February Skill Share
Bec Conant is a respected figure in Boston and New England for her expertise in prenatal care and yoga instruction spanning over two decades. Through her Om Births program, she empowers expecting individuals, guiding them through childbirth and easing their transition into parenthood.
With advanced certifications in Prenatal Yoga, Pelvic Floor Yoga,
Childbirth Education, HypnoBirthing®, and Spinning Babies®, Bec has supported over 300 births as a DONA International accredited birth coach.
Lorenza Holt has been a birth advocate in the Boston area for 30 years, founding, managing and informing programs such as the BMC Birth Sisters, Cambridge Birth Center, and Accompany Doula Care. She passionately serves pregnant, laboring, and postpartum families of very diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Today, Lorenza focuses her work on training birth professionals on the Spinning Babies® approach, expanding the workforce of community doulas by offering DONA-approved birth doula training across Massachusetts, and consulting with various community groups interested in advancing the integration of doula care into healthcare systems. As an active co-lead in the MA Doula Coalition, she volunteers her time and expertise in advancing, strengthening, and supporting the workforce of doulas in Massachusetts.
Tickets
$90 | full Skill Share participant
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Breakfast treats
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Couplet of symbiotic presentations
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Afterparty, with snacks!
Agenda
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9:45am
10am
12:30
1:30pm
3:30pm
Breakfast treats and check in
Strategizing Stalls: the Mighty Psoas with Bec Conant
Lunch on your own
Safe Space to Release with Lorenza Holt
Afterparty begins!
Finding us
Newton Wellesley Hospital is located at 2014 Washington Street in Newton. Our training location is the Allen Riddle Building, first floor Living Room.
When entering Newton Wellesley campus from either the east or the west, turn into the East Entrance (traffic light) and park in the 6-story parking garage but do not enter the attached building. Instead, walk out of the garage keeping the East Entrance on your right, continue up the hill toward a brick building labeled "Allen Riddle." Enter the building from the front, and turn right. The Living Room is on the right.
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Parking
Validation is available to reduce the cost of parking from $35 to $10. See Shari before leaving our Symbiotic Skill Share session if you have parked in the main garage
Public transportation
Newton Wellesley is T-accessible. Take Green Riverside line (D-train) outbound, to the Woodland stop. Walk out to Washington Street and turn left. Newton-Wellesley Hospital is two blocks on the left.
Food options
There will be breakfast treats available to start our sessions, and light refreshments served during the networking discussions.
Lunch is on your own. Recommendations:
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The Newton Wellesley cafeteria is on site
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There is a kitchenette with mini-fridge and microwave available for those bringing their own lunch
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Starbucks is .75 mile to the west
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Stone L'oven Pizza is nearby in Waban
A note on cost
Attendance at Symbiotic Skill Shares is considered ongoing education, and receipts are available to submit for business expenses!
The cost of Symbiotic Skill Shares is designed to compensate the facilitators for their knowledge and expertise, along with the considerable time put into their mindful presentations. Additionally, light refreshments are provided at each Skill Share at no additional cost to participants.
The cost of attendance at Symbiotic Skill Shares typically includes three segments, which are not available a la carte.
Refunds
If called to a birth and you must miss our session, please note:
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If notifying Shari McBurney within 4+ hours of workshop start, you will receive 80% credit to a future Skill Share
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You can transfer your registration to another participant at no cost to you
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No-shows and those not attending with less than 4 hours notice will not be refunded
Cost offset opportunities
A limited amount of collaborative bartering/partial scholarships may be available on basis of need, depending on the sponsor and facilitators. Bartering would include site set-up/break down, homemade baked goods for our refreshment counter, or other contributions.
