Become a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor! 
 
Don't miss this one-time opportunity to attend this national instructor training workshop in Eagan, MN! Earning 14 Continuing Education Credits has never been so fun!  We will be intertwining essential, rare birth wisdom and world dance including Belly dance, African dance and Latin dance!   Learn "M.A.M.A. Law" and "B.I.R.T.H. Instincts." and signature moves such as "Dilation Gyration", and "Birth Goddess." Dancing For Birth™ Classes are being enjoyed around the world by women in ten countries and on four continents.  It all began right here in the US with founder Stephanie Larson, a birth doula, childbirth educator, perinatal fitness expert, dancer and mother of four, recently named 2011 National Birth Hero USA.

"The newest sensation for pregnant women!" - CBS
 
No experience necessary. If you think you can't dance, all the more reason to attend!
 
Experience this revolutionary new mode of prenatal/postpartum fitness, wellness and birth preparation. After the two day training, you'll be ready to start teaching classes or enhance your work in the fields of birth, yoga, bodywork, dance or fitness.   This training is geared for professionals who serve pregnant and postpartum women as doulas, midwives, nurses, childbirth educators, yoga instructors, massage therapists, dance or fitness instructors, however, if you are pregnant it will be an invaluable preparation for your birth. If you are a new mom, bring your baby along and dance together!

See video!  Dancing For Birth™ classes as seen on CBS Inside Edition. DFB has been featured by multiple media outlets. DFB in the news
 
Can't attend this time? Click here for other dates/cities!
 
"Give yourself the gift of a women's weekend with Stephanie where you are safe to learn, to feel, to dance...Your heart, mind & body will thank you!"     - Ann Grauer, DONA International Director of Education and Past President

"Wow!! Clearly, the experience for students was rich, practical and inspiring.  Exactly what we strive for in all our programs." -Annie Kennedy, Director, Simkin School of Allied Birth Vocations, DONA Founder

 "I've been teaching childbirth classes for nearly 30 years, and training childbirth educators too.  I'll be recommending that my trainees check out your program -- it's a breath of fresh air!!!  I can see using it with everyone I work with, including incarcerated moms.  I can see how it works on all levels: physical, social, spiritual, confidence...  THANK YOU for putting out such great vibes!!!" -Vicki Elson, Filmmaker, Chidbirth Eductor

 
Click on 'Register Now' below to register.

Invite your pregnant/postpartum friends/clients to join our full length Demo DFB Class on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 from 10:00-11:30 AM! Babies Welcome. Free!  (This offer is exclusively for expectant and new moms, pre-registration encouraged www.DancingForBirth.com/democlass.html )

The training workshop will be conducted by Dancing For Birth™ Founder, Stephanie Larson, DFB, DFBT, CD(DONA), CBE, BFA, 2011 National Birth Hero, USA.  A moratorium has been declared on the lithotomy position of birth by the visionary founder of Dancing For Birth™, Stephanie Larson, whose mission is to Energize, Empower, Enlighten™ women worldwide and shift the paradigm to powerful vertical birth. 

Dancing For Birth™ revolutionizes birth through dynamic prenatal/postpartum classes which combine world dance forms like belly dance and African dance with essential birth wisdom.   During weekly classes women tap into their inner wisdom and learn to harness gravity to their advantage and move their bodies during labor for physically and emotionally satisfying births. 

Larson developed the classes based on her combined passions for dancing and for caring for birthing women as a doula and educator. She now facilitates international certification workshops.  Larson’s speaking engagements and TV appearances include DONA International, Lamaze International, CAPPA, ICAN, CBS and NBC. A  professional dancer with 3 decades of dance training and experience. Larson is a Dancing For Birth™  instructor and instructor trainer, DONA International certified birth doula, Birthing With Ease™ childbirth educator, and the former Managing Editor of DONA's International Doula magazine.

Dancing for Birth™ Instructors enjoy a career that enables them to Energize  ~  Empower  ~  Enlighten™ pregnant and postpartum women. Here's a sample of what participants say about the training workshop: 
 
 
"This was a very inspiring and empowering weekend. I learned that I can trust what I know and offer it to others with confidence. Dancing makes everything better! I would recommend this to others for teaching and /or for learning, either way it is of benefit. Well done!"
— Virginia Collins, CAPD
CAPPA Canada Director of Antepartum Doula Program

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