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“The Birth Art Café is a really good idea and good luck with it… Creative activities of these kinds will be of special help to any woman who has had a traumatic birth experience or who is anxious about birth” - Sheila Kitzinger in 2005
The Birth Art Café is a new concept in enriching the experience of preparing for childbirth and motherhood by exploring the motherhood journey and connecting with one’s own inner wisdom through meditation and making art.
The Birth Art CaféTM is a new concept in enriching the experience of preparing for childbirth and motherhood. Participants are encouraged to explore the motherhood journey through relaxation and creativity in order to connect with their intuition and inner wisdom. Participants find it takes them to a completely different level of empowerment and perspective which is only possible when the rational thinking brain is given a back seat.
Although conventional childbirth education has an important role in helping women make important choices and decisions, it is not the left, rational, logical side of the brain that actually gives birth. By actively participating in creative processes, women (and partners) have the opportunity to connect to their creative, instinctual right side of the brain that is active in birth - the part of one’s being that is beyond the mind that cannot be accessed by thinking or reading books.
The two possible routes of training in Birth Art are:
For those with a general interest in Birth Art, Day1will give the participants insight into the reasons for using art during pregnancy and mother with babes-in-arms phase and how it can make a difference in the unfoldment of pregnancy and birth, and also the ease of transition into motherhood.
For those wanting to run a Birth Art Café, on Days 2 and 3, there will be training in how to set up the Birth Art Café from a practical, inner and personal perspective. The training is very much hands on and experiential giving the participants the tools and confidence necessary to set up and run a Birth Art Café.
"As we twelve shared and learnt and laboured together, I felt such a sense of ancient wisdom and connection flowing between us. Each tear & giggle brought us closer together and closer to the 'birth'. I 'birthed' a new me during our meditation, when my heart opened,
and I heard and knew that all I had to do was accept myself as perfect for that moment.... The magic rose from within in and shone... I felt honoured and blessed to be part of this training and know that it will impact my clients as strongly as it has done me." Lisa Mansour, Breastfeeding Counsellor
Goals
By the end of the Day 1 participants will have experienced participating at the Birth Art Cafe and learnt about and experienced its benefits
By the end of Day 3, participants wil be ready to set up and run their own Birth Art Cafes.
Many participants report that doing this training not only gives them an additional skill for their business but also is an inner journey of discovery and personal growth.
Training Overview
Provisional Details of Outline for Day 1 (approximately 7 hours)
For those wanting to know more about the Birth Art CafeTM, Day1 will give the participants insight into the reasons for using art during pregnancy and mother with babes-in-arms phase and how it can make a difference in the unfoldment of pregnancy and birth, and also the ease of transition into motherhood.
Introductions
Introductions
Learn about the Birth Art Café – What and Why?
Case studies
Testimonial from previous participant
Experience a Birth Art Café session
Right brain – left brain methods of learning
Connecting with inner wisdom
Details of the Home Study Pack (for those completing Days 2 & 3)
Before attending Day 2 and 3, the home study and journal must be completed. It includes the following:
Reading list completed and reviewed
Run a Birth Art Café session and write about it
Reflections through writing and art on your training journey
Details of Outline for Days 2 and 3 (approximately 12 hours)
Split up into small groups and practise facilitation Birth Art Cafe sessions
Break down components of the Birth Art Café and learn about each in more detail
Discussion and Troubleshooting
Practical preparation for setting up, marketing, hosting and running Birth Art Café sessions
Course Materials
Course materials will be made available in the form of a course booklet
A journal and reading list will be given to those signing onto Days 2 and 3.
Dates
Day 1: Monday 6th Feb 2012
Day 2: Monday 19th Mar2012
Day 3: Monday 7th May 2012
Cost
Cost of 3 day course: £297 if paid before 1/12/2011 or £317 if paid before 15/1/2012 or £337 thereafter
Cost of Day 1 only: £127
Cost of Days 2 and 3 (if booked on or after day 1): £247
