series created by Lauren, which blends functional strength, yoga, breathwork, mobility, and nervous-system regulation into one fluid experience. Inspired by the elements of Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, each class invites you to ground, strengthen, breathe, flow, and restore—supporting both your body and your nervous system.
Mālama means to care for, nurture, and tend to. Mālama Flow is a reminder that you matter, too. You spend so much of your life caring for the people you love—this is a space to pause, reconnect, and remember that you deserve to be cared for, too.
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Root into your strength.
A four-week foundation designed for moms, caregivers, and babies ages 6–18 months. Move with your baby, without your baby, or while your little one explores nearby. Babies are welcome to wiggle, crawl, play, and socialize while watching their caregivers move, connect, and care for themselves.
This class is designed to help you feel grounded, capable, and connected to your body. Through integrated strength, yoga, breathwork, and fluid movement, you’ll build physical strength while learning to move with intention and awareness.
Series Registration: Registration is for the complete four-week series and includes all four sessions for $100. Full-series registration is required. If a class needs to be missed due to illness or extenuating circumstances, a class credit will be applied toward a future class or series at The Nest.
Register by September 10.
Whether our child has a diagnosis, is awaiting an evaluation, or simply experiences the world differently, understanding what’s beneath their behavior can make a meaningful difference.
Led by a licensed social worker, this workshop offers a supportive, judgment-free space for caregivers to better understand their child’s unique needs while learning practical strategies for everyday challenges. Together, we’ll explore regulation, sensory needs, communication, behavior, and connection through a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based lens.
Your evening includes:
Come as you are. Leave with greater understanding, practical tools, and more confidence in supporting your child.
Care for you. Care for them.
Mālama Flow is a mindful movement practice series created by Lauren, which blends functional strength, yoga, breathwork, mobility, and nervous-system regulation into one fluid experience. Inspired by the elements of Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, each class invites you to ground, strengthen, breathe, flow, and restore—supporting both your body and your nervous system.
Mālama means to care for, nurture, and tend to. Mālama Flow is a reminder that you matter, too. You spend so much of your life caring for the people you love—this is a space to pause, reconnect, and remember that you deserve to be cared for, too.
Rise gently. Grow deeply.
A four-week journey focused on resilience, restoration, and creating space for yourself. Like the lotus rising through the water, this series invites you to honor where you are while continuing to grow. Through strength, breath, mobility, and mindful movement, you’ll explore how caring for yourself can help you feel more grounded, energized, and renewed.
This four-week series is designed for moms and caregivers with babies ages 6–18 months. Babies are welcome to move, wiggle, crawl, play, and socialize nearby while their caregivers participate.
Series Registration: Registration is for the complete four-week series and includes all four sessions for $100. Full-series registration is required. If a class needs to be missed due to illness or extenuating circumstances, a class credit will be applied toward a future class or series at The Nest.
Register by October 8.
Care for you. Care for them.
Mālama Flow is a mindful movement practice series created by Lauren, which blends functional strength, yoga, breathwork, mobility, and nervous-system regulation into one fluid experience. Inspired by the elements of Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, each class invites you to ground, strengthen, breathe, flow, and restore—supporting both your body and your nervous system.
Mālama means to care for, nurture, and tend to. Mālama Flow is a reminder that you matter, too. You spend so much of your life caring for the people you love—this is a space to pause, reconnect, and remember that you deserve to be cared for, too.
Create space. Grow. Bloom.
A four-week exploration of freedom, trust, and connection. Through dynamic strength, expansive movement, breathwork, and nervous-system awareness, you’ll create space for yourself—physically, mentally, and emotionally—and explore what becomes possible when you give yourself room to grow.
This four-week series is designed for moms and caregivers with babies ages 6–18 months. Babies are welcome to move, wiggle, crawl, play, and socialize nearby while their caregivers participate.
Series Registration: Registration is for the complete four-week series and includes all four sessions for $100. Full-series registration is required. If a class needs to be missed due to illness or extenuating circumstances, a class credit will be applied toward a future class or series at The Nest.
Register by November 5.
Dena is a Certified Nurse Coach who specializes in helping women calm the overwhelm and create sustainable, life-giving habits that support healing and balance. With a background in ER nursing and a passion for guiding patients through meaningful lifestyle change, she brings empathy, encouragement, and practical tools to every session. Outside of coaching, Dena enjoys life on her busy homestead with her husband, three boys, and a menagerie of animals.
As a board-certified nurse practitioner with a background in critical care, Kathryn Faraj, FNP-C, brings both clinical expertise and compassionate insight to her functional medicine practice. She works with women to identify and correct the root causes of fatigue, mood changes, and hormonal dysfunction through integrative, evidence-based care. Outside of the clinic, Kathryn enjoys family adventures with her husband and three children, strength training, and creating spaces that inspire wellness and connection.
Kim is passionate about helping others take control of their health through nutrition and fitness. As a dedicated group fitness instructor and nutrition advocate, she thrives on empowering individuals to break through their comfort zones and achieve their goals—both in and out of the gym. With a dynamic and encouraging approach, Kim creates an uplifting environment where people feel motivated to push past their limits, build confidence, and embrace a healthier lifestyle. Whether leading a high-energy class, a personal training session, or offering guidance on nutrition, she is committed to inspiring others to unlock their full potential and discover the strength they never knew they had.
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Hannah is a dedicated counselor with a passion for helping individuals navigate life’s transitions with resilience and self-compassion. Drawing from her background in leadership, marketing, and community engagement, she brings creativity and insight to her therapeutic work. Through an integrative, empathy-driven approach, Hannah supports clients experiencing stress, relationship challenges, and perinatal transitions.
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Dr. Courteney is a skilled physical therapist with specialized training in pelvic floor rehabilitation, orthopedic manual therapy, and neurological recovery. Her work is rooted in education, empowerment, and evidence-based strategies that promote whole-body healing. She has completed advanced coursework in bowel and postpartum rehab, coccydynia, and abdominal wall manual therapy. Outside the clinic, Courteney enjoys yoga, dance, special-effects makeup, and building computers with her husband—all while being lovingly supervised by her three cats: Boo, Bones, and Boris.
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Annie is a compassionate therapist dedicated to supporting individuals and families through the emotional transitions of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. With a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan and certification in Perinatal Mental Health and EMDR, she creates a safe, trauma-informed space for healing and growth. Annie’s approach combines empathy, education, and advocacy to help families feel seen, supported, and empowered.
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Emma is a certified personal trainer and wellness coach with a dancer’s heart and a passion for empowering clients through joyful movement. Since 2019, she’s helped individuals of all backgrounds build strength, confidence, and consistency through creative, evidence-based fitness. Emma brings contagious energy and compassion to every session, helping clients connect movement with everyday wellness. In her spare time, she loves roller skating, biking, swimming, and spending time with her cat, Levi.
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Dr. Kristin began her career in outpatient orthopedics before discovering her passion for pelvic health during her first pregnancy. She now specializes in perinatal care, urinary incontinence, and chronic pelvic pain conditions such as endometriosis and interstitial cystitis. Kristin’s empathetic and collaborative style ensures patients feel supported throughout their healing journey. When she’s not in the clinic, she enjoys gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family.
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Dr. Sarah is a compassionate pelvic health physical therapist who brings a trauma-informed, patient-centered approach to her work. After earning her bachelor’s in Health Sciences from Oakland University and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan Flint, she pursued advanced pelvic health training inspired by her own experience as a gymnast. Sarah helps patients regain confidence and comfort through manual therapy, movement re-education, and individualized care plans. Outside the clinic, she enjoys reading, biking, crafting, and spending time with her pets, Julius, Delilah, and Simon.
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Dr. Jenny is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with advanced specialization in pelvic health. Inspired by her own journey through pregnancy and postpartum, she founded Inspire Physical Therapy & Wellness and The Nest Wellness Collective to transform women’s healthcare through connection, compassion, and holistic care. Her approach blends manual therapy, functional movement, and patient education to empower individuals to heal confidently and live fearlessly. Jenny treats across the lifespan—“anyone with a pelvis”—with a particular focus on fertility, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and chronic pelvic pain.
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