Cost: $125
*Price is for 1 person.
*Masks are optional to attend this in-person class.
*Space is limited.

Safe, confident touch is one of the foremost ways to help calm the central nervous system and relieve pain naturally. In this 3-hour workshop for labor doulas, you will experience how effective massage can be in helping your clients feel connected, safe, and supported during labor; learn to identify and offer safety cues with your hands; and practice massage techniques for labor with a professional massage therapist by your side.

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We will discuss these topics and more, and spend ample time practicing in pairs. Bring a doula friend to practice with or be ready to make a new friend! Dress comfortably in layers and bring a water bottle. This is a supportive, active learning environment. You’ll leave with practical hands-on skills for the birth setting.

This workshop will be taught by Marissa Emery. Marissa has been a massage therapist (Oregon LMT #16230) and mother since 2009. In her inaugural years as a bodyworker, she experienced two pregnancies, two births, and two bouts of postpartum depression while discovering the joy and fulfillment of supporting others through touch. Since that pivotal time, she has dedicated her work to supporting others in the perinatal phase of life. Marissa is the owner of Mama Needs Massage and a Certified Instructor with the international Massage In Schools Program. She has been teaching massage to children, families, and other laypeople since 2014. She’s passionate about the power of positive touch to heal the world, and the value of teaching folks how to give and receive safe, healing touch.

Cost: $45

Join Emily from Be Well Baby PDX, a neonatal physical therapist with a whole lot of other tools in her tool bag as she guides you through the stages of fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, sensory, and feeding milestones for the first 6 months of development! Set your baby up for success in their environment with gentle reminders to do with your baby, rather than to do to when fostering development.

Emily Spaeth is a doctor of physical therapy specializing in infant neuromotor development, and mama of two babies. She is a certified breastfeeding specialist, trauma informed professional and certified in neonatal massage. As a prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher, Emily has experienced the incredible benefits of community in the fourth trimester- the simple act of new mamas coming together to share their fears, sorrows, joys, and successes. She is honored to have the opportunity to stand by your side throughout this journey.

Cost: $75
*This is a Zoom Class and it will be recorded and the link sent to all registered participants.

In this class you will learn motor, autonomic, behavioral, and attention state regulation as it pertains to the first newborn activity: latching. We will also cover all the infant reflexes including when they develop in utero, when they integrate, and and how they are used in the first latch. The class will also include the properties of a good latch including a catchy acronym that will be easy to remember in those first moments after birth. You will leave this class with tools to help your families set the foundation for a healthy feeding relationship for years to come.

Emily Spaeth is a doctor of physical therapy specializing in infant neuromotor development, and mama of two babies. She is a certified breastfeeding specialist, trauma informed professional and certified in neonatal massage. As a prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher, Emily has experienced the incredible benefits of community in the fourth trimester- the simple act of new mamas coming together to share their fears, sorrows, joys, and successes. She is honored to have the opportunity to stand by your side throughout this journey.