Reclaiming Birth
Birth with power, agency & instinct
Giving birth and stepping into motherhood is a journey into the visceral unknown territory of the body, that takes us beyond the thinking mind and into our primal, animal nature.
How can we prepare for the unknown?
What does it look like to connect with our primal selves?
How can we come to meet fear and pain?
What do safety and surrender mean to you?
Join myself, Esme Shea and Bella Lilley for an in-depth childbirth preparation journey of holistic birth education supported by voice and embodiment practices
Together we will focus on deepening our capacity for self reflection, finding resource from within and claiming the power of our inner knowing and authority.
Course Schedule
Day One: Saturday 28th September, 10 - 3pm
The Village Prenatal
We will begin our journey together with a Village Prenatal. Devised by elder midwife Sister Morningstar the Village Prenatal is a chance to come together in, to share, connect and celebrate pregnancy and conscious conception
The day will include, song, prenatal yoga, earth connection, journaling and a birth story medicine circle.
Day Two: Sunday 29th September, 10 - 5pm
Radical Birth Education supported by Embodiment Practices
Full details coming soon
Day Three: Sunday 13th October, 10 - 4pm
Primal Voice Exploration
Giving birth and stepping into motherhood is a journey into the visceral unknown territory of the body, that takes us beyond the thinking mind and into our primal, animal nature. The voice can be a powerful ally in connecting to and working with this non-cognitive part of being human.
In this session we will use fun and insightful exercises and games to explore our non-verbal selves and to practice following our bodies’ impulses using the breath and the voice.
Day Four: Saturday 26th October, 10 - 5pm
Radical Birth Education supported by Embodiment Practices
Full details coming soon
Day Five: Sunday 27th October, 10 - 1pm
Radical Birth Education supported by Embodiment Practices
Full details coming soon
Day Six: Saturday 9th November, 10 - 5pm
Radical Birth Education supported by Embodiment Practices
Full details coming soon
Day Seven: Sunday 10th November, 10 - 5pm
Integration
Closing Celebration
Who can join?
Reclaiming Birth is open to pregnant mamas and women on their conception journeys. Birth partners will be invited to join for certain parts of the course.
Food & Snacks
We will provide a delicious lunch to share for the opening and closing ceremonies. For the rest of the course please bring your own lunch. Drinks and snacks will be provided for the entire course.
Location
The Soma Shala
Prices
We are offering a sliding scale of fees for this course:
Bursary Price: £525
Standard Price: £625
Pay It Forward Price: £725
For more information on course leaders Esme Shea and Bella Lilley please follow this link: https://www.esmeshea.co.uk/reclaiming-birth .