Upcoming Events for Birth Workers
Type
- BfW Skills Workshop
- Birth Art
- Cesarean Birth
- Continuing Education
- Continuing Education (CEUs available)
- Coping Mindset
- Crossing the Threshold
- Crossing the Threshold virtual
- CtT In Person
- Enriching Your Prenatals
- Free
- Free classes and events
- In-Person
- Info Session
- Intro to Birth Art
- Labyrinth for Birth
- Mindful Postpartum Planning
- Navigating Inductions
- Pittsburgh
- Retreat
- Riverside
- SYWBAD
- Taming Fear
- Taste of BFW
- Virtual
- doula from within
- in person
- in person heart of mentoring
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- January 2025
- December 2024
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- March 2023
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- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
So You Want to Be a Doula?
Are you birth-work-curious? Feeling a nudge to support people and families in the transformative childbearing season? Wondering about taking the first step?
Taming Fear: Supporting Parents in Pregnancy and Birth
Our first instinct is often to try to convince a parent to be less fearful, to somehow argue them out of their anxiety. But we all know that doesn’t really work. This course will lead you to methods and approaches that do.
Navigating Inductions: A Birth Workers Guide
One virtual session, Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10am-1pm Pacific Time (time zone converter)
This comprehensive virtual course is designed for birth workers aiming to deepen their understanding and enhance their skills in supporting parents through the induction of labor process, a common medical intervention, that can present unique challenges and emotional dynamics for both parents and birth workers alike.
Live calls will be recorded.
Intro to Birth Art (free workshop!)
Friday, February 7th: 4-5pm PT online
Explore the unique world of Birthing from Within's approach to process art and the unexpected ways it can enhance your understanding of birth preparation.
This workshop is for anyone who works with pregnant people and families.
Bring along a piece of art paper or a journal, along with some chalk pastels or any art supplies you have on hand. Be prepared to actively participate in this enriching experience.
Attendance is free, but registration is required. We invite you to join us and delve into this fascinating journey!
By registering you consent to being added to our mailing list (if you aren’t subscribed already).
Read about our full Birth Art training for birth professionals here.
Mindful Postpartum Planning: Awakening Your Client’s Inner Parent
Two virtual sessions: February 9 & 16, 1-3pm Pacific Time
As with birth, parents cannot fully plan for all of the unknowns of postpartum, but there are things they can do to prepare for the experience. This two-session course offers birth workers skills and processes to support pregnant parents in preparing for the postpartum journey ahead.
Live calls will be recorded.
Enriching Your Prenatals: Practical Tools for Meaningful Sessions
It can be challenging to fit all the things we want to do prenatally with clients into the little time we have with them before their birth.
Learn how to get insight into what your clients already know, gain clarity on the most important elements of preparing for birth, create engaging material, and set the foundation for a coping mindset.
Two live session, two and a half hours each.
5 hrs BfW CEUs
$150
Taste of Birthing from Within
A free introductory session that offers an embodied taste of Birthing from Within's processes and philosophies.
Crossing the Threshold: An Embodied Learning Retreat weekly retreat (Online)
Five weekly meetings starting 3/1, 10-1pm PT
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Cesarean Birth: A Compassionate Approach for Birth Workers
This class considers ways to introduce and discuss cesarean birth with all kinds of clients, from those who are actively planning cesarean births to those who are resistant to even thinking about it.
One virtual session, three hours
Live calls will be recorded.
Doula from Within: in person training San Francisco, CA
Bring heart and soul into childbirth preparation and support in our 5-day in-person doula training, which combines a unique embodied retreat with dynamic hands-on and interactive learning to bring you a workshop experience like no other.
We honor the knowledge and lived experience of the mentor and the parent, and we challenge trainees to shift their lens towards self-compassion, flexibility, and resilience.
This training runs five days, March 27-31st (four full days and one half day) with pre and post self paced digital learning.
Birth Art Training
You will learn the power of focusing on process over product, and how to help parents use birth art as a key piece of their preparation for birth and parenting.
Taming Fear: Supporting Parents in Pregnancy and Birth
Our first instinct is often to try to convince a parent to be less fearful, to somehow argue them out of their anxiety. But we all know that doesn’t really work. This course will lead you to methods and approaches that do.
Navigating Inductions: A Birth Workers Guide
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 4-7pm Pacifc Time (time zone converter)
This virtual comprehensive course is designed for birth workers aiming to deepen their understanding and enhance their skills in supporting parents through the induction of labor process, a common medical intervention, that can present unique challenges and emotional dynamics for both parents and birth workers alike.
Live calls will be recorded.
Exploring the Labyrinth for Birth
The labyrinth can be understood as a universal map for any rite of passage or initiatory ordeal, regardless of its specific events and outcomes.
Mindful Postpartum Planning: Awakening Your Client’s Inner Parent
Two virtual sessions: Fridays, May 9 & 16, 4-6 pm Pacific Time
As with birth, parents cannot fully plan for all of the unknowns of postpartum, but there are things they can do to prepare for the experience. This two-session course offers birth workers skills and processes to support pregnant parents in preparing for the postpartum journey ahead.
Live calls will be recorded.
Enriching Your Prenatals: Practical Tools for Meaningful Sessions
It can be challenging to fit all the things we want to do prenatally with clients into the little time we have with them before their birth.
Learn how to get insight into what your clients already know, gain clarity on the most important elements of preparing for birth, create engaging material, and set the foundation for a coping mindset.
Two live session, two and a half hours each.
5 hrs BfW CEUs
$150
Building a Coping Mindset: Advanced Techniques for Teaching Coping in Labor and Birth
Learn and experience Birthing from Within's foundational pain coping practices, including ways to engage parents in using vocalization for the intensity of birth.
Cesarean Birth: A Compassionate Approach for Birth Workers
This class considers ways to introduce and discuss cesarean birth with all kinds of clients, from those who are actively planning cesarean births to those who are resistant to even thinking about it.
One virtual session, three hours
Live calls will be recorded.
Crossing the Threshold: An Embodied Learning Retreat weekend retreat (Online)
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Cesarean Birth: A Compassionate Approach for Birth Workers
This class considers ways to introduce and discuss cesarean birth with all kinds of clients, from those who are actively planning cesarean births to those who are resistant to even thinking about it.
One virtual session, three hours
Live calls will be recorded.
Taste of Birthing from Within
A free introductory session that offers an embodied taste of Birthing from Within's processes and philosophies.
Crossing the Threshold: An Embodied Learning Retreat weekend retreat (Online)
Weekend immersion 12/6-8/2024
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Birth Art Training
You will learn the power of focusing on process over product, and how to help parents use birth art as a key piece of their preparation for birth and parenting.
So You Want to Be a Doula?
Are you birth-work-curious? Feeling a nudge to support people and families in the transformative childbearing season? Wondering about taking the first step?
Enriching Your Prenatals: Practical Tools for Meaningful Sessions
It can be challenging to fit all the things we want to do prenatally with clients into the little time we have with them before their birth.
Learn how to get insight into what your clients already know, gain clarity on the most important elements of preparing for birth, create engaging material, and set the foundation for a coping mindset.
Two live session, two and a half hours each.
5 hrs BfW CEUs
$150
Intro to Birth Art (free workshop!)
Saturday, November 2nd: 10-11am PT online
Explore the unique world of Birthing from Within's approach to process art and the unexpected ways it can enhance your understanding of birth preparation.
This workshop is for anyone who works with pregnant people and families.
Bring along a piece of art paper or a journal, along with some chalk pastels or any art supplies you have on hand. Be prepared to actively participate in this enriching experience.
Attendance is free, but registration is required. We invite you to join us and delve into this fascinating journey!
By registering you consent to being added to our mailing list (if you aren’t subscribed already).
Read about our full Birth Art training for birth professionals here.
Taming Fear: Supporting Parents in Pregnancy and Birth
Our first instinct is often to try to convince a parent to be less fearful, to somehow argue them out of their anxiety. But we all know that doesn’t really work. This course will lead you to methods and approaches that do.
Taste of Birthing from Within
A free introductory session that offers an embodied taste of Birthing from Within's processes and philosophies.
Navigating Inductions: A Birth Workers Guide
One virtual session on Sunday, October 13, 2024, 12-3pm Pacific Time (time zone converter).
This comprehensive course is designed for birth workers aiming to deepen their understanding and enhance their skills in supporting parents through the induction of labor process, a common medical intervention, that can present unique challenges and emotional dynamics for both parents and birth workers alike.
Live calls will be recorded.
Exploring the Labyrinth for Birth
The labyrinth can be understood as a universal map for any rite of passage or initiatory ordeal, regardless of its specific events and outcomes.
Building a Coping Mindset: Advanced Techniques for Teaching Coping in Labor and Birth
Learn and experience Birthing from Within's foundational pain coping practices, including ways to engage parents in using vocalization for the intensity of birth.
So You Want to Be a Doula?
Are you birth-work-curious? Feeling a nudge to support people and families in the transformative childbearing season? Wondering about taking the first step?
Crossing the Threshold: An Experiential Learning Retreat (San Diego, CA)
Fri, Sep 6 at 6:00pm–Sun, Sep 8 at 5:00pm
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Birth Art Training
You will learn the power of focusing on process over product, and how to help parents use birth art as a key piece of their preparation for birth and parenting.
Crossing the Threshold: An Experiential Learning Retreat weekly retreat (Online)
Five weekly meetings starting 8/2, 4-7pm PT
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Mindful Postpartum Planning: Awakening Your Client’s Inner Parent
Two sessions: July 21 & 28, 4-6pm Pacific Time
As with birth, parents cannot fully plan for all of the unknowns of postpartum, but there are things they can do to prepare for the experience. This two-session course offers birth workers skills and processes to support pregnant parents in preparing for the postpartum journey ahead.
Taste of Birthing from Within
A free introductory session that offers an embodied taste of Birthing from Within's processes and philosophies.
Taming Fear: Supporting Parents in Pregnancy and Birth
Our first instinct is often to try to convince a parent to be less fearful, to somehow argue them out of their anxiety. But we all know that doesn’t really work. This course will lead you to methods and approaches that do.
Intro to Birth Art (free workshop!)
Friday, July 12th: 12-1pm PT online
Explore the unique world of Birthing from Within's approach to process art and the unexpected ways it can enhance your understanding of birth preparation.
This workshop is for anyone who works with pregnant people and families.
Bring along a piece of art paper or a journal, along with some chalk pastels or any art supplies you have on hand. Be prepared to actively participate in this enriching experience.
Attendance is free, but registration is required. We invite you to join us and delve into this fascinating journey!
By registering you consent to being added to our mailing list (if you aren’t subscribed already).
Read about our full Birth Art training for birth professionals here.
Exploring the Labyrinth for Birth
The labyrinth can be understood as a universal map for any rite of passage or initiatory ordeal, regardless of its specific events and outcomes.
Doula from Within: in person training Duluth, MN
Bring heart and soul into childbirth preparation and support in our 5-day in-person doula training, which combines a unique embodied retreat with dynamic hands-on and interactive learning to bring you a workshop experience like no other.
We honor the knowledge and lived experience of the mentor and the parent, and we challenge trainees to shift their lens towards self-compassion, flexibility, and resilience.
Five day training (four full days and one half day) with pre and post self paced digital learning.
So You Want to Be a Doula?
Are you birth-work-curious? Feeling a nudge to support people and families in the transformative childbearing season? Wondering about taking the first step?
Enriching Your Prenatals: Practical Tools for Meaningful Sessions
It can be challenging to fit all the things we want to do prenatally with clients into the little time we have with them before their birth.
Learn how to get insight into what your clients already know, gain clarity on the most important elements of preparing for birth, create engaging material, and set the foundation for a coping mindset.
Two live session, two and a half hours each.
5 hrs BfW CEUs
$150
Crossing the Threshold: An Experiential Learning Retreat weekend retreat (Online)
An unforgettable personal retreat that will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony connection, and self-inquiry.
Mindful Postpartum Planning: Awakening Your Client’s Inner Parent
Two sessions: April 17 & 24, 4-6pm Pacific Time
As with birth, parents cannot fully plan for all of the unknowns of postpartum, but there are things they can do to prepare for the experience. This two-session course offers birth workers skills and processes to support pregnant parents in preparing for the postpartum journey ahead.
So You Want to Be a Doula?
Are you birth-work-curious? Feeling a nudge to support people and families in the transformative childbearing season? Wondering about taking the first step?
Birth Art Training
You will learn the power of focusing on process over product, and how to help parents use birth art as a key piece of their preparation for birth and parenting.
Regulation & Embodiment Tools for the Childbearing Year
A course by BfW Member Jen Gillean
Build upon your capacities to utilize breathing practices to support mental/emotional self-regulation, vitality and optimal sleep for social engagement, agency and co-regulation for both you and your clients/families you work with.
This course is for all who work with birthing people & families.
four week course, 2.5 hour live calls, recorded
Saturdays: April 6, 13, 20, & 27, 8am-10:30am PT
(virtual)
$300
Cesarean Birth: A Compassionate Approach for Birth Workers
This class considers ways to introduce and discuss cesarean birth with all kinds of clients, from those who are actively planning cesarean births to those who are resistant to even thinking about it.
One session, three hours