Full Bloom to Close

, the resource center for soon-to-be mothers, mothers and women and parents in general, will close Saturday, June 16, after being in business four years.

In a message, Full Bloom Founder Pat Nielsen said her plans include “working full time at Athens Regional, rediscovering my garden, traveling a little and spending time with my family - without whom I couldn't have made this journey,”  

Located on North Milledge Avenue, the business was a welcoming place where expectant mothers could take pre-natal yoga classes and learn firsthand from other women and experts about birthing options. It was a place where new mothers could have questions and concerns addressed and could find new friends and resources.

Full Bloom was founded, Nielsen said, “to create a community where new parents could find support and develop lifelong friendships as they began their parenting journeys.”

reBlossom, a consignment store in the upstairs of the building, had moved a few months ago to a Broad Street location.

Kristi Taylor, education and outreach coordinator for Full Bloom, said Nielsen had tried to sell the business but wasn’t successful.