ethical midwifery • practical application • traditions woven with modern tools

ARIZONA intensive

April 29 - May 2, 2027

Phoenix Metro Area

CURIOUS TO JOIN US?

HOW DOES A HYBRID INTENSIVE WORK

  • Jump straight in at lunch time with introductions and experiential learning on Day One. Days Two, Three, and Four we'll run simulations and scenarios from 8am-5:30pm. Evenings will be for backstitching our days.

  • Front-loaded content followed by four days practically applying the foundational concepts of midwifery. Post intensive educational Zoom will fill any gaps as needed.

  • For any skill level, no prior birth experience necessary - we have 30+ year birth vets and doulas join us and walk away transformed

  • Option to stay for 2 additional days as we real time immerse ourselves into our Intro to Restorative Peer Review® Intensive- click here for more info)

We are watching past participants bring these Foundational Concepts into their communities with team practice days and skills training - we want this for your community too.

WHAT IS BACKSTITCHING?

  • Backstitching is a sewing technique where you move backward to fill the gap of the previous stitch, creating a continuous unbroken line.

  • We strengthen the work with these evening conversations by backstitching the experience of the day.

  • Backstitching builds up your inner problem solving dialogue.

  • What went well? What do we need to do different? What's our plan?

From a past Participant:

I had the greatest privilege of sitting at the feet of Rowan and Sarita at the Midwifery intensive this November. It has created a shift in me, that I have been longing for, for a really long time.

Having the opportunity to attend this training was an answer to many prayers, and I am so grateful the stars aligned when they did.

Going in to this I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I was a bit nervous, and slightly guarded being a room full of Midwives.

The first night cracked me open, and I knew that if I wanted to gain the most from this experience, I needed to be completely raw and vulnerable- unashamed of my journey and how I got here.

I felt so seen, heard, and respected throughout the 6 days of sitting with these women. But I think what touched me the most is that I felt safe… to ask questions, and to be curious, without being criticized or judged. I could be taught without feeling incompetent, or uneducated. I kept thinking “these women really just want to share all the golden nuggets with us. They truly want us to succeed.” I was so hungry for more information, more learning, more conversation, and more story telling… (still am btw)

For so long I have doubted myself in this work, and have had really profound and deep questions on my heart. Constantly asking myself if I am doing this the “right” way.

However, walking away from this experience I have felt so much healing happening inside of me, and it wasn’t just the endless wisdom and knowledge from these women, what impacted me the most was being truly seen, and the feeling of belonging- that feeling is unmatched.

My heart is so full, and I miss being in the same space as these incredibly powerful women.

Thank you Rowan and Sarita for the work you are doing and revolutionizing midwives. Y’all are fierce AF, and you are my people for life

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Practical Application for Midwives at Every Stage

  • Practicing Midwives - Independent or Certified

  • Student Midwives

  • Birthkeepers

what is includeD in the price?

  • Front-loaded content of podcasts and recorded presentations (eight+ hours) followed by four days (forty+ hours) of practically applying the foundational concepts of midwifery. Post intensive educational Zoom will fill any gaps as needed (approximately four hours).

  • All of your meals, coffee, good chocolate, + snacks for our 4 days.

  • Private online living room for conversations, stories, photos, questions, and more.

  • EXCLUSIVE early access to our upcoming Intensives, online Collectives, Community Connection Zooms.

Our Time Together

Pre-Intensive

recorded presentations on:

  • Understand the key elements of prenatal vitality (The Sacred Seven)

  • Understanding Labs

  • Team work

  • Ethical Considerations

  • Complications: prenatal, birth, postpartum

  • Deep look at pelvic anatomy and perineal repair

In-Person

  • Role-play menstrual & ovulatory cycles

  • Create and demonstrate pelvic anatomy & it's functions

  • Hands on scenario work including breech, twins, posterior, and shoulder dystocia

  • Practice charting, managing fetal distress, prolapsed cord, and labor dystocia

  • Practically apply your knowledge of placenta birth and postpartum hemorrhage

  • Become the fetal to neonatal circulatory transition

  • Placenta Reading and hands-on exploration

Post-Intensive

OPTIONAL ZOOM COVERING:

  • Birth bag essentials

  • More in depth into labs from a physiological perspective

  • Interpreting & understanding fetal heart tones and their meaning

and one of these fireside chats:

  • Ethics and ideology

  • Persecution and prosecution

  • Loss in your practice and community

LODGING OPTIONS

  • Lodging is available in our Intensive House if needed (for additional cost)

  • If you're local, feel free to sleep at home, and join us for coffee and continental breakfast. Punctuality is required.

  • Borrow a local couch or guest room

Intro to Restorative Peer Review®

May 4 - 5, 2027

During our 2 days together we will apply Restorative Practice Principles and Trauma-Informed Strategies while using Consensus Decision-Making.

Learn new skills by reviewing case studies presented by FC Facilitators.

Through these presentations you will be introduced to the formula for the

Restorative Peer Review process.

PRICING

Hybrid Intensive

Online presentations and in-person simulations and scenario work with a $200 deposit to reserve your spot.

- The remaining balance of $1,350 will be billed March 1st.

Intro to Restorative Peer Review Intensive

Online presentation and 2 days of immersion into Restorative Peer Review (learn more).

Price: $300 to reserve your spot.

intensive Bundle

Join us for Hybrid Intensive and Intro to Restorative Peer Review Intensive (learn more)

Bundle Price: $300 deposit to reserve your spot.

- The remaining balance of $1,350 will be billed March 1st.

Once we have reviewed and approved your application you will receive an email from [email protected] with your registration link.

Your deposit will be refunded if we do not reach our minimum amount of registrants.

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ethical midwifery • practical application • traditions woven with modern tools

FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS FOR MIDWIVES