Colette Crawford, RN, BSN, IBCLC

I am an experienced registered nurse specializing in maternal/child health, labor and delivery, lactation and childbirth education.  I founded Sri Janani Yoga, which first took birth in 1989 as the Seattle Holistic Center and quickly grew into the Premier Prenatal, Postnatal, Family Yoga and Childbirth/Wellness Education center in the country. 

Over 34 years later our humble community-focused Seattle yoga studio continues to be a national leader for women and their families through pregnancy and beyond. The inspiration for the prenatal yoga program came from my public health nursing days when I weaved in yoga poses with childbirth education for women who were hospitalized. During these years I worked with pregnant and parenting teens and was the president of the Snohomish County Teen Pregnancy Task Force.

I have assisted hundreds of women in labor and early postpartum care, including being an international board certified lactation consultant. Since 1989 I have taught prenatal yoga to thousands of women, their families and yoga teachers from all over the world.

Another one of my specialties is therapeutic yoga. In 1992 I created Heal Your Back as a result of my own healing journey using yoga after I had suffered a severe back injury in a car accident while eight months pregnant. At this time I experienced my first CranioSacral Therapy treatment which gave me great benefit. After years of referring out I received certificates from Upledger Institute to practice CranioSacral Therapy for all ages with a specialty in pregnancy and pediatrics.

My commitment is to help you on your journey of health, healing and spiritual growth. I am dedicated to assisting women and their families to actualize their inner wisdom to birth and parent consciously. It has been a gift and privilege to parent my four children with my loving husband, Bruce. The path of family is my meditation.

Gentle, Prenatal and ParentBaby Yoga, Craniosacral Therapy, and Lactation Consults with Colette Crawford