invitation from Suzanne Arms

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends;

 

About 3 years ago, at a MANA (Midwives of North America) conference,

Suzanne Arms, author of Birthing the Future and other wonderful work

in the natural childbirth field, shared with me her dream and I had

dinner with several members of a small but growing team of diverse

professional friends committed to this vision. She invited several of

us then, and again I've just received a very special - much more

developed invitation to participate.

 

It is not about another birth doula training, perhaps included I can't

tell, but it is so much more. I like the part about " how to let go of

the old belief paradigm of the solitary, lonely, and exhausted hero,

and step into a new paradigm... " Perhaps someone here may be able to

step into this beautiful community building project? It is not posted

on her website, (http://birthingthefuture.com/) though you can get a

lovely idea of the community building visioning and profound planning

going on with her team, and the white papers available on much needed

various projects for everyone's community.

 

Here's most of today's invite. Contact her if you want more info. I

hope someone will share more about this work...

 

Namaste,

Ysha

 

Suzanne Arms Invites You to…

 

Birthing The Future's® Birth Advocate Training

to transform Birth at the grass roots level

 

A 6-day Intensive

 

in Durango, Southwest Colorado

Wednesday, March 25th – Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

 

Do you feel passionately about the birthing process and the impact it

has on individuals, families, and society? Are you frustrated with

the increasing medicalization and de-humanization that starts at

conception? Do you wish parents and professionals in your community

were better informed – and more conscious – and had more options and

support?

 

If you want to weave together the political, psychological & spiritual

dimensions of societal change, while working from a place of

compassion and love, then this training is for you!

 

We at Birthing The Future® are eager to show you how to let go of the

old belief paradigm of the solitary, lonely, and exhausted hero, and

step into a new paradigm, where you'll discover the joy of being a

well-supported advocate!

 

Be an integral part of an ongoing " tribe " , bonded to each other from

the unique training experience you've shared. Also receive ongoing

support from us at the Birthing The Future® home office – with

supplies, templates for creating your community's unique BETTER BIRTH

GUIDE (revised and updated by you every 6 months, a key to your

activist income) and products you will want for your personal

" resource library " and events you'll put on. Plus, you'll be able to

work out of your own home…at your own pace, earning part of your

income from your advocacy work. You'll receive support and

appreciation from parents (grandparents too) and professionals in

yourommunity.

 

Who is this training for? Perhaps you!

 

… Anyone wishing to work part-time, out of their home, at a pace

conducive to low-stress living and raising children, while earning

part of their monthly income AND be part of movement to transform our

society from stress, trauma and coping… to thriving!

 

Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, concerned that you're

too shy or don't know enough people in the field to be able to create

a community of support. No matter what you perceive to be your

limitations, you can become a successful Birth Advocate from this

training.

 

Our unique Birth Advocate Training has 8 unique components:

 

1. Receiving the $ you need to do the training from your community,

rather than paying for it yourself . In fact, we don't want you to

pay for this training!

 

2. Cognitive Work – the issues and " Big Picture " re: birth and the

mother-baby bond

 

3. Historical & Cross-Cultural Wisdom supported by scientific &

practical evidence

 

4. Business, Marketing and Prosperity doing " cottage " business for

social change

 

5. Skill-Building for Working with individuals/groups/media &

creating community

 

6. Inner Work and Processes that will ensure you are a happy,

effective change agent

 

7. Tool Kit for Lifelong Self-care & " Burnout " prevention – with you

as the role model

 

8. Body-mind practice, rest, play & laughter, crucial to learning,

loving and resiliency

 

There will be 44 hours of formal training over six days. Training will

incorporate the following methods, to transform knowledge into wisdom:

 

* left & right brain,

* experiential learning

* individual, small group & whole group process work

* visualization

* discussion

* skits, role playing, songs and other art forms

 

Our formal evening sessions will end at 9:30, followed by playing

music, dancing and singing. We'll start each morning with 15 minutes

of writing " morning pages " , then gathering for yoga.

 

You will take home with you:

 

* Expanded knowledge of the " big picture " & what needs to be done

in your community

* Greater awareness of your skills and capacities, plus specific

tools for using them

* Skills for creating community among professionals, parents,

grandparents

* How-To knowledge for creating the Better Birth Guide for your

community

* Readiness to start work, with pleasure and confidence

* Tools for increasing your wellness, healing birth trauma you may

be carrying, and preventing " burn-out " …so you work from joy and

abundance rather than anxiety

* Your tribe, to regularly share feelings, ideas, successes and

face challenges together

* A close connection with Suzanne Arms' and Birthing The Future's

network of peace workers for better births

* Confidence in speaking publicly, putting on successful events,

giving strong media interviews, creating sacred circles and

grandmother circles

* You'll be " plugged in " and find yourself communicating with,

even visiting with people from around the world who are as passionate

about the birth issue… PLUS, you'll receive regular publications and

templates from BTF to make your work easier and more fun.

 

Text Box: Our Trainer/Facilitators R Suzanne Arms – advocate,

speaker-teacher, practical visionary and author since 1973 R Kim

Randazzo – wellbeing mentor/HEALSolutions director/massage

practitioner `86 R Sandy Taylor – storyteller/multicultural arts

educator/birth author-photographer since `82 R Ed McCullough –

business owner/advocate/radio show host/promoter since `81 R Maria

Rivas Lee – 20 yr business owner, U.S. WholeSelf Coordinator since `92

R Molly Arms – Retreat Cook, WholeSelf Practitioner and henna artist

 

Full Cost of the 6-day, 44-hour Retreat Training with Lodging and

Meals ~ $1690*

 

BECAUSE we believe that you needn't pay for this yourself, we'll train

you in how to raise the money from your own community. You'll get

instruction and support in how to do this. Not only is it a priceless

experience to learn how to ask, receive, and feel worthy of receiving

$$. In the process you will create your own personal network of

parents and professionals who – because they've invested in you –

will be eager to have you back home, trained, sharing what you've

learned…ready to go. You'll get the cooperation you need!

 

PLUS YOU'LL RECEIVE THESE GIFTS – FREE!

 

* Books & Films (worth $200) that we'll send you to look at prior

to coming

* The Template Questionnaire for you to survey birthing in your

community … which you'll researching in the month prior to the

training, so that you come knowing what's really going on in your

community, who's doing what, and how well things are working

* Your own Self-Assessment Well-Being Survey (which you'll fill

out and bring to the training) and guidance on how to improve your

well-being and lower your stress

* Several trips to a beautiful nearby Hot Spring during the retreat

* Several sessions at our nearby recreation center with machines,

pool and sauna

* A free session of therapeutic body work from licensed massage

therapist Kim Randazzo

* A gift henna body painting from Molly Arms to return home with

 

JUST SAY YES

 

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO.

The Deadline to say YES is February 12th ; for your Deposit: February

20th

 

Contact us:

Birthing The Future®

Suzanne

Phone: (970) 884-4005