Workshops

Our comprehensive 3 day training covers everything you need to know to support families during childbirth. And for a limited time, we’re offering special add-ons to enhance your skills and services. 

Our curriculum is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to support clients during pregnancy, birth, and immediate postpartum period.

With an optional Reiki and Sound Healing training, you will also learn how to use these healing modalities to provide additional support to your clients

This class is led by Heathir Brown. She is passionate about empowering doulas to make a positive impact on the lives of parents and babies.

Register today and become a doula who offers a holistic approach to childbirth support.

Reiki Energy Healing for Doulas

Discover the power of healing with Reiki!

Are you looking to enhance your ability to channel energy and promote physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being? 

Join us for our Reiki Certification!

In this course, you will learn the foundational principles and techniques of Reiki, including hand positions, energy cleansing, and self-healing. 

You will also deepen your understanding of Reiki symbols and their uses. and learn how Reiki can be used in pregnancy labor and postpartum. 

With our experienced and compassionate instructor, you will gain the knowledge and skills to practice Reiki on yourself and others. Enroll now and unleash your inner healer!

Sound Healing for Doulas

Looking to expand your skills as a doula? Consider adding sound therapy!

Our course will teach you valuable skills in sound therapy, allowing you to better support your clients during pregnancy and childbirth. With experienced instructors and a supportive community, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to use sound healing as a tool for relaxation, pain relief, and overall wellness. Join us today and take your doula practice to the next level with sound therapy.

Pricing & Registration 

The one day Birth Doula Intensive is $600. Add Reiki for an additional $400, or Sound Therapy for just $250. Or, sign up for the complete package and receive all three for just $1111. 

Current Birth Arts International doulas may enroll in Reiki or Sound without taking day one. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to join a growing community of birth professionals. 

Register now! 

This class will be kept small intentionally so register now to guarantee your spot. 

Contact Heathir Brown at heathir@doulafromtheheart.com to enroll

Birth Arts International Doula Certification Workshop

Offered by certified doula trainer Kimberleigh Weiss-Lewit, MA, IBCLC, PMH-C, CD/CDT, with guest instruction from local perinatal health experts this weekend intensive is for aspiring and experienced doulas as well as anyone serving families in birth. Pregnant people and their support people are welcome. Learn about pregnancy, birth and early postpartum through discussion, activities and hands-on learning. Training fee of $650 ($600 before September 15, 2023) includes access to Birth Arts online classroom and certification support.

October 14th & 15th 9am-5pm

Register Here

Workshop is held at the Red Clover Community Wellness Center in Manchester, VT

Birth Arts International Birth & Postpartum Doula Intensive 

Dates: November 4 & 5, 2023

Location: Tempe Birth Center (Tempe, AZ)

Instructor: Ursula Sabia Sukinik, 

Cost: $600 (for birth or postpartum only training) – $1200 (complete training) 

Contact: To register or get more information please email Ursula at Ursula@birthyoudesire.com 

Our comprehensive 2-day training covers everything you need to know to support families during pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery.

Your instructor is Ursula Sabia Sukinik a doula with 25 years of experience as a practitioner and as a business owner. She has attended over 1,500 births and worked with over 4,000 families. You will be able to learn from an expert who is doing the work and not just teaching it! She is passionate about empowering doulas to make a positive impact. 

This BAI doula workshop is a dynamic and fun workshop.  Focusing on role-playing, hands-on skills, videos, discussions, and sharing rather than a lecture-only workshop. Join us and jump into this amazing career! 

By the end of the workshop, you will have the necessary skills for doula work. You will receive a temporary certificate stating that you are trained only.   Your complete certification will be awarded after you have completed the assignments in the online classroom.  

Some of the highlights from the workshop: 

BAI expectations and course structure. 

What is a Birth and a postpartum doula?  What’s a BAI doula? Doula Do’s and Don’ts.

Doula communication with your client and the providers. 

Learn pelvic anatomy and how it impacts birth. 

Understanding the stages of labor, hormones, and variations in labor 

Learn how to ID breakdowns before they happen. 

The pros and cons of medical induction including cesarean.  

The labor P’s. 

Learn and practice comfort strategies & positions.  

Build and practice your interview, prenatal, and postpartum meeting skills.  

Learn about postpartum recovery, infant care, and feeding.  

Self-care for the doula. 

Business nuts and bolts. 

         And MUCH more J 

Pricing & Registration: 

The one-day Birth Doula or Postpartum Doula Intensive is $600. $1200 for 2-day covering birth and postpartum doula training. Fees, including the online classroom. 

Register now!  

This class will be kept small intentionally so register now to guarantee your spot. 

Contact Ursula at Ursula@birthyoudesire.com to enroll!