healing birth workshop north uk


Hello all

I'm attending this workshop and thought it might be of interest to others on this list in the Yorkshire area (or further, depending on how you fancy travelling!). Details from the flyer are below. For more info or to book, email
angela@yogamum.co.uk

Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October 2011.
Yorkshire Yoga and Therapy Centre. Knaresborough. North Yorkshire.

In our modern birthing practice, preoccupation with the physical aspects of childbirth can mean overlooking the emotional, particularly the negative psychological effects of highly medicalised
births. The inevitable focus is on making sure that a healthy baby is delivered of a healthy mother, at whatever cost. Is this cost too much to bear? The evidence suggests that when a woman experiences the birth of her child as difficult or harrowing, it results in emotional
wounding in both mother and child. Such `soul' wounds can take years to heal and have devastating consequences on families.

Highlighting the `loss of soul' encountered by many due to our modern medicalised way of birth, Benig will explain how birth is a soul experience for both mother and child, and how negative birth experiences can be healed and transformed. This workshop presents birth and prenatal life as formative experiences that create patterns we carry with us into future life.

Additionally, pregnancy and childbirth are for the mother, archetypal experiences of transformation. Outlining the psychological impact of birth on both mother and child, Benig will suggest ways of healing birth wounds and creating fulfilling and empowering birth experiences in the future.

Day One: Birth and the Soul Workshop
Friday 7th October 2011. 10am-4:30pm.

This one-day workshop is open to all professionals working with pregnant and post natal women. It will be particularly relevant for midwives, health visitors, active birth instructors, Doulas,
pregnancy and post natal yoga teachers. Mothers who wish to explore and share their experiences are also very welcome to attend.

Participants will gain an understanding of the psychological and spiritual dimension of the birth process and its relevance to later life. The workshop will aim to:

Increase participants understanding of the psychological dimensions of Pregnancy, Birth and Prenatal life.
Heighten participants understanding of the spiritual and psychological significance of birth and how the experience informs later life.
Make participants aware of the psychological dynamics involved in a practitioner/client relationship during the birth process
Help participants develop the skills to put that knowledge to work within their fields.

Cost: £60. Please bring lunch to share, drinks will be provided.

Day 2: Private Consultations. Saturday 8th October 2011

On day two, Benig will be available for private consultations or small group sessions to explore the issues covered in the workshop, in more detail. Here, participants can work with Benig on
any issues that have arisen individually; for practitioners to explore particular areas in more detail or to get advice on how to deal with specific client situations.

One hour sessions are £75 and the cost can be shared if a number of people attend the session. To reserve a space in advance, please contact
Benig@me.com

Benig Mauger is a Jungian psychoanalytic psychotherapist, birth teacher and writer. A pioneer in pre and perinatal psychology, she travels internationally to teach, lecture and run workshops.
As well as maintaining a private practice, she lectures and writes extensively on modern living from a psychological and spiritual perspective including the groundbreaking book Songs from the
Womb: Healing the Wounded Mother. Reclaiming Father and Love in a Time of Broken Heart,are her most recent books. More information and articles by Benig can be found on her website
www.soul-connections.com