CROSSING THE THRESHOLD™

our signature retreat

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CROSSING THE THRESHOLD™

our signature retreat

Register Now

fill your cup

reduce burnout

look within

Have you put your own needs on the back burner?

Do you dream of a less judgmental, less outcome-focused approach to birth?

Do you feel disconnected from your passion for birth work?

Crossing the Threshold, an unforgettable personal retreat, will inspire your practice as you nourish yourself with ceremony, connection, and self-inquiry.

In Crossing the Threshold you will:

Inquire

within and unearth insights and self-compassion.

Connect

with yourself, a supportive community, and your work with parents.

Replenish

your excitement and creativity in your personal and professional life.

Expand

your mind and heart with new ideas and perspectives about birth.

Step into a new and inspiring approach to modern birth.

Birthing From Within recognizes that birth work can be challenging, draining, and even frustrating. There may be a gap between why you chose this field, your passion for birth, and the reality of birth in our culture. Our remedy is Crossing the Threshold, a personal retreat where you’ll be guided in self-reflection, art, mindfulness, and ritual, and where you will hear a Great Story. You will emerge refreshed, inspired, and nourished.

Crossing the Threshold is for aspiring and experienced birth professionals who want to explore new perspectives and gain fresh insights about birth and their role as birth workers. Whether you’re an OB/GYN, midwife, nurse, doula, IBCLC, therapist, yoga teacher, parent support group leader, or massage therapist, this workshop will give you the compassionate salve that you need to reignite your love for birth work.

Crossing the Threshold is Birthing From Within's premiere signature retreat. It can be taken as a stand-alone enriching, nourishing, burnout-busting retreat, or as an element of Birthing From Within's Childbirth Educator and Doula Certification program, Birth as a Heroic Journey™.

Following the retreat, you will be enrolled in a four-module online course, Heart of Mentoring, where you will learn several of Birthing From Within’s most prized mentoring skills and process so that you can begin to bring this new perspective to the parents in your practice.

Learn more about our Crossing the Threshold Retreats for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

"Thresholds are universal, architectural symbols of transitions and transcendence. They also represent the separation of two worlds: the known and the unknown, the mundane and the sacred…. Standing before a threshold, you stand in the liminal, in-between place. You are between conditioned-knowing and soul-knowing. You are between clinging to the security of known comforts and stepping onto the swinging bridge over a chasm of fire that leads you to self-love."

- Labyrinth of Birth

Early bird registration $497, regular cost $597.

Save $197 when you bundle with our Birth as a Heroic Journey™ certification program!

It's your turn to receive.

  • 1 Find a date that works for you and register!
  • 2 Cross the Threshold and be forever changed.
  • 3 Return to your community inspired.
FIND A TRAINING

"I was not sure what to expect going into the training, but what I experienced over those two-and-a-half days was nothing short of transformational. The deep soul-searching, insightful self knowledge and release of long-held birth trauma will be with me for the rest of my life. I know that what I experienced and learned during my training will be the backbone of my doula work and I look forward to helping families on their journey of childbirth using Birthing From Within’s philosophies and methods.”

Jen

“Crossing the Threshold was a magical weekend. I was able to address in a deeper way some professional blocks I had and had been working on for a while. It inspired me and reminded me to be myself and not to be afraid anymore of showing my true light. It encouraged me to have an open heart and not only do things from my head. All this coming from the insight I gained by going within myself. It was just what my soul needed. Thank you!!!”

Sharon

SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION

During the Covid-19 crisis and recovery, this in-person retreat will be offered virtually with the same heart, depth, ceremony, and connection as a live retreat. Crossing the Threshold is a personal retreat that can be experienced in a two-and-a-half day immersion, or a 5-week series. This deep dive into the soul of birth work is followed by the four-module online course, Heart of Mentoring. The cost of these two courses together is $597. We offer Early Bird specials and payment plan options. Scholarships are available for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and disabled individuals.

Since Crossing the Threshold is an element of the Childbirth Educator and Doula certification programs, you can save money by registering for both programs together as a bundle. The cost of a bundle of Crossing the Threshold and the Birth as a Heroic Journey certification course is $1197 - saving you $197!

What's your first step?

  • Are you looking for a refreshing retreat that will immerse you in the Birthing From Within philosophy? Register for a Crossing the Threshold retreat.
  • Are you looking to jump right into training as a doula or childbirth educator? Register for Birth as a Heroic Journey.
  • Are you wanting to train and get certified as a doula or childbirth educator and save money? Register for a bundle of a Crossing the Threshold retreat and Birth as a Heroic Journey.

2020 ONLINE CROSSING THE THRESHOLD RETREATS

September 29-October 27  5-week Series, for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Tuesdays Noon-3pm EST with Koyuki Smith >> REGISTER or BUNDLE

October 8-November 5  5-week Series, Thursdays 9 am-12pm PST with Christine D'Esposito >> REGISTER or BUNDLE

November 6-8  Weekend Retreat for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color with Deidre Coutsoumpos >> REGISTER or BUNDLE

December 4-6 Weekend Retreat with Christine D'Esposito >> REGISTER or BUNDLE

*We hope to return to in-person retreats in 2021, and can't wait to be reunited with you! In the meantime we will do the next best thing, with safety as our top priority.