If you speak English, live in the Nyon area and you’re pregnant or have just had a baby, then you should know that there is a qualified and fully registered English midwife working on your door step!
Since she started her practice in January last year, Louise Colassis has looked after more than 120 women, and the numbers keep growing! There is clearly a huge demand for high quality community midwifery services in the region, especially when they are provided in English.
Louise told knowitall.ch, “At the moment, I am one of only two English midwives in the Nyon district, so I try, with my colleague, to cover the needs of the English-speaking women in the area - not only English as a mother tongue, but as a second, or family language, for women who don't speak French. I offer pre- and post-natal care for women, including preparation courses for groups, or private one-on-one courses in the patient’s home.”
Fitness specialist, Fit & Food, is offering knowitall.ch readers a free taster session on any of its indoor or outdoor circuit training programs booked before the end of April 2016.
The special offer has been created to encourage new clients to try out one of the many classes now being offered by Fit & Food in the region.
Set up 3 years ago, by Norwegian expat, Kristin Haldorsen, Fit & Food now offers 3 main programs for clients:
Bootcamp outdoor circuit training:
Mondays at the Centre Sportif in Gland from 9h to 10h.
Thursdays at the Centre Sportif in Veroix from 9h to 10h.
An efficient training program adjusted to the individual needs of clients who work their whole body in a short period of time. Group training, which mixes cardio and bodyweight exercises, using, for example, kettlebells, boxing and core training.
Fatburner:
Tuesdays at La Côte International School from 8h30 to 9h30.
A low impact class with 40 minutes of cardio, finishing with abs and stretching. Using music and simple choreography, this class is lots of fun!
10% discount for knowitall.ch readers!
A local speech therapist, Christine Breede-Schechter, has set up a series of discussion groups in Geneva for parents of children with developmental issues.
Held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the academic year, the S.P.E.A.K. (Strengthening Parents Efforts and Kids) Parent Discussion Groups have been designed to offer much needed support to parents who are feeling overwhelmed by the challenge of raising a child with developmental difficulties such as language delay, learning difficulty, social problems, stuttering or dyslexia.
Through a combination of lecture, reflective discussion, exercises, and readings parents will have an opportunity to:
- Increase knowledge, gain confidence
- Develop coping and problem solving skills
- Discuss effective parenting strategies
- Find practical and emotional support within the group and beyond
Not only will parents be able to express their individual concerns, they will also receive feedback and exchange ideas with other parents. As a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, with over 15 years of experience working with parents and children, Christine will also offer her expertise and guidance.
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As part of its ongoing commitment to helping the English-speaking community with First Aid training and health education, HealthFirst has set up a new series of Birth Preparation Courses for expectant parents.
The courses are led by highly experienced British-trained midwife, Polly Pupulin. Having worked as both a midwife and a nurse in communities throughout the world, Polly is delighted to share her skills and knowledge with the expectant parents of all nationalities in the Lake Geneva region. As a mother of four children herself, she understands the unique needs of international families and families-to-be.
With courses scheduled at different times of the day and week to suit the individual requirements of busy, working parents-to-be, the classes are held over 3 or 4 sessions on Saturday mornings, or on weekday evenings. The next course will start on 12th January 2016, and will run between 18h30 and 21h00 over 4 consecutive Tuesdays in Geneva.
We have now updated our list of Christmas church services for 2015. If you would like to attend one of the many services happening in Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France this year, please take a look at the following list, which we have compiled from the websites of local churches. Some of them are French-speaking but most are English-speaking churches. Please check the websites before setting out, in case any of the times or locations have changed.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THOSE CHURCHES LISTED IN RED HAVE NOT, AT THE TIME OF PREPARING THIS ARTICLE, PUBLISHED DETAILS OF THEIR CHRISTMAS SERVICES YET. THE INFORMATION IN RED INDICATES LAST YEAR'S SERVICES, WHICH HAVE YET TO BE UPDATED BUT ARE LIKELY TO BE VERY SIMILAR THIS YEAR.
If your local church has not yet posted details of their services, please come back and check the article again later, as we will update the list when details become available.
If you know about other services in your area, please let us know.
