Om Baby Pregnancy & Parenting Center 
Lexi is a trained doula, certified childbirth educator, labor and delivery nurse, certified F2F (Fear to Freedom) instructor and an experienced mother-baby-family advocate. Lexi is happily married, a mother of 4, and step-parent of 2. She has a passion for teaching and facilitating a holistic approach to pregnancy, labor, birth and parenting, which she sees is optimal in raising healthy and happy families. Lexi strongly believes in the inherent worth of all, “meeting people wherever they are”, and the possibility of creating world peace, one birth at a time.
Erica BinderErica began practicing yoga in 1997. She practiced on and off for several years and became inspired to explore the nature of her yoga in 2004. Upon settling into a regular practice, she found beautiful connections for all aspects of her life to yoga. Her body, mind and soul truly began to meld. She received her 200 hour yoga teacher certification at Kripalu in 2010 while 3 months pregnant with her first child. Inspired by her experience during pregnancy and her transition into mommy-hood, Erica is eager to share her love of yoga with other moms and their little ones!
Kathy Eckhaus Kathy has a Master’s Degree in Education and more than 20 years experience in the field of education, including 11 years in early childhood settings. She trained at the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, New Jersey and is a registered Music Together teacher.Ms. Eckhaus studied piano, voice and flute and taught herself basic guitar. She loves music and enjoys sharing that love with children and their families. Kathy spent 3 years teaching in Malaysia for the Peace Corps and has traveled extensively in India, Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. She adds a multicultural dimension to her classes and introduces families to instruments and songs from around the world.
Jill is a self taught artist with a fondness for collage. Her art camps and classes are based on the methods taught in the renowned pre-school workshops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She has been teaching art to children in her home for 9 years. She has been the art teacher at Brookside Montessori in Mechanicsburg, PA since 2003. In addition to her camps and classes she organizes the Famous Artist program at Lower Allen/Rossmoyne Elementary Schools. This program coordinates monthly parent volunteers to give a short presentation on a collection of 5 or 6 works of art, followed by an art related activity. In her camps and classes children are taught to express themselves creatively in paint, clay, collage and drawing in a studio setting rich with materials.
Venus Grella
Naomi Heck, M.Ed., CPDT-KANaomi is the founder of Trusting Paws Dog Training. She is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Nationally certified through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, Associate member of the Internaional Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and a CAP1 Certified Click Trainer.
Hollis is a mother, photographer, doula, and dancer. After the birth of her own daughters, Hollis started chronicling their development through photos by capturing real life moments. But it was not until a chance meeting at a friend’s baby shower that her passion was sparked. It was at this time that Hollis was introduced to the concept of “alternative” birth. Was there really another way? The answer, of course, was an emphatic YES! This fortuitous meeting opened her eyes to the world of midwifery, homebirth, and breastfeeding support. Hollis studied to become a doula and began photographing women during pregnancy, birth and motherhood. She uses her camera as her voice to change public perception of pregnancy, birth and parenthood. In addition Hollis is a lifelong dancer and has been teaching dance for 19 years. Hollis recently became a certified Dancing for Birth instructor and is thrilled to combine her passion for birth with her love of dance. Hollis hopes that through her work women will be empowered and people will see the power and beauty that is motherhood.
In 2007, when Holly became pregnant with her first child she began teaching prenatal yoga classes that impart not only the wisdom of poses for the childbearing year, but also knowledge of the spiritual and emotional process of becoming a parent. Holly has attended pre and postnatal yoga teacher trainings with Stephanie Keach and Baby Om Yoga and has more recently become a Certified ChildLight Yoga Instructor and Certified Infant Massage Instructor. She continues to develop her support of mother, child & family connections through the opening of Om Baby Pregnancy & Parenting Center in 2008.
In her life outside Om Baby, Holly is employed full-time as a Licensed Social Worker and spends time with her sweet, precious little boy.
Beth Kilmore, CMT
Rachael McCormackHi, Mamas! I’m Rachael McCormack, your local Body Back Pro and Stroller Strides Lancaster West instructor! As far back as I can remember, I have always loved being active. Throughout my youth, I participated in gymnastics, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, and skiing. I studied athletic training and nutrition at Indiana University of PA and received my national certification from NATA-BOC in 2006. While in college, I played rugby for 2 years until injury forced me to stop playing. I then put my efforts towards running and training for my first triathlon.
After IUP, I went on to study Sports Management & Coaching at Millersville University, where I met my husband, Andy (also referred to as “Mac”). We were married in June 2010 and brought our bundle of joy, Brayden, into the world on June 12, 2011. While pregnant, I wanted to keep my fitness level up and during my research, I came across Stroller Strides. After looking into what Stroller Strides was all about, I realized that this program was something that I wanted to not only participate in myself, but also help other mom’s out there establish a base of fitness for themselves and to show our children early on that caring for our bodies is an important part of living a healthy life. This is a program that essentially will instill wonderful values in our children, all while helping mom’s get their strength to help them through motherhood!!
After obtaining my Stroller Strides Instructor certification, I decided to become even more involved in “Strength For Motherhood”… So here I am today… Body Back Certified to help mom’s of ANY age gain and maintain their strength for motherhood!
Julie Polito, RDH, EFDAJulie Polito is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Extended Function Dental Auxiliary. She was the recipient of the Colgate Oral Health Advisor Student Total Achievement Recognition Award in 2011. Julie practices in a family dental office and volunteers for community health dental functions. She is the co-chairperson for Sealant Saturday, an event that provides free dental care for uninsured and underinsured children. Julie is a passionate advocate for disease prevention, especially with children’s dental health. One of her primary goals is to educate parents and caregivers with dental health facts that are not commonly known in order to avoid oral health disease.
April Stambaugh
Dr. Sullivan is a Mechanicsburg native, and is delighted to be able to serve the local communities at Keystone Natural Health. He is a graduate of Trinity High School, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently pursuing board certification as a Chiropractic Neurologist. Dr. Sullivan holds a postgraduate certification in chiropractic pediatrics and is dedicated to empowering those he serves to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives, naturally.
Meredith Sullivan
Dawn Toutkaldjian
Kim WinkowskiKim is a previous breastfeeding peer counselor who is now a certified Happiest Baby on the Block educator. She is a happily married mother of one with one on the way. She hopes to help you with calming your baby so that your household can be more peaceful and less stressed.
Om Baby Pregnancy & Parenting Center
(717) 761-4975
holly@ombabycenter.com
Serving Harrisburg, York & Lancaster areas in South Central PA
