I am prenatal and postpartum chef, herbalist and yoga teacher. I believe that whole foods and plants are our greatest healers. I feel continually awed by all aspects of birth; serving families during this incredible time in life and helping them thrive is truly my passion.

I'm one of those lucky people who gets to do what I love. I work with pregnant women, new moms and babies. Pregnancy is such a special time in a women's life and I feel privileged to be part of it. With pregnancy your body goes through so many changes both physical and hormonal. I use massage to provide relief from pain and reduce stress. I also offer nutritional consulting for pregnant women making sure they have the nutritional support needed for the healthy growth and development of their baby. I love meeting new people and sharing experiences. I live in Jersey City. I love cooking, reading, yoga and traveling. Being outdoors feeds my spirit.

I offer yoga and mindfulness meditation for women who are trying to become pregnant, are expecting and new moms. As you navigate this journey, the techniques I teach show you how to stay present, be strong (both physically and mentally), self-care, and remaining grounded throughout this profoundly incredible experience. My path to yoga started as an undergrad when I took my first yoga class, and as cliche as it may sound, I was hooked; I enjoyed the gentle flow from pose to pose as well as the inner peace I felt at the end of class by being able to let go of things. When I began thinking about becoming a mom, I started a prenatal yoga teacher training, so I could become more informed about the whole experience.. I wasn't sure if I would ever teach classes. It took me nearly three years to become pregnant, and included multiple interventions: IUIs, IVFs, weekly acupuncture, mindfulness meditation, and especially yoga for fertility, which I researched and taught myself. Yoga offered me gentle movement and a safe place to be with what was going on. After going through this very intense and emotional journey to become a mama, I decided to finish my Prenatal yoga teacher training in order to offer moms-to-be guidance on their journey to motherhood.

I am passionate about breastfeeding and am conscious of the complexities of the breastfeeding relationship. I have three children and had varying experiences with all three of them. I have always loved babies and thrilled to have found a career that is focused on new families.

I support women through their pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum recovery by teaching prenatal and postpartum yoga, well care workshops, and by offering birth support. As a young girl growing up in NM I found that riding horses gave me a sense of calm that I later found on my yoga mat. I began practicing yoga in 2000, since my daughter was born in 1998, I had not yet discovered how yoga would enhance my pregnancy. With my son’s birth in 2003 I could tell the benefits of yoga as my pregnancy progressed. At this point I knew I wanted to share my experience with other women. This is why I’ve dedicated myself to teaching prenatal & postpartum yoga, lead well care workshops, & offer birth support. I love helping mothers connect with their babies through yoga and watching babies & children respond to its soothing calm and peacefulness. I’ve finally found my passion in assisting women through the full spectrum of well care from pregnancy to recovery in the postpartum period.

I am co-owner of Jump Ahead Pediatrics in Jersey City, Little Falls, and Roseland, NJ. I am an occupational therapist, wife to a police officer, and mama to a spunky 2 y/o boy :)

Dr. Brayton writes regularly on health-related topics and is a lecturer for various holistic groups in the community, including at yoga studios, childbirth education centers, and new moms’ groups. She also continues to stay up-to-date and current in her field with frequent post-graduate seminars in functional medicine, nutrition, allergy elimination, pediatrics, and maternity.

I am a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor and a passionate supporter of moms and babies. I serve Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens families in reaching their breastfeeding goals with evidence based practice, nurturing guidance and encouragement. The care I provide is is tailored to each mother and babies unique situation and needs that they can meet their breastfeeding goals in a joyful and workable way. I live in Brooklyn, with my husband, two kids and an overabundance of books.

I’m Sharon, a wife, mom, daughter, friend, newborn filmmaker and quintessential storyteller. I have always been passionate about living life, chasing dreams, and enjoying the journey of it all. In 2017, I left my corporate 9 to 5 to chase my dream—launching my own production company, Lovelight Pictures. ​Thank God for my husband, my numero-uno supporter, who essentially threatened me, that if I didn’t follow my dreams, he would stop talking to me. Well, needless to say, I took a leap of faith. Little did I know, I also found out I was having my very own baby a.k.a little dumpling. The greatest days in my life was the day I had my newborn. When I see my baby girl, I see a miracle. She melts my heart when she falls asleep in my arms or when she flashes her radiant smile. I love hearing her coo and listening to her raucous laughs—matter of fact, this has become the inspiration for our newborn services—coo, gurgle and babble. As I tried to capture these newborn memories for myself, my “eureka” moment occurred. Why not preserve similar newborn and family memories for other moms and dads? And that’s how I gave birth to Little Dumpling Films! I want to help families preserve their baby's moments that they can cherish forever—because the one thing you don’t get back is time.

Health and wellness have been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always tagged along with my mom Saturday mornings to the health food store and chiropractor. She taught me how important it was to take care of my body and mind naturally. Looking back, I am grateful for her persistence because it lead me to study Nutrition in college. There I began to truly understand the transformative and healing power of holistic medicine, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine. I gravitated towards classes like Point Location, Pulse and Tongue Diagnostics, Oriental Medicine Theory and Herbal Medicine and went farther to pursue a Masters in Traditional Oriental Medicine. Acuworx is the culmination of two decades of experience in the art of acupuncture and helping thousands of patients. Here, I have turned my passion into practice and invite you to join me on a journey to help you achieve a higher level of wellness and health.