We have designed a new teacher training course to incorporate the essential information you need to offer birth preparation workshops with some extra exciting ideas and practices you may wish to include. With her background in the arts and creative movement Sally has interwoven aspects of dance and painting which are fun and entirely accessible to everyone. No previous experience needed for you or your clients, just ways to integrate knowledge and explore ideas.
Sally has many years experience of teaching women and their birth partners. All the basics will be covered in a very hands on way, with lots of demonstration and time to practice alongside in depth information and shared knowledge.
The current online live streaming course will be held over four mornings with some prior reading and consolidating worksheets each day. A refreshing inspiring approach to offering birth preparation in your own unique way.
Joyful Birth Preparation Course
We will be offering online, blended and in person courses to meet all your needs and preferences. Please do express your interest and book an introductory “meet your tutor” call with Sally to discuss any aspects of the course.
Each course will enhance your knowledge around birth and equip you with all the ideas, practices and tools to run your own workshops for couples. Each day will include theory, discussion and practice with follow up activities.
You will learn:
- How to explore with your couples expectations and assumptions around pregnancy and birth practices
- The power of emotions and the hormonal influences on our bodies we all experience especially during birth
- Body awareness and beneficial positioning with a strong focus to movement
- To explore your own beliefs and experiences around birth, including your own if appropriate
- The physiology of labour and how to instil confidence and remove any anxiety and fear
- Fluid movement to connect women with their pregnant changing bodies and to involve partners if they wish
- The use of equipment and tools to include rebozo’s, birth balls and teaching resources
- How to address the fear around pain and to explore natural methods of pain relief
- Massage techniques for pregnant women and their partners to enjoy together
- How to introduce the use of artwork to explore ideas and feelings around birth
- About the importance of the golden hour and teaching about the third stage of labour
- How to plan your workshop for optimal learning and enjoyment too. Looking at timings and focusing to the main important outcomes you wish for
- How you specifically plan your own workshops and what you include will be unique to you. This course contains all you will need and more!
Who is this course for?
This course is for midwives, doulas, yoga teachers and all who are passionate to work with pregnant women and their partners. Please do book your "get to know your tutor" call with Sally to discuss if this is the course for you.
Assessment and qualification
To qualify you will need to complete all sessions and activities and then to follow up with a video of you teaching a practice of your choice for 20 minutes. This needs to be within six months of attending the course.
You will receive a Joyful Nurture certificate qualifying you to teach these specific practices for birth preparation.
As a qualified tutor in this area, Sally has tutored birth preparation courses internationally for many years. It has been validated with BGi insurance that the company recognises the qualification and will insure new teachers to teach these practices.
Training support
Included is an introductory session with Sally to connect and support each other right from the start. She will be your mentor along the way and is available for one to one sessions.
- A training manual will be available online
- Printable course handouts to give to your course attendees
- Video clips, showing moves
- Joyful Nurture community
Great reasons to train with us
based on experience
This course is based on years of experience working with couples. Learning, adapting and updating according to guidelines, research and personal feedback.
Try something different & creative
BOUNTIFUL resources
GROW AS A TEACHER
wonderful addition to your own practices
joyful coNNECTION
An amazing chance to share and discuss with others in your world, teaching each other to expand all our knowledge and abilities. You'll also be able to join our Joyful Community.
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Discuss ANY ASPECTS OF THE COURSE WITH SALLY
Fantastic guru
Truly brilliant teacher
I cannot wait to start teaching my aquanatal yoga classes - gentle pregnancy, birthing and parenting as a subject really close to my heart. So I know I will love the new branch of my job. Thank you Sally for a fab week."
