How to run a mother blessing

We need to reclaim ways of celebrating new mothers

Are you fed up at the lack of nurturing support given to new mothers? Do you find baby showers a commercial, soulless process?

Would you like to offer something different, something that puts the mother back at the centre of the attention?

In this live online course you will learn how to run a mother blessing. You will experience the following:

• A range of circle activities that can be used to honour the mother, and create a sense of sacredness and community that lasts beyond the gathering itself
• How to create sacred space and introduce spiritual elements to the gathering
• How to tailor the event to your client’s needs and preferences
• How to use mother blessings as a source of postpartum support

The course will include live sessions on zoom as well as written and prerecorded online lessons. 

By the end of the course you will feel confident about starting to offer these beautiful gatherings for your clients and your community.

How is the course structured?

The course is divided in the following modules

• Welcome
• Introduction
• Organisation
• Creating sacred space
• Opening the ceremony
• Honouring the mother
• Community and support
• Closing the ceremony
• Feast
• Conclusion

What is the course format?

4.5h of live video classes, divided in 3 weekly 90 min lessons (these will take place at 8pm London time (BST) on the 5th, 12th and 19th of May 2022). If you cannot attend the sessions live you will be able to access the recording in the course

Lifetime access to the complementary online course content, with a mix of text and video lessons, stories to illustrate how powerful this ritual is, and many downloadable handouts with pictures, poems, songs and much more.

Access to a private Facebook group for ongoing support.

A certificate of completion at the end of the course.

Who is this course for?

This class is for perinatal professionals who want to learn how to offer a beautiful nurturing ritual to celebrate pregnancy as well as how to put in place some postpartum support ahead of time.

How long does the course take?

The 3 live sessions are 90 min each. The rest of the course, which complements the live sessions and gives you time to revisit the knowledge at your leisure is written and pre-recorded. You can do it in your own time and when it suits you. It could be covered in a day if you set the time aside (I have taught the course content as a live, one day workshop), though I recommend doing it in smaller chunks to have time to digest it as well as practise on volunteers. There is no time limit to complete the course.

About the instructor

I have a unique blend of scientific, theoretical and practical experience. I have a PhD in physiology of Reproduction and I spent 20 years working as a research scientist prior to changing my career to become a birthworker. I have worked in the perinatal field since 2008, as an antenatal teacher, babywearing instructor, doula, doula mentor, doula course facilitator, Reiki and sound healer and workshop facilitator. I have been running workshops and circles for over 12 years, and I know how to present information in a way that is entertaining, easy to follow, and which allows students to learn easily and enjoyably, as well as apply what they have learnt in the class.

I am the author of the book Why postnatal Recovery matters, and on a mission to help encourage a return to a period of rest and nurture after birth. Running mother blessings is the perfect step towards this. I have extensive experience in running a variety of mother blessings tailored to my friends and clients taste. I have also taught live mother blessing workshops.

How much does it cost?

This is a brand new course and I will be building the pre-recorded modules as I go along, seeking feedback from the group of students as I go along. I am therefore offering the course at the reduced fee of £99 instead of £119. If you join before Tuesday the 3rd of May you can also get an extra early bird discount of £20, making the course only £79 (use the code EarlyBlessing at checkout to get this discount)

If you would like to read some examples of activities that happen at a mother blessing,  read my Blog post about mother blessings.

Here is a video of what the live workshop version of this course looks like