NEW RESOURCE CENTER
KindNest resource center set to open next month
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. >> A resource center for people navigating through all possible stages in the OF PREGNANCY IS COMING SOON TO THE CAPITAL REGION.
Founded by local mother, Sarah Denio, KindNest is set to open early next month at 1 Rosell Dr. in Clifton Park.
“KindNest is a hub of alternative and holistic support for women and couples who are trying to conceive, who are pregnant or who are working through pregnancy loss,” Denio said. “We have a lot of really great resources in our community, but they can be challenging to find, so it’s bringing all of those things under one roof to support people who are anywhere along their pregnancy journey.”
The idea for KindNest grew from Denio’s personal experience navigating fertility challenges, including pregnancy loss, on her way to becoming a mother of two daughters.
This was followed by her desire to build community and share knowledge around common but often unspoken experiences.
Denio and her husband’s path to parenthood highlighted a need for enhanced service offerings to guide those trying to achieve healthy pregnancies. In particular, Denio noted a lack of pregnancy loss supports and non-traditional treatment options.
“I was really surprised by not only the depth of grief that my husband and I felt for this unborn child when we lost it, but by how few resources there were readily available in the community,” she said.
Denio believes these resources are needed, and KindNest intends to fill that void.
“There is actually scientific research that suggests the success rate of pregnancy increases significantly when women receive additional support during pregnancy after loss,” she explained. “Nothing earthshattering, simple practices like meditation, for example. Unfortunately, access to such fertility-focused support for the average woman is virtually non-existent.
Once open, KindNest will offer yoga, meditation,
coaching, massage, reiki, craniosacral therapy, and childbirth/breastfeeding education, as well as group workshops on a broad range of women’s health and wellness topics.
While Denio is an inner alignment coach, she’s brought in more than a dozen other practitioners to provide expert services in the other areas.
KindNest will also serve as the first physical headquarters for Angel Names Association, a locallybased nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting families of stillborn children through programs designed to provide financial assistance for end-of-life expenses and counseling services and funding for stillbirth research.
When Denio presented her plan for KindNest to the association’s board, “It sounded like a wonderful opportunity for us to both support her efforts to help families who’ve experienced loss, and also have a space so that we could continue to meet the demand for our services across the country, which meant having a place for volunteers to be able to work and answer calls and respond to families in need,” said Angel Names cofounder Michelle Mosca.
Looking ahead, Denio envisions KindNest serving as a model for an innovative, whole-person approach to fertility care along with being a source of empowerment and education for individuals and couples striving to build their families.
Denios’ goal for KindNest is to create a space where people know they are not alone along their journey. “Whether they’ve had challenges or not, there’s a lot of transition and a lot that goes on in this stage of life,” she said. “It’s to create community and connection, both amongst people and within themselves.”
She also wants KindNest to help take down the noise level in people’s heads. “A lot of these things can become stressful when ideally it’s a beautiful thing that you’re trying to work through,” Denio said.
The KindNest center is meant to be an intimate setting where women and couples can nourish their minds, bodies, and spirits while trying to conceive, healing from pregnancy loss, and nurturing pregnancy.
No matter who comes into KindNest for what reason, the intention is for them to feel better as they leave, Denio said. “My hope is that KindNest is a place where people know that they can come here and feel supported and safe, and it’s a welcoming community that they can become a part of, to support them in whatever it is that they’re looking to achieve.”
As of Monday, March 4, KindNest will begin offering in-person and webbased classes, workshops and individual services tailored to clients who are pregnant, trying to conceive, or coping with pregnancy loss.
Denio, of Gansevoort, chose to start KindNest in Clifton Park, one minute from Exit 10 off of I-87, so it would be conveniently located for people from around the Capital Region.
An open house event is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at the center, followed by a community meditation session from 4 to 4:30 p.m.
All are invited to come to check out the space, meet Denio and the rest of the KindNest team, and learn more about the services available.
Those interested in additional details on upcoming classes and workshops or who would like to schedule an appointment for services are encouraged to visit KindNest’s website www. kind-nest.com for more information.
In serving different audiences, KindNest aims to be mindful about its scheduling.
KindNest can be contacted directly by calling (518) 461-5352.