birth coaching * birth plans * childbirth education * doula services * yoga
Cristin is co-teaching in Brussels in 2009 (see details below), and will teach BirthWorks International in future.
Childbirth Preparation Course –
Surviving & Celebrating Pregnancy, Labor, Birth & Your Newborn Baby!
For Pregnant Women & their Birth Partners
Thursday evenings (5 weeks), 18 June - 16 July 2009, 7:30-9:45pm &
Saturday morning, 11 July 2009, 9:30am-12:30pm
• Skills and knowledge for pregnancy, labor and birth
• Managing life with a newborn
• Breathing and relaxation techniques
• Coping skills for stress, fear and pain
• Insight and understanding for birthing partners
• Knowledge of natural birth
• Knowledge of medical interventions
• Empowering your choices around birth
• Fun, interactive activities and exercises
Taught by Ann Appermans, Certified Midwife, Bolle Buik & Cristin Tighe, Doula & Pregnancy Yoga Teacher
Ann Appermans, Certified Midwife, is an experienced midwife since 2002, working independently with Bolle Buik mid-wife team supporting women during pregnancy, labor and postpartum, both in home-birth and hospital settings. She has been teaching childbirth preparation classes to equip people with the necessary skills and knowledge to make the best choices for themselves. She also loves to be with people in this short, significant transition, as they welcome their babies to the world, hoping to contribute to make their experience better. She is from Belgium and is the mother of two beautiful girls, six and twelve.
Cristin Tighe, Certified Doula (birth/labor and postpartum) is a Pregnancy Yoga teacher and the Founder of Conscious Empowered Birth. She has worked with pregnant woman since 2004, teaching yoga, attending births and helping at home afterward, and with birth coaching and birth plans. She believes that educating and empowering mothers, starting in pregnancy, is a significant way to create a peaceful world for our children. She is from the U.S. and is the mother of a beautiful little one-year old girl.
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Course limited to 10-12 couples, so please register early. €250 tuition per couple.
Register with payment in full by 10 June. Register by clicking here!
Scholarships may be available for financial need. Refunds given only after first class. €185 refund available upon request, for those with BE health insurance. Tuition pro-rated if specific cases, such as due date happens before course is complete. If you must miss a class, you can invite a friend to one session to use your make-up class.
Location: Nalanda Institute, Olmstraat 48-50, 1030 Brussels (near St. Michel Hospital)
Metro: Merode, Tram 23/24/25: Georges Henri, Parking: on street (residential area)
Questions to Cristin at cristin@consciousempoweredbirth.com or Ann at 0494.191.311
