Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

We are set to begin a new program in 2010 combining childbirth education with prenatal yoga.

Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga Educator and Mother Support™ Specialist

This training will help birth professionals meet the diverse changing needs of the new generation who are not likely to sit in a classroom environment for six weeks to learn about the birth process.

Prenatal yoga reaches a newer mom who wants to maintain an active lifestyle, but also be safe during her pregnancy. The Body Awareness Birth Institute workshop will allow educators to guide women to a mind-body connection discovering the inner strength they hold to give birth. A unique benefit of our workshop, the educator is prepared to provide Doula or Mother Support™ for the pregnant women, adding additional services for their prenatal yoga students. This is accomplished all through one certification. Register and discover more about our program at Body Awareness Birth Institute.

Midwifery Program

Imagine all the possibilities if we had more midwives! Midwives are low cost. They use few interventions, yet provide high quality and empowering maternity care, helping women transition into motherhood.

I wish all women could know how wonderful the care of a midwife is. Midwife-to-Be offers a wonderful opportunity to become a midwife through an online course and gain experience through trips to the Dominican Republic.

There are many pathways to become a midwife. This program is not expensive and may be a good fit for you.

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Keepin It Too Real Childbirth DVD

The Gift of Motherhood is a booklet that works well as complementary information for couples who take classes presented in hospitals. A DVD is available along with the book. This clip will give you the greatest laugh.

Also, we have been busy facilitating childbirth educator workshops throughout the Western United States. Hope to see you at a workshop soon! Stay posted for contact hours and continuing education classes you can take online.

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Challenge the Cesarean Birth Rate

Addie being born3
Originally uploaded by lperreca76

One fully informed mother-to-be shares her experience of becoming knowledgeable about birth options and interventions. She then exercises her right to choose the birth experience she understands is best for her health and child. Read this story of how one woman challenged the cesarean rate of the doctor who cared for her. Peace

Powerful and Inspiring Workshop

The Sacramento Childbirth Educator Workshop was fun and inspiring. The women who attended had an incredible energy. There was so much exchange and dialogue. It was refreshing to witness the vision and passion this particular group of women emitted to provide support and empowerment to women and their families in their specific geographic areas. Lively discussions where held asking questions about how we can build teams with other health care professionals and continue to enable women to have freedom of choice during their birth experiences. What was most moving about the workshop was the "closing circle" in which each women shared what "I believe birth is..." and what "I believe all women deserve..." Read the affirming statements from the workshop and be revived to know that so many women want to work together and teach other women about how amazing birth is and that each women should be able to know her options and have access to birth her way. Just imagine what it will be like when every woman has a doula at her side. When every woman is asked would you like a water birth. When women are supported to have a VBAC. When every woman has access to a midwife. When we have many schools for women who want to be midwives. When woman can push out their babies any way they choose. When woman do not fear labor as dreadful, but embrace it as a right of passage. Imagine!

Almost certified...

Just got done observing six week series for this wonderful educator! She is well on her way to completing her certification. After you get through the first few classes, you just find your teaching groove. I enjoyed the stories that she incorporated from her RN experience. The families were so supportive of her.
Come on and jump into teaching!

Soul Stirred

Alden Davis Greider
Originally uploaded by Scott Greider
Can a picture make you cry? Moved! I simply felt this new soul captured in the image. If you have not checked out the birth pictures at flickr.com you must. The personal birth stories of these families revealed in the pictures they generously share are beyond words. I love this technology! Peace