Active Birth Workshop©
Part 1 – Lisbon, Portugal
with Janet Balaskas
Sat & Sun 13/14 October 2018
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Part 2 – How to Teach Active Birth©
19/20/21 October 2018
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Take this opportunity to work with Janet Balaskas in Portugal in a wonderful venue in Lisbon.
This 2 day workshop will be an unforgettable and inspiring experience, especially valuable for birth professionals: midwives and doctors, doulas and birth educators, pregnancy yoga teachers, physiotherapists, and anyone working with pregnant women.
It is an in-depth exploration of the meaning, physiology and benefits of Active Birth.
We will be working through the whole birth process, from late pregnancy, through labour and birth, until the ‘golden hours’ after the birth.
The style of Janet’s teaching is unique and very engaging. It is experiential and at the same time practical, includes detailed evidence based information and highlights up-to-date research about each topic.
The programme will include:
- New visions on the the anatomy of the pélvis
- The function of the uterus – undoing the myths of dilitation and stages of labour
- The hormonal physiology which drives the whole birth process
- The work of the mother – positions, movement, breath and focus
- The journey and participation of the baby
- The role of the partner
- The seeding of the baby’s microbiome
- Vital links to the placenta and the placental transfusion
- Immune, psycholgical and long term health benefits
You will learn by doing, through participation, with touch and movement, as well as by listening and sharing. You will be surprised at how much you take away with you and will be given guidance on how to follow through with reading and research.
Part 1 can be attended on its own as a 2 day workshop.
If you want to progress to Part 2 and learn how teach Active Birth to pregnant women and couples, it is essential to first complete Part 1.
This course will be taught in English with local translation as needed.
A Certificate of Attendance will be given to all participants at the end of the workshop. We reserve the right to refuse a certificate to anyone missing sessions or not attending any part of the workshop.
Details for Part 1
Cost: €335
Dates: October 13-14 2018
Time: 9.00am – 6.00pm Saturday and Sunday
Venue: Centro Upaya, Lisbon, Portugal. www.upaya.pt
Communication
Site: bit.ly/janetbalaskasportugal
Facebook and Instagram: @janetbalaskasportugal
Email: janetbalaskasportugal@gmail.com
How to register and book
Register and pay through the site: bit.ly/janetbalaskasportugal
Click on the ‘Buy Now’ button that wil redirect you to PayPal.
Numbers for this workshop are limited, so early booking is recommended (we are already more than half full)
Refund and cancellation policy for Part 1
Once booked, your place is reserved for you .
Cancellation fees apply:
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For cancellation until September 13th, there is a 50% fee.
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For cancelation between September 14th and October 12th, there is a 75% fee.
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Once the workshop has started, the payment is non-refundable.
How to Teach Active Birth ©
Part 2 – Lisbon Portugal
with
Janet Balaskas and Jill Benjoya Miller
October 19/20/21 2018
Change your life – inspire and make a difference to others!
“This course has been a priceless experience which has made me grow, not only professionally but emotionally as well as on a personal level.”
“This is a course full of oxytocin and the best investment I have made in years!”
“I will never forget the unimaginable value of what you have set up through the years, the concept of Active birth, which gives me literally hope again for the human race.”
This 3 day training in addition to Part 1 is the equivalent of the Active Birth Teacher Training which has been held for many years in London. Janet and her long term colleague Jill Benjoya Miller are now able to travel and offer training in other countries and help to develop a network of Active Birth teachers.
Our aim is to spread Active Birth around the world so that women lying on their backs becomes history, as empowerment of the birthing mother grows!
Learn how to demonstrate the benefits of an Active Birth using a pelvis and doll from the person who invented it! This is only one of the amazing techniques you will learn for exciting, engaging workshops.
You will learn ways to inspire couples in a direct and simple way to understand how a woman’s body is perfectly designed for birthing, from the bony structure of the pelvis to the marvellous orchestration of the hormonal physiology.
This training programme will enable you to become a Janet Balaskas Active Birth Workshop © teacher.
It is accredited by The Federation of Ante-Natal Teachers (FEDANT).
The training is of great use to midwives teaching birth preparation and involved in facilitating Active Birth in the birthing room or doulas attending births.
Why teach Active Birth?
The concept of an Active Birth Workshop for couples was originally created by Janet Balaskas and has been taught at the Active Birth Centre for many years. This workshop is often the key to mothers and their partners finding the confidence to give birth naturally. They will be strongly motivated to take charge of their birthing and to find freedom of movement and expression.
What is required for full certification?
To become a Janet Balaskas Active Birth Workshop © Teacher (FEDANT accredited) you will need to attend and complete Part 1 and Part 2. Once certified, teachers are listed on the Active Birth Centre UK and Portugal websites.
What you will learn
This training brings you the most up-to-date information about birth physiology, Active Birth in practice, and inspirational new teaching methods. It is a highly effective and lively way to empower women and their partners to understand birth physiology and the key benefits of an Active Birth. These are practical sessions where the participants ‘learn by doing’.
Your main goals will be to:
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Awaken the instinctive intelligence of the body.
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Use a doll and pelvis to demonstrate the benefits and advantages of an Active Birth.
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Introduce alternatives to lying down in labour and for birthing
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Demonstrate how to be comfortably supported and relaxed in upright positions and how to give birth.
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Encourage your parents to give birth actively in any birth environment – including the use of birthing pools where they are available
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Show how breathing, self-hypnosis and deep relaxation, touch, and massage and can be applied without lying on the back.
Working with couples
This workshop fully enrols the partner by inspiring them with the common-sense logic of Active Birth. This usually comes as a revelation to them. They learn how they can be present and supportive, without being intrusive. Couples learn to work together and this provides excellent pre-birth bonding with their baby.
You will learn to offer the workshop with a minimum of 6 hours of tuition time over two or three sessions. With experience, you will also have the option to teach it in one day.
You will be given a template of the course contents and shown how to adapt it as necessary for parents so they have a positive birth experience.
If you want to learn how teach Active Birth to pregnant women and couples, it is essential to first complete Part 1 (see above).
This course will be taught in English with local translation as needed.
A certificate to teach the Janet Balaskas Active Birth Workshop © will be given to all participants at the end of the course. We reserve the right to refuse a certificate to anyone missing sessions or not attending any part of the course or in the rare circumstance of failing the teacher’s assessment.
Details
Cost: €1200 full fee payable by September 19th (€350 non-refundable deposit to confirm booking)
Dates: October 19/20/21 2018
Time: 9.00am – 6.00pm Friday to Sunday
Venue: Centro Upaya, Lisbon, Portugal. www.upaya.pt
Communication
Site: www.activebirthcentre.com
Facebook and instagram: @janetbalaskasportugal
Email: janetbalaskasportugal@gmail.com
How to register and book
It takes just 3 easy steps to book for this training (Part 2).
1. Complete and submit the application form . Please also send a recent photo of yourself to janetbalaskasportugal@gmail.com for identification purposes. We will respond and let you know if your application has been accepted. Any recent photo will do with or without other people.
2. Carefully read the Certification Agreement
You will be required to sign this at the training before you receive your certificate. Amendments to the agreement can be made in countries where they are not applicable; or for those teaching within a hospital or institution where the classes are funded. Apply for amendments to Janet Balaskas through jb@activebirthcentre.com.
3. Complete your booking:
Click here to pay the full amount of €1200
Click here to pay the non-refundable deposit of €350
Your place is only confirmed after payment of the deposit or the full amount. Numbers for this workshop are limited, so early booking is recommended (we are already more than half full).
Refund and cancellation policy
Please note:
Part 1 (the 2 day workshop) and Part 2 (the 3 day professional training) are booked and paid for separately. Please check the details in each section about how to book.
The refund and cancellation policy is different for Part 1 and Part 2
Cancellation Policy Part 1:
Cancellation fees apply:
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For cancellation until September 13th, there is a 50% fee.
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For cancellation between September 14th and October 12th, there is a 75% fee.
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Once the workshop has started, the payment is non-refundable.
Cancellation Policy Part 2:
Once booked and confirmed with non-refundable deposit of €350, your place is reserved for you. The full fee must be paid one month before the start date of the course i.e. by September 19th.
Refunds for Part 2 are only granted in extenuating circumstances such as admission to hospital or bereavement. There will be a 10% (€120) cancellation fee to cover our costs and any remaining amount paid will be refunded.
