What the Classes Can Do

Birthing From Within classes offer a unique opportunity and space for: self discovery, (re) sourcing, experiential learning, and celebration for both mother and father or birthing partner.

 

The core of the class centers on pain coping, labor support, and working through fears.  In addition, the threads of postpartum, parenting, breastfeeding, brith preparation, storytelling, art, nuts and bolts of labor and birth, and more are woven through this series.  The class is a journey in itself that celebrates and honors the rite of passage of the childbearing year.

 

Classes are usually held in a series, weekly for 6 weeks or as weekend intensives (2 weekends) in the City Heights areas of San Diego.  Locations may vary as well as scheduling. In home private classes are available as well.

 

The Birthing From Within based workshop provides mothers with a space to transform negative or uneasy birth experience of their babies into a positive light.  Birth trauma can affect interfamily relationships and self image.  Left unresolved or even unacknowledged, negative beliefs can undermine the joy and confidence of parenting.  Although no one can change the birth experience, we can come to a different knowing through reframing and integrating these experiences.  No matter how small your disappointment or unexpected circumstances may be, this class will be a special gift.

 

Classes available on demand: sliding scale for income available.

 

How women's cycles affect their lives is a topic in our culture usually spent talking about PMS.  So much of the power of our cycle has been forgotten on physical, psycological, spiritual and mental changes throughout generations.  As mothers and daugthers or even as aunts, friends, or grandmothers, how do we acknowledge and celebrate not only coming-of-age for young women, but also, how do we begin our own journey of self awareness?

 

Classes include nutrition, excercise, ceremony, celebration, and strorytelling in midwifery models of this changing period of time.  Please contact me if you have any interest, insights, suggestions of opportunities for us to share in passing on this gift to the next generation!