holding the safe space

With Chantal Traub

Feeling safe, supported and connected is of the greatest importance for a mother, throughout pregnancy and especially during birth. But what are the ingredients for a sense of safety in those vulnerable times? How can we actively contribute to creating rapport and safe support where it is most needed?

In this course, US based doula Chantal Traub shows how an understanding of the human nervous system can enable us to be of real support to mums so that they can have the best possible birth experience and minimise potential trauma.

Challenging real life experiences are be discussed and you will learn how to work with our own emotional responses under such circumstances. We will discover the baby's role in birth and that parent-infant bonding begins before birth and is the path to connection.

You will be able familiarise yourself with the concepts taught by Polyvagal Theory and how to apply them in the field so that you can be of real support where and when it is most needed.

Chantal Traub Is a prominent New York City birth facilitator, doula, childbirth educator and wellness coach. In her 20-plus years in practice, she has become internationally acclaimed for her expertise on the pelvic floor and her Pushing Power process. She presented at the Polyvagal Institute Conference in 2022.

In this course, Chantal

explains how emotions affect hormones and why that matters for pregnancy and birth
teaches body-based practices to maintain the shift from fear to calm and confidence
shows how to help the mother and family create their unique birth preferences

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The Guardian behind the Scenes - Our Autonomic Nervous System
Three Essentials of Safety for Birth
Neuroception: Our Body's Surveillance System
Our Story Follows our State

How Our Nervous Systems Speak to Each Other - Connectedness and Co-Regulation
Listening to Our Bodily Signals
How to Create a Touch Map
When Things Went Less Well - Rupture & Repair

Community – Wrap Your Clients in Their Resources
Remaining in the Eye of the Storm - Self-Regulation
Rhythm & Ritual
Postpartum Considerations
Applying Polyvagal Principles to Your Practice

Entry/intermediate level
Power Point Presentations
Demonstrations
Practical Exercises
Q and A with presenter
Three times 60 minute course duration
Life time access
Certificate of Attendance on request

who can this benefit

Doulas and midwives
Childbirth educators
Yoga teachers
Bodywork therapists
Nurses and physicians
Other healthcare providers
Interested parents and care providers

learning outcomes

Understand your own nervous system fluctuations
The ability to read the emotional state of your clients
Learn to help guide clients to a sense of safety and connection
Learn to help the mother and family create their unique birth preferences
Familiarise yourself with Polyvagal Principles and apply them in the field

£60

One off payment

Includes :

Access to live course
Life Time access to recordings

£199/yr

Billed annually

Includes :

life Time access to this course
Access to all our Live and Recorded classes for 1 year
Access to Monthly Support Groups
20% discount on all other courses

Who we are

Our vision is to inspire curiosity in the way we see birth, and we wish to provoke authentic, comprehensive, continuous, creative and challenging learning experiences.

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Get in touch

info@ourbirthjourney.com

three part course

holding the safe space

How to provide optimal support
during pregnancy and birth

Chantal Traub

COURSE CONTENT

course introduction