Virginia Bobro is a Certified Birthing From Within® Mentor who offers childbirth preparation classes based on the Birthing From Within philosophy and books. She is a workshop Facilitator and Advisor and has had five years of extensive training and home study with Pam England, author of the book, Birthing From Within.In that wonderful book, Pam writes, "For parents, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is a time of continuous learning and adjustment; holistic support and education should be available throughout that period." This is exactly what Virginia strives to offer families in the Santa Barbara area. From the moment you know you are pregnant, until you have adjusted to having a new baby in the family, you will find that Virginia offers resources, compassionate support, and a variety of interesting and valuable classes and activities for your and your birth partners.
BIRTHING FROM WITHIN CLASSES
2008 SCHEDULEAll classes are held in the Santa Barbara area and are 15 hours of class-time.Upcoming Classes:
February Class
Saturday, February 2; 1-5 pm
Saturday, February 9; 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday February 10; 1-5 pm
(For women due from February to April)
March Class
Saturday, March 8; 10 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday, March 15; 10 am - 5:30 pm(For women due from April to June)
April Class
Saturday, April 19; 10 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 26; 10 am - 5:30 pm
(For women due from May to July)
$250 per couple
includes a “Birthing From Within Keepsake Journal”
and "Pain-coping for Parents" audio CD
Space is limited to allow for individual attention.
Additional classes may be added.
Private classes in your home are also available.
Sliding scale & payment plans available.
Other class options include:
~ Private Class: held in your home and scheduled to meet your needs
~ 'Birthing Again' Class: for those who are expecting a second (or third, or more!) baby.
What we do in class:
-Learn and master proven pain-coping practices
-Gain an understanding of how labor works
-Explore cultural and personal views about birth
-Learn practical, useful information about birth and postpartum
-Focus on the special concerns and skills of fathers and birth partners
-Discover how to Birth-in-Awareness, no matter what unexpected events become a part of your birth.
-Share the joys and concerns of pregnancy in a compassionate, warm, and fun atmosphere
-Experience unique, introspective, multi-sensory processes…and much more!
Whether you are planning a natural home birth with a midwife, a hospital birth with an OB, or a scheduled cesarean birth, you will discover what you need to travel on your journey through birth into parenthood.
BIRTH STORY WORKSHOP
Do you have unresolved questions, unhappiness, or grief surrounding some aspect of the birth of your child? Is your birth experience in some way negatively affecting your postpartum adjustment? Would you like to process your experiences and feelings in a safe, nonjudgmental environment? Then a Birth Story Workshop may be just the thing you need to bring yourself peace about your birth experience.
~Birth Story Workshops~
Scheduled as needed
Cost: $30
Space is limited. Due to the intense nature of this 90 minute workshop, mothers are encouraged to leave their babies with a loving caregiver.
Please contact Virginia to register for class series or weekend intensives, or for more information about all her services.
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