BECOME AN ECSTATIC BIRTH PRACTITIONER!
You know that Childbirth is a
Sacred & Joyous
Rite of Passage
Now learn how you can transform the paradigm of birth...
from pain to PLEASURE !
CALLING ALL MIDWIVES, DOULAS, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS, COACHES, HOLISTIC AND PERINATAL PRACTITIONERS!
Do you...
Want your clients to experience birth as the natural and ecstatic rite of passage it was meant to be?
Desire new tools to elevate birth experiences from pain so mothers feel empowered?
Feel committed to revolutionizing birth from fear and victimization to a sacred and liberating portal?
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YOU FEEL CALLED TO THIS WORK.
Deep in your womb you know and honor the power and significance of childbirth as a sacred rite of passage. Thank you.
I know you pour forth so much love, attention and energy in supporting women in their journey to motherhood. It's a deep honor to witness and be a guide to the portal for creation and new life.
But it can, quite honestly, feel DRAINING and DEPLETING to witness the widespread pain and trauma currently prevalent in birth over and over and over again.
In a culture where women are still fighting to reclaim autonomy and safety in our own bodies, where fear dominates our options and guides our decisions, and our religious and cultural inheritance maintain that women should suffer in birth. It is no wonder that women are still so disconnected from the primal power, magic and PLEASURE that birth can be.
We are overdue for a change. And NOW is that time.
IN THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME, THERE IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD ANEW!
The systems and structures that we have been "fighting" against for so long are more pliable than they have ever been. Why? Because everything is becoming exposed:
The inequity, the inhumanity, disempowerment and victim consciousness that is rampant in the current approaches to birth. It is ENOUGH.
Birthworkers, we MUST embody the change we want to create: Journeying back to our own bodies, reclaiming the power and pleasure within, to lead from a place of JOY rather than fear.
Only then can we ELEVATE the birth experiences of our clients despite all the obstacles they face and stay VIBRANT and ENERGIZED while doing this sacred work!
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If you are already supporting women
in the journey to motherhood, or would like to
I have an invitation,
just for you...
Learn how you can transform the paradigm of birth...
from pain to PLEASURE!
Join me for this
ground breaking training!
I will take you by the hand and guide you through every component of Ecstatic Birth... from theory to practice. Over the course of 1 year we learn to navigate common obstacles to an empowering and joyful birth and how to tap into the limitless pleasure available in our bodies- through cutting edge content, monthly modules, live practice and Q&A sessions, proven somatic body practices, and effective and FUN bite-sized homeplay.
This course is designed as a professional re-birth for you!
You will embody every stage of the journey to Ecstatic Birth, so you can more powerfully and effectively support your clients. Your body will be your guiding light as you follow your PLEASURE to stand as a leader and visionary in the empowerment of mothers and the next generation!
...while nourishing YOU- your body & your spirit!
Sound good?
this is for you if you are...
- Passionate about empowering women to have great births
- A leader and a wayshower, bold enough to challenge the status quo
- Holding the vision for childbirth as a sacred and empowering rite of passage
- Committed to deepening your connection to your body and somatic wisdom so you can empower your clients to do the same
- Excited to integrate Ecstatic Birth preparations and support into your offerings
- DONE feeling depleted and exhausted from working in a system that doesn't honor women's bodies and the sacred nature of childbirth
- Hungry to connect with other like-minded progressive childbirth professionals
ENDORSED BY VISIONARY LEADERS
“Sheila, it is you and your contemporaries who have caught the torch that I have been holding high since I was 22!!! It’s nice to rest my arm a bit now – and see the torch shining even brighter!!!”
Dr. Christiane Northrup
Women’s Wellness Advocate, NYT Best Selling Author, OB/GYN
“The voice of Sheila Kamara Hay is both wanted and needed in the world of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. She is helping women to redefine the birth experience and make birth into their own powerful evolution. I love her work and her commitment to women!”
Regena Thomashauer
Founder of Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts NYT Best Selling Author of P*ssy, a Reclamation
“Wise, joyful, and sensuous are the words that flow as I think of Sheila sharing her writing and wisdom on Ecstatic- Birth! I love her insights as she guides us to reconnect with our feminine power, knowledge and intuition.”
Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Director and Author, Advanced Doula Trainer, Chair of International Mother/ Baby Childbirth Initiative
Advanced leadership track for
fully committed and motivated practitioners!
the most potent pathway to your full embodiment!
Personalized transformational monthly coaching sessions empower you to:
Shed layers of negative messages, conditioning, and fear!
Nourish your mind, body and soul by consciously cultivating your relationship to your body and inner wisdom!
Access and expand your internal pathways to OXYTOCIN flow!
Navigate and diffuse common societal and cultural landmines that restrict your feminine flow and power...
and
Deep Full Body ACTIVATION In Your Sacred Purpose!
PLUS practical guidance to:
…release the daily "grind", live and work in alignment with your feminine design &
…build and elevate your business fully devoted to your passion and pleasure!
Applications are now open For the Advanced Leadership track of the 2022 ecstatic birth practitioner training!
Click here to apply.
What you get...
Curriculum
The curriculum for our Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training is created to be transformative for you both personally as well as professionally, as as you “rebirth” yourself and become an Ecstatic Birth Practitioner.
You gain powerful skills to better help your clients experience birth as the natural and ecstatic rite of passage it was meant to be, while simultaneously nourishing your own body while you support your clients rather than draining it.
Each month you receive a new module of materials available online, on demand, including videos, transcripts, worksheets, and body practices.
You personally do all the practices and embody the gifts of pleasure so that you can be truly effective when you share them with your clients.
Pleasure is the most holistic birthing tool there is and yet it is rarely introduced as a viable option in birth by practitioners to their clients. We discuss the benefits of pleasure in birth preparation and planning and explore the spectrum of ways in which we can use pleasure to support expectant moms.
We lay the foundations for Ecstatic Birth Training both for ourselves as practitioners and for our clients, exploring the paradigm of Ecstatic Birth, the key defining factors, the varying spectrum of client needs and aligning ourselves with the best possible outcomes for all.
In this session, we explore the language of the body and its connection to our intuitive feminine nature. The sensation of pleasure is explored as an integral part of this landscape and as a unique and fundamental birthing tool.
Pleasure is the most holistic birthing tool there is, supporting the flow of labor and delivery. We explore the different modalities of accessing pleasure from outside of our bodies during the various stages of labor and delivery.
Pleasure has enormous potential as both tool and outcome in the birthing process, a circular supportive connection that we can hone in on and prepare for personally and to support in our clients. We explore the different modalities of expanding and accessing the pleasure within to enable us to hold the "tone" for Ecstatic Birth and teach our clients to do the same.
This month we focus on our somatic training and embodiment practices. You will receive short daily exercises to explore your connection to your body, your inner wisdom, and accessing the limitless pleasure that is always flowing within.
Every birthing mom has fears. Every practitioner has fears. Fears are as much a natural part of the birthing process as being alive. This month we learn strategies to disarm fears so that they are not the governing factor, disrupting the birthing processes.
How can we transform unexpected scenarios and outcomes in birth into our (and our clients’) point of power? How can we learn to play with the unexpected rather than fear it? Birth, like life, doesn’t always go to plan. In this session, we learn how to dance with the unexpected, taking our pleasure and power regardless of what the process brings.
Now that you have the basis of Ecstatic Birth prep, how can you incorporate it into your client work? This month you will receive a curriculum map and suggested workflow for sharing information and practices, with both private clients and groups.
This session is the culmination of our practitioner training and will prepare you to stand for the transformation of the cultural shift required for Ecstatic Birth to become a viable option for all birthing women. We explore how to move forward in community to share the philosophy and the work in a way that elevates your professional and personal goals.
INCLUDED WITH EACH MODULE:
All accessible on demand in our private membership site!
- Videos
- Transcripts
- Worksheets
- Body Practices
What to expect: Radical transformation in your relationship to your body and feminine power!
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“Sheila stands at a threshold, inviting us into our deepest pleasure, where bliss lives in us. Who doesn’t need more of that?? Our work together has taken me into a place of ever deepening relaxation, of being in and feeling real pleasure. As a woman, I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to share in this exploration.
As a Doula, this work goes even deeper for me. 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 Stewart-Lindley
Labor Doula, Lactation Counselor, Holistic Health Counselor, Childbirth Educator New York, NY
“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
If you are birth practitioner that is intrigued by the idea of helping women in creating their Ecstatic Birth experience, I highly recommend you to start your journey by taking this training. It will transform your perspective, your connection to your body, bring you into a sisterhood with other practitioners and give you a lot of pleasure!”
Ekaterina Baranova
Russian birth doula and birth educator, Guatemala
A bit about me!
Sheila
Kamara Hay
Sheila Kamara Hay is a Yale and Columbia trained cultural sociologist passionate about transforming the landscape of birth from pain to pleasure. For over 10 years, Sheila has been empowering birth practitioners and expectant moms to honor the design of the body and integrate the most holistic birthing tool, PLEASURE, into birth preparation and support.
The Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training has certified visionary birth workers in over 18 countries to elevate their clients’ experiences in childbirth, bringing ease and oxytocin flow into the birthing field through their own bodies, while holding the highest vision for birth and humanity.
A leader in the global Ecstatic Birth movement, Sheila is a sought after speaker and devoted teacher, unveiling the ECSTASY available in each moment at the intersection of sensuality, life and birth.
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But wait! There is more!
Meet my Colleagues and Teachers:
Sheila Kelley
Sarah Buckley
Sheri Winston
Debra
Pascali-Bonaro
Aviva Romm
Mama Gena
Ina May Gaskin
Saida Desilets
Christiane Northrup
Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova
Nekole Shapiro
Akal Kaur
Hari Kaur Khalsa
Laura Shanley
Jaiya
You will also have private access to their vast and profound wisdom in women’s health, pleasure and childbirth via the Ecstatic Birth Training Sessions.
There has never been a time like this.
Women are rising...
Reclaiming our connection to our bodies, our inner wisdom, our fierce feminine power.
Childbirth is an essential piece of this reclamation!
It is a rite of passage, a portal for mothers raising the next generation to step into this power in deep connection to our bodies.
Those of us supporting mothers-to-be are the guides and wayshowers.
But first we must take this journey ourselves!
Be a part of the growing revolution to transform birth from
PAIN TO PLEASURE!
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What will you get from the
“So much!!! So much inspiration, expansion, release. I learned what it means to truly love myself, to reclaim my pleasure, to focus on living from a state of turn on.
The knowledge I've received + embodiment I've learned has not only helped transform my life, but will also help the countless birthing women and mamas to whom I'll pass this on to.”
Jenny Braxton
Birth Visionary, Community Leader & Educator Oregon, US
“No longer seeing women as victims in the labour wards. That is HUGE for me. I am understanding that all I need to do is embody the alternative I believe in. And that can only be pleasurable.
This training is also encouraging me to pleasure the other aspects of myself. Not just the doula but the creator and the mover. Which I am so thankful for.”
Samara Concepcion
Birth Doula, Somatic Movement Specialist London, England
“Clarity. Understanding that I am responsible to nourish my soul and listen to her. Listen to my body and honor that as opposed to doing what I think I should do based on outer expectations or a belief in something that doesn't resonate with my deepest truth. Speaking up more about what's possible for birth and what my truth is.”
Debra Samadhi Woods
Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator Vancouver, CA
“The knowledge and the skills to further elevate the experience of birth for my clients all the while maintaining my bliss and pleasure throughout the peaks and valleys of childbirth!!
As a woman, I feel an even greater sense of love, passion, admiration, appreciation, and respect for myself and my body as well as of those of other women.”
Sharon Arazi
Birth Doula and Midwife’s Assistant New York, US
Let's Recap!
I have created all of this for YOU:
A 9 month WOMB and 4th trimester support!
This year long training is a rebirth for YOU as a woman and as a practitioner. You will be held securely in this container for 9 months, nourishing your body, mind, and soul as you evolve and integrate the paradigm of PLEASURE into your being and your work. Our final 3 months together provide 4th trimester support to help you fully stand in your Embodied Leadership!
Home play
Each module includes suggested assignments to solidify the training and body practices. We also have weekly online discussion points following the Ecstatic Birth Training Sessions.
Online trainings and content
Each month a new module of content goes live virtually and is delivered right to your inbox for you to soak in ahead of our live integration calls.
Growing Global Community of Progressive Birth Professionals
Over the course of one year, you will connect with other birth workers through live and virtual discussions in our online space and private FB group. We learn so much from each other and create relationships that support us personally and professionally.
Monthly Live (Video) Gatherings
Beginning in June we will meet virtually, monthly in the comfort of your home. Our live virtual sessions include 90 minutes of integration, discussion + Q&A. Virtual gatherings take place 2 weeks after each new module is released and provide an opportunity to delve deeper into the curriculum, discuss and connect live with other participants.
Body Immersion
A full month of simple quick daily exercises to facilitate your embodiment of the pleasure principles we are studying and planning to support in our clients.
Private Membership Site
A convenient and easy "hub" where all of our class content is located, including monthly modules, live trainings, Ecstatic Birth Training Session recordings and discussions, guest teacher masterclasses, practitioner directory, discussion forum and relevant course materials.
BONUS!! Ecstatic Birth Training Sessions
Audio series featuring leaders and visionaries in women’s health, pleasure and birth, including Dr. Christiane Northrup, Regena Thomaschauer, Ina May Gaskin, Jaiya, Sheri Winston, Aviva Romm, Debra Pascali- Bonaro, and many many more.
Pleasure is the most holistic birthing tool there is!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
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Advanced leadership track for fully
committed and motivated practitioners!
the most potent pathway to your full embodiment!
Personalized transformational monthly coaching sessions empower you to:
Shed layers of negative messages, conditioning, and fear!
Nourish your mind, body and soul by consciously cultivating your relationship to your body and inner wisdom!
Access and expand your internal pathways to OXYTOCIN flow!
Navigate and diffuse common societal and cultural landmines that restrict your feminine flow and power...
and
Deep Full Body ACTIVATION In Your Sacred Purpose!
PLUS practical guidance to:
…release the daily "grind", live and work in alignment with your feminine design &
…build and elevate your business fully devoted to your passion and pleasure!
All Graduates Receive...
- A Certificate of Completion, badges for your website and other marketing materials which denotes you as an Ecstatic Birth Practitioner.
- Access to promotional opportunities via Ecstatic Birth marketing channels
- An invitation to become a JV level affiliate for all my program
- Continued access to the online Ecstatic Birth Practitioner private space and course materials.
- Listing in an Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Online Directory at Ecstatic-birth.com
- Priority and discounted enrollment at any future online trainings I offer for prenatal and birth practitioners.
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“It’s been a very natural progression to infuse all that I’ve learned through my Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training into my work with clients…and not just my pregnant clients but all my women clients.
This is because at the core of Ecstatic Birth is the vibration of love and joy, pleasure and expansion, connection and alignment..
Through Sheila’s Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training I’ve developed skills to guide clients to their truth, to what feels good to them and how to deepen their awareness of their body intelligence.
The training has equipped me with a language that speaks to a woman’s heart because, despite a culture of misinformation, disempowerment and fear around birth, deep inside every woman is the knowing that birth is her super power. I believe women are so ready to receive and awaken the confirmation of what they already know deep inside. Ecstatic Birth is the way of the woman.”
Dr Peta Elmer
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Labor Doula Victoria, Australia
“The Ecstatic Birth Practitioner training is near and dear to my heart not only because I am passionate about transformation childbirth in the U.S., but because it truly brought me healing and clarity that I will be forever grateful for. What I was not expecting to get out of the Ecstatic Birth Practitioner training:
Coming home to my own body. Knowing that I am safe. Feeling love and bliss inside of myself. Experiencing the richness of this human experience. My senses are now experiencing things they had never experienced before.
You may be wondering what this has to do with birth!!! Well, it's everything!!!!
Being present in your body and feeling pleasure is the thing that will allow the labor hormones to flow and will allow you to feel and trust the process. It starts with us!”
Krystina Sloan
Doula, Childbirth Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor Scottsdale, Arizona
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are a few answers to our most common questions
I hear you and I want you know that this program was created to fit within the pace of your life, not despite it! Every Sunday you will receive an email with the course materials and relevant links for the upcoming week. The weekly commitment to go through all the course materials and attend live calls is a maximum of 3 hours. All the body practices, which I recommend you do at least 3-4x/ week are less than 8 minutes long. I am a big believer that small practices done consistently create monumental change!
The truth is, you make time for the things that are important to you. I suggest putting all the live call dates in your calendar upfront and blocking three hours/ week to really engage with the material. That said, I get it. Sometimes life takes over. We will have several integration weeks to give you a chance to catch up if you fall behind.
Live session times for the 2022 training are TBD. In general, if you are unable to make it live, I’ve got you covered. You’ll be able to pre-submit your questions so I can answer them on any Q+As that you are unable to make live. All sessions including practices and Q+As will be recorded and posted for easy access in our private online space.
Yes! Thank you for asking. This is a unique opportunity to mentor with me and get personalized support, practices, and integration throughout the year. I will support 10 practitioners who are fully committed to the vision of Ecstatic Birth in embodying and bring this work out into the world in their unique way. Private coaching offers an opportunity for laser focused support around any "sticky spots" you encounter as you open to pleasure in your body and stand more firmly in your sacred work. Group sessions empower you in your leadership with themes such as: wealth consciousness, being visible, & creating counterculture. If you are interested and would like to discuss it further before formally applying, please email sheila@ecstatic-birth.com with the subject “Advanced Leadership Track”.
Yes! You can pay in full or via a payment plan. I have intentionally kept the price of this program low even though what you actually get is easily worth more than ten times as much. I want this to feel like an easy YES. If you feel the YES in your body, but still feel stumped by the financials, consider these Qs:
What is the cost of NOT doing the program? What if you are to continue on the path you are now, fully immersed in the pain game of childbirth? What is the cost to your body? To your optimism? To your ability to stand for the vision of what you know is possible? To your ability to serve your clients?
You are worth the investment. As are your clients.
I do reserve a number of seats in the program at adjusted price points. Please contact me if you live in a country where the currency is significantly devalued against the US to receive Purchase Price Parity consideration. I also offer a limited number of partial scholarships for women who are actively doing birthwork, particularly in underserved communities, but are unable to pay full tuition. Please email me (sheila@ecstatic-birth.com) for consideration.
For sure! The breadth and depth of wisdom here and the unique integration of pleasure and body practices into birth work is not available anywhere else on the planet. This course is just as great for someone just getting started as it is for someone who has been working for years because you will all be getting exposed to this material for the first time.
Yes, it comes with a full, 30-day money back guarantee. If you can show me that you have done all your coursework and you are still unsatisfied with the program in your first 30 days, you will receive a prompt and courteous refund.
Yes, the Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training has been approved for 59 CEUs through the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA). ICEA credits are honored by most certifying organizations, but please do check with yours.
The Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training:
Inspiring, Empowering, & Oh. So. Pleasurable
I’ll be giving you everything I’ve got. Are you ready to receive it?
If you are a full bodied YES to the paradigm shift that Ecstatic Birth represents and our hearts, visions, and goals are aligned, grab your spot in this training!
Together we can revolutionize the world of birth in a way that not one of us can do alone.
In love and PLEASURE,
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