This course is for home, birth center, and hospital birth couples who want to be conscious and fully involved, honoring birth as a sacred rite of passage. 

This body, mind, spirit experience is designed to prepare you for the birth of your child by helping you to understand the nature of labor, gather the knowledge you will need, release your fears, know what your choices are, learn to be a great birth team and trust your own body’s wisdom.

Community building is a cornerstone of these classes as birthing partners come together in a safe, friendly, and sharing atmosphere with others in the same place on the Birth Journey path.  

This class is about knowing your choices, feeling confident in your knowledge, trusting your body, trusting the birth process and honoring your journey.

Some of the information covered: Nutrition in the last trimester~ Anatomy of a pregnant woman’s body~ Stages of labor ~ Breath work and relaxation ~ Positions that help ~ Recognizing and releasing fear ~ Labor support and comfort measures ~ Risks and benefits of medical interventions ~ Ways to honor the Sacred aspects of Birth~ Newborn decisions at Birth~ The post-partum period~  

Tools for Learning: Pain coping techniques ~ Discussion~ Experiential hands-on exercises ~ Birth Art ~ Guided Visualizations ~ Birth films ~ Movement ~ Storytelling ~ Singing ~ Sharing  

This class is held at Birth Keepers in San Rafael.

Susan Bradford

LVN, DOULA, CCE, CHT, Birth Ceremonialist  
415-453-0251
http://susanbradfordbirths.googlepages.com