Birthing From Within - Introduction to BFW

Participants typically describe this three-day workshop as “life-changing,” “mind-turning,” and “heart-opening.”

Most say they got more, much more, than they expected, and that learning this refreshing approach to doula work and mentoring parents was as worthwhile as the personal growth they experienced. They were surprised to learn that there is so much more to Birthing From Within than what is covered in the book! Read what participants say about this workshop. Intro workshop painting

We are eager to share this uplifting approach, philosophy, unique language, and our key processes with you. In this hands-on workshop, you will experience profound paradigm shifts, not unlike what parents experience with Birthing From Within classes, processes, and initiation.

. . . and you'll get the Mentor Cookbook outlining essential ingredients and basic recipes for motivating and mentoring parents to birth-from-within, as well as a copy of the Keepsake Journal, an essential learning and teaching tool.

What Does A BIRTHING FROM WITHIN^® Class Look Like? See For Yourself!

A BIRTHING FROM WITHIN class is not like any other childbirth class! After learning the basic structure of the classes and experiencing several processes in the Introduction Workshop, most participants wonder what this kind of class actually looks like. We want you to succeed, so we will show you!

During our Introductory Workshop, you will witness a BIRTHING FROM WITHIN Class as your Facilitator leads real expectant parents through a two-hour BIRTHING FROM WITHIN demonstration class. You will see Introductions That Teach, a pain-coping practice and an “entrée” served up! You will see with your own eyes how much can be done in two hours; you will see and hear men and women undergoing profound shifts in their thinking and self-confidence. You have to see it to believe it!

Who Can Come to This Workshop?
Everyone! Because everyone who tells an expectant mother or father a birth story, or what to expect, is “teaching” parents, so EVERYONE is welcome take our workshop.

In whatever context you encounter expectant and postpartum families, you can make a difference. We welcome childbirth teachers of all kinds: doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, lactation consultants, counselors & therapists, holistic health practictioners, yoga teachers, mothers, and grandmothers!

During the past year, we have noticed an increase in attendance by mothers whose labor and postpartum was positively influenced by BIRTHING FROM WITHIN: from reading the book and/or taking a childbirth class. Mothers who gave birth from within are now initiating new mothers and fathers in the power of birthing from within!

Too busy to teach classes, but you want to work with parents?
No problem! You don’t need a classroom and six classes to affect parents’ response-ability. Birth professionals (rushing from patient to patient in ten minute prenatals) often underestimate their power to positively influence what parents believe and do; parents learn from every interaction. As a doula, you are in the unique position of touching parents right in the heart of labor. What you do and say MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Of you have prenatal and postpartum contact with parents, you have many opportunities to mentor them. Are they learning what you mean to teach them?

Validate, Motivate, Educate, Initiate, Celebrate!

This workshop gives you new tools to be more effective in every situation: learn how to validate and motivate parents and how to cultivate their emotional and personal growth during pregnancy. Learn the power of semantic awareness and delicious, imagery-inducing speech—making every word count! Don’t underestimate your power! Did you know that in ten-minute mini-classes conducted during brief interactions with expectant couples, you can teach them pain-coping practices that will double their pain-coping confidence? These practices can also be taught on the spot, during labor!

Immerse yourself in this innovative, holistic approach that educates and initiates parents in their childbearing year,
and
nourishes and inspires your own work and personal growth.

Continuing Education Hours: This workshop has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for 25.0 contact hours. Provider #12800.

June 6, 7 & 8, 2008
Introduction to Birthing From Within
Mentor and Doula Workshop
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Friday 10 a.m. to Sunday 6:00 p.m.)
$425 ($475 after 5/16/08)
Facilitated by Britta Bushnell & Virginia Bobro
This workshop is approved for 25 contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
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This Introductory Workshop is the first step to becoming a Certified BIRTHING FROM WITHIN Doula or Mentor. You may take this workshop without enrolling in our Certification Programs. However, for many women, attending this workshop is just the beginning of an amazing, life-changing journey with BIRTHING FROM WITHIN. Join us!