Cathy Daub, PT CD, CCE (BWI) What would your life be like if you knew only day but not night. Or what if you only knew hot, and not cold? Or what if you knew only sadness, and not happiness. What if there were only male and not female? Being born into the world means being born into duality. Duality simply …
Our Birth Doula training is very comprehensive and includes not only Optimal Pelvic Positioning and “The Four Principles,” but also ways in which to enhance character development. One of the ways we do this is by having our students complete the BirthWorks Doula Journal Workbook in which one of the exercises is to write responses …
Birthing in the Spirit She labored in the water, feeling her body becoming lighter as her abdomen tightened in another contraction. Her partner looked at her saying, “Are you okay?” with a thumbs up to encourage her. She smiled back at him looking relaxed in the water. But inside she felt huge. Her mind was …
As a Libra, balance has always been an important concept for me. As I have worked in birth for so many years, the concept of balance becomes even more important. There is a very fine line of balance in the body, physiologically, as when our temperature is even one degree higher than normal, we feel …
At our professional forum our speakers commented on the following: Question #1: What is the most important thing that women need to learn: Amber Price: They have the power to change anything. One voice can make change. Consumer demand is important. Lewis Mehl Madrona: Consumer demand brought the epidural epidemic. If consumer demand was for …
What better way to show cardinal movement, rotation of a baby through the pelvis, than by demonstrating with The Baby Way, manufactured by BirthWorks International. This is an “Ah Ha” moment for any pregnant woman, helping her to understand the importance of movement in labor. Our imagination is much more powerful than we may realize. …
Our conferences are being described by attendees as, “The BirthWorks Experience” and this is different from other conferences they have attended. Our program is based on the practice of human values along with integration of the mind, body, and spirit. This is experienced in all of our conferences and workshops as well as in our …
By Cathy Daub, CD, CCE (BWI) Laboring in birth is hard work but today we are making it harder than it needs to be. The secret is to find ways to create optimum space for the baby to move into and through the pelvis. BirthWorks philosophy believes that “Birth is Instinctive” and that includes the …
By Cathy Daub PT, CCE and CD(BWI) The human body’s urge to eat is powerful! We love eating socially, snacking, for comfort and when under stress. But when we get into a habit of eating for the wrong reasons, the toxic hunger we experience gives wrong signals to us as we haven’t met the needs …
You Learned to Breathe When You Were Born Do you believe pregnant women need to be taught how to breathe when preparing for their labors? Just as women are born with the knowledge about how to give birth, so they have also learned to breathe when they were born. There are a number of concerns …
BirthWorks affirms birth as an intensely felt, uniquely empowering transformational experience and believes together we positively impact the future of our planet by promoting gentle, loving birth practices. In this vision, we do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion (creed), national origin (ancestry), gender, gender expression, sexual orientation or identity, age, size, neurodiversity, disability, education, marital status, or military status, in any activities or operations – we welcome all.
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