Mentors enrolled in our Certification Program are required to read these books for their Level One Home-Study.

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Level 1 (Mouse) Mentor Reading List

This list is long because we give you titles to choose from. As you progress through your Home-Study, you will refer to specific parts of some of these books.

Books that establish BIRTHING FROM WITHIN^®’s underlying philosophy:

1.     BIRTHING FROM WITHIN, by Pam England. Partera Press (1998).

2.    Labyrinth of Birth: Creating a Map, Meditations and Rituals for Your Childbearing Year, by Pam England. BIRTHING FROM WITHIN Books (2010).

3.   The Four Agreements, by don Miguel Ruiz   and/or    

    Everything Toltec Wisdom Book, by Allan Hardman.

4.     The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh. Beacon Press (1999).

5.     Tao Mentoring: Cultivate Collaborative Relationships in All Areas of Your Life, by Chungliang Al Huang & Jerry Lynch. (paperback 1999). (1995 hardback edition was titled: Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom)

Required Reference Books:

These are books to refer to when preparing modules or answering questions. You don’t need to read them cover-to-cover.

6.     Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer. Perigree Trade (1999).

      or  Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities, by Henci Goer. Bergin & Garvey (1995).

7.     At least one of the following, or another comprehensive birth book of your choice:

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, by Ina  May Gaskin. Bantam (2003).
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (4^th edition), by Sheila Keitzinger. (2003).
• The Birth Book, by Martha & William Sears. Little Brown (1994).

8.     A book of your choosing on Prenatal Nutrition.

Mentoring Skills & Birth Art

1. Monsters and Magical Sticks, by Steven Heller (1985)
2. Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions, by Insoo Kim Berg
3.  Art is a Way of Knowing, by Pat B. Allen. Shambhala (1995)  and/or    Point Zero, by Michele Cassou.

Marketing and Business:  (choose one or more)

12.   Building Your Ideal Private Practice, by Lynn Grodzki. Norton (2000).

13.   Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook, by Lynn Grodzki. Norton (2003).

 Additional Reading List for Doula Certification

Birth

·   Birth Reborn, by Michel Odent

·   The Birth Partner (2^nd Ed.), by Penny Simkin

·   One additional book about birth- written for expectant parents and published in the past two years

Breastfeeding:  (choose one)

·  The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

·  The Breastfeeding Answer Book, by Nancy Mohrbacher and Julie Stock (La Leche League International)

·  The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (8^th edition, 2010), by La Leche League International

Beginning Doula (choose one)

·  The Doula Advantage: Your complete guide to having an empowered and positive birth with the help of a professional childbirth assistant, by Rachel Gurevich

·   FabJob.com Guide to Becoming a Doula, by Rachel Gurevich, e-book available at: www.fabjob.com

Reference Books  (need not read cover-to-cover)

·   Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Your Baby's First Year, by Miranda Castro

·   Wise Woman’s Herbal (for the Childbearing Year), by Susun Weed

·   Labor Progress Handbook, by Penny Simkin

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