Shara Jackson Harper

Condensed Childbirth Class (1 Day & Virtual)

Welcome Baby Class (1 Day & Virtual)

Shara Jackson Harper (she/her) is committed to creating space for individual empowerment through excellence in up-to-date, evidence-based education. She guides class participants to feel comfortable and confident as she utilizes the knowledge and skills she has as a DONA trained birth doula, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, and Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (UC-San Diego). Shara is enthusiastic, engaging, and brings with her years of personal and professional experience. Passionate about mindfulness, self compassion, and growth in the transitions of families and individuals, Shara welcomes all to a judgement-free space. With a focus on the whole person experience of birth (mind, body, spirit), the impact of her classes is consistently praised by those who attend her classes. She spends her free time in nature, adding books to her home library that she will read someday, meditation, and fumbling through motherhood with her five children. She has been consulting with expectant parents for over ten years, and currently offers real-time instruction in her condensed (one-day!) virtual class offerings.

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Pre & Postnatal MovEment with MOVE Wellness

MOVE Wellness is Ann Arbor’s premiere studio for Pilates and GYROTONIC® private sessions and small group classes. Our expert trainers have been working with pre and postnatal populations since the studio opened in 2012. Our team has worked with clients to support and prepare your body for pregnancy, birth, and a healing postpartum. Our experienced trainers will empower you with the knowledge to move with ease, relieve discomfort, all while keeping the deep support muscles of the body strengthened. Your body is innately strong and intuitive, let us help support you in amplifying the path your body is already on before and after birth. Learn more.

MOVE offers both private sessions and group classes. For all new clients, we strongly encourage you to come in for an introductory private session as your first step. If you are more than 20 weeks pregnant, we ask that you do not sign up for a group class without at least one private session first so we can equip you with the modifications you will need to participate.

Sharon Quinn

Mostly taking a Teaching Break to Pursue an MPH at Johns Hopkins. Teaching one session Summer of 2024

Evidence Based BirtH® Class (6 Week Class)

Sharon Quinn (she/her), (CD)DONA, has worked as a certified doula and birth instructor since 2013, empowering individuals and families to navigate the journey to parenthood with confidence. After teaching the Bradley Method for 6 years, she trained and qualified to become an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, and completed her second doula certification through DONA International in 2019. Sharon is Spinning Babies® trained and helps birthing people strategize to work with their bodies for optimal comfort and labor progress. Having studied Psychology and Sociocultural Anthropology (BS/BA-double major), she sees birth through a physical, emotional, and social lens.  As a Survivor Mom’s Companion Tutor, she works to help trauma victims take control of their birth choices. Sharon also specializes in fostering effective partner support, and has guided more than 150 partners in knowing how to help their loved ones through birth. With a positive and friendly personality, she facilitates effective communication between the medical staff and birthing family, working to nurture an environment of teamwork and collaboration among the birth team. Human rights and birth justice have also been passions of Sharon’s since she was a teenager. Her sensitivity and responsiveness to others’ needs help birthing people feel safe, secure, and relaxed in any birth setting and through any choices they make. Besides all things Birth, Sharon enjoys the occasional art project, playing the cello, and adventuring with her husband and 4 children outdoors.