We are excited to have you join us in one of our powerful Retreat circles!
When you REGISTER, please indicate which Retreat you will attend.
If there is not a retreat near you, you can attend for free when you organize a retreat in your area!
Email birthwithspirit@gmail.com for more information.
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Topics Covered In Our Birth With Spirit Retreats
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Why storytelling is supremely important
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How to practice whole person (Quantum) listening
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How to nurture the spirit by listening to others
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How to nurture the spirit by listening to ourselves
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What is a doula?
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What makes a Birth With Spirit Doula different
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Evidence-based information
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Strategies for working with different types of clients
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How to provide unconditional support
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How to provide the most opportunity for empowerment
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How to have clean, clear boundaries without triggers
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How to be grounded
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How to avoid burnout
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How to practice excellent self-care
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What is Quantum Care?
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Scope of Practice and Ethics
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Quantum prenatal care
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The Birth Plan
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Belly mapping
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Optimal fetal positioning
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Anatomy and physiology of preconception, prenatal period, birth, and postpartum
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Quantum stages of labor and birth
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April’s Cycle of Three
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The impact of birthing practices on breastfeeding
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Quantum postnatal and postpartum care
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Culturally conscious care
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How to work with clients from specific communities and cultures
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How to practice cultural humility
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Conscious communication
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How to practice true informed consent
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Body language, facial expression and how to avoid subtle coercion
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How to work with generational resonance and trauma in one’s self and with others
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Enriching practices for prenatal, labor, birth, postnatal and postpartum care
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How to provide radical presence
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Common traps of providing doula care and how to avoid them
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The business of providing support throughout the childbearing year
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Taxes, record keeping, marketing, and all that other good stuff
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Confidentiality, social media, etc.
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Building a supportive community
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