Active Birth Workshop

Please call for date and time of next workshop!

Join Tara Stivers for a workshop designed to provide mothers-to-be and their partners with tools to help them be active participants in the birth of their child. This workshop does not replace a traditional childbirth class series, but is a good supplement for those wanting more information about physical and mental strategies for labor and birth. It can also serve as a refresher for those have given birth before.

You will learn:

· Non-pharmacological pain relief techniques (for part or all of your labor)

· Positions to help labor progress

· Support tips for the partner

· Tips for communicating with your care provider(s)

· How to apply prenatal yoga concepts to labor and birth (though no yoga experience is required)

· Why active participation can lead to a more positive birth experience

Payment reserves your spot in the workshop.
Call Tara at 805.504.3920 or e-mail tara@intuitionbirth.com for more information.

Tara is a certified birth doula and childbirth educator. She also teaches the prenatal and baby yoga classes at Camarillo Yoga.

Dear Tara,
    Thank you for helping us welcome Sophie into the world. I’m amazed at what my body can accomplish, and you helped me do it! Having you as our doula really put our minds at ease. You were so in tune with giving me what I needed when I needed it – whether it was going through some yoga poses or rubbing my lower back. You were the perfect addition to our birth team! Thanks so much for everything!

Warm Regards,
    Dorothy, Dan, & Sophie Juniper Hanchey (born September 1, 2005)

Dear Audrey,
    Just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful pre-natal yoga classes. Your classes and relaxation techniques (especially the breathing) contributed to my amazing 10 hour labor without medication. Your classes provided such a warm, caring environment, with a strong sense of community. Thank you for all your warmth, support and encouragement- your class contributed to a truly empowering birth experience. I'm in awe of the birth experience, my body's capabilities, and my beautiful new son. I can't wait to do it again!
Dorothy Peters-Hanchey, and son, Edison Bean, born Sept. 14, 2003