Birthing From Within - Reading List: Level One

Reading List: Level One

Mentors enrolled in our Certification Program are required to read these books for their Level One HomeStudy. A more detailed list, including required chapters or pages, is made available upon enrollment.

REQUIRED BOOKS

Birthing From Within and Our Keepsake Journal

Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth or Obstetric Myths vs Research Realities, by Henci Goer

Four Agreements, by don Miguel Ruiz

Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Tao Mentoring: Cultivate Collaborative Relationships…, by Chungliang Al Huang & Jerry Lynch

PREGNANCY & BIRTH (choose one of the following)
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin

Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (4th ed.), by Sheila Kitzinger

Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Evidence, by Teresa Pitman and Joyce Barrett

PRENATAL NUTRITION
Any book, or perhaps a collection of articles, of your choosing.

LABYRINTH
Read Pam England's LabOrinth article on the website

Any book on labyrinths; there are many to choose from!

MENTORING SKILLS
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement, by Steve Andreas and Charles Faulkner (editors).

BIRTH ART AS TEACHER
Art is a Way of Knowing, by Pat B. Allen

PROMOTING & MARKETING
Money and the Meaning of Life, by Jacob Needleman.

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