Just back from another Deepening weekend with Whapio, complete with a Blessingway for Britnee, who is due early April. I’m so inspired by this circle of women–mostly doulas, midwives-in-training and a few midwives who live and work in Olympia. They have been very welcoming and I am feeling the lack of a similar birthing community [...]
Ah-Hah #2 from the Trust Birth Conference
I was fortunate to attend two of Dr. Sarah Buckley‘s sessions at the conference. The first I attended: “When Birth Goes Wrong–the Hormonal Impact of Interventions” deepened my understanding of the what happens physiologically with many common interventions. But my biggest learning was truly “getting” the three key requirements that contribute to an Unhindered Birth: [...]
Guess who’s presenting at the Trust Birth Conference?
I’m so excited! Got the email yesterday and spoke to Kristi Zittle, the conference organizer about flight details, staying an extra night, etc. I will be holding a 4 hour EFT for Birth Professionals training on Thursday afernoon/evening and a 90 minute EFT- Up Close and Personal presentation on Saturday morning. Time to get that [...]
Opportunity knocks and random thoughts…
I woke up this morning to an email asking me if I would consider being the back-up EFT Presenter for the Trust Birth Conference this year. I am beyond excited!!! One of my main intentions last year was to work with women in the birth community and this is a tremendous opportunity. I’ll know next [...]
Unhindered Birth
I am driving down to Olympia tomorrow for Part 2 of my “Deepening into Birth” training. I’m excited to be spending 3 more weekends learning about birth, both from a physiological viewpoint and from a spiritual perspective. Our teacher, Whapio Diane Bartlett, has been a midwife for over 27 years and worked intensively in Christian [...]