The Ceremony of Birth
Indigenous Childbirth Education Training
Become a Traditional Birth Companion
The Ceremony of Birth is a 3-month training for those who wish to become traditional birth companions. We approach birth from an Indigenous perspective and share specific practices and traditions for conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, lactation and newborn care from Nahuatl, Tutunakú and Bin'Zaa (Zapoteco) cultures. The Ceremony of Birth is presented by Indigenous Midwives and birth workers. Also available for BIPOC-led organizations.
Program Length:
Three months (all virtual) with weekly live classes and mentorship circles.
Upcoming 2025 Dates:
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Who is this training for?
This program is aimed specifically at Indigenous birth workers and people from other professions that interact with pregnant and postpartum people on a daily basis. It is also for pregnant people seeking a childbirth education course that will offer an approach centered on physical, emotional and spiritual support according to different Indigenous worldviews. This program is very different from what is usually offered in hospital and clinical settings and will cover aspects of pregnancy, birth and postpartum that are usually left out of most programs out there.
Why The Ceremony of Birth?
As Indigenous peoples, we understand that giving birth and being born is one of the most important rites of passage in life, for both birthing people and babies. How we give birth changes the world, for better or worse. How we are born determines so much of our overall health and well-being along the course of our life. Birth, as understood since ancient times in many cultures around the world, is a ceremony that should be held with the utmost respect and reverence for both mother and baby.
This training includes access to an extensive library of resources on postpartum care, Indigenous foodways and bodily autonomy, in order to help you continue learning.
What the course will cover:
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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What’s Included
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Live Classes
2x 2-hour live virtual classes a month for knowledge building and skill sharing
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Workbooks
Beautifully designed and created exclusively for this training to help you further in your journey
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Training
Learn from Indigenous midwives and birthworkers doing the work in their communities every day
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Resource Library
Access our extensive archive of books, articles, websites, referrals, ebooks and more
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Mentorship Circle
1x 2-hour live calls each month for community building and guidance
FAQs
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All webinars, trainings and skill shares are held via Zoom. In the case of events that will be held in-person at a specific location, we will make sure to make this clear.
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We do not provide refunds of any kind. Due to the nature of digital products, once you purchase a class, training or a subscription, we do not give refunds.
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All of our courses come with one year of access. This is only for the class recordings. All other materials are downloadable and for you to keep. We design it this way because we want to make sure that folks are watching the recordings, taking notes and downloading the materials, instead of leaving this content to collect virtual dust somewhere in your computer. We encourage you to take full advantage of the time you have, take notes and ask as many questions as you want to!
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We understand and acknowledge that we live in a world where certifications are important to some people and can open up opportunities for others. They can also serve as evidence of work, time, effort and resources placed in a specific practice. Nonetheless, we must also remember that when it comes to traditional medicines (i.e. Indigenous medicines and practices) there are no paper certifications given. The way we become "certified" is when the community seeks our services and recommends our work because we gain their trust. In other words, we do not provide any form of paper certification but we do encourage you to get out there and practice and build trust with your community.
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