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Fertile Ground Yoga

Fertile Ground Yoga: Where Healing Takes Root

Fertile Ground Yoga is gentle movement and breathwork for your mind, body, spirit, and journey.

The fertility journey asks a lot of your body. It asks even more of your spirit. Fertile Ground Yoga is a place where both get to rest, move, breathe, and heal.

This is not just exercise. This is a practice. And it was made for women just like you.

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My Yoga Philosophy

Your body isn't something to fix or force. It's something to listen to.

01

Movement as Care, Not Performance

I don't think yoga should be about getting into the perfect pose. It's about moving in a way that supports you, right where you are. Some days that looks like gentle stretching. Other days it looks like sitting still and just breathing. Both count.

02

Breath as an Anchor

When your mind is racing, or your heart feels heavy, your breath is something you can come back to. I use breathwork to help you slow down and make room for rest.

03

My Practice Meets You Where You Are

My practice meets you where you are. Whether you're trying to conceive, healing from a loss, pregnant, or in another season, it never asks you to rush through what you are carrying.

04

Rooted in Faith

Fertile Ground Yoga is for the woman who is so rooted in her beliefs, her values, and her purpose that she can face anything life brings her. This practice isn't just about calming your body. It's about anchoring your spirit.

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Quisha practicing an inverted aerial yoga pose in purple silks
Quisha practicing triangle pose on a yoga mat
“You may not always get the outcome you wish for, but a rooted woman always receives what she needs. Grace. Peace. And purpose.”
— Quisha
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Meet Quisha

Quisha Umemba is a registered nurse, fertility doula, and 200-hour certified yoga instructor with more than 20 years in nursing and public health. She is the Amazon bestselling author of Fertile Ground: One Woman's Journey Through Infertility, Where Hope and Heartbreak Coexist. (opens in a new tab)

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“I bring both lived experience and clinical training into every session, so the care I give is warm and clinically sound. I was informed by the science, but I was transformed by the journey.”

Classes & Workshops

I offer online group yoga classes and workshops for women trying to conceive, pregnant, healing from loss, or in another season. Classes are gentle, faith-forward, and built to fit into busy lives.

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Upcoming class

Slow Flow Yoga for Busy Moms — A 6-Week Series

You are pulled in a hundred directions every day. This series is your chance to come back to yourself, even if just for 30 minutes at a time. Over six weeks, I guide you through your gentle yoga movements that target your hips & pelvis, legs, arms, back, and whole body, then we'll close with a week of pure recovery. Each class pairs gentle movement with breathwork, scripture, and affirmations. Saturdays at 8 am CST from November 7-December 12.

  1. 01Hips & Pelvis
  2. 02Legs
  3. 03Arms
  4. 04Back
  5. 05Full Body
  6. 06Recovery
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Coming in 2027 · For the Sacred Garden Fertility Community

The Mind-Body Fertility (MBF) Program

MBF is an 8-week Holistic Fertility Support Program for women navigating infertility at any stage. Each week pairs gentle movement, guided journaling, story circles, and faith-forward reflection. The program is designed to help you feel more rooted in your body and supported by your community as you navigate your fertility journey. Each group is limited to 15 women. The waitlist opens soon.

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Disclaimer

While yoga does not guarantee conception, it can support fertility by helping manage stress and providing tools to cope with the challenges of a fertility journey.

Work with me

Private and Group Yoga Sessions with Your Doula Support

If you're already working with me as your fertility doula, yoga is part of your care. I offer private 1:1 sessions and small group practice built around your season, woven right into your doula support.

If you'd like to find out how you can work with me as your fertility doula, click the button to find out more.

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