“As a Doula, I end up talking about pain (or rather people talk to me about their fear of pain) practically every day all day long.  To break its pervasive hold, I needed to immerse myself in a conversation where pleasure can be a major part of the birth experience…of our life experience! Sheila has a gift in opening that door!”

Catherine
Labor Doula and Childbirth Educator

“I continue to teach about Ecstatic Birth. People respond really well to it.  We have had amazing births happen with the two recent class groups I taught. 6 out of 8 have had lovely home births and some have expressed that it was not painful. They felt very empowered and enjoyed the process. The one mom who transferred in due to a very lengthy labour also expressed that it wasn't painful."  

Debra
Childbirth educator, Canada  

“It is crazy how little has been known about female anatomy! I've learned why that period of transition in labor, as the baby is first leaving the uterus and entering the posterior vagina can feel GOOD. It allowed me to really lean into that in labor and I found that spot. I've had clients that confessed after to feel like they were "cheating" in labor at this point because it kind of felt good. That was the most ecstatic moment of my first birth, too, that beginning of pushing."

Robin Illian
Midwife and educator

“Incorporating body exercises that I learned in Sheila’s training into my routine with my clients helped me to see how being in the body is an important component of ecstatic birth preparations. I started to feel a sparkle in my eyes and feeling more joyful, by making sessions shorter and giving my clients multiple points of reference for pleasure they could experience here and now and bring into the birth room.”

Ekaterina
Labor doula and chidlbirth educator, Guatemala