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In This Issue
Charis
"Communication, Teaching, and Coaching" Workshop
March 21, 2015
Charis Family
Denae
Mulder
Charis Cuisine
Green Tea Ice Cream
Charis Around the World
Childbirth in Kenya
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Please
join us in congratulating Charis Childbirth midwifery student Lisa
Kreinbrook!!! She's our newest Charis certified doula and
childbirth educator! Lisa decided that Charis CE/doula
certification would serve her well as she makes her journey toward
midwifery and we are very proud of her. Expectant
families in her community in Florida are blessed to have her serving
them. Congratulations, Lisa!!! |
Mark Your Calendars
Charis “Labor Support” Workshop
Saturday, October 03, 2015
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
At
LifeSong Midwifery
in
North Port, Florida
For
childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, or anyone who would like to improve her
ability to support laboring women.
At our workshops, learning is interactive, hands-on, fun, and interesting. All
Charis workshops are taught from a Christian perspective, giving God the glory
for His marvelous creation and how He so wonderfully created women to bear
children.
You will spend the day making new friends and becoming more skilled in putting
to use many techniques to bring a woman comfort during each phase of labor,
understanding the science behind why the comfort measures work, creating an
environment conducive to the natural progression of labor, recognizing when a
woman is beginning to panic and helping her regain control, gently encouraging a
woman to effectively push out her baby while taking advantage of the natural
physiology of second stage, assisting a woman in breastfeeding for the very
first time, and so much more.
In addition to the valuable skills acquired at the workshop, you will also take
home with you a beautiful “labor support bag” filled with an assortment of tools
to help you successfully support, serve, and bring comfort to your future
clients as they labor.
A delicious lunch will be provided for all the workshop attendees to enjoy as
you get to know each other better during a midday break.
The cost is $225 for Charis members and $255 for non-members (includes one-year
Charis membership).
To register, complete the
Registration Form
and mail it, along with payment, to:
Charis Childbirth
P.O. Box 6900
North Port, FL 34290
Registration must be received before September 12, 2015
Childbirth Preparation Classes
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Presented by: Birth InSight
Christi Jones (CCE, CD) and Aimee Roberts (CCE, CD)
Weekly Series
May 28-July 2, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
July 30-September 3, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
September 24-October 29, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
Weekend Series
May 1 & 2 (6:30-9:30) and (9:00-3:30)
August 28 & 29 (6:30-9:30) and (9:00-3:30)
November 6 & 7 (6:30-9:30) and (9:00-3:30)
For more information and to
register visit our
website
or call 757-270-0437
Attention Aspiring
Midwives!
You will love the flexible, thorough, distance academics
course offered through Charis Childbirth!
Check it out!
Want to serve childbearing families as a Certified Doula or Childbirth
Educator?
Become trained and certified through Charis Childbirth!
Take a look
at our unique certification process!
If you seek a school that offers the convenience of self-paced distance
learning, personal mentors for each student, a commitment to the highest
excellence in education, a family-like network of students and birth
professionals, and education from a Christian perspective, Charis may be just
the right fit for you!
For more information
Visit the
Charis Web site
for course description and outline.
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Our Director's Heart
Kristin Schuchmann
Beautiful Connections
We need each other. God created us to need intimate connections with other
people. I am so very thankful for the reality that I am not in this alone.
Charis students and members are scattered all over the globe, some who are
literally the only Christian birth professionals in their geographic area; and,
as a result, it is possible that within the Charis family, there are times that
we may not “feel” the fact that there are others with us in this journey.
Many work hard, day and night, to improve birth experiences and outcomes for the
women they serve, without the hope of an upcoming lunch date with another Charis
family member for the support and encouragement that is needed. That is
why the notes coming through the Charis email group are so important and why the
occasions we do get to spend time together are so sweet.
Last month’s workshop was like clear, cool water in the desert for some.
We had such a wonderful time getting to know each other better and learning
alongside each other. Our social time, I believe, may be just as valuable
as the content of what we learn in the workshops. After our workshops,
having spent precious time with such amazing women, I always feel so much more
empowered to be better-- a better birth professional and a better person in
general. Without all of you, I would not be able to do what I do.
HUGE thanks to all of our students who have taken the time to reach out to each
other in the many different ways you do. I love hearing the stories about
the friendships that develop over the telephone or Skype or through snail mail,
about the encouragement the students give and receive as they invest in the
growing relationships, and about the lifelong friendships that blossom and grow
as a result. The love between the Charis family members is precious and rare in
the “birth world” and I am so very proud of all of you. What a privilege
it is to call you friends.
Love,
Kristin Schuchmann, CPM, LM
Executive Director, Charis Childbirth, Inc.
Update
Charis Membership
We at Charis are extremely grateful for our wonderful members. This past
year, your dues have made it financially possible for us to creatively
correspond with people in areas of the world where internet is spotty at best.
Having all forms of communication available for us is essential if we are going
to successfully train birth professionals in the far reaches of the earth.
As our community of members grows, there will be more funds available for even
more world-impacting outreach. Thank you!
Membership is due every December 31 for the coming calendar year. So, if
you became a member on or before December 31, 2014, your dues should be mailed
by the middle of December, 2015, to be sure it is received in time. If you
become a member sometime in 2015, then your membership renewal is not due until
December 31, 2016.
You can send your membership form and $30 dues to:
Charis Childbirth
P.O. Box 6900
North Port, FL 34290
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